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Jemma King

(She/Her)
Lecturer, Public Health, James Cook University

Jemma King is a Lecturer and public health generalist. She is a research active academic with a focus on public health, health promotion, injury prevention and safety promotion. She has been involved in a range of research projects including falls prevention, bicycle safety, active transport, flood water risk perception, skitching and aeromedical retrievals. Most recently she has worked collaboratively to explore occupational health and safety practices amongst workers in Australia's primary industries, the use and perceptions of large agricultural vehicles on public roads and the impacts of heatwaves on health and health system demand.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Lecturer, James Cook University

Education

  • 2013 
    James Cook University, MPH (Health Promotion)
  • 2010 
    James Cook University, BBus-BPsych(Hons)

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Health Promotion Association
  • Public Health Association of Australia

Research Areas

  • Public Health And Health Services (1117)
  • Health Promotion (111712)
  • Environmental And Occupational Health And Safety (111705)