CHP PhD Confirmation Seminar - Adelle Mansour

Presenter: Adelle Mansour

Title: Towards healthy, climate-resilient housing: utilising citizen science as a tool for change

Supervisors: Prof. Rebecca Bentley (CHP, MSPGH); Prof. Kathryn Bowen (MSPGH, Melbourne Climate Futures); Dr. Samantha Rowbotham (Curtin University, School of Allied Health)

Abstract: We are in the midst of a protracted housing crisis that hampers the provision of affordable, suitable, and secure housing. This has consequences for health that are and will continue to be amplified by climate change. Using a mixed methods approach, this PhD explores the ways in which citizen science can contribute to achieving healthy housing in a rapidly changing climate. It encompasses in-depth case studies of both researcher- and NGO-led citizen science projects to investigate this emergent field of research.

Bio: Adelle Mansour is a PhD candidate and Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (MSPGH). Adelle’s work includes research into the health effects of housing and the neighbourhood environment. Her interests extend to how participatory research approaches can be integrated into this space. Adelle has a Master of Public Health and worked in community development prior to joining the MSPGH.

Date and Time: Tuesday 20 February 2024 at 3:00pm (AEDT)

Zoom: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/ktj8

Password: 476392