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DrBecky White

Sessional Academic

Curtin School of Population Health

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  • Sessional Academic
    Curtin School of Population Health

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT

Dr Becky White has over 20 years experiance in health promotion, digital health and community engagement working across acedemic, government, and national and international NGOs. Her research focuses on health promotion and digital health, including the intersection of the information environments and public health, digital health literacy, and the development of user-centred digital health solutions. She has worked extensively with national and global stakeholders, combining her research expertise with real-world application. Becky has worked on infodemic-related projects across a range of areas, including as part of the global COVID-19 response, researching information trends over the course of the pandemic and vaccine related narratives and misinformation. Becky is especially interested in information equity, including how priority population groups experience infodemics, and opportunities to create healthier information environments. She has published and contributed to a number of academic publications and technical documents. Becky is an IUHPE accediate health promotion practitioner, a Salzberg Global Fellow and a digital health advisor to the Australian Digital Health Agency.

ROLE

  • Staff

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • 3202 - Clinical sciences
  • 4202 - Epidemiology
  • 4203 - Health services and systems
  • 4206 - Public health
  • 4601 - Applied computing

DEPARTMENT

  • Curtin School of Population Health