Diversity, Equity and Inclusion SIG Committee:
Central DEI SIG contact: [email protected]
Co-Convenor: Joanne Flavel
E: j[email protected]
Joanne Flavel is a Research Fellow at Stretton Health Equity at the
University of Adelaide. She was awarded her PhD in 2016 from Flinders
University.
Her research focuses on social determinants of health and
health equity, and she is passionate about social justice.
She is a
scholar in social epidemiology and public health but her quantitative
skills and social science background are interdisciplinary. Her main
current research project is focused on restoring the fair go.
She is a
Global Burden of Disease collaborator and a member of the international
Punching Above Weight (PAW) Network, formed to advance thinking and
research about why some countries do much better in terms of health
outcomes than would be predicted by their economic status. She has been a
member of DEI SIG since late 2019.
Co-Convenor: Hannah Wechkunanukul
E: [email protected]
Associate Professor Hannah is a senior academic and a senior researcher at the Centre for Healthy Sustainable Development at Torrens University Australia. Her research focuses on non-communicable disease prevention; health behaviour; health service; digital health, inequities, and accessibility among diverse populations, specifically migrants, refugees and disadvantaged population. Her dedicated contributions in diversity, equity and inclusion and has been recognised at the national by the 2024 Champion of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award (PHAA).
2025-26 Committee:
- Brahm Marjadi
- Kristen Glenister
- Paul Gardiner
- Chelsea Riviere
- Heath Pillen
- Benedict Osei Abisey
- Negin Mirzael Damabi
- Adelaide Chiang
- Elizabeth Conroy
- Yohannes Melaku