Research Fellow
PhD
| Contact Campus | Off-Campus |
| Telephone | + 61 3 63245020 |
| penny.allen@utas.edu.au |
Research and post-graduate student supervision
(Most recent only)
Dr Penny Allen and researchers from The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes published a paper on the health of persons living with diabetes, and access to healthcare services, in metropolitan versus rural Australia. ‘Skinner T, Allen P, Peach E, Browne J, Pouwer F, Speight J and Dunbar J (2012). Does the shortage of diabetes specialists in regional and rural Australia matter? Results from Diabetes MILES – Australia. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 100(2): 222-229.’
Dr Penny Allen and colleagues from The University Department of Rural Health have had a paper accepted by the Australian Journal of Rural Health on job satisfaction and retention of the Allied Health professionals in Tasmania. ‘Bond A, Lowe S, Allen P, and Barnett T. (2012) Retention of the Tasmanian Allied Health Workforce. Australian Journal of Rural Health. In press.’
Dr Penny Allen and colleagues from the Launceston Eye Institute have published a paper comparing infections following retinal injections for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration in theatre versus clinic settings. ‘Abell R, Kerr N, Allen P, Vote B (2012). Intravitreal injections: Is there benefit for a theatre setting? British Journal of Ophthamology. Published online 28 September 2012: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-302030.’
Dr Penny Allen and colleagues from the University Department of Rural Health published a paper on the evaluation of a project to promote interprofessional practice in rural health settings in Tasmania. ‘Woodroffe J, Spencer J, Rooney K, Le Q, Allen P (2012). The RIPPER Experience: A 3 Year Evaluation of an Australian Interprofessional Rural Health Education Pilot. Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education 2(2): 230-247.’
Dr Allen has conducted research in Australia and the UK. She was awarded a PhD in 2010 from University College London for research into ovarian cancer.