Rate My Professor Benjamin Chant

Dr. Benjamin Chant serves as Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Health Research at the School of Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New England. He possesses a Bachelor of Health Science (BHSc) and a PhD. His primary teaching responsibilities encompass research methodology and evidence-based practice within health and social care contexts. Dr. Chant acts as unit coordinator for several key courses, namely Co-Creation and Participatory Research in Health and Social Care (HLTH400), Foundations of Inquiry in Health and Social Care (HLTH500), Methods for Inquiry in Health and Social Care (HLTH501), Bachelor Honours Research Study (HLTH499), and Capstone Project (HLTH554A). Furthermore, he contributes to the university's governance as a member of the Human Research Ethics Committee in Category C, which recognizes knowledge and current experience in the professional care, counselling, or treatment of people.

Dr. Chant's scholarly work concentrates on Japanese acupuncture, employing ethnographic approaches and systematic reviews to explore its practices. Notable publications co-authored with Jeanne Madison, Paul Coop, and Gudrun Dieberg include 'Beliefs and values in Japanese acupuncture: an ethnography of Japanese trained acupuncture practitioners in Japan' (2017, European Journal of Integrative Medicine); 'Contact Tools in Japanese Acupuncture: An Ethnography of Acupuncture Practitioners in Japan' (2017, Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies); 'The confirmation of treatment effects in Japanese acupuncture' (2018, European Journal of Integrative Medicine); and 'Cross-cultural differences in acupuncture: A review' (2016, Australian Journal of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine). In recognition of his expertise, Dr. Chant received the 2018 Endeavour Executive Fellowship to conduct studies at the Acupuncture and Moxibustion Clinic Yo Shin Do in Japan. His contributions advance understanding of acupuncture techniques, cultural variations, and clinical confirmations within integrative health research.