Rate My Professor Louise Francis

Dr. Louise Francis is a Lecturer in Health Promotion at Curtin University's Curtin School of Population Health within the Faculty of Health Sciences. She lectures across undergraduate Health Promotion courses and the Master of Public Health program. Her academic background includes a Doctor of Philosophy from Monash University awarded in 2024, a Bachelor of Science (Health Science) with Honours from Monash University in 2012, a Bachelor of Science (Health Science) from Curtin University in 2011, and a Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) from the Western Australian College of Advanced Education in 1987. Prior to her current role, she served as a sessional tutor at Curtin University starting from 2022.

Dr. Francis specializes in health promotion with a focus on the public health dimensions of gambling. Her research explores gambling industry marketing strategies, particularly among young people, policy frameworks that prioritize health over industry interests, electronic gaming machine (EGM) licensing decisions, harm minimisation measures in venues, and claims of community benefits from gambling revenues, such as those from Returned and Services League (RSL) clubs. She is associated with the Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health (CERIPH) at Curtin University. Key publications include: "Exploring Perspectives Towards the Gambling Industry and Its Marketing Strategies Among Young People in Western Australia" (Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2025); "A Review of Returned and Services League Venues Operating Electronic Gambling Machines in Victoria, Australia and the Level of Funding Contributed to Veterans" (Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2025); "Time for Policies on Gambling to Benefit Health - Not the Gambling Industry" (Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2023); "Discourses of Responsible Gambling and Gambling Harm: Observations from Victoria, Australia" (Addiction Research & Theory, 2021); "Gambling’s Community Contributions: Does the Community Benefit?" (Addiction Research & Theory, 2019); "Analysis of EGM Licensing Decisions by the Gambling Regulator, Victoria, Australia" (International Gambling Studies, 2017); "Toward Best Practice in Evaluation: A Study of Australian Health Promotion Agencies" (Health Promotion Practice, 2015); and "What is the Evidence for Harm Minimisation Measures in Gambling Venues?" (Evidence Base, 2014). Her work has been featured in media discussions on gambling harms among veterans and anonymous online gambling platforms, contributing to public health discourse on gambling regulation.