Education
PhD Medical Anthropology (Sociology), Hong Kong University, 1999
Master Nursing, Curtin, Australia, 1992
Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery, Curtin, Australia, 1987
Bachelor Applied Science Nursing Curtin, Australia, 1986
Diploma of Nursing, NZ ATI, 1980
Current areas of teaching
Women’s Health
Cultural Health
Qualitative Research Methods
Research interests
Women's health
Marginalized populations
HIV, anthropology, belief systems, case study,ethnography,and ground theory methodologies
Experience
Professor Of Nursing Research AUT , University, Auckland New Zealand, 2016
Professor, Asian and Gender Nursing, Discipline of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Health Sciences RMIT University, 2006 – 2016
Head Discipline of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Health Sciences RMIT University, 2006 – 2011
Associate Professor Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992 – 2006
Lecturer Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, 1989 – 1992
Professional associations
Reviewer for the following journals, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Bio-Med Central Editorial, Qualitative Health Research, Women and Health, Social Sciences and Medicine, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Primary Healthcare, 2017
Adviser, Women’s Foundation Hong Kong, 2006
Co-organizer, Gender and trade liberalization; global processes and gendered 2005 impacts in Asia and beyond. City University and Chinese University of Hong Kong, Gender Research Programme, 2005
External examiner PHD/ M Phil, Hong Kong University, University of Sydney, 2004 – 2005
Consultant, Medicine Mondaile International Aid Organisation.New Zealand, 2003
Coordinator Academic Link, Coordinator Qualitative Health, Research Centre, Alberta, Cana, 2001 – 2004
External Examiner, Open Learning University, Hong Kong, 1999
Member, Executive Committee Action for Reach Out. NGO, Hong Kong, 1999 – 2006
Vice Chair Executive Committee, Action for Reach Out (Sex workers support group). NGO, Hong Kong, 1999 – 2006
Adviser, Health of Hong Kong Women HK Family Planning, 1998 – 2000
Adviser, Advocacy Group for Sexual and Reproductive Family Planning, 1998 – 2000
Member, Hong Kong Anthropological Society, 1998
Awards and honours
Visiting Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, 2011 – Present
Adjunct Professor Department of Anthropology Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010
Visiting Professor Department of Anthropology London School of Oriental and African Studies, 2008 –2010
Adjunct School of Public Health Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006 – Present
Visiting scholar WHO Collaborating Centre, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2010 – 2012
Honorary Professoriate Fellow Key Centre for Study of Gender, Women and Society, Faculty of Population Health, the University of Melbourne, 2009 – Present
Visiting Scholar Department of Anthropology Sun Yat Sein University, Guangzhou, China, 2008 - Present
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