By Us, For Us:
Targeted programs, events and services for public health early career academics & higher degree research students
The CAPHIA Early Career Committee comprise members from across Australasia and works to develop and deliver programs and events to support early-career academics (ECA) postgraduate and higher degree research (HDR) students in public health and early career public health professionals.
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ECA Blog
July 2024
June 2024
May 2024
- ECA Perspective | Dr Helen Scudamore | Move Forward To Find Opportunities To Have An Impact
- Senior Academic Perspective | Anon | Learning How to be a Good PhD Candidate
April 2024
- ECA Perspective | Dr Tanmay Bagade | Navigating Teaching Cultures: Theory vs. Practice in India and Australia
- Senior Academic Perspective | Associate Professor Helen Keen-Dyer | My GOAT networking experience and what I learnt: Take that chance, immerse yourself in the experience, and pay it forward
March 2024
- ECA Perspective | Dr Vivian Romero | Lessons Learned: Be a Rick
- Senior Academic Perspective | A Prof Amanda Rebar | Embracing Discomfort: A guide for post-PhD arrogance and impostor syndrome
February 2024
- ECA Perspective | Dr Elise Rivera | Breaking the Mold: How I Became the GOAT of Classroom Expectations
- Senior Academic Perspective | A Prof Megan Teychenne | Dear ECA self: What I wish I knew starting out as an ECA knowing what I know now
Outputs 2023-2024
- To inform their Program of work, the refreshed ECA Committee ran a needs assessment
- The Committee run a monthly virtual catch up as a drop in networking event for early career professionals in public health. Subscribe here.
- As part of Global Public Health Week 2024, the committee hosted a session: Empowering the Next Generation: Insights from Early Career Academia in Public Health
Outputs 2022
ECAPS ran a 4-part Professional Development Series and a COVID Reflections on Public Health Education Seminar
Members
2023-2024 Early Career Academic Committee members are:
- Dr Elise Rivera, Central Queensland University (Co-Chair)
- Dr Sheik Alif, Federation University (Co-Chair)
- Dr Vivian Romero, University of Melbourne (Deputy Chair)
- Dr Helen Scudamore, La Trobe University (Secretary)
- Associate Professor Ramneek Goundar, Fiji National University
- Dr Holly Wild, Monash University
- Dr Mikaela Wheeler, University of Queensland
- Dr Tanmay Bagade, University of Newcastle
- Andrea Meni, Massey University
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