Carissa Bonner

Associate Professor Carissa Bonner is a behavioural scientist working in public health at the University of Sydney. She is the Deputy Director of the Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Health Services Lead at Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, and Chief Editor of Health Literacy and Communication Open. Her research is focused on risk communication, medical decision making and health literacy, with a strong focus on heart disease prevention. She has been a scientific advisor to the Heart Foundation on national guidelines and screening programs, the Department of Health and Aged Care on health literacy, and the World Health Organization on science translation.

 

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