Dr Sarah Carmody

PhD

Dr Sarah Carmody is the Centre Manager for the Centre of Research Excellence in Enhanced Dementia Diagnosis (CREEDD), within the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University.

Sarah has a background in health promotion and public health. She has worked across research, community and healthcare settings – with a focus on public health and health promotion programs across metro, regional and rural settings. Sarah spent the first six years of her career working in health promotion roles in Gippsland, Victoria. She is experienced in qualitative and case study research and has conducted extensive qualitative interviewing and thematic analysis, particularly in evaluating community-based programs. Sarah’s PhD research investigated health inequities and health promotion program sustainability.

Sarah has managed a range of research and community-based programs and has led regional and organisational strategic health promotion planning and evaluation. Sarah’s work includes extensive stakeholder engagement, partnership development and collaboration, and she has facilitated state, regional and local health partnerships and networks. Sarah has over ten years’ experience in teaching and capacity building roles, including teaching Undergraduate and Master's units and short courses in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash, across subjects including Foundations of Health Promotion and Program Planning, Evaluating Public Health Programs and Health Promotion Practicum.