Heike Schutze

Dr Heike Schutze is a Senior Adjunct Lecturer at the Office of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, and an Honorary Senior Fellow at the Graduate Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong. Her work bridges health services research, translational studies, and public health, with a focus on primary care and marginalized populations.

• PhD, MPH, BSc (Biomedical)
• Specializes in qualitative and mixed-methods research
• Teaching expertise: public health, research methods, chronic disease prevention, health equity

Her research prioritizes health inequalities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, and natural disaster recovery. She has secured significant grants for community-driven initiatives, including bushfire resilience projects in Olinda-Rylstone.

Current supervision includes PhD candidates exploring surgical trainee wellbeing, cancer care models, and medical education in Indonesia. She contributes to policy analysis frameworks and HPV vaccination attitudes.

• Public Health Association of Australia
• Public Health Association NSW Branch (Treasurer)
• International Union of Health Promotion and Education

Her grants span community recovery ($1.5M+, 2022-2024), bushfire resilience ($854k+, 2021-2023), and indigenous health research training (NHMRC Scholarship, 2011-2014).