Gavin Turrell is a Principal Research Fellow (Professor) in the School of Public Health at QUT and is supported by a NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (2006-2015). Previously he was appointed on an NHMRC/National Heart Foundation Career Development Award (2002-2005), and prior to this, he was an NHMRC Post Doctoral Research Fellow (1999-2001). His primary research interests are in social epidemiology, with a particular focus on the social determinants of health and health inequalities. His research is mainly population-based and examines how social and economic factors (measured at the individual, group, and area levels) influence health and health-related behaviours. His work is increasingly focusing on ways to reduce health inequalities through public policy, health policy, health promotion, and other intervention strategies.
This information has been contributed by Adjunct Professor Gavin Turrell.