Third Tuesdays
 Topic: The Psychology of Healthy Aging
Australia and Singapore share the challenge of dealing with rapidly ageing populations. The health care industry in these countries is dealing with this issue in many different ways, for example, by implementing new funding arrangements and models of care. Professor Turnbull will present a series of studies from the University of Adelaide as well as recent international findings examining the issue of healthy ageing from a psychological perspective. She will describe psychology and how it is practiced in Australia, and will demonstrate how psychological research can provide some answers to the question about how we can lead healthier, happier and perhaps even longer lives.
Date: 21 October 2008
Day: Tuesday
Time: 7pm Light Dinner (Complimentary), 7.30pm Talk
Presented by: Professor Deborah Turnbull
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About the Speaker
Professor Deborah Turnbull is the Chair of Psychology and the Head of the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide. She currently teaches across both undergraduate and postgraduate programs in psychology on topics such as Cross Cultural Indigenous Psychology, Public Health, Psychological Research Methods, and Critical Issues in Psychology. Professor Turnbull has also supervised over 50 students who have graduated with PhD or Masters qualifications. She is currently supervising another 13 students in these programs.
Professor Turnbull originally trained in Clinical Psychology and her research specialty is in the field of Health Psychology. She completed a BA (Hons) and Master of Psychology (Clinical) at The University of Newcastle, before undertaking a PhD in the Department of Public Health at the University of Sydney. She has previously worked at The University of Adelaide in General Practice, has been Associate Dean (International) of the Faculty of Health Science, and a senior lecturer in the department of public health and health promotion.
Professor Turnbull’s research program covers a broad range of topics ranging from health promotion and prevention to psychological issues related to chronic disease. She has published widely across topics of ethics, service delivery, maternity services, midwifery, decisions surrounding caesarean section, health behaviours (particularly breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening), public health, tobacco control, hypertension, shared care in mental health services, the role of the internet in health information, medical undergraduate programs, and multicultural issues.
Professor Turnbull has been invited to present at numerous international conferences held by the likes of The Australian Psychological Society and the World Health Organisation. Her involvement in research has seen her granted funding from Scottish and South Australian Health Commissions, Departments of Health and Aged Care and Education, Training and Development, and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners to name a few. Professor Turnbull has sat on many committees involving multiple disciplines, including national funding schemes and advisory committees to government departments such as the Commonwealth Department of Veteran’s Affairs and Department of Human Services. She is currently on the Editorial board of the journal Australian Psychologist.
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