Today I will share more about our blogging team members.<\/p>\n
Blog 2: Explain your injury prevention research and interests.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sheree Bekker:\u00a0My research investigates safety promotion and injury prevention policy and practice within community sport in Australia. I have a particular interest in dissemination and social marketing. The overall purpose of my research is to allow people to be safe, as well as feel safe, whilst participating in sport or physical activity.<\/p>\n David Bui:\u00a0Undertaking a number of different projects currently; my injury prevention research focuses on Hip fracture and Falls Prevention research, working with Neuroscience Research Australia. I am also looking into Social Media and its utility in healthcare and civilian settings, and I believe that it represents a powerful new medium in health promotion and injury prevention.<\/p>\n Angy El-Khatib:\u00a0I am interested in integrating public health approaches with athletic training practice. Athletic training has traditionally focused on the individual but may be able to maximize the effectiveness of prevention efforts by using population-level approaches to improve health and wellness.<\/p>\n Klara Johansson:\u00a0I am not currently doing research on injury\/safety. But I am interested in social difference in injury risk – and also how perceived risk of injuries affects people\u2019s daily lives, mobility, fears and physical activity; and how perceived and real injury risks interrelate with each other and with gender and socioeconomics. Main focus on adolescent safety; real and perceived. Also interested in open data and availability\/accessibility of injury statistics globally.<\/p>\n Joseph Magoola:\u00a0My research interests center around prevention of injury, especially through generation of data for evidence-based decision making and policy action. I am also interested in the use of media to disseminate research findings and for advocacy.<\/p>\n Julian Santaella-Tenorio:\u00a0At the moment I conduct research on policy evaluation, specifically on policies that impact injury-related outcomes. I am interested in looking at substance use policies and firearm-related legislation and their effects on the health of populations.<\/p>\n Tomorrow: Learn about their passions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today I will share more about our blogging team members. Blog 2: Explain your injury prevention research and interests. Sheree Bekker:\u00a0My research investigates safety promotion and injury prevention policy and practice within community sport in Australia. I have a particular interest in dissemination and social marketing. The overall purpose of my research is to allow […]<\/p>\n