Susan Saldanha

BCom BHsc (Public Health), BBiomed (Hons)

PhD student, Department of General Practice
Email: susan.saldanha@monash.edu

PhD project title

Reproductive coercion: risk factors, health consequences and the role of general practice

Supervisors

Professor Danielle Mazza AM, Dr Jessica Botfield and Dr StellaMay Gwini

Profile

Susan graduated with honours in Biomedicine from the University of Melbourne in 2021, after completing undergraduate studies in Health Sciences and Commerce at La Trobe University. For her Honours thesis, she conducted a qualitative study on telehealth medical abortion provision in Victoria. Through her doctoral research with the DGP and SPHERE, Susan aims to bring about tangible improvements in the way reproductive coercion is understood and addressed, ensuring general practice is equipped to better support individuals experiencing this form of violence.