Dr. Denise Azar

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Denise Azar is an early career researcher employed as a Research Fellow at the School of Rural Health at Monash University. She completed her PhD at Deakin University, with a thesis exploring the relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms in young women. Denise's background includes population health planning and program evaluation in health services research. Her current projects focus on understanding the role of health literacy in reducing health inequalities and co-designing health literacy interventions for health services, patients, and practitioners. Denise's research interests include health literacy and socio-demographic factors influencing the acceptability of hospital-based cardiac services, as well as the social determinants of health for individuals living in rural areas. She is dedicated to improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities for people living in rural regions. Denise's work contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals aimed at ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring prosperity for all.

Research Interests

Experience

Research Fellow

— Present

Monash University • Melbourne, Aus

Conducting research projects focused on health literacy and its impact on rural health outcomes.

Requirements for Monash University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:12
Reading
Required:13
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:79
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a related field
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Copy of Passport
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Faculty of Information Technology for most Master's programs including Computer Science and Data Science.