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Dr

Peter Higgs

Adjunct/Casual

Health & Society

Orcid identifier0000-0002-5587-5379
  • Adjunct/Casual
    Health & Society
  • La Trobe University, Department of Public Health, Bundoora, Victoria, 3083, Australia

BIO

Peter has a background in community development with a BSW (UNSW, 1988) and has worked with marginalised populations for over 25 years in Melbourne, Sydney, Vietnam, Indonesia and China.

His field based research has been focused on risk and resilience for people who inject drugs (PhD, Monash, 2008). His current research interests involve working with cohorts of people who inject drugs including older people, ethnic Vietnamese and people living with hepatitis C.

He is available for supervision of Honours, Masters and PhD students.

LA TROBE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor (Honorary)
    La Trobe University, Public Health, Melbourne, Australia3 Jan 2022 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Principal Research Fellow
    Burnet Institute, Behaviours and Health Risks, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2022 - present

DEGREES

  • PhD
    Monash University, Australia
  • MA
    Victoria University
  • BSW
    UNSW

AVAILABILITY

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Career advice

EXPERTISE