Rate My Professor Margaret Harris

Harris's research centers on health behaviour science, including cancer screening, health promotion, epidemiology, sexually transmitted infections, alcohol and other drugs, and health of vulnerable groups like sex workers and AIDS-orphaned children. Awards include the Australian-American Fulbright Post Doctoral Award (2002, University of Hawaii), Hunter Medical Research Institute Young Researcher of the Year commendation (1998), and Public Health Education and Research Trust Health Promotion Evaluation Award (1997). She contributed to 12 grants totaling $133,643, such as NHMRC funding for colorectal cancer screening. Key publications are 'Experiences of older people following the introduction of consumer-directed care to home care packages: A qualitative descriptive study' (2018), 'Home care packages: insights into the experiences of older people leading up to the introduction of consumer directed care in Australia' (2016), and 'Risk and risk management for Australian sex workers' (2011). Employing quantitative and qualitative methods like grounded theory and RCTs, she fosters multidisciplinary and international collaboration, supervises PhD students, contributes to ABC radio and newspapers, administers 'Nursing + Midwifery Careers' Facebook page, and volunteers internationally.