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Summary
Alphonse Begani is a qualified environmental health professional with more than 13 years teaching experience and 10 years of work experience in the field of environmental health. Mr. Begani’s notable achievements include; the development of the BEH (Bachelor of Environmental Health) curriculum, with his colleagues and the successful implementation of the curriculum to produce quality graduates in the field of environmental health and occupational health and safety. Mr. Begani has been very instrumental in the organization and spearheading of four (4) consecutive occupational health and safety symposiums since 2010. He has also published his research papers in both local and international Journals and has participated in the presentations of one of his papers in the 3rd and the 4th National Occupational Health and safety Symposium held at DWU in 2016 and 2019 respectively.
Research Projects:
Teaching
- Environmental Health Project Management
- Environmental Toxicology
- Occupational Health and Safety 1
- Occupational Health and Safety 2
- Physics for the Life Sciences
- Introduction to Environmental Health
Experience
Current Designation
- Head of Environmental Health, Senior Lecturer
Full time
- Jan 2017 – current Senior Lecturer, HoD – Environmental Health,Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea
- Jan 2010 – December 2016 Lecturer, Environmental Health, Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea
- Jan 2007-December 2009 Senior Tutor- Environmental Health, Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea
- Jan 2002- December 2006 – Tutor, College of Allied Health Sciences, Madang, Papua New Guinea
- Jan 1997 – December 2001- Senior Environmental Health Officer, National Capital District Commission- Port Moresby, NCD.
- Jan 1994 – December 1996- Environmental Health Officer with the National Capital District Commission-Port Moresby,NCD
- Jan 1992- December 1993, Liquor Licensing Inspector, National Capital District Commission- Port Moresby, NCD
Affiliations
- Member with the Queensland University Alumni Association
- Member with the Flinders Alumni Association
- Member with the PNG Australia Alumni Association
Awards
EDUCATION
- Masters Degree, Environmental Health and Occupational Health and Safety, QUT, 2015
- Certificate of attendance in Applicable Statistics, Divine Word University, 2010
- Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, 2009 Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea
- Bachelors Degree, Environmental Health (Applied Science), Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, 2006
- Certificate in Managing Conflict Resolution in the Workplace, Flinders University, 2006
- Certificate in Effective Communication and Networking in the Workplace, Flinders University, 2006
- Certificate in Project Management Planning, Flinders University, 2006
- Diploma in Applied Health Sciences, Royal Society of Health College of Allied Health Sciences, Madang, 1991
- Diploma Royal Society of Public Health, England 1991
AWARDS & HONORS
- Australia Awards Scholarship 2015
- Australian Development Scholarship 2006
Presentations
- Is exposure to Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle Associated with Occupational Lung Cancer among Titanium Dioxide Production Workers? An emerging issue. A Sytematic Literature Review. Poster presented at the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences “Painim Aut Health Research Seminar”, Divine Word University, Madang. 2017, October. Begani, Z.A., Begani, K R.
- Is exposure to Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle Associated with Occupational Lung Cancer among Titanium Dioxide Production Workers? An emerging issue. A Sytematic Literature Review. Poster presented at the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences “Painim Aut Health Research Seminar”, Divine Word University, Madang. 2017, October. Begani, Z.A., Begani, K R.
Publications
- Begani, A.Z. and Begani, R.K. (2018) Is Exposure to Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle Associated
With Occupational Lung Cancer among Titanium Dioxide Production Workers? An Emerging Issue. Occupational Diseases and Environmental Medicine, 6, 50-61. https://doi.org/10.4236/odem.2018.62004 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/odem)
- Begani, R.K. and Begani, A.Z. (2017) Alluvial Gold Mining Sites as Exposure Pathways for Methyl Mercury Toxicity in Children: A Systematic Review. Health, 9, 930-941.https://doi.org/10.4236/health.2017.96066
- Begani, K.R.,Begani, Z.A., So-on,V. & Pokasui, K. (2013) 'Impact of shift work amongst security guards in Madang town' in the Contemporary PNG studies: DWU Research Journal, May 2013
- Orathinkal, J., Totona, K., Begani, A., Tuka, A., Tombe, B., & Begani, K.R. (2011). Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs on HIV/AIDS amongTertiarystudents in Papua New Guinea, World Journal of AIDs, (1) June 2011, pp 50-62.
Supervision
PhD and Masters
Collaboration
- QUT, DWU EH alumni with various industries in country, MULLG.
- NDoH and NCDC
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