Ms Neta HaGani

Neta is a PhD candidate at the Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney. Her thesis, “Understanding the Role of psychosocial constructs on population health outcomes", examines the reciprocal effects of loneliness and social isolation on healthcare use and work-related factors such as retirement. Neta has completed her bachelor’s and master’s in clinical social work. Her former research in public health included local and international research projects in social and mental health and health policy, across different population groups. Her goal as a researcher is to create better services and reduce health inequalities among at-risk populations.