Dr Kristi Heesch

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Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work


Personal details

Positions

Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work

Keywords

health promotion, behavior change, bicycle, active transport, physical activity, correlates, determinants, evaluation, intervention, adults

Research field

Public Health and Health Services

Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Qualifications

  • DrPH(public health) (University of Texas System)
  • MPH (University of Texas System)

Professional memberships and associations

General memberships (current)


Committee memberships (current)


  • Australian Health Promotion Association's National Accreditation Organisation's Assessment Sub-Committee (2017-present)
  • Queensland Workplaces for Wellness Gold Recognition Panel of Experts  (2013-present)
  • American Academy of Health Behavior Australian Editor (2016-present)
  • Health Behavior and Policy Review Journal Editorial Board (2014-present)

Memberships (previously)


  • IHBI Health Lifestyles Program Leader (2012-2018)
  • Australian Health Promotion Association QLD Branch Executive Committee and Newsletter Committee member  (2009-2014)
  • Australian Health Promotion Association QLD Newsletter Chair (2011-2014)

Teaching

Over the years, Dr Heesch has taught units in public health and health promotion at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in universities internationally and in Australia.  She uses blended learning techniques, including face-to-face and pre-recorded lectures, online Q&A discussion boards, wikis, real-time online tutorials, and online submissions and marking of assessments to engage and inform students. At QUT, Dr Heesch is coordinating one undergraduate unit:

  • Health Education & Behaviour Change (PUB530)

She coordinates and teaches into postgraduate units:

  • Health Promotion 2: Theory (PUP032)
  • Health Promotion 3: Interventions (PUP034)
  • Health Promotion 4: Evaluation (PUP037)
  • Population Health (PUN106): 2010-2019

Experience

Publications

QUT ePrints

For more publications by Kristi, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).

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A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/k.heesch

Awards

Supervision

Current supervisions

  • The Impact of Air Pollution from Residential Wood Burning on the Health Benefits of Active Mobility: Preliminary Investigations Toward a Comprehensive Understanding
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Tom Cole-Hunter, Professor Melissa Haswell