Research Fellow
BA(Hons), PhD
Contact Details
| Contact Campus | Hobart CBD Campuses |
| Building | Medical Science 1 |
| Room Reference | 417G-01 (Level 4) |
| Telephone | +61 3 6226 4217 |
| Emma.Lea@utas.edu.au |
Biography
Dr Emma Lea has a BA (Honours) from the Australian National University, a PhD in public health nutrition from the University of Adelaide and was an ARC Postdoctoral Fellow at Deakin University, Melbourne (2002-2005). Since returning home to Tasmania she has been working part-time as a Research Fellow on a number of research projects. These include a project to assist patients with chronic respiratory conditions to achieve increased levels of self-management and self-efficacy (Pathways Home for Respiratory Illness) and an action research-based project on falls prevention in residential aged care facilities (Star Project). Emma is Project Coordinator for the Wicking Teaching Aged Care Facilities Program.
Research Interests
Emma currently coordinates the Wicking Teaching Aged Care Facilities Program which aims to provide health care students with an improved learning environment in residential aged care facilities and to build organisational capability within aged care facilities to support professional education and drive a high performance culture capable of realising evidence based practice.
Research Projects and Roles
- Wicking Teaching Aged Care Facilities Program - Project Coordinator
Project Funding
- Australian Department of Health and Ageing