Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Mark David McGregor Davis (PhD, London), leads social research on health and illness, pharmaceuticals and ehealth. His interdisciplinary approach combines narrative methods for the social sciences, social public health, and science and technology studies. His research has been supported by research council, government and non-government organisations, including the Australian Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council (UK), Health Protection Scotland, National Health Promotion Information Service (UK), and Terrence Higgins Trust in Scotland and England.
Mark publishes regularly in the leading journals of his field, including Social Science & Medicine, Sociology of Health & Illness, Body & Society and Culture, Health & Sexuality. His books include, Sex, Technology and Public Health (Palgrave), Pandemics, Publics and Narrative (Oxford University Press), co-authored with Davina Lohm, and What is Narrative Research? (Bloomsbury), co-authored with colleagues from the Centre for Narrative Research, University of East London. He is preparing a monograph for Routledge titled, Selling Immunity in Healthcare and Medicine.
He leads Antimicrobial Futures and Societies, which is supported by two ARC Discovery Project grants and investigates general public engagement with antimicrobial resistance and the promotion of antimicrobial stewardship. Collaborators include colleagues from University of Strathclyde, University of Gothenburg, University of Copenhagen, Swinburne University of Technology, and the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne. He previously led an ARC Discovery Project on social and policy responses to the 2009 influenza pandemic in Australia and the UK. Research outputs have been used to inform policy, including, COVID-19: Roadmap to Recovery: A report to the nation.
Mark is a member of the Public Health Association of Australia, the British Sociological Association and the International Sociological Association.
Supervision interests
Mark supervises doctoral research in the fields of health and society, sexualities, and narrative methods in the social sciences. Topics have included, Facebook friendships, Sorry Day narratives, parenting children with severe emotional distress, cigarette advertising in Indonesia, mid-twentieth century public health film on TB and malaria, self-tracking tech, and refugee mental health support.
Monash teaching commitment
ATS3715 Sexuality & Society: history of sexuality; power and sexuality; performativity; intersectionalities; sexual health and sexualities education.
ATS3717 Health, Culture & Society: health and illness narratives; media and health; digital health; health promotion; transformative health technologies.
Research area keywords
- Illness narrative
- Qualitative Methods
- Science and Technology Studies
- Health Promotion
- Health Communications
- Public health
- HIV
- Sexual Health
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Pandemics
- Sexualities
- Digital Media
- Immunity as culture
Network
Projects
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The sociology of antibiotics and the antimicrobial resistance crisis
Davis, M., Warren, N., Hardefeldt, L., Buising, K. L., Thursky, K. A., Flowers, P. & Hoeyer, K.
15/06/20 → 14/06/23
Project: Research
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Navigating an Uncertain Antimicrobial Future: A Sociological Study
Broom, A., Kirby, E., Davis, M., Dodds, S., Broom, J. K. & Post, J.
16/05/18 → 15/05/21
Project: Research
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Building the Australian response to the 'superbugs' crisis
Davis, M., Whittaker, A., Lindgren, M., Djerf-Pierre, M. & Flowers, P.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University – Internal University Contribution, Goteborgs Universitet (University of Gothenburg), Glasgow Caledonian University
30/06/17 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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TALKING SUPERBUGS: RISK, TRUST, AND ACTION ON ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Lichtenstein, B. & Davis, M.
1/06/18 → 30/06/20
Project: Research
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Evidence Appraisal & Primary Research of Behavioural Interventions to Improve Awareness & Understanding of Antimicrobial Resistance within a “One Health” Context to Achieve Positive Contribution to its Control
Flowers, P., Davis, M., Price, L., Dickson, A., King, C., McAloney-Kocamen , K. & Currie, K.
1/11/17 → 28/09/18
Project: Research
Research output
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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
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Antibiotic use contexts in general public narratives on infection, immunity and antibiotics
Davis, M., 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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A year in the public life of superbugs: News media on antimicrobial resistance and implications for health communications
Davis, M., Lyall, B., Whittaker, A., Lindgren, M., Djerf-Pierre, M. & Flowers, P., 2020, In : Social Science and Medicine. 256, 9 p., 113032.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Mind the gap: promoting general public awareness and action on antimicrobial resistance
Davis, M., Dec 2020, In : Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. 50, 6, p. 463-464 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
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Pandemics, Publics and Narrative
Davis, M. & Lohm, D., 2020, New York NY USA: Oxford University Press. 215 p. (Explorations in Narrative Psychology)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Dean’s Award for Excellence in Early Career Research
Davis, Mark (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Monash Research Accelerator Award, Office of the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Davis, Mark (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Promising Researcher Fellowship Award
Davis, Mark (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Social impact of pandemics. Advice provided to Psychosocial Reference Group, Emergency Management, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (Event)
Mark Davis (Advisor)
26 Mar 2020Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Consultancy
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Swiss National Science Foundation - Special call on Coronavirus
Mark Davis (Reviewer)
2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Grant review responsibilities
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COVID-19: Roadmap to Recovery: A report to the nation
Mark Davis (Contributor)
2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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'Digital media and general public antimicrobial stewardship', Invited presentation: Journal club seminar National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne
Mark Davis (Invited speaker)
2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Public health crisis and making big policy with less, Invited presentation, Ideas and crisis solutions research workshop, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne, 2-3 December.
Mark Davis (Invited speaker)
2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Press / Media
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Superbugs: The health threat that has failed to capture public attention, Monash Lens, 18 November 2020, https://www.monash.edu/discovery-institute/news-and-events/news/2020-articles/superbugs-the-health-threat-that-has-failed-to-capture-public-attention
20/11/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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How can we mobilise general publics to impact COVID-19?
Mark Davis, Narelle Warren & Andrea Whittaker
12/05/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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