Development of a questionnaire measuring student attitudes to working and living in rural areas

Maree Adams

qualifications: MPH

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, literature review, collected data, contributed to drafts

position: Lecturer - Rural Health

Australia

Joanne Dollard

qualifications: GC PH

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, literature review, input data, contributed to drafts

position: Research Associate

Australia

Joanne Dollard is a Research Associate at the Spencer Gulf Rural Health School at the University of South Australia, based in Whyalla, regional South Australia. Her major research projects have been with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce issues, rural general practitioners use of evidenced based practice and falls prevention in older people. She has experience in both qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Jane Hollins

qualifications: PGDip PH&TM

contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, literature review, collected data, contributed to drafts

position: Research Officer

Australia

Research interests: rural health, general practice, health service, research methodology

John Petkov

qualifications: MSc

contribution: statistical analysis, contributed to drafts

position: Lecturer

Australia

I am the director of the Applied Statistics Unit at the Whyalla Campus at the University of South Australia. The Unit carries out statistical services for university staff and external clients. I lecture in mathematics and statistics at the campus as well. My research interests include Biostatistics and statistical work in engineering applications.