Staff Profile
Career Summary
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Sydney, 14/04/2004
Research
Research keywords
- Anthropology of the body and embodiment
- Critical Medical Anthropology
- Gestational surrogacy
- Indigenous Anthropology
- Indigenous health and well-being
- Personhood, dividuality and social selves
- Policy in praxis
Research expertise
Medical anthropology
Critical medical anthropology
Anthropology of the body, personhood and self
Anthropology of health and well-being
Australian Aboriginal anthropology
Indigenous health and health policy
Languages
- German
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 160100 | Anthropology | 50 |
| 160104 | Social And Cultural Anthropology | 50 |
Memberships
Other
- Member - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
- Member - American Anthropological Association (AAA)
- Fellow - Australian Anthropological Society (AAS)
- Member - European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA)
Appointments
| SOCA Honours Convenor School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle (Australia) | 01/01/2010 |
Collaboration
Medical anthropology, Critical medical anthropology, Australian Aboriginal anthropology, Indigenous health, Indigenous health policy, Anthropology of the body, personhood and self, Anthropology of health and well-being.
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- (Critical) Medical Anthropology
- Body, Personhood and Self
- Feminism
- Social change
- Sociology and Anthropology Honours
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 4 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $9,000 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2011 (1 grants)
Traces, Tidemarks and Legacies (AAA2011), Montreal, QC, Canada, 16 - 20 Novemeber 2011$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Daniela Heil | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2011 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1100747 | ||
2010 (1 grants)
Circulation, Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA,, 17 - 21 November 2010$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Daniela Heil | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2010 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1000877 | ||
2009 (2 grants)
Caring to Close the Gap: Indigenous Health in Policy and Practice$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Daniela Heil | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| New Staff Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190607 | ||
The End/s of Anthropology, Philadelphia, USA, 2-6 December 2009$1,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Daniela Heil | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190331 | ||
Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 2 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 1.05 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2016 | PhD (Sociology & Anthropology) | Principal Supervisor | The Experiential Constituting of Everyday Life for Central African Refugee Women Living in Australia |
| 2008 | 2017 | PhD (Sociology & Anthropology) | Co-Supervisor | The Politics and Experience of Contemporary Motherhood |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | PhD (Sociology & Anthropology) | Co-Supervisor | A Sociological Investigation of Trust in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use |
| 2012 | PhD (Sociology & Anthropology) | Co-Supervisor | Obesity is Killing our People: Social Constructions of Obesity and the Impact on the Health and Well-being of Maori and Pacific Island Migrants in Australia |
Dr Daniela Heil
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 6790 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 6902 |
| Daniela.Heil@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Lecturer School of Humanities and Social Science Faculty of Education and Arts |
| Focus Area | Sociology and Anthropology |
| Office | W343, Behavioural Sciences Building, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/daniela-heil |


