Researcher

Dr Husna Razee

My Expertise

qualitative research methodology

health promotion

adolescent sexual and reproductive health promotion

Fields of Research (FoR)

Public health, Higher education, Health Promotion

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Biography

I am an academic with a teaching intensive focus with over 10 plus years of experience convening and teaching qualitative research for postgraduate coursework and research students at UNSW.

My expertise in qualitative research lies in ethnography and in using creative data collection methods such as vignettes, most significant stories and story boarding for exploring sensitive topics such as mental health, sexual and reproductive health and...view more

I am an academic with a teaching intensive focus with over 10 plus years of experience convening and teaching qualitative research for postgraduate coursework and research students at UNSW.

My expertise in qualitative research lies in ethnography and in using creative data collection methods such as vignettes, most significant stories and story boarding for exploring sensitive topics such as mental health, sexual and reproductive health and gender based violence. These skills have been honed through research undertaken in Australia, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Maldives. 

My area of research covers social and cultural determinants of health, sexual and reproductive health promotion, adolescent sexual and reproductive health education, gender-based violence, social and cultural conceptualization of mental health and health professional education. 

I have lead/co-lead more than 15 post graduate research projects and contributed to three competitive research grants that involve qualitative research methods. I have co-authored over 30 peer reviewed publications in which I played a key role in conceptualizing and anlayzing qualitative research components and writing the manuscripts. 

I have successfully trained academics and higher degree research students in Maldives, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea in qualitative research methods and use of NVIVO software to manage qualitative data. 

 


My Qualifications

BSc (AUB),

MPH (UC Berkeley),

PhD (UNSW)


My Awards

2022: UNSW School of Public Health award or excellence in higher degree research supervision

2018: postgraduate research supervisor award presented by ARC postgraduate council in recognition of exemplary supervisory conduct and invaluable contribution to supervision of higher degree research candidates

2012: UNSW School of Public Health and Community Medicine award for excellence in postgraduate research supervision.

2012: UNSW Faculty of Medicine, Learning and Teaching Award for outstanding contribution to student learning.

2012: UNSW School of Public Health and Community Medicine award for excellence in undergraduate teaching.


My Research Activities

Current research projects include the following. Except for the first one the rest are all higher degree research activities. 

  • Covid experience among HDR students
  • Investigating how caring for a loved one with cancer affects nutritional choices and dietary behaviour
  • Developing an education tool for nurses and patients to support them in preventing and managing of pressure injuries
  • Understanding adolescent sexual and reproductive health promotion among senior high schools in Indonesia
  • Addressing child marriage through community-based education on adolescent sexual reproductive health in Indonesia
  • Factors influencing diagnostic decisions in emergency departments
  • economic consequences of under-reporting of occupational-related illnesses in Indonesia

My Research Supervision


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Areas of supervision

I am available to supervise higher degree research (PhD, Masters by Research, and Master of Philosophy) that involves qualitive research methods. I am also available to supervise Independent Learning Projects and Research Projects that are part of an MPH program. 

In addition to this I am available to supervisor students pursuing research in the following areas:

  1. social determinants of health,
  2. social and cultural conceptualization or determinants of mental health,
  3. gender based violence,
  4. sexual and reproductive health promotion,
  5. adolescent sexual and reproductive health education in schools, and
  6. health professional education. 

Currently supervising

  1. Primary Supervisor: PhD - Rebecca Warren (Investigating how caring for a loved one with cancer affects nutritional choices and dietary behaviors in the carer
  2. Primary Supervisor: PhD - Scientia project - Rinaldi Ridwan (Understanding adolescent sexual and reproductive health promotion among senior high schools in Indonesia
  3. Primary Supervisor: PhD - Scientia project - Kartika Dimar Setio (Addressing child marriage through community-based education on adolescent sexual reproductive health in Indonesia
  4. Primary Supervisor: PhD - Emine Tetik - Developing an educational tool for nurses and patients to support them in preventing and managing pressure injuries
  5. Joint Supervisor: MPhil - Samikshiya Poudel
  6. Co-Supervisor: PhD - Robert Klein (Factors influencing diagnostic decision making in emergency departments.
  7. Co-supervisor: PhD - Levina Khoe (Economic consequences of underreporting of occupational-related illnesses in Indonesia

 


My Teaching

Convenor, PHCM2003 (Health Promotion), Bachelor of International Public Health Program

Co-convenor, PHCM9012 (Health Promotion), MPH program

Co-convenor, PHCM9120 (Qualitative Research Methods

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Contact

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