Meet one of our newest members, Dr Patricia Taylor.

Patricia is a Lecturer at Deakin University and is Co-Course Director of the Bachelor of Public Health/Health Promotion. She has undergraduate qualifications in health promotion and postgraduate qualifications in public health and settings-based health promotion (PhD 2020). Patricia has been a researcher and teacher in the tertiary sector for 11 years. She leads the Australian Health Promoting University Network and is the Australian representative on the International Health Promoting Campuses Steering Committee.

Patricia chairs the undergraduate and postgraduate health practicums where students undertake a work integrated learning (WIL) placement in the health field. She also chaired for many years a first-year core health unit with over 2000 students annually and as part of this role managed large teaching teams (>20). She has a passion for health promotion education and providing settings where university communities can thrive.

Patricia was part of the leadership team that implemented the Victorian Smoke-Free University initiative that won the Victorian Health Promotion Award in 2014 as well as the Deakin University Vice-Chancellor Award in 2015.

Patricia was the Policy Leader for the Public Health Association of Australia (Victorian branch) for 2 years (2018-2019), has presented her research internationally and published in both the International and Australian Health Promotion Journal of Australia.

"I am excited to be part of the membership to build my network and collaborate with like-minded health promotion educators."