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Prof Sandy Taylor
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Professor, Social Work
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| Contact Details |
| Telephone: +61 3 6324 3528 |
| Fax: +61 3 6324 3970 |
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Launceston Campus, Arts Building, L230
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| Email: S.D.Taylor@utas.edu.au |
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Discipline : Social Work
Click here for link to UTas Web Access Research Portal (WARP) which lists Sandy's funded projects, graduate research supervision and UTas publication information.
Career Summary
Sandra has recently been appointed Professor and Head of Social Work in the School of Sociology and Social Work. She has long standing professional social work experience in the health area including genetic services, community health, mental health, disability, aged care and rehabilitation services and acute hospital services, primarily in New South Wales and Tasmania. Sandra has published widely in the health and genetics area and maintains strong research interest in the social, ethical and legal aspects of human genetic technologies. Recent Australia Research Council-funded projects include a collaborative investigation of genetic discrimination in Australia and a study relating to gender and genetic risk.
Research Interests
Health, illness and risk
Genetic disorders, genetic risk and predictive genetic testing
Social, legal, ethical and policy issues associated with human genetic technologies
Gender and health
Health policy and service provision
Professional practice in health care
Community, rural health, social inclusion
Public health genetics
The sociology of health and illness
The sociology of science and technology
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