Senior Lecturer, Social Work

Disciplines : Sociology and Social Work

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Career Summary

Anthea is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Work and an Honorary Associate in the School of Human Life Sciences. She is also the Research Co-ordinator at the Dementia Research Centre at the Launceston General Hospital. In 2005, she was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to explore community-based programs for people with dementia in the USA and Canada. Anthea has 25 years of experience as a social worker and researcher in both South Australia and Tasmania, mainly in the health and ageing sectors.

Research Grants

Research Interests

Units

• HGW305 - Research Processes in Social Work
  
• HGW405 - Research Processes in Social Work
  
• HGW410 - Social Work Honours Dissertation
  

Selected Publications:

• Razay G., Vreugdenhil A. and Wilcock G., 2007, 'The metabolic syndrome and Alzheimer disease', Archives of Neurology, 64 (1), pgs. 93-96
• Vreugdenhil A., 2006, 'Out of sight, out of mind: Senile dementia in nineteenth century Launceston ', In Paul Richards (ed), Effecting a Cure: Aspects of Health & Medicine in Launceston 1806-2006, Myola House of Publishing, Tasmania, pgs. 74-87
• Vreugdenhil, A., 2006, 'History of senile dementia', Public Health Issues: Papers and Proceedings, Historical Seminar, 26 February 2006, Launceston, LGH Historical Committee
• Vreugdenhil, A., 2006, 'Petulant, feeble, with habits dirty: Senile dementia in 19th century Tasmania', Internal Medicine Journal, 35 (Suppl1), pgs. A57
• Razay G., Vreugdenhil A. and Wilcock G. , 2006, 'Obesity, abdominal obesity and Alzheimer’s disease', Dement. Geriatr. Cogn. Disord., 22, pgs. 173-176
• Razay G, Vreugdenhil A, and Liddell J., 2006, 'Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunting for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Prospective Study', Internal Medicine Journal, 36 (Suppl 5), pgs. A163-188