Doctor Sowbhagya Micheal
Lecturer,
School of Medicine
Biography
Sowbhagya has a background in microbiology, medical and psychiatric social work, public health, community development and medical education. Her work and research in India with people living with HIV/AIDS cemented her interests in community participation and public health, which became the focus of her doctoral thesis at the University of New South Wales. During her PhD studies at the University of New South Wales, Sowbhagya engaged in part-time individual and small group teaching, particularly in the Faculty of Medicine, which ignited an interest in medical education.
Sowbhagya is currently a Lecturer with the Medical Education Unit of the School of Medicine and Convenor of the community-engaged Medicine in Context program. She combines her expertise in community health and teaching, focusing on community-engaged medical education by translating community realities and contexts into medical education. Her research focuses on teaching scholarship, community engagement in academia, impact of community engagement, improving sexual and reproductive health for young people, lived experiences of underserved communities and improving access to health care. She translates these research insights into her teaching and community engagement. In addition to teaching and research, Dr Micheal initiates and maintains partnerships between the School of Medicine and community-health related organisations, particularly in Greater Western Sydney.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Micheal.
Qualifications
- PhD University of New South Wales
Professional Memberships
- Public Health Association Australia (2020 - 2022)
Awards
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President Excellent in Teaching - Partnerships 2020-12-08
- Fellowship - Advance HE 2020-10-20
- School of Medicine Engagement Excellence Award 2022-12-09
- Western Sydney University Women's Fellowship Researcher Development Award 2023-01-03
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- School of Medicine
Committees
- We-CALD: Western CALD Staff Collective
Contact
| Email: | S.Micheal@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Phone: | (02) 4620 3259 |
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| Location: | 30.3.27 Campbelltown |
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Teaching
Previous Teaching Areas
- 400810 Integrated Clinical Rotations 1, 2014
- 400810 Integrated Clinical Rotations 1, 2015
- 400810 Integrated Clinical Rotations 1, 2016
- 400810 Integrated Clinical Rotations 1, 2017
- 400810 Integrated Clinical Rotations 1, 2018
- 400810 Integrated Clinical Rotations 1, 2019
- 400810 Integrated Clinical Rotations 1, 2020
- 400810 Integrated Clinical Rotations 1, 2021
- 400861 Foundations of Medicine 1, 2016
- 400861 Foundations of Medicine 1, 2019
- 400861 Foundations of Medicine 1, 2020
- 400862 Foundations of Medicine 2, 2014
- 400862 Foundations of Medicine 2, 2015
- 400862 Foundations of Medicine 2, 2016
- 400862 Foundations of Medicine 2, 2017
- 400862 Foundations of Medicine 2, 2018
- 400862 Foundations of Medicine 2, 2019
- 400862 Foundations of Medicine 2, 2020
- 401254 Clinical Sciences 1, 2021
- 401277 Clinical Sciences 2, 2021
- 401278 Applied Clinical Sciences 1, 2021
Publications
Chapters in Books
- Marjadi, B., Micheal, S., Mason, G. and Gauci-Mansour, V. (2023), 'Managing digital divide in a fully integrated, community-engaged medical curriculum within a hyper-diverse context : reflections from Western Sydney University School of Medicine', Improving Inclusivity in Higher Education: Addressing the Digital Divide in the COVID Pandemic, Springer 9789819950751.
Journal Articles
- Parmar, J., Sanagavarapu, P., Micheal, S., Chandio, N., Cartwright, S. and Arora, A. (2024), 'A qualitative study of preschool children's perspectives on an oral health promotion program in New South Wales, Australia', Children, vol 11, no 4 .
- Micheal, S., Kellett, A., Lessey, N. and Marjadi, B. (2023), 'Gamified innovation to teach patient disadvantage', Clinical Teacher, vol 20, no 1 .
- Aibangbee, M., Micheal, S., Mapedzahama, V., Liamputtong, P., Pithavadian, R., Hossain, Z., Mpofu, E. and Dune, T. (2023), 'Migrant and refugee youth's sexual and reproductive health and rights : a scoping review to inform policies and programs', International Journal of Public Health, vol 68 .
- Micheal, S., Fava, G. and Spannenberg, J. (2023), 'Medicine in context : a model for community-engaged medical education', Transform, vol 7, no November , pp 91 - 92.
- Marjadi, B., Scobie, J., Doyle, K., Tobin, S., Whitton, G., Rollinson, N., Haque, S., Fava, G., Smith, M., Spannenberg, J. and Micheal, S. (2022), 'Twelve tips for engaging students and community partners in medical education', Medical Teacher, vol 44, no 12 , pp 1340 - 1346.
