Cooperative Research Centres

Link Coordinator/ Link Person



Penny Smith
Research Officer
La Trobe University
Tel: 03 9479 5085
Email: penelope.smith@latrobe.edu.au


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Penny has completed a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) degree and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology) degrees from Deakin University, and an Applied Science Diploma in Health Statistics from Swinburne University.  She has worked as a research assistant in mental health, partnerships and evaluation.  She also has experience as a Research Officer to Professor Vivian Lin, secretariat for the Australian Network of Academic Public Health Institutions, and teaching at postgraduate and undergraduate levels. 

Currently Penny works as the CRCAH Link Coordinator and also as the La Trobe University Link person (a position she has held since early 2006) for the CRC for Aboriginal Health. She also lectures undergraduate students in epidemiology, health statistics, health promotion and sociology. Penny is currently undertaking her Masters in Public Health (Social Health Stream).

 

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