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Expression of Interest: Academic Development Working Group Members

The CAPHIA Board of Director is calling for members for the Academic Development Working Group.

CAPHIA is seeking members for the Academic Development Working Group chaired by Professor Aziz Rahman. This group progresses the Professional Development strategic pillar of CAPHIA’s 2021-2024 Strategic Plan, by promoting academic development, through coordination of the CAPHIA awards, and webinar/workshop series.

Working Group Responsibilities

The main tasks for the group for the next 18-24 months are:

CAPHIA Awards (immediate priority) including confirming award categories and rubric and assessing applications.

CAPHIA Award Winner Spotlight: Early Career Academic – Dr Rimante Ronto

24/05/2023

2022 Award Winner: Dr Rimante Ronto
Teaching Excellence – Early Career Academic

The CAPHIA Teaching Excellence Awards recognises and rewards the contribution of CAPHIA members to quality teaching and learning and inspiring student learning in public health.

The 2022 Teaching Excellence Award – Early Career Academic was presented to Dr Rimante Ronto in recognition of her impact to public health education.

An in-depth understanding of the multifaceted nature of learning is demonstrated by Dr Rimante Ronto,

CAPHIA Award Winner Spotlight: Teaching Innovation (Team) – University of Queensland

05/03/2023

2022 Award Winner: University of Queensland
CAPHIA Award for Teaching Innovation (Team)

The CAPHIA Teaching Innovation Award recognises creative and unique methodologies that generate impacts from the perspective of significant stakeholders in public health, especially in developing and implementing innovations that impact teaching, learning and assessment or supporting student learning.

The award for Teaching Innovation (Team) was presented to the University of Queensland. The UQ team implemented a nested assessment structure as a framework to deepen reflexive insight and self-evaluation among students.

CAPHIA Award Winner Spotlight: CAPHIA Medal – Professor Dragan Ilic

05/03/2023

2022 Award Winner: Professor Dragan Ilic
CAPHIA Medal

The CAPHIA medal represents our highest honor as a recognition of exemplary achievement in contributing to public health education in Australasia. The winner demonstrates an outstanding commitment to driving improvements, innovations, and capability building to advance public health education.

The 2022 CAPHIA Medal was presented to Professor Dragan Ilic in recognition of his outstanding achievements in public health education and research, including in forming collaborative partnerships throughout the academic public health sector.

CAPHIA Award Winner Spotlight: Teaching Excellence (Team) – University of Queensland

08/02/2023

2022 Award Winner: University of Queensland
CAPHIA Award for Teaching Excellence (Team)

The CAPHIA Teaching Excellence Award recognises and rewards the contribution of CAPHIA members to quality teaching and learning and inspiring student learning in public health.

The Teaching Excellence Award was presented to the University of Queensland Bachelor of Health Sciences’ first-year Course Coordinator team, who led the co/redesign of a first year experience using a cross-disciplinary approach across the School of Public Health and the School of Biomedical Sciences.

2022 CAPHIA Award Winners Announced

15/11/2022

CAPHIA 2022 Award Winners Announced!

We we excited to announce the 2022 CAPHIA Award Winners at the 2022 AGM and Heads of Schools Summit. Congratulations to the all the incredible individuals and teams who exemplify excellence in public health education across Australasia. Thank you also to the brilliant nominees, the competition was high and we strongly encourage you to submit again.

CAHIA Award Winners 2022

Teaching Excellence – Individual – A/Prof Stephanie Topp James Cook University
Teaching Excellence –

This is Public Health Grants Program applications now open

25/10/2022

This Is Public Health (TIPH) Grant Program
Applications Close 3:59 pm Saturday 10 December AEDT

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This one-year grant program will provide twenty (20) awards of up to US $5,000 to academic public health institutions to develop TIPH Global campaigns that increase the visibility of public health in a region outside of the United States.

Academic public health institutions of the Global Network for Public Health are invited to submit applications the second cohort of the TIPH Global Grant Program.

2022 CAPHIA Awards – Submissions open August 1st

27/07/2022

2022 CAPHIA Awards

Prof Janaki Amin & A Prof Basia Diug

On behalf of a Academic Development Working Group we are thrilled to share further details about the 2022 CAPHIA Awards.

The CAPHIA awards recognises, celebrates and promotes innovation and excellence in public health teaching within Australasia. The award for the very best and brightest educators serves to encourage and inspire the many generations to come and uplift the quality of public health education.

Congratulations to the 2019 CAPHIA Award winners!

19/08/2019

The winners of the 2019 CAPHIA Awards were announced at the Teaching and Learning Forum in Canberra. The CAPHIA Awards celebrate excellent public health teaching and research throughout Australasia.

See here for more details.

Congratulations to the winners of the CAPHIA Awards 2018!

10/10/2018

Every year, CAPHIA celebrates the achievements of excellent public health teaching and research staff across Australia and New Zealand. This year CAPHIA congratulates:

CAPHIA 2018 Award for Excellence and Innovation in Public Health Teaching

Professor Melissa Haswell, Queensland University of Technology

CAPHIA 2018 Award for Excellence and Innovation in Public Health Teaching (Early Career)

Dr Tazeen Majeed, University of Newcastle

CAPHIA 2018 President’s Award for Enhancing the Public Health Workforce Through Mentoring

Professor Kylie Ball,