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Senior Lecturer in Sociology (Ageing and Dementia), University of Tasmania

Peta Cook is a Senior Lecturer of Sociology at the University of Tasmania. She is a sociologist of knowledge, with a specific focus on ageing, medical science, health and illness, and identity and embodiment.

Peta is a member of the Australian Sociological Association (TASA) and Council on the Ageing (COTA), Tasmania.

Experience

  • 2014–present
    Senior Lecturer of Sociology, University of Tasmania
  • 2009–2014
    Lecturer of Sociology, University of Tasmania
  • 2007–2008
    Associate Lecturer of Sociology, Queensland University of Technology

Education

  • 2013 
    University of Tasmania, Graduate Certificate of University Learning and Teaching
  • 2008 
    Queensland University of Technology, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2004 
    Queensland University of Technology, Bachelor of Social Science (Sociology ) (Hons)
  • 2003 
    Queensland University of Technology, Bachelor of Social Science (Sociology)
  • 1997 
    Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Bachelor of Photography

Research Areas

  • Sociology (1608)
  • Social Theory (160806)
  • Sociology And Social Studies Of Science And Technology (160808)
  • Sociology Not Elsewhere Classified (160899)
  • Aged Health Care (111702)