What do our past and present students have to say about their experiences in Public Health?
We asked our recent graduates what they are doing now, and were very impressed with the depth and breadth of their successful and remarkable post-graduation stories.
Studying public health is life-changing - but don't just take our word for it, read what our graduates have to say;
Dietetics
- Simone Allen: Runs a private practice in Sports Nutrition.
- Samantha Boggs: Worked overseas as a Senior Paediatric Dietitian and as Acting Head of Department...
- Kylie Brown: Senior member of the Dietitians team in a Regional Hospital.
- Lauren Cotter: East Kimberley Diabetes Educator
- Shari Madaschi: Hospital Dietitian
- Bronwen Masters: Churchill fellowship
- Bree Norton: Clinical Research Associate, Cancer Council (Victoria)
- Roy Price: Remote Public Health Nutritionist, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Food Sciences and Technology
- Cynthia Dewi Adikara: International Student
- Nima Gunness: PhD Student
- Grisha Harsa: Quality Systems Officer at Fonterra Brands Australia (Peters & Brownes)
- Greg Neill: General Manager Operations, Challenge Australian Dairy, Capel Western Australia.
Health Information Management
- Leanne Blundell: Health Information Manager, Bendigo Health Care Group
- Anita Cornish: Regional Health Information Manager, Hills Mallee Southern & Riverland Regional Health Services
- Jenny Mun: Health Information Manager, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
- Amanda Oliver: Hospital Costing Project Officer
Health Policy and Management
- Mindu Dorji: Master of Health Administration
Health Promotion
- Emma Bajgerytsch: Project Officer, Heart Foundation
- Sharryn Batt: : Registered Nurse, a Mother, an Australian Army Reservist and a Curtin University Health Promotion student
- Sarah Clark: Active Schools Project
- Jane Corson: Development Officer, Great Southern, Office for Children and Youth Murchison Region
- Michelle O'Brien: Health Promotion Officer, Population Health Directorate
- Gillian Street: BSc Nutrition, BSc Health Promotion
- Miriam Thyer: Health Promotion Officer, Upper Great Southern Primary Health Service (WA Country Health Service)
- Lisa Trainer: Health Promotion Officer, Diabetes Australia
Health, Safety and Environment
- Kelly Fewster: Environmental Health Officer for Aboriginal Communities Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley
- Dr Janis Jansz: Fellow of the Safety Institute of Australia
- Doreen Joubert: Health Educator, Ministry of Health, Seychelles
- Eugene Lee: Environmental Health Officer, City of Perth
- Anna Pardini: Environmental Health Officer for the City of Mandurah
- Chris Pepper: Director EDUSAFE
- Ken Raine: Pollution Response Manager, Department of Environment
- Dr Andy Robertson: Divisional Director, Health Protection Group and Chief Health Officer within WA Health
- Michael Rowe: Proprietor of own Health and Safety Consultancy Business
- Sandra Sewell: Health, Safety and Environment
Health Sciences
- Dominica Abo: an AusAID, from PNG
- Carmen Hayward: Student of Medicine
- Debra Royle: Community Safety Officer with Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA)
Nutrition
- Kym Blechynden; Community Nutritionist for Cairns Health Service District
- Elizabeth Cromie: Research assistant at the Kulunga Research Network
- Joanne Cox: Project Officer, Nutrition & Health Promotion for Palyalatju Maparnpa Health Committee at Billiluna Aboriginal Community
- Pernilla Ellies: Population Health Nutritionist, North Metro Health Service, Department of Health, WA
- Fiona Hughes: Alcohol & Other Drugs Health Promotion Officer, Wheatbelt Public Health Unit
- Nadine Paull: Nutrition Coordinator, Wheatbelt Public Health Unit, WA Country Health Service
- Roy Price: Remote Public Health Nutritionist, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
- Gillian Street: BSc Nutrition, BSc Health Promotion
- Sarah Watson: an Exchange Student from Canada who joined our BSc(Nutrition) Programme
Public Health
- Richard Mpela Phungwayo: National coordinator for Public Sector Workplace Program, Swaziland
Sexology
- Nicole King: Forensic Sexology Graduate
- Aslaug Kristjansdottir: University Hospital of Iceland, Landspitali
If you would like to contribute your story, please contact the SoPH.