Dr
Nelsensius Klau Fauk
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Background
Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk is a Senior Research Fellow at Torrens University Australia in the Axis Research Health Institute. His main area of research interest is HIV, and he has led 13 HIV research projects throughout his academic career. Nelson’s work has engaged a wide range of marginalised groups affected by HIV, including mothers, husbands, children, transgender women, men who have sex with men, motor taxi drivers, clients of female sex workers, migrants and caregivers of AIDS-orphaned children. His research has also included healthcare professionals, families of children with disabilities and HIV policymakers. Nelson’s projects address HIV-related issues such as risk factors for transmission, the impact of HIV, mental health, and the facilitators and barriers to accessing HIV care and healthcare services more broadly. He holds an S.Fil. (Bachelor of Philosophy), MOD, MHID, MSc and PhD.[Qualifications
- PhD in Public Health, Flinders University – Adelaide, Australia
- Master of Health and International Development (MSc), Flinders University – Adelaide, Australia
- Master of Health Education and Promotion (MHID), Maastricht University – The Netherlands
- Master of Rural Development and HIV/AIDS (MOD), University of Applied Science Van Hall Larenstein – Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Bachelor of Philosophy (S.Fil), Widya Mandira Catholic University – Kupang, Indonesia
Areas of Interest
- HIV
- Public Health
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About
Background
Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk is a Senior Research Fellow at Torrens University Australia in the Axis Research Health Institute. His main area of research interest is HIV, and he has led 13 HIV research projects throughout his academic career. Nelson’s work has engaged a wide range of marginalised groups affected by HIV, including mothers, husbands, children, transgender women, men who have sex with men, motor taxi drivers, clients of female sex workers, migrants and caregivers of AIDS-orphaned children. His research has also included healthcare professionals, families of children with disabilities and HIV policymakers. Nelson’s projects address HIV-related issues such as risk factors for transmission, the impact of HIV, mental health, and the facilitators and barriers to accessing HIV care and healthcare services more broadly. He holds an S.Fil. (Bachelor of Philosophy), MOD, MHID, MSc and PhD.[Qualifications
- PhD in Public Health, Flinders University – Adelaide, Australia
- Master of Health and International Development (MSc), Flinders University – Adelaide, Australia
- Master of Health Education and Promotion (MHID), Maastricht University – The Netherlands
- Master of Rural Development and HIV/AIDS (MOD), University of Applied Science Van Hall Larenstein – Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Bachelor of Philosophy (S.Fil), Widya Mandira Catholic University – Kupang, Indonesia
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Areas of Interest
- HIV
- Public Health