Event Recording
Diet, exercise, and sleep are fundamental aspects of good health, and pets are great for our mental health. What role does design play in making sure you’re fit and heathy in a public health crisis? How can urban planning encourage more physical activity and good eating? Join our Charles Perkins Centre experts to hear about the impacts of urban living on our health, and what we can do to make the most of our environment.
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Sisi Jia, University of Sydney
Dr Stephanie Partridge, University of Sydney
Dr Yu Sun Bin, University of Sydney
Dr Emma Power, Western Sydney University
Dr Melanie Crane, University of Sydney
chaired by
Nancy Lee, University of Sydney
Nancy Lee builds connections between research and policy development, with a particular focus on medicine and health, as a project officer for the Sydney Policy Lab and the Charles Perkins Centre, both multidisciplinary research initiatives at the University of Sydney.
Sisi Jia is a first-year PhD student in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. She is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and is interested in how the food environment affects our diet and health. Her PhD will specifically look at the impact of online food delivery services on the health of tech-savvy and time-poor young peopl
Dr Stephanie Partridge is a Senior Research Fellow and Accredited Practising Dietitian at the University of Sydney. Her research is focused on improving nutrition and physical activity behaviours in young people through digital health strategies. She has a strong focus on youth engagement. She currently co-designs research with young people to find scalable, low-cost, and engaging solutions.
Dr Yu Sun Bin is a public health researcher interested in the impact of sleep and circadian rhythms on wellbeing and performance. Sun’s research has contributed to international guidelines on healthy sleep durations, healthcare policies for treating pregnant women, and changes to the operation of long-haul flights to reduce jetlag. Sun’s teaching has boosted the sleep literacy of hundreds of university students. Her goal is to create a completely sleep-savvy society.
Dr Emma Power is an urban geographer at Western Sydney University. Her research programme develops new insights into the caring potential of cities, focusing on the needs of low-income and older households. She also investigates how people live with their companion animals in cities. Emma is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Housing Policy and co-founder of the Housing Journal Podcast
Dr Mel Crane is an evaluation specialist at the Charles Perkins Centre in the Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney. She is a Research Fellow for the Prevention Centre, working to improve the implementation and scale-up capacity of prevention health interventions in Australia. Her research interests cover many areas of health in particular how the urban environment drives population health behaviour and outcomes and she collaborates across many local and international research programs to improve health and environmental sustainability in cities.