Vincent La Placa University Of Greenwich, United Kingdom
Dr Vincent La Placa joined the University in 2010 and specialises
in global public health and wellbeing; design and implementation of
health-related behaviour change segmentations; and social theory and research
methodologies. He previously worked as a Research Consultant for the Department
of Health (DH) [now DHSC], where he managed the qualitative strand of the
"Healthy Foundations (HF) Life-stage Segmentation Model": one of the
largest pieces of qualitative research funded by DH.
Dr La Placa, as Associate Professor of Public Health and Policy
and Associate Head of the School for Student Success, is strategically
responsible for maximising student academic outcomes and learning and teaching
experiences across the School of Human Sciences; and has previously presented
research on international student recruitment to the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office (FCO). Prior to this, he was a Research Manager for a leading UK student
accommodation provider, where he designed strategic research and insight, to
enhance the student experience of accommodation and its impact upon student
outcomes.
Dr La Placa has presented research at a variety of national and
international conferences and is also an Honorary Fellow of the Eurasia
Teaching and Research Association (TERA). He co-edited the book, “Wellbeing:
Policy and Practice”, with Anneyce Knight and Allan McNaught, published in
2014. He has recently co-edited the book, “Social Science Perspectives on
Global Public Health”, with Julia Morgan, published in 2023.
