Overview
Background
Associate Professor Geoff Argus is the Director of Rural Health for the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences. He is a nationally recognised leader in rural health with a career spanning over 20 years as a clinician, health leader and academic. A/Prof Argus has served as a Board Director with the Australian Rural Health Education Network and the National Rural Health Alliance.
From 2017 to 2025, A/Prof Argus led the establishment, growth and expansion of Southern Queensland Rural Health (SQRH), a University Department of Rural Health, that operates as a partnership between UQ, the University of Southern Queensland, Darling Downs Health and South West Hospital and Health Service. In 2022, SQRH was awarded $5M under the Rural Health Mutlidisciplinary Training Program to establish a rural allied health training hub in St George Queensland and an aged care training hub in Chinchilla, Queensland.
A/Prof Argus holds qualifications in Clinical Psychology and Public Health with research interests in rural health workforce planning and development, rural health education and training strategies, innovative rural health service delivery models and health issues directly impacting rural communities.
Availability
- Associate Professor Geoff Argus is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Psychology), University of Southern Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Psychology (Clinical), University of Southern Queensland
- Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health, The University of Queensland
Works
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2004
Journal Article
Measurement of mood in adolescents with intellectual disability
Argus, GR, Terry, PC, Bramston, P and Dinsdale, SL (2004). Measurement of mood in adolescents with intellectual disability. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 25 (6), 493-507. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2004.05.001
2002
Conference Publication
Mood in adolescents with intellectual disability
Argus, GR and Bramston, P (2002). Mood in adolescents with intellectual disability. AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOC.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
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