Elizabeth Hoon

Associate Professor Elizabeth Hoon

Senior Researcher

Health and Medical Sciences Faculty Office

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Associate Professor Elizabeth Hoon is a qualitative research specialist at the Adelaide Rural Clinical School, and a senior researcher at the Discipline of General Practice.E. Hoon is a social scientist and health services researcher with 15 years’ experience in large multidisciplinary research projects, leading qualitative methodological input and process evaluation design. Their positions as a qualitative research specialist in the Adelaide Rural Clinical School (0.5 FTE) and in the Discipline of General Practice (0.3 FTE) have focussed on bringing diverse stakeholders’ perspectives to exploratory studies of primary care and health systems, including rural and remote experiences, as well as understanding how intervention studies are implemented in diverse settings. Hoon has published 50 peer reviewed articles, has 549 citations, a Research Interest Score of 298.0 and an h-index of 13. Hoon is a current CI /named researcher on two Category 1 grant and has recently contributed to the completion of three Category 3 grants (lead CI on one).

Areas of interest:

  • Qualitative research approaches in health
  • Sociological understandings of health
  • Primary health care with a focus on rural and remote health
  • Patient perspectives in managing health and engaging with primary care
  • Addressing inequalities in health
  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2024 - ongoing Qualitative Research Specialist University of Adelaide
    2024 - ongoing Senior Researcher University of Adelaide
    2017 - ongoing Course Coordinator and Research Fellow University of Adelaide
    2017 - ongoing Research Fellow University of Adelaide
    2013 - 2017 Arthritis SA Florey Research Fellow The University of Adelaide
    2010 - 2013 LINKIN Health Study Project Manager The University of Adelaide
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    The University of South Australia Australia PhD
  • 2025 - 2027. Walters L, Norris B, Gonzalez-Chica D, Liddell A, Thomas K, Roughead L, Hoon E, Sparrow D.  BRIDGE - Building Rural medication safety through Interdisciplinary, Data-driven, clinical Governance focussed on Equity (NHMRC)
  • 2025 - 2028. Walters L, Hoon E, Gonzalez-Chica D, Morgan K, Pedler K, Basheer Hassan S.   Realist Evaluation of Northern Eyre Peninsula Health Alliance New Model of Primary Care.
  • 2024 - 2027. Zwar N, Banerjee C, Hoon E, Sweetman A, Kaambwa B, Cannon B, Le Plastrier K. Chronic insomnia: Comparing the effectiveness of interventions utilising digital health in priority populations. (MRFF)
  • 2022-2023.  Hill C, Black R, Hoon E, Bryant M. Validation and integration of Patient Reported Experience Measures in outpatient rheumatology care in Australia (arthritis Australia)
  • 2020- 2022.  Hoon E, Eliott J, Carter D, Harvey G, Stocks N. How does the CALHN Clinical Ethics Committee support decision making processes for clinicians and managers in a global pandemic – A case study. (THRF).

PUB HLTH 7078, 7078OL - Qualitative Research Methods in Health.  Co-Course Coordinator (2018-2024).

PUB HLTH 2200 - Social Foundations of Health II. Co-Course Coordinator (2017). Module coordinator for Module 3 (2016 and 2017).  

PUB HLTH 2008 - Health beyond the Burbs. Course Coordinator for new course (2017-19). Module coordinator for Module 3 (2017).

PUB HLTH 1001 - Health and Illness in Population. Leader of Practicals (2014 and 2015). 

PUB HLTH 1002- Public Health 1B- Mentor for Small Group Discovery work (2014 and 2015).

PUB HLTH 3501 - Epidemiology in Action III. Guest lecturer. 'Research methods used in NHMRC LINKIN Health Study'.  (2013 and 2014) 

PUB HLTH 3506 - Public Health Theory and Practice III. Guest Lecturer.  (2014)

 

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2025 Co-Supervisor Challenges and Opportunities in Evaluating Rural Place-Based Initiatives: Understanding Context, Measurement and Impact Master of Philosophy (Medical Science) Master Full Time Jessica Stevens
    2024 Co-Supervisor The influence of socioeconomic factors on medication use and health outcomes in Australians with rheumatoid arthritis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Oscar Kenneth Russell
    2023 Co-Supervisor Empowering Rural Communities: Developing a Model for Evaluating Community-Led Wellbeing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Jessica Louise Stevens
    2018 Co-Supervisor Smoking in Pregnancy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mrs Cherise Jaye Fletcher
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2014 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Evaluation of Services for the Preoperative Assessment and Management of High-Risk Surgical Patients Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Clarabelle Thuymai Pham
    2010 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Obligation and Compromise: Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health Workers Successes, Challenges and Partnerships Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Renae Julia Kirkham
  • Committee Memberships

    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2015 - ongoing Member Faculty of Health Sciences Human Research Ethics Committee The University of Adelaide Australia
    2013 - 2017 Member Arthritis SA Health Services, Advocacy and Research Committee Arthritis Foundation of South Australia Australia
    2013 - 2015 Vice-Chair School of Public Health Research Committee University of Adelaide Australia
  • Position: Senior Researcher
  • Phone: 83131567
  • Email: elizabeth.hoon@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: 115 Grenfell St - Wyatt House, floor Eighth Floor
  • Org Unit: Medical Specialties

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