Alan Petersen

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 → …

Research area 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

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Projects 2008 2020

1 Not started
3 Active
10 Finished

How do expectations shape testing in healthcare? A sociological study

Petersen, A. & Bowman, D.

Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University, 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

Snapchat Dysmorphia: The role of social media in young people’s body image concerns and online interventions

Sharp, G., Robards, B., Kulkarni, J. & Petersen, A.

Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution

1/01/19 → 30/11/19

Project: Other