Emmanuel is a teaching and research academic in the Discipline of Health Promotion and Sexology at Curtin University School of Population Health. He specialises in migrant health with a specific interest in the systems that shape the health and well-being of African migrant communities. His research interests also include health and well-being intervention design, implementation, and evaluation, conceptualisations of well-being, health promotion leadership and gambling.
Dr Sophie Haywood is a Lecturer of Health Promotion at Curtin University and research associate at the National Drug Research Institute. Sophie has and undergraduate and PhD in psychology. Sophie brings a wealth of knowledge in public health and health promotion having worked a number of years in suicide prevention and the drug and alcohol sector. Throughout her career, Sophie has remained dedicated to reducing inequities and stigma as well as improving health and wellbeing outcomes for marginalised communities.
Karina Reeves (she/her) is an early career IUHPE Registered Health Promotion Practitioner. Currently, she is the Coordinator of Health Promotion at WAAC, a Western Australian not-for-profit dedicated to promoting health equity and fostering inclusive communities to support sexual health for all. Karina holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and also serves as Vice President of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Health Promotion Association.
Eliza Lock is an IUHPE accredited health promotion practitioner, possessing a Bachelor of Science (Health Promotion) and a Masters of Global Development. In 2023, Eliza was awarded a West Australian Health Promotion Association Graduate Scholarship which sponsored her to conduct an exploratory research project based out of the Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health (CERIPH) at Curtin University.
Tess is a dedicated health promotion professional with extensive experience delivering evidence-based projects to create meaningful change. She recently joined Circle Green Community Legal as a Project Officer in the Workplace Respect Team. In this role, Tess supports specialised projects addressing workplace sexual harassment, discrimination, and employment law issues, with a strong focus on promoting gender equality.
Corie has a Bachelors (Health Promotion) and was awarded the AHPA Peter Howat Award for Academic Excellence in Health Promotion. She has been an AHPA WA Healthway Graduate Scholarship recipient herself, exploring barriers to HIV testing among migrant communities.
Chanaka is a Health Promotion graduate from Curtin University who is currently working at Cancer Council Western Australia. Chanaka has volunteered in many Health Promotion-related initiatives, such as Keep It Safe Summer. He has also contributed in data curation for a peer-reviewed journal article on modes of administering sexual health and blood-borne virus surveys in migrant populations.
Maryam Abdul Razak is a passionate public health professional with extensive experience working both in Australia and internationally. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Australia and has a career spanning roles such as Senior Education Executive at the National Cancer Society of Malaysia, where she promoted cancer prevention, led smoking cessation programs for under-served communities and represented the Society at international conferences.
Tneale Maher, an IUHPE RHPP, is a recent graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion from Curtin University and brings several years of industry experience as a dedicated student volunteer. In her current role at Royal Life Saving WA, she is committed to developing and advancing initiatives that help ensure all West Australians can safely enjoy their beautiful waterways.
