Carissa Bonner

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Associate Professor Carissa Bonner is a behavioural scientist working in public health. Her research explores how to communicate health risks and support health literacy needs. She is Chief Editor of the academic journal Health Literacy & Communication Open, Deputy Director of the Sydney Health Literacy Lab at the University of Sydney, and scientific advisor to the Heart Foundation, Australian Government, and World Health Organization. You can find her discussing health literacy, risk communication and medical decision making on Twitter/X (@carissa_bon) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carissabonner/), with a focus on cardiovascular disease, diabetes and infectious disease.

Experience

  • 2016–present
    Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
  • 2015–2016
    Senior Research Officer, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
  • 2009–2015
    Research Coordinator, School of Psychology, University of Sydney

Education

  • 2015 
    University of Sydney, PhD
  • 2011 
    University of Sydney, Master of Public Health
  • 2005 
    University of NSW, Bachelor of Commerce/Science (Hons)

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