Dr Julie King

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health

PhD, Master of Public Health (Tropical Health) (Queensland University of Technology)

Dr Julie King is a senior lecturer in the School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health,

Queensland University of Technology. Before joining the academy Dr King was a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Manager in the areas of ophthalmology, disability, rehabilitation and palliative care.  Her Master of Public Health (Tropical Health) from UQ was awarded the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine Medal and a Dean’s commendation for academic excellence.  She also has a PhD in medical anthropology from QUT. Dr King is a medical anthropologist with a strong interest in disability and gender in low and middle income countries.  She takes a human rights and inclusive development approach to working in numerous countries in the Asia-Pacific and Africa.  She has researched in Thailand and Cambodia and conducted training in Nepal, Fiji, Cambodia and Tanzania in the areas of disability, human rights and gender. Throughout her career, Dr King led the design and development of many Department of Defence and Trade Australia Award Fellowships for participants from Africa, Asia and the Pacific in areas of disability, gender and inclusive disaster management.   In 2013, Dr King led a team in the development of a gender-mainstreaming training manual for the Ministry of Health in Fiji. Dr King teaches in the areas of human rights, disability, international social work and research methods.  She supervises HDR students both domestic and international with a focus on cross-cultural research and international field work.  She has supervised students from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ghana, Solomon Islands and Vietnam. She also supervises social work students on professional placement overseas. Interests:

• Disability in low and middle income countries
• Gender issues in low and middle income countries including violence, trafficking and human rights
• Inclusive development practice
• Inclusive/community-based disaster management
• Access and sustainable transport for persons with disability, especially in low and middle income countries
• International health
• Refugee health, in particular disability and chronic health issues
• International social work

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