Researcher

Keywords

Fields of Research (FoR)

Indigenous Health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Primary Health Care, Public Health and Health Services, Translation and Interpretation Studies

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Biography

Qualifications: PhD, MPH, BSc (Biomedical)

Heike Schütze is a Senior Adjunct Lecturer in the Office of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health at UNSW Sydney, and an Honorary Senior Fellow in Graduate Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health at the University of Wollongong. Her research interests include health services and translational research, with a focus on primary health care; developing, implementing and evaluating...view more

Qualifications: PhD, MPH, BSc (Biomedical)

Heike Schütze is a Senior Adjunct Lecturer in the Office of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health at UNSW Sydney, and an Honorary Senior Fellow in Graduate Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health at the University of Wollongong. Her research interests include health services and translational research, with a focus on primary health care; developing, implementing and evaluating interventions to improve health and social outcomes, especially in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, other indigenous and minority populations. She specialises in qualitative and mixed methods research. Her teaching expertise in is public health, research methods, chronic disease prevention and management, evidence-based practice and health equity. 

Society Memberships & Professional Activities

  • Public Health Association of Australia
  • Public Health Association NSW Branch (Treasurer)
  • International Union of Health Promotion and Education
  • Australian Institute of Medical Scientists

 


My Grants

Schütze H (CIA) and the Rylstone-Kandos Rotary Club. Rebuilding Community one fence at a time. Rotary Australia World Community Service Limited Bushfire Fund Grant, (2022), $48,000.

Schütze H (CIA). Community Working at Recovery and Resilience in Olinda and Rylstone (Community WARRIOR). National Recovery and Resilience Agency (2022-2024), $1,402,385.

Schütze H (CIA) and Sim D. Community-driven recovery in Olinda-Rylstone and Running Stream. NSW Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund (2021-2023), $854,602.

Schütze H (CIA). Aiding Recovery and Resilience in Olinda-Rylstone (ARROw). NSW Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund Grant (2021-2023), $285,604.

Schütze H (CIA). UOW School of Health and Society National Conference Support, (2019), $4211.

Schütze H (CIA). CESPHN After Hours Innovation and Service Grants (2016-2017); AUD$84,444

Schütze H (CIA) and MacPhail C. Needs assessment for IWHC. UOW School of Health and Society Research Support (2017), $3753.

Schütze H (CIA). National Health and Medical Research Council Training Scholarship for Indigenous Health Research (2011-2014); AUD$92,314.78


My Qualifications

PhD, MPH, BSc (Biomedical)


My Research Supervision


Supervision keywords


Areas of supervision

Improving health service access

Reducing health inequalities

Cancer shared care

Culturally appropriate health care

Natural disaster recovery and resilience

 


Currently supervising

 

 

(2020 - 2025)

Doctor of Philosophy

Primary Supervisor

Balhatchet, Belinda

A band aid over a gaping wound: An exploration of wellbeing in Australian surgical trainees (2019-    )

Doctor of Philosophy

Primary Supervisor

Kehoe, Helen

An analysis of MBS and PBS changes to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care access 1996-2016 (2018-    )

Doctor of Philosophy

Co Supervisor

 

Completed

Kadir, Nurhira Abdul Medical educators’ attitudes, beliefs, and practices of teaching public health in Indonesian undergraduate medical schools (2018-2024) Doctor of Philosophy Primary Supervisor
Wijayanti, Kurnia Parents Attitudes towards Preventing Cervical Cancer through Human Papillomavirus Vaccination (2018-2023) Doctor of Philosophy Primary Supervisor
Sandell, Tiffany Development, implementation and evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of a shared cancer model of care (2019-2023) Doctor of Philosophy Primary Supervisor

Tahourdin, Sarah

COVID-19 and the impact on Honours students’ research in the School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong (2020)

Honours Primary Supervisor

Bowring-Greer,  

Olivia

The Impact of the Black Summer Bushfires on the Olinda Community (2020) Honours Primary Supervisor
Deroy, Sarah Factors supporting Aboriginal Health Worker retention rates: An evaluative case study of Waminda South Coast Women’s Health and Welfare Aboriginal Corporation (2017-2018) Honours Primary Supervisor
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Location

Level 2, Wallace Worth Building, UNSW Australia