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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Allegra Schermuly is a research-only academic in the School of Social Sciences. Dr Schermuly was awarded her PhD in 2018 and is also a registered nurse with postgraduate qualifications. Prior to training as a sociologist, she gained extensive healthcare industry experience as a critical care nurse (perioperative), clinical teacher and accredited immuniser with 25 years’ experience in various nursing roles in the UK and Australia, including as a lead operating theatre practitioner (plastic surgery) at renowned plastics, maxillofacial and burns surgery centre, the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, UK; as an anaesthetic nurse with Peninsula Health in Melbourne; and as a nurse immuniser in the Victorian COVID-19 response with Monash Health.
Since 2017, Dr Schermuly has been employed on three ARC Discovery Projects at Monash: DP17 A sociological study of patients’ use of digital media; DP20 The sociology of antibiotics and the antimicrobial resistance crisis; DP23 Understanding the role of digital technologies in addressing loneliness. Her research assistant experience also includes projects on topics including transitioning the auto-industry workforce folllowing the termination of car manufacturing in Australia (RMIT), medical tourism, the experiences of Indian nurses in Australia, reviewing the evidence for effective antimicrobial resistance communication and education and improving decisions about access to stem cell interventions.
In 2024, with colleagues from University of Melbourne, UNSW and University of Washington (US), Allegra was awarded an EMCR MRFF incubator grant for the project COMet AMS: Constructing One Health Metrics for evaluating Antimicrobial Stewardship. Over the two years of the study, the COMet team aims to establish international One Health consensus definitions of ‘appropriate antimicrobial use’.
Allegra specialises in the sociology of health and illness with a focus on appropriate communication and stakeholder engagement in effective responses to health issues, including in relation to the impact of digital technologies on consumer experiences of healthcare. She is a highly experienced research assistant with skills which include in-depth, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, surveys, research translation workshops and coding and analysis of qualitative data to inform publications, policy development and practice guidelines.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Research Assistant, RMIT University
22 Jan 2020 → 30 Apr 2020
Research Assistant, RMIT University
11 Apr 2016 → 31 Oct 2016
Research area keywords
- Health
- Health Inequalities
- Multiculturalism and diversity
- Migration
- Community Well-Being
- Digital Technologies
- Medical Sociology
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Social Science Network In Antimicrobial Resistance
Davis, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Whittaker, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Warren, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Schermuly, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Dunse, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/06/21 → 31/07/24
Project: Other
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Antibiotic Stories: The Sociology of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance: Final Project Report April 2024
Davis, M., Schermuly, A. C. & Rajkhowa, A., Apr 2024, Melbourne Vic Australia: Monash University. 46 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Research
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Fragmentation in One Health policy and practice responses to antimicrobial resistance and the salutary value of collaborative humility
Davis, M. D. M., Schermuly, A. C., Rajkhowa, A., Flowers, P., Hardefeldt, L. & Thursky, K., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Social Theory & Health. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Risk individualisation and moral injury in the treatment of infection as impediments to the tackling of antimicrobial resistance
Davis, M. D. M., Schermuly, A., Rajkhowa, A., Hardefeldt, L., Thursky, K. & Flowers, P., 2024, In: Health, Risk and Society. 26, 5-6, p. 222–239 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Cohesion, corrosion and fire adaptation: the case of Boolarra in Australia
Forbes-Mewett, H. & Schermuly, A., Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 94, 9 p., 103804.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus) -
Diversity via datafication? Digital patient records and citizenship for sexuality and gender diverse people
Davis, M. D. M., Schermuly, A., Smith, A. K. J. & Newman, C., 2023, In: BioSocieties. 18, p. 451-472 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Citations (Scopus)
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Roundtable 1- One Health communications and AMR: Policy, practice & politics
Davis, M. (Host), Schermuly, A. (Contributor), Whittaker, A. (Contributor) & Dunse, K. (Contributor)
1 Jul 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Plymouth University
Schermuly, A. (Visiting researcher)
1 May 2018 → 30 May 2018Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Press/Media
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What's sociology got to do with it?
1/07/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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Counting the COVID-19 social cost: How people are faring in the pandemic
4/05/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Community sentiments and perceptions of Victoria Police
14/03/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research