Associate Professor Gil-Soo Han
PhD (University of New England), MA, Hons (University of New England), MA Soc (Jawaharlal Nehru University), BA (Sungkyul University)
Gil-Soo Han curriculum vitae [
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Biography
I was educated in Korea, India and Australia. I taught at the University of New England and the Monash University School of Rural Health. I joined the School in January 2008, after completing my term as Head of Arts at the Monash University Sunway Campus, Malaysia. My disciplinary training is sociological, but I much appreciate anthropological and historical insights in my teaching and research.
Research interests
Health communication
How a range of communication methods may be utilized to enhance the quality of individual health
Media and religion
How religiosity is expressed through the media
Media and ethnicity
How ethnicity is maintained through the media
International medical graduates
Their processes of integration and acculturation in the context of diverse Australian communities
The digital divide
Seeking to understand the socio-economic and cultural reasons causing the digital divide, and seeking ways to bridge the gap
Political economy of media industries
Sociology of health, illness and medicine
Rural health – recruitment and retention of medical practitioners in the rural community
Migrant communities in Australia – with reference to their identities, religion and health
Christianity in overseas Korean communities
Selected publications
- Han, GS. (2010) 'International medical graduates in Australian news: A media narrative analysis', Journal of Health, Organization and Management, Vol 24, No. 3.
- Han, GS. Han, JJ. and Kim, AE. (2009) 'Serving two masters': Protestant churches in Korea International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church. Vol 9, No. 4.
- Evans, F. Han, GS. Madison, J. (2006) Healthcare Reform and Interest Groups: Catalysts and Barriers in Rural Australia, Lanham, University Press of America.
- Han, GS. (2000) Health and Medicine under Capitalism: Korean Immigrants in Australia, Cranbury, NJ, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press and London, Associated University Presses.
- Han, GS. (1994) Social Sources of Church Growth: Korean Churches in the Homeland and Overseas, Lanham, University Press of America.
Competitive grants
- Heatwaves, population health, and emergency management in Australia – a qualitative study (2009-2010). Australian Research Council.
- Changing disease patterns amongst migrants: a focus on the National Health Priority Areas (2008-2010). Australian Research Council.
- Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural Agricultural & Fishing Communities in Malaysia (2006-2008), Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia.