Zoe Aitken

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Zoe is an Associate Professor of social epidemiology at the University of Melbourne, leading a program of research on reducing health inequalities. Her research focuses on understanding the determinants of the poor mental health experienced by people with disability and identifying solutions to address the inequalities by taking action on modifiable social determinants of health. She is particularly interested in estimating the impact of interventions to reduce current health inequalities, producing policy-relevant evidence which can be translated into action.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Associate professor, Disability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
  • 2021–2024
    Senior research fellow, Disability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
  • 2011–2021
    Research fellow, Disability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
  • 2008–2011
    Research fellow, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • 2007–2008
    Research assistant, Queen Mary, University of London

Education

  • 2006 
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, MSc Epidemiology
  • 2005 
    Durham University, BSc (hons) Biology

Grants and Contracts

  • 2015
    NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship
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    Funding Source:
    National Health and Medical Research Council

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