| Ms Karen Block |
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| Biography |
Karen Block is a Research Fellow and PhD candidate in the McCaughey Centre, Melbourne School of Population Health. Karen has an interest in qualitative methodologies and mixed methods research and is currently working on a range of projects involving children and young people with a focus on social inclusion, health inequalities, evaluating complex interventions and working in collaborative partnerships with the community. Her doctoral project, Refugee Youth, Social Inclusion and Health, aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of the issues impacting on social inclusion for newly-arrived adolescent and young adult refugees in Australia and to inform policy and program development relating to service provision for this population. This research is supported by a NHMRC postgraduate scholarship and a Sidney Myer Health Scholarship.
For more information about Karen's PhD research, click here.