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David MacLaren

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Biography

David is a public health researcher with three decades experience in addressing community health issues in remote areas of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. His work focuses on understanding the complex interplay between biomedicine, health service provision and socio-cultural understandings of health.

David uses participatory research methods with a range of partners from laboratory scientists, health service professionals and community leaders to address health issues of importance to local communities. His collaborative projects include investigating culturally appropriate TB services, locally appropriate sanitation and traditional use of medicinal rainforest plants in Malaita, Solomon Islands. In Papua New Guinea, he has collaborated with a range of partners to investigate the acceptability and feasibility of male circumcision for HIV prevention and faith-based responses to HIV. David enthusiastically supports research capacity building and incorporates capacity building across all research activities. He works closely with Baru Conservation Alliance in Solomon Islands, the Australian Museum and the Kwainaa'isi Cultural Centre on a range of culture and conservation projects.

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Current JCU Research Students
The engagement and participation of faith based organizations in the health system reforms in Solomon Islands
Doctorate by Research - time-based
Completed JCU Research Students
Developing understanding with Aboriginal Communities about tuberculosis for system change: participatory action research
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)- 2023
When World's Collide: Where and When Anophelines and Humans Interact Impacts Malaria Transmission
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)- 2020
Balancing it out: The process by which midwifery students provide care to women following stillbirth in Papua New Guinea
Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)- 2019
Improving infection control at Atoifi Adventist Hospital, Solomon Islands: A participatory action research approach
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)- 2022
An investigation of health system capacity to provide medical male circumcision for HIV prevention in high burden settings in Papua New Guinea;;
Doctor of Philosophy (Medical and Molecular Sciences)- 2021
Health systems research capacity building in Solomon Islands: A multiple case study approach.
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)- 2022