Dr. Olaf Werder
Degree Director
Master of Health Communication, Senior Lecturer
Discipline of Media and Communications
A graduate in marketing/management from the Universit?t Dortmund, Germany, in advertising from the University of Illinois, and in Mass Communication from the University of Florida, Olaf Werder holds a lectureship in strategic and health communication at the Media and Communications Department of the University of Sydney after having held positions at the University of Florida and the University of New Mexico. Prior to his academic appointment, he has worked in the communication industry on the media and agency side in two countries for about ten years.
Research interests
Health Communication (Role in Public Health)
Community-based participatory research (CBPR)
Social Marketing
Health Policy/Promotion Interaction
Obesity Prevention Campaigns
Quantitative Methods
Media Effects in Health Interventions