Judi Walker

Personal profile

Research interests

Rural Health Ageing Policy
Rural Health Services Planning
Clinical Redesign
Health Partnership
Health Consumer Engagement

Biography

Judi Walker is Principal Co-Investigator (Gippsland) of the Hazelwood Health Study, which is investigating the long term health impact of the 2014 Hazelwood Mine Fire in the Latrobe Valley in Gippsland, Victoria. She is Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Health at the University of Tasmania.

Judi has a wealth of experience in rural and regional health services, ageing well policy, community engagement and innovative approaches to medical training. She took up the position of Professor and Head, School of Rural Health at Monash University in November 2010 to provide academic leadership across the 7 departments that constitute the School, including 4 regional clinical training units, the 1st year of the graduate entry MBBS program, a university department of rural health and a research office. Her term as Head of School ended in January 2016.

Judi was the recipient of the Dean of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science’s 2014 Award for Excellence in External Engagement and was nominee for the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research Impact (Economic and Social Impact). She is a member of the inaugural Governing Council, Tasmanian Health Service and Board Director, Latrobe Community Health Service, Victoria.

Judi has accumulated over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 9 book chapters, numerous conference papers and commissioned reports.

External positions

Adjunct Professor, University of Tasmania

2011 → …

Research area keywords

Rural health
healthy ageing
health services

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Projects

1 Finished

Aged support and aged care: program and policy structures to support ageing well in rural and regional Australia

Walker, J., Orpin, P., Humphreys, J., Bartlett, H. & Boyer, K.

National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

1/01/12 → 30/04/15

Project: Research

Research Output

26 Article
6 Other Report
6 Abstract
5 Chapter (Book)
10 More

Hazelwood Health Study: Community Wellbeing Stream Report: Volume 1: Community perceptions of the impact of the smoke event on community wellbeing and of the effectiveness of communication during and after the smoke event Hazelwood Health Study

Yell, S., Duffy, M., Whyte, S., Walker, L., Walker, J., Carroll, M. & Maybery, D., Mar 2019, Melbourne: Hazelwood Health Study Team. 118 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other

Open Access

File

Adults Exposed to Coal Mine Fire Smoke Report More Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms than Those Not Exposed

Abramson, M. J., Blackman, J., Carroll, M., Dimitriadis, C., Del Monaco, A., Dennekamp, M., Denny, S., Gao, C. X. & Walker, J., 2018.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

Open Access

Duration and setting of rural immersion during the medical degree relates to rural work outcomes

O'Sullivan, B., McGrail, M., Russell, D., Walker, J., Chambers, H., Major, L. & Langham, R., 1 Aug 2018, In : Medical Education. 52, 8, p. 803-815 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

11 Citations (Scopus)

Hazelwood Health Study Adult Survey: Volume 2 The relationship between Hazelwood mine fire smoke exposure and health outcomes

Blackman, J., Carroll, M., Gao, C., Del Monaco, A., Brown, D., Guo, Y., Maybery, D., Sim, M., Dimitriadis, C., Harrison, S., Johnson, A., Campbell, T., Liew, D., Denny, S., O'Dwyer, T., Walker, J. & Abramson, M., 22 Nov 2018, 1.1 ed. Melbourne: Hazelwood Health Study Team. 44 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Research

Open Access

File

Hazelwood Health Study Annual Report 4

Abramson, M., Allgood, S., Betts, J., Blackman, J., Brown, D., Del Monaco, A., Dipnall, J., Dimitriadis, C., Gao, C., Guo, Y., Harrison, S., Kilpatrick, K., Liew, D., O'Dwyer, T., Sim, M., Stub, D., Taggert, A., Taylor, S., Thomas, K., Walker, J. & 10 others, Allen, S., Campbell, T., Carroll, M., Denny, S., Jones, R., Lee, S., Mallia, S., Peppin, M., Sawyer, K. & Maybery, D., 16 Nov 2018, Hazelwood Health Study Team. 130 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other

Open Access

Prizes

Dean's Award for Research Impact (Economic and Social Impact)

Michael John Abramson (Recipient), Judi H. Walker (Recipient), Malcolm Ross Sim (Recipient) & Matthew Carroll (Recipient), Aug 2017

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Activities

19 Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
6 Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board