Biography
Katherine Weatherburn has spent ten years working in the global south and has been shocked by the lack of attention academia and the NGO sector focuses on injury prevention. Katherine's research examines whether mHealth can support with injury prevention, and her current research seeks to explore whether the mobile phone can be beneficial to communicate injury prevention information to rural communities in Nepal.
Research
Thesis title: 'mHealth intervention to prevent unintentional injury in the family unit in remote Nepal.'
PhD Supervision
- Principal supervisor: Dr Jamie Murdoch
- 2nd Supervisor: Dr Divya Parmar
Further details
Please see Katherine's Research Profile for further details.
Features
A Start-up Founder's Story: Safetyknot
We catch-up with Katherine Weatherburn, to learn more about how she developed Safetyknot alongside her studies.
Features
A Start-up Founder's Story: Safetyknot
We catch-up with Katherine Weatherburn, to learn more about how she developed Safetyknot alongside her studies.