Laureate Prof. Robert Sanson-Fisher
| Work Phone | (02) 40420713 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 40420040 |
| Rob.Sanson-Fisher@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Office | West Wing, Hmri Building |
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Western Australia
- Master of Psychology (Clinical), University of Western Australia
- Bachelor of Psychology, University of Western Australia
Research
Research keywords
- Psycho-social/ Behavioural
- Public Health
Research expertise
Professor Rob Sanson-Fisher is internationally recognised as a leader in health behavioural research. His work is known for successfully combining behavioural and public health approaches to health promotion, health service evaluation and cancer control. He has published more than 263 peer review research papers and 16 chapters in books. Rob has obtained numerous research grants, including program grants from the NHMRC and other competitive funding agencies. His current research interests are in changing health care providers clinical behaviour so that it more closely approximates best evidence practice, the development, implementation and evaluation of attempting to improving the health outcomes for vulnerable population groups. Professor Sanson-Fisher played a significant role in establishing the Behavioural Science Group in Relation to Medicine at the University of Newcastle. He also was the initiator of the Hunter Centre for Health Advancement and Director of the New South Wales Cancer Education Research Program.health service models, assessment of unmet needs of cancer patients and The research training and publications, which resulted from this group, have received national and international recognition. These research achievements were recognised with the group being designated a WHO Centre of Excellence with Professor Sanson- Fisher as the director. He was the inaugural director of the National Cancer control Institute. More recently Rob finished a four-year term as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Newcastle. In 2000 he was awarded the Hunter Medical Research Institute Award for Research Excellence.
Fields of Research
| Description (Code) | % |
|---|---|
| Public Health And Health Services(111700) | 60 |
| Oncology And Carcinogenesis Not Elsewhere Classified(111299) | 25 |
| Health Policy(160508) | 15 |
Centres and Groups
Centre
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Hunter Medical Research Institute
- PRC - Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour
Group
Memberships
Editorial Board.
- Behavioural Medicine Multidisciplinary Health Education
- Cancer Strategy Journal of Criminal Justice and Behaviour
- Journal of Behavioural Psychotherapy
- The Australian Psychologist
Appointments
| Member of Executive Committee Newcastle Institute of Public Health (Australia) 01/01/1998 - 01/01/2001 |
| Chairperson NHMRC (Australia) 01/01/1999 - 01/01/2001 |
| Chairperson NSW Cancer Council (Australia) 01/01/1999 - 01/01/2000 |
| Director Mater Hospital Board (Australia) 01/01/2003 - 01/01/2007 |
Invitations
| 3rd Biennial General Practice Conference Monash University, Italy (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 2007 |
| Community Interventions, New Directions American Cancer Council, United States (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 2002 |
| Dick Gibson - Oration Australian Association of Gerontology, Australia (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 2001 |
| National taiwan University College of Medicine Conference National Taiwan University, Taiwan (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 2001 |
| Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference Public Health Association of Australia, Australia (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 2002 |
| Working Conference on Research Design NIH and CDC, United States (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 2005 |
Teaching
Teaching expertise
Professor Sanson-Fisher has been involved in the supervision of 52 PhD students and over 250 postdoctoral fellows.