International Conference on Transport & Health
VIRTUAL EVENT
14 - 30 June 2021
14 - 30 June 2021
Special Session
WHAT??? You're probably wondering why there are pictures of people with their pets? What kind of bizarro scientific conference is this anyway?
It's ICTH...Expect the unexpected. |
ICTH 2021 Playlist Session Theme Song
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ICTH is excited to present a Special Session hosted by Jennifer Kent, PhD, from the University of Sydney entitled, "Mobile Mutts – Transport and the Health Benefits of Pet Dog Ownership".
Registered delegates are invited to bring their pet(s) to this Special Session. This webpage is set up for delegates to share SELFIES with their pet. Please email your photos to kwarsow@tphlink.com. Animals bring so much to our life; companionship, a sense of life purpose (They need us, as much as we need them.), an active lifestyle, a trusted confidant, but above all, unconditional love. Pets are truly part of the family. ICTH is so happy to have the unique opportunity to welcome your cherished pet(s) as our guest in 2021! |
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Jennifer and Oliver
Jennifer Kent, PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow in the Urbanism program at the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning in Sydney, Australia. Her research interests are at the intersection of urban planning, transport and human health. Jennifer specialises in combining quantitative and qualitative data with understandings from policy science to trace the practical, cultural and political barriers to healthy cities. Key issues examined to date include parenting and private car use, companion animals and transport, the links between health and higher density living, the interpretation of health evidence into urban planning policy, the health impact of extended commute times, and cultural and structural barriers to sustainable transport use.
Jennifer’s work is funded by external agencies, including the Australian Research Council, government land development agency Landcom and the National Heart Foundation. She has experience working across institutions, including with the Ministry of Health and with local health districts and transport agencies across NSW on several projects examining translation of health evidence. Her findings are policy relevant and have been incorporated into State and Federal urban planning agendas around Australia. She publishes regularly in highly ranked scholarly journals across the fields of urban planning, public health and transport and her work is widely cited within these disciplines.
Jennifer’s work is funded by external agencies, including the Australian Research Council, government land development agency Landcom and the National Heart Foundation. She has experience working across institutions, including with the Ministry of Health and with local health districts and transport agencies across NSW on several projects examining translation of health evidence. Her findings are policy relevant and have been incorporated into State and Federal urban planning agendas around Australia. She publishes regularly in highly ranked scholarly journals across the fields of urban planning, public health and transport and her work is widely cited within these disciplines.