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Dr Maria Alejandra Pinero de Plaza is a scientist committed to facilitating healthy living and better public health services through knowledge translation and health research. She is a Research Fellow at Flinders University and the National Health and Medical Research Council, Centre of Research Excellence in Frailty and Healthy Ageing. Her studies focus on designing, implementing, and evaluating interventions regarding behaviour change, high-tech solutions, and partnering with end-users to ensure better access, care, equity, safety, and quality services to improve health outcomes and well-being.
In 2020-22, Dr Pinero de Plaza investigations were accepted/published in these Q1 journals:
Dr Pinero de Plaza won the Vice-President & Executive Dean's Awards 2021, "for a FEARLESS embodiment of the University values in Research", and the 2021 Consumer Health Forum video competition: 'Big Ideas' to improve the Australian health care system. She has secured prestigious awards, attracting more than $AUD1,495,221 worth of grant funding as Associate Investigator (AI) and Chief Investigator (CI):
Dr Pinero de Plaza brings a multidisciplinary background in health promotion, behaviour, and health. Her PhD investigated mapping out healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns for global but targeted health interventions. She has also studied computerised methods of evaluating consumer behaviours and memory accuracy concerning brand recognition and product design in marketing science.
Currently, she is contributing to the end user's engagements and KT aspects of RAPIDX AI. As a Chief Investigator, she has been awarded 2 Grants: 1. Concerning the marginalisation of Frail, Homebound and Bedridden people in Australia; 2. About COVID-19 and the use of Digital Technologies within inpatients settings to improve the patient-clinician relationship. Recently, she has been co-creating a new Arts in Health certification and an Alliance across Colleges.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Adelaide/ Flinders University (2019-2021); NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence.
Doctor of Philosophy, Field of Research 111712 –Health Promotion; SEO: 920401- Behaviour and Health. Funded: Australian Postgraduate Award. Deakin University (2013-2017).
Master of Marketing Science, upgraded to PhD, Funded: Australian Postgraduate Award. University of South Australia (2010-2013).
Postgraduate training: Social Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Religion and Ecology. Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC). Advanced Studies Centre (2004-2006).
Licentiate, degree similar to master's degree in Mass Communication (Social Communication, Journalism, Public Relations & Advertising) Andrés Bello Catholic University (1993-1998).
Dr Pinero has been exploring and impacting the consumer engagement processes with health research. E.g. nationally, co-creating the Consumer Engagement Framework and Consumer Register of SAHMRI; and being part of the Expert Reference Group of the NHMRC CRE APPRISE and others. She has reviewed MRFF Rapid Grants 2019, PLOS ONE, and the Journal of Public Health. She is:
Graduate Certificate, 200h Master Yoga Teaching Certification - Peak Physique / Yoga Alliance
2019
Award Date: 6 May 2019
PhD, Deakin University
Award Date: 14 Feb 2017
Master, UniSA upgraded to PhD at Deakin University, Funded: Australian Postgraduate Award.
2010 → 2013
Award Date: 11 Feb 2013
Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC). Advanced Studies Centre (CEA).
2004 → 2006
Award Date: 30 Dec 2006
Master, Andrés Bello Catholic University
1993 → 