- Hawkey, A., Chalmers, J., Micheal, S., Diezel, H. and Armour, M. (2022), '"A day-to-day struggle" : a comparative qualitative study on experiences of women with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain', Feminism and Psychology, vol 32, no 4 , pp 482 - 500.
- Chandio, N., Micheal, S., Tadakmadla, S., Sohn, W., Cartwright, S., White, R., Sanagavarapu, P., Parmar, J. and Arora, A. (2022), 'Barriers and enablers in the implementation and sustainability of toothbrushing programs in early childhood settings and primary schools: a systematic review', BMC Oral Health, vol 22, no 1 .
- Workman, A., Kruger, E., Micheal, S. and Dune, T. (2022), 'LGBTIQ CALD people's experiences of intimate partner violence : a systematic literature review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol 19, no 23 .
- Micheal, S., Ogbeide, A., Arora, A., Alford, S., Firdaus, R., Lim, D. and Dune, T. (2021), 'Exploring tertiary health science student willingness or resistance to cultural competency and safety pedagogy', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol 18, no 17 .
- Marjadi, B., Mapedzahama, V., Rogers, G., Donnelly, M., Harris, A., Donadel, D., Jakstas, E., Dune, T., Lo, W., Micheal, S., McKnight, T., Hennessy, A., Ganapathy, V. and Pacey, F. (2020), 'Medicine in context : ten years' experience in diversity education for medical students in Greater Western Sydney, Australia', GMS Journal for Medical Education, vol 37, no 2 .
- Diezel, H., Armour, M., Micheal, S. and Chalmers, J. (2019), 'The potential role of complementary medicine in women with pelvic pain', Advances in Integrative Medicine, vol 6, no Suppl. 1 , pp 132 - 133.
- Micheal, S. and Marjadi, B. (2018), 'Blended learning to teach gender in medical school', Clinical Teacher, vol 15, no 3 , pp 208 - 213.
Conference Papers
- Micheal, S., Lim, D., Ogbeide, A., Arora, A., Alford, S., Firdaus, R. and Dune, T. (2023), 'Tertiary health science students willingness or resistance to cultural competency and safety pedagogy', Australia and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators. Conference , Gold Coast, Qld..
- Micheal, S., Nguyen, T., Gupta, A., Graves, J. and Marjadi, B. (2023), 'Partnership pedagogy approach to gender and sexuality diversity curriculum in medical education', Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators. Conference, Gold Coast, Qld..
- Marjadi, B. and Micheal, S. (2022), 'Ethical vs strategic partnerships : where to draw the line?', Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators. Conference, Online.
- Micheal, S. and Marjadi, B. (2022), 'Promoting university-community -student partnerships : strategies, framework and future plans', Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators. Conference, Online.
- Micheal, S., Possamai-Inesedy, A., Page, S., Doyle, K. and Marjadi, B. (2022), 'Teaching & learning partnerships : from policy to practice', Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators. Conference, Online.
- Rana, K., Parmar, J., Chimoriya, R., Micheal, S., Dune, T., Lim, D., Alford, S. and Arora, A. (2022), 'Peer support as a catalyst for improving student engagement and learning in higher education : a qualitative study', Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia. Conference, Melbourne, Vic..
- Micheal, S., Fava, G. and Spannenberg, J. (2022), 'It takes a village to raise socially accountable doctors', Engagement Australia International Conference, Sydney, N.S.W..
- Micheal, S., Marjadi, B., Donnelly, M. and Hope, P. (2017), 'Guiding student transition to clinical learning through community immersion', Australia and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators. Conference, Adelaide, S.A..
- Micheal, S. and Marjadi, B. (2017), 'From traditional teaching to blended learning in a community-engaged placement program', Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators. Conference, Adelaide, S.A..
Previous Projects
| Title: | Experiences of women with and without confirmed pathology accessing health care and support services for their pelvic pain |
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| Western Researchers: | Mike Armour, Sowbhagya Micheal, Jane Chalmers and Caroline Smith |
| Years: | 2017-10-02 - 2018-05-31 |
| ID: | P00024492 |
| Title: | Enablers and barriers to accessing and implementing Bright Smiles Bright Futures (BSBF) Program in NSW primary and preschool settings |
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| Western Researchers: | Amit Arora, Prathyusha Sanagavarapu, Rhiannon White and Sowbhagya Micheal |
| Years: | 2021-04-01 - 2023-12-31 |
| ID: | P00027415 |
Supervision
Previous Supervision
| Thesis Title: | Migrant and Refugee Youths? Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights |
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| Thesis Title: | Evaluating the impact of women?s help-seeking for vaginismus on their sense of self: A mixed methods study to develop health resources |
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| Thesis Title: | Minority LGBTIQ intimate partner violence victims experiences of survival and resilience |
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