Hanna Tervonen is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the School of Health Sciences and currently working as an epidemiologist at the Cancer Institute NSW. Hanna worked as a post-doctoral researcher in the Cancer Epidemiology and Population Health Research Group at the University of South Australia between 2014 and 2016.
Hanna has a background in pharmaceutical sciences and public health. She holds a Doctoral degree in pharmacy (University of Eastern Finland, 2014), Master’s degrees in public health (University of Eastern Finland, 2014) and pharmacy (University of Kuopio, 2009) and a Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy (University of Kuopio, 2007).
About me
Hanna Tervonen is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the School of Health Sciences and currently working as an epidemiologist at the Cancer Institute NSW. Hanna worked as a post-doctoral researcher in the Cancer Epidemiology and Population Health Research Group at the University of South Australia between 2014 and 2016.
Hanna has a background in pharmaceutical sciences and public health. She holds a Doctoral degree in pharmacy (University of Eastern Finland, 2014), Master’s degrees in public health (University of Eastern Finland, 2014) and pharmacy (University of Kuopio, 2009) and a Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy (University of Kuopio, 2007).
About me
Australasian Epidemiological Association
Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA)
Finnish Epidemiological Society
Hanna's main areas of research interest include population health, cancer epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, drug misuse and dependence, and the use of registry-based and administrative data for research purposes. She has experience in analysing several large datasets.
Following the completion of her PhD at the University of Eastern Finland in 2014, Hanna has been working in the field of cancer epidemiology. At the UniSA, Hanna’s research focused on examining social cancer disparities.
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2017 |
5
4
3
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| 2017 |
2
2
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| 2017 |
Open access
6
4
26
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| 2017 |
Open access
3
2
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| 2017 |
1
1
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| 2017 |
Open access
3
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| 2017 |
Open access
2
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| 2017 |
3
2
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| 2016 |
10
9
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| 2016 |
3
3
6
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| 2015 |
23
21
6
|
| 2014 |
4
1
1
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| 2014 |
2
2
1
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| 2013 |
Open access
10
11
3
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| 2013 |
5
5
4
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| 2013 |
8
9
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| 2013 |
15
15
1
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| 2013 |
9
10
1
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| 2012 |
19
19
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| 2011 |
28
27
|
| 2009 |
8
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Research
Hanna's main areas of research interest include population health, cancer epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, drug misuse and dependence, and the use of registry-based and administrative data for research purposes. She has experience in analysing several large datasets.
Following the completion of her PhD at the University of Eastern Finland in 2014, Hanna has been working in the field of cancer epidemiology. At the UniSA, Hanna’s research focused on examining social cancer disparities.
Emerging Researcher Award 2016 (Asian-Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention)
The Enrico Anglesio Prize 2015 (International Association of Cancer Registries)
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Cancer Council Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Cancer Institute NSW | AUSTRALIA |
| Farenta Oy | FINLAND |
| Flinders Medical Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Helsinki Deaconess Institute | FINLAND |
| International Agency for Research on Cancer | FRANCE |
| Karolinska Institute | SWEDEN |
| King's College London | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Kuopio University Hospital | FINLAND |
| Liverpool John Moores University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Massey University | NEW ZEALAND |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Pfizer Pharmaceuticals | AUSTRALIA |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Sax Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| South Australian Department of Health | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Eastern Finland | FINLAND |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Turku | FINLAND |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Emerging Researcher AwardAsian-Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention |
2016 |
Membership SecretaryPublic Health Association of Australia, South Australia |
2016 |
Invited speakerClinical Oncology Society of Australia Annual Scientific meeting, Hobart |
2015 |
Membership SecretaryPublic Health Association of Australia, South Australia |
2015 |
The Enrico Anglesio Prize, Early Career ResearcherInternational Association of Cancer Registries |
2015 |
Membership SecretaryPublic Health Association of Australia, South Australia |
2014 |
EPA Early Career Research Prize for Best Scientific PaperEuropean Psychiatric Association |
2013 |
Hanna is regularly peer-reviewing articles for several international scientific journals.
Since 2009, Hanna has given more than 20 invited talks/ conference presentations in international and national congresses.
Hanna was a member/ substitute member of the School Research Management Committee (School of Health Sciences) in 2015-2016.
Hanna has experience teaching public health, epidemiology, research skills, biostatistics and pharmacology in Australia and Finland (lecturing, tutoring and marking).
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection: trends in diagnostic tests over time and factors associated with positivity and eradication rates in an Australian clinical population, 2000 – 2015 | Current |
