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Dr Ignacio Correa-Velez

Ignacio Correa-Velez

Deputy Director and NHMRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow (QPASTT - Brisbane)
Tel: +61 7 3391 6677
Fax: +61 7 3391 6388
Email: i.correa-velez@latrobe.edu.au

Qualifications: MBBS (Universidad Javeriana, Colombia); Family Physician (Universidad del Valle, Colombia); PhD Population Health (University of Queensland)

Primary Discipline/background

Ignacio has a background in Medicine with a postgraduate degree in Family Medicine and Community Health. Before coming to Australia he worked as a clinician and lecturer at two Colombian Medical Schools. His work in Colombia focused on family health, community development and human nutrition. He has a PhD in Population Health from the University of Queensland.

Publications

List of publications

Current Research

In 2006 Ignacio was awarded a 4-year National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. He is currently the Chief Investigator of a NHMRC-funded longitudinal study of refugee men’s health and resettlement. Ignacio has a particular interest in healthcare use and health outcomes among refugee communities, and healthcare and human rights issues relevant to asylum seekers.

List of research grants

Assessor of Research Grant Applications

Graduate Supervision

Ignacio is currently co-supervising postgraduate students who are undertaking research in the areas of refugee resettlement and the methodological issues involved in cross-cultural/refugee research.

Professional Involvements

List of professional involvements

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Last Updated: 9 April, 2008