Shanthi Ameratunga | |
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| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Public Health |
| Institutions | University of Auckland |
| Thesis | |
| Doctoral advisor | Robyn Norton Rod Jackson |
| Doctoral students | Josephine Herman |
Shanthi Neranjana Ameratunga is a New Zealand public health academic. As of September 2018, she is currently a full professor at the University of Auckland. [1]
After a 2005 PhD titled 'Disability following car crashes: an epidemiological investigation' at the University of Auckland, [2] supervised by Robyn Norton and Rod Jackson, Ameratunga joined the staff, rising to full professor. [1]
Ameratunga's work involves car accidents, alcohol, trauma, disabilities and rehabilitation. [3] [4] [5] [6] In 2020, she served on “A future for the world’s children?”, a WHO-UNICEF- Lancet Commission, co-chaired by Helen Clark and Awa Coll-Seck. [7]
Notable students of Ameratunga include Josephine Herman. [8]
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