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Dr Rachel Rowe

Dr Rachel Rowe

Senior Lecturer

PHD, MPH, BA (Hons)

Medicine & Health
School of Population Health

My research critically engages with knowledge-making in public health and welfare systems. I'm interested novel data intensive and algorithmic technologies, including automated assessment and risk prediction - with close attention to the commercial determinants of these emerging technologies and their implications for health and social equity. I combine my expertise in sociology, public health, political economy, social policy, and science and technology studies, with experience in policy, project and evaluation roles in community health and NSW Health.

Supervision:

I am available for coursework and HDR research supervision including 6cp, 12cp and 18cp projects, Independent Learning Projects and PhDs.

Research Interests:

public health, science and technology policy, political economy, digital health technologies, social studies of finance, harm reduction, economic sociology.

Teaching:

I have over a decade of experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in Public Health, Arts & Humanities, Social Policy and Social Science programs.听I currently convene the postgraduate course, Health Promotion and Social Perspectives of Health (PHCM9012).

Additional Roles at 91色情片:

Inaugural Director, School of Population Health Advocacy Lab

Society Memberships & Professional Activities:

Data Justice Research Network (91色情片), Media Futures Hub (91色情片)

NSW Branch Executive member, Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA)

Australian Sociological Association (TASA), Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA)

Location
School of Population Health, Level 5, Health Translation Hub, 91色情片 Randwick
  • Journal articles | 2026
    Rowe R, 2026, 'How risk scores encode financial logics in health', Economy and Society, 55, pp. 144 - 165,
    Journal articles | 2025
    Twyford E; Rowe R; Andrew J, 2025, 'Financial gaslighting: The financialisation of care in later life', Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 101,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Jaworski A; Green B; Kennett K; Mayol A; Rowe R, 2022, 'Tobacco cessation experiences and needs: perspectives from Arabic-speaking communities', Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 21, pp. 1010 - 1028,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Rowe R, 2021, 'Social determinants of health in the Big Data mode of population health risk calculation', Big Data and Society, 8,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Rowe R; Ansara YG; Jaworski A; Higgs P; Clare PJ, 2018, 'What is the alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevalence among culturally and linguistically diverse groups in the Australian population? A national study of prevalence, harms, and attitudes', Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Rowe R; Berger I; Copeland J, 2017, '鈥淣o pain, no gainz鈥? Performance and image-enhancing drugs, health effects and information seeking', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 24, pp. 400 - 408,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Rowe R; Berger I; Yaseen B; Copeland J, 2017, 'Risk and blood-borne virus testing among men who inject image and performance enhancing drugs, Sydney, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 36, pp. 658 - 666,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Jaworski A; Brown T; Norman C; Hata K; Toohey M; Vasiljevic D; Rowe R, 2016, 'Developing a guide for community-based groups to reduce alcohol-related harm among African migrants', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 27, pp. 21 - 28,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Rowe R; Stephenson N, 2016, 'Speculating on health: public health meets finance in 鈥榟ealth impact bonds鈥', Sociology of Health and Illness, 38, pp. 1203 - 1216,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Rowe R; Berger I, 2015, 'Patterns of performance and image enhancing drug use among men accessing needle and syringe programs in Sydney, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 156, pp. e194 - e194,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Rowe R, 2014, 'Choosing the right mix: Lessons on culturally relevant treatment from the evaluation of the drug and alcohol multicultural education centre's counselling service', Mental Health and Substance Use Dual Diagnosis, 7, pp. 92 - 101,
  • Reports | 2025
    Rowe R; Bathie L; Copland L; D'mello F; Jolly A; Leahy A; Secco M, 2025, Submission 156: Inquiry into the health impacts of alcohol and other drugs in Australia, Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport, Canberra, 156,
    Conference Papers | 2025
    Rowe R, 2025, 'How do 鈥榖ig鈥 data and algorithms accompany financialisation in public health?', Sydney, presented at Oceanic Conference on International Studies, Sydney, 09 July 2025 - 11 July 2025,
    Conference Papers | 2025
    Rowe R, 2025, 'I don't see people moving fast and breaking things: Technological solutionism amidst longstanding challenges in public health knowledge-making', Melbourne University, presented at The Australian Sociology Association Conference, Melbourne University, 24 November 2025 - 27 March 2026,
    Theses / Dissertations | 2025
    Rowe R, 2025, Preventive Measures: Data, Algorithms and Financial Logics in Public Health
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Rowe R, 2023, 'A tale of two bonds: The technoscientific features of experimental finance in social services and public health', Melbourne, presented at ISA - World Sociology Conference, Melbourne
    Reports | 2022
    Morris D; Grootemaat P; Loggie C; Fildes D; Rowe R; Westera A; Seemann N; Fuggle L; Gordon R, 2022, Final Report on the development of the draft National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines: Evidence Review, Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong
    Reports | 2022
    Morris D; Thompson C; Westera A; Loggie C; Grootemaat P; Fildes D; Rowe R; Seemann N; Fuggle L; Gordon R, 2022, Final report of the development of the draft National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines: Stakeholder Report, Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Rowe R, 2022, 'Actuaries and algorithms: Tracking risk scores from finance to public health', Madrid, presented at EASSTS, Madrid
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Rowe R, 2022, 'Making data assets with population health', Madrid, presented at EASST, Madrid
    Conference Abstracts | 2017
    Rowe R; Ansara YG; Jaworski A; Higgs P; Clare P, 2017, 'SUBSTANCE USE PREVALENCE AND RELATED HARMS AMONG CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS IN AN AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 36, pp. 64 - 64,
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Rowe R; Gallard A, 2014, 'How accessible are NSW alcohol and other drug services for clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds?', Adelaide, presented at Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference, Adelaide

2018 - Scientia Scholarship

I currently serve on the NSW Branch Committee of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA). My primary advocacy role for the branch is in public health's responses to climate change.

My Teaching

I teach to promote critical thinking, foster the application of course content to real world contexts and to empower students to unpack and address a range of challenging social questions. Creating dynamic and participatory learning environments that make learning new things less intimidating is my passion.

I convene PHCM9012 Health Promotion and Social Perspectives of Health.听I have over ten years of experience teaching courses in contemporary political economy, surveillance and the politics of public health, theories of social change and contemporary society.