Ms Faith Alele ~ Lecturer, Epidemiologist
College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences
- About
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- Teaching
- Interests
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- Research
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- Communicable disease epidemiology, Risk factors, Non-communicable disease epidemiology, Determinants of health
- Experience
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- 2020 to present - Lecturer, Epidemiology, James Cook University (Townsville)
- 2019 to 2020 - Research Officer, James Cook University (Townsville)
- 2018 to 2020 - Associate Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville)
- 2017 to 2018 - Casual Academic (Teaching), James Cook University (Townsville)
- 2016 to 2017 - Evaluation Officer, James Cook University (Townsville)
- Research Disciplines
Faith Alele is a Lecturer in Epidemiology in the Discipline of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Faith received the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from Igbinedion University, Okada, Nigeria and the Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine degree with distinction, from James Cook University, Australia. She has a vast research experience which cuts across the fields of Public Health (communicable diseases and non-communicable diseases), Medical Education and Occupational Health and Exertional Heat Illness related research.
Faith teaches the courses “Epidemiology for Public Health and Health Professional Research” at JCU. She has been involved in many collaborative research projects and she is the author and co-author of more than 30 peer-reviewed articles. Her main research interest includes communicable and non-communicable disease epidemiology.
- Honours
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- Awards
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- 2017 - Top Australian Epidemiological Association student prize winner
- 2017 - Academic Medal (Recognition of Academic Excellence)
- 2016 to 2017 - Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine with Distinction
- Publications
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These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.
- Journal Articles
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- Alele F, Malau-Aduli B, Malau-Aduli A and Crowe M (2021) Individual anthropometric, aerobic capacity and demographic characteristics as predictors of heat intolerance in military populations. Medicina, 57 (2), Article: 173, DOI:10.3390/medicina57020173.
- Malau-Aduli B, Alele F, Heggarty P, Reeve C and Teague P (2021) Key elements of effective postgraduate GP educational environments: a mixed methods study. BMJ Open, 11 (2), Article: e041110, DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041110.
- Akosah-Twumasi P, Alele F, Smith A, Emeto T, Lindsay D, Tsey K and Malau-Aduli B (2020) Prioritising family needs: a grounded theory of acculturation for sub-Saharan African migrant families in Australia. Social Sciences, 9 (2), Article: 17, DOI:10.3390/socsci9020017.
- Akosah-Twumasi P, Alele F, Emeto T, Lindsay D, Tsey K and Malau-Aduli B (2020) "Preparing them for the road": African migrant parents' perceptions of their role in their children's career decision-making. Education Science, 10 (5), Article: 138, DOI:10.3390/educsci10050138.
- Alele F, Malau-Aduli B, Malau-Aduli A and Crowe M (2020) Epidemiology of exertional heat illness in the military: a systematic review of observational studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (19), Article: 7037, DOI:10.3390/ijerph17197037.
- Alele F, Malau-Aduli B, Malau-Aduli A and Crowe M (2020) A systematic review of the gender differences in the epidemiology and risk factors of exertional heat illness and heat tolerance in the Armed Forces. BMJ Open, 10, Article: e031825.
- Drovandi A, Adu M, Alele F, Jones K, Knott G and Malau-Aduli B (2020) Factors influencing the transition of pharmacy students from pre-clinical to clinical years at university. Pharmacy Education, 20 (1), pp. 336-345, DOI:10.46542/pe.2020.201.336345.
- Heggarty P, Teague P, Alele F, Adu M and Malau-Aduli B (2020) Role of formative assessment in predicting academic success among GP registrars: a retrospective longitudinal study. BMJ Open, 10 (11), Article: e040290, DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040290.
- Malau-Aduli B, Roche P, Adu M, Jones K, Alele F and Drovandi A (2020) Perceptions and processes influencing the transition of medical students from pre-clinical to clinical training. BMC Medical Education, 20, Article: 279, DOI:10.1186/s12909-020-02186-2.
- Alele F, Franklin R, Emeto T and Leggat P (2019) Occupational tuberculosis in healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health, 74 (3), pp. 95-108, DOI:10.1080/19338244.2018.1461600.
- Callander E, Allele F, Roberts H, Guinea W and Lindsay D (2019) The effect of childhood ADD/ADHD on parental workforce participation. Journal of Attention Disorders, 23 (5), pp. 487-492, DOI:10.1177/1087054716680076.
- Malau-Aduli B, Alele F, Heggarty P, Teague P, Sen Gupta T and Hays R (2019) Perceived clinical relevance and retention of basic sciences across the medical education continuum. Advances in Physiology Education, 43 (3), pp. 293-299, DOI:10.1152/advan.00012.2019.
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 22+ research outputs authored by Ms Faith Alele from 2016 onwards.
- Collaboration
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The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
Note: Map points are indicative of the countries or states that institutions are associated with.- 5+ collaborations
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- 1 collaboration
- Indicates the Tropics (Torrid Zone)
Connect with me
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- 41.118, Public and Indigenous Health (Townsville campus)
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