Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Sociology of health and illness, including sociology of public health and health promotion
Sociology of new and emerging technologies, particularly biomedical technologies and digital health technologies
Sociology of risk
Sociology of the body
Constructions of sex/gender
Sociology of emotions, including constructions of gender differences of emotionality
Sociology of food
Contemporary social theory
Sustainable Societies
Supervision interests
I am interested in supervising students in all of the above areas. Over the years, I have supervised a wide ranage of projects, including on gynaecological governance and endometriosis, the construction of dyslexia, the discourse of weight control, smoking culture in Indonesia, the history of palliative care, podiatric surgery and medical dominance, and discourses of sustainability.
Monash teaching commitment
ATS2717/3717 Sociology of Health and Medicine
ATS2730/3730 Sustainable Societies
APGS468 Qualitative Research Strategies
Community service
Member, National Council, National Tertiary Education Committee (2016-2018)
Member, Strategic and Scientific Advisory Committee, Centre for Research in Health, Sex and Society (2014-)
Member, National Enabling Technologies Strategy Stakeholders Advisory Council (DIISRHE) (2011-2012)
Member, Gene Technology Regulator Ethics and Community Consultative Committee (Dept Health and Aging) (2011-2014)
Member, Executive, The Australian Sociological Association (2008-2012)
External positions
Member, Strategic and Scientific Advisory Committee, Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
2014 → …Keywords
- Construction of Sex/Gender
- Ethical Issues - Scientific Research
- Sociology of Science
- Research Training, Practice
- Biomedicine
- Men and Aging
- Social Inequalities
- Inequalities in Health
- Socio-cultural perspectives
- Sociology of Disability and Rehabilitation
- Sociology of Emotion
- Sociology of Risk
- Sociology of the Body
- Stem Cell Technologies
- Stem Cell Tourism
- Digital technologies
- anti-ageing treatments
- diagnosis
- screening
Network
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Projects 2008 2020
How do expectations shape testing in healthcare? A sociological study
Petersen, A. & Bowman, D.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University, The University of Arizona
23/02/17 → 22/02/20
Project: Research
A sociological study of patients' use of digital media
Petersen, A., Anderson, A. & Caulfield, T.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University, Plymouth University, University of Alberta
23/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Health and Biofutures Focus Programme
Davis, M., Whittaker, A. & Petersen, A.
1/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Nanotechnologies: Views of key stakeholders
Petersen, A., Bowman, D. M. & Seear, K.
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (Comm)
Project: Research
Research Output 1983 2019
Citizens’ use of digital media to connect with health care: Socio-ethical and regulatory implications
Petersen, A., Tanner, C. & Munsie, M., 2019, In : Health (United Kingdom). 23, 4, p. 367-384 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
From the margins to mainstream: How providers of autologous ‘stem cell treatments’ legitimise their practice in Australia
MacGregor, C., Petersen, A. & Munsie, M., 13 May 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Health. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Matters of fact and politics: Generating expectations of cancer screening
Pienaar, K., Petersen, A. & Bowman, D., 2019, In : Social Science and Medicine. 232, p. 408-416 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Recovery within injury compensation schemes: a system mapping study
Collie, A., Newnam, S., Keleher, H., Petersen, A., Kosny, A., Vogel, A. P. & Thompson, J., 15 Mar 2019, In : Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 29, 1, p. 52-63 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
The shifting politics of patient activism: From bio-sociality to bio-digital citizenship
Petersen, A. R., Schermuly, A. C. & Anderson, A., 2019, In : Health. 23, 4, p. 478-494 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences (UK)
Alan Petersen (Recipient), 1 Oct 2016
Prize: Election to learned society
Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences Australia
Alan Petersen (Recipient), 19 Oct 2017
Prize: Election to learned society
Fellow, Royal Society of Arts, UK
Alan Petersen (Recipient), 2005
Prize: National/international honour
Stephen Crook Memorial Prize
Alan Petersen (Recipient), Megan Munsie (Recipient), Claire Elizabeth Tanner (Recipient), Casimir MacGregor (Recipient) & Jane Elizabeth Mary Brophy (Recipient), 30 Nov 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities 2010 2019
Science, Technology and Society (Journal)
Alan Petersen (Guest editor), Kiran Pienaar (Guest editor)1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
European Society for Health and Medical Sociology
Kiran Pienaar (Speaker), Alan Petersen (Speaker), Diana Bowman (Speaker), Stephen Derrick (Speaker)6 Jun 2018 → 8 Jun 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Roundtable workshop: Testing for life? The sociology of diagnosis and screening
Kiran Pienaar (Speaker), Alan Petersen (Speaker), Diana Bowman (Speaker), Stephen Derrick (Speaker)13 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Society for Social Studies of Science Annual Conference 2018
Kiran Pienaar (Speaker), Alan Petersen (Speaker), Diana Bowman (Speaker), Stephen Derrick (Speaker)18 Aug 2018 → 1 Sep 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
The Australian Sociological Assoc. Conf.
Kiran Pienaar (Speaker), Alan Petersen (Speaker), Diana Bowman (Speaker)27 Nov 2017 → 30 Nov 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press / Media
The hard sell of stem cells: we need a better way to protect patients from harm
Claire Tanner, Megan Munsie & Alan Petersen
22/09/16
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Research