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Associate Professor Rebecca Olson is a sociologist at the University of Queensland's School of Social Science, with expertise in health sociology, emotional theory, and innovative qualitative methodologies. As co-founder of SocioHealthLab and joint editor of Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal, she bridges clinical practice and critical social science.
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Her research explores emotions in healthcare through projects like emotion work in palliative care and medicinal cannabis policy analysis. She advances video-reflexive ethnography to study practice minutiae in physiotherapy and interprofessional education. Recent 2025 publications address climate anxiety, low back pain distress, and digital mental health equity.
Olson's work shapes international guidelines including the 2025 AMEE Guide on Medical Education and 2021 Chilean Teaching Policy. She mentors PhD students in areas like neurodevelopmental disability interventions and physiotherapy practice, though currently unavailable for new supervision. Collaborations span Queensland Health, Mater Misericordiae Ltd, and ARC Discovery Projects funding climate anxiety research.
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