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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Allegra Schermuly is ARC Research Fellow in sociology in the School of Social Sciences. Allegra is a registered nurse of 24 years experience, with a PhD in sociology from Monash University conferred in 2018. Since then, Allegra has been working as a researcher in sociology of health, initially full time on the ARC Discovery Project 'A sociological study of patients' use of digital media'. She is currently working on another ARC Discovery Project 'The sociology of antibiotics and the antimicrobial resistance crisis'. Allegra is also involved in collaborative, international research investigating the career experiences and professional development opportunties of migrant nurses in Australia, a study that so far includes nurses from India and the UK.
Allegra is primarily a qualitative researcher specialising in interviews and focus groups. She also regularly uses surveys - both quantitative and qualitative - in her methods.
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
Network
Projects
- 1 Active
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Social Science Network In Antimicrobial Resistance
Davis, M., Whittaker, A., Warren, N., Schermuly, A. & Dunse, K.
1/06/21 → 31/07/24
Project: Other
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Guidance for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance with general publics
Schermuly, A. & Davis, M., 3 May 2022, Clayton, Victoria: Monash University. 40 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other
Open Access -
I’m not an activist! digital self-advocacy in online patient communities
Schermuly, A. C., Petersen, A. & Anderson, A., 2021, In: Critical Public Health. 31, 2, p. 204-213 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Promoting Australian general public awareness and action on antimicrobial resistance
Davis, M., Lohm, D., Lyall, B., Schermuly, A., Rajkhowa, A., Flowers, P., Whittaker, A. & Lemoh, C., 2021, Clayton Vic Australia: Monash University. 41 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Other
Open Access -
Aspirational individuals, hopeful communities: histories and subjectivities of precarity in regional Australia
Forbes-Mewett, H., Schermuly, A. C. & Hegarty, K., 17 Feb 2020, In: Critical Sociology. 46, 4-5, p. 543-556 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Feeling less alone online: patients’ ambivalent engagements with digital media
Petersen, A., Schermuly, A. & Anderson, A., 2020, In: Sociology of Health and Illness. 42, 6, p. 1441-1455 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
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Roundtable 1- One Health communications and AMR: Policy, practice & politics
Mark Davis (Host), Allegra Schermuly (Contributor), Andrea Whittaker (Contributor) & Kerry Dunse (Contributor)
1 Jul 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Plymouth University
Allegra Schermuly (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