Amy Peden
Research Fellow, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
Amy is a lecturer and researcher in the School of Population Health at UNSW Sydney. Her research explores injury prevention with a focus on drowning prevention and the intersecting issues of rurality, alcohol and exposure. Amy holds adjunct positions with James Cook University, The George Institute for Global Health and is a Senior Research Fellow with Royal Life Saving Society – Australia. Amy is an early career researcher whose PhD explored the epidemiology, risk factors and prevention strategies for unintentional river drowning. Her PhD programme of research was awarded the Sax Institute Research Action Award in 2019, the 2020 JCU Dean’s Award for Higher Degree by Research Excellence and also in 2020 was acknowledged as the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions in Australia (CAPHIA) Award winner for PhD Excellence in Public Health. Amy is a member of the Australasian Injury Prevention Network executive.
Research Interests:
Drowning epidemiology and risk factors
Impact of exposure to water hazards and participation on drowning risk
Determinants of health including alcohol and rurality
Translating research into practice
Publications:
For a list of Amy’s publications, visit her UNSW research publications page.