Dr Caroline Spencer - Researcher Profile

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Address

Monash University
Wellington Road

Biography

Caroline brings to MIRI experience in community and tertiary education. Anthropology links these combined experiences. Caroline began her tertiary career as a mature-age student and her doctoral studies explored how primary school sexuality education could reach culturally diverse communities. Following her doctoral studies, Caroline diversified her experience to explore how paramedics could address the diverse needs of culturally and linguistically diverse patients. Subsequently, she coordinated a unit in which students undertook community-based projects. Caroline accepted additional coordination responsibilities to supervise the Alfred-based Monash Disaster Health Forum, and the Berwick-based Monash Emergency Management Forum. To underpin her new work, she successfully completed the Graduate Certificate in Emergency Health and Disaster Preparedness at Monash. During this time Caroline contributed to the Inclusive Practices Workplace Equity Committee at Monash University and the Alfred Health Cultural Diversity Committee, until their demise in 2010. In 2011 she was invited to join the Community Advisory Committee at Alfred Health.

Keywords

72 hour self-reliance programs, Community-based Resilience, Cultural Diversity, Culture, Culture and society, Disaster Preparedness, cultural competency paramedic education survey

Qualifications

GC IN EMERGENCY HEALTH & DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2012
BA (ANTHROPOLOGY) HONS
Institution: La Trobe University
Year awarded: 2003
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2001

Citizenship

  • Australian citizen
  • British citizen