Richard Chenhall is Associate Professor in Medical Anthropology in the Centre for Health Equity at the University of Melbourne. Richard teaches courses at the postgraduate level including Medical Anthropology, Qualitative Research in Public Health and Community Based Participatory Research.
He is currently working on a number of projects focusing on the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, including substance misuse and treatment, sexual health, youth experiences, digital storytelling and the social determinants of health. He is also conducting research related to alcoholism and self-help groups in Japan. Richard is currently an executive committee member for the Organisation for Intercultural Development (OICD) and the Asia Pacific Society for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (APSAAR) and is a member of the Australian Anthropological Association, the Society for Applied Anthropology, the Society for Community Research and the Japan Studies Association of Australia.
Current Grants administered outside University of Melbourne
Title: Culture, context and risk: Socio-cultural influences on the sexual health of Indigenous young people.
Role: Chief Investigator
Funding Source: Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (Administered by Charles Darwin University)
Award Date: 2009-2013
Title: The invisible parents project: Exploring the barriers to effective parent and community involvement in three Northern Territory schools
Role: Chief Investigator
Funding Source: Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (Administered by Charles Darwin University)
Award Date: 2008-2010
Title: BEAT: Best Practice in Early Intervention Assessment and treatment of Depression and Substance Misuse
Role: Chief Investigator
Funding Source: Beyond Blue (Administered by the Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin.)
Award Date: 2009-2014
Title: Indigenous Youth Gangs in Remote Aboriginal communities
Role: Chief Investigator
Funding Source: Criminology Research Council & Dept. of Justice. NT. (Administered by the Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin.)
Award Date: 2009 – 2012
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Sounding Out Japan An Anthropology of State-Making Sound in Contemporary Japan
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Credentials
Positions
Professor - Medical Anthropology
Melbourne School Of Population And Global Health
Casual
Melbourne Conservatorium Of Music
Board Of Directors
Asia Pacific Society for Alcohol and Addiction Research
Secretariat - Executive Council
Australian Professional Society for Alcohol and other Drugs
Executive
Organization for Intra-Cultural Development
Education
Doctorate of Philosophy
London School of Economics and Political Science
BA (HONS)
University of Melbourne