Dr
Peter HiggsProfile page
Adjunct/Casual
Health & Society
Orcid identifier0000-0002-5587-5379
- Adjunct/CasualHealth & 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.
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 FellowBurnet Institute, Behaviours and Health Risks, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2022 - present
DEGREES
- PhDMonash University, Australia
- MAVictoria University
- BSWUNSW
AVAILABILITY
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Career advice