Andrew Perusco has been awarded a Sir Roland Wilson Scholarship, a three-year, full pay scholarship for PhD research at ANU. Congratulations!
About Andrew
Andrew Perusco is a tobacco control policy and program specialist with over 20 years’ experience in the Commonwealth and NSW public services. Andrew has made significant contributions to tobacco control policy and program implementation, including leading: policy development and program implementation for the Tackling Indigenous Smoking program from 2016 to 2020; development of the National Tobacco Strategy 2012-2018; national policy approaches for electronic cigarettes; and planning, implementation and evaluation of the seminal Arabic-speakers tobacco control project in southwest Sydney.
Andrew is placed at the National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, Australian National University and his research is affiliated with the National Health and Medical Research Centre, Centre for Research Excellence in Achieving the Tobacco Endgame. Andrew’s research explores why tobacco endgame measures have not been incorporated into Australia’s tobacco control policies, and what might precipitate adoption.
PhD Title: Why has Australia failed to implement tobacco endgame policies and what might precipitate policy adoption? Applied policy process research on tobacco endgame policies for Australia
Supervisor: Dr Raglan Maddox
https://srwfoundation.anu.edu.au/scholars/our-scholars/p
About the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation
The Sir Roland Wilson Foundation brings together The Australian National University, Charles Darwin University and the Australian Public Service to build public policy capability and leadership through postgraduate scholarships, professional development and networking opportunities.
The foundation provides scholarships that invest in research and development opportunities for public servants. Scholars study in a range of fields, such as public administration, economic and social policy, data and cyber security, law, and environment and climate management. They bring back to their agencies important connections with academia as well as expertise in research, ready for successful leadership in the public service.
https://srwfoundation.anu.edu.au/about/foundation
