BSc, Postgrad Dip Biomed Sci (Dist), PhD, MSW Andreia’s career started in molecular biology research however an interest in working directly with people led her to complete her PhD from Curtin University in Western Australia on the effects of domestic violence on the mental health of Indian women. This led to many years of working in both academia and at the community level on domestic violence and alcohol and drug misuse and interventions to decrease rates of both in our society. As her interest in mental health issues grew, Andreia obtained a Masters in Social Work from Charles Sturt University and worked in direct clinical practice at NSW Health and in the NGO sector, delivering mental health services to communities across the Murrumbidgee for several years. Currently she is a Lecturer in First Nations Mental Health, and her research interests are refugee mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander SEWB and women’s rights. Andreia taught into both internal and distance offerings across a range of subjects and schools for the past 10 years. She also has experience in subject design and curriculum development at undergraduate and post graduate level. In 2014 she teaches the following subjects: MHP 109 – The Body, Illness and Health MHP 115 – Introduction to Substance Use: Alcohol and Other Drugs MHP216 – Suicide Prevention MHP 217 – Assessment and Crisis Management (intensive) MHP 309 – Treatment and Management of Alcohol and other Substances Use MHP 312 – Sexual Assault, Family Violence and associated Trauma Andreia is also available to supervise higher degree by research students, please email aschineanu@csu.edu.au for more information.
First Nations Health
Dr Andreia Schineanu
Lecturer in Healthcare Sciences
Wagga Wagga
Building 2 Room 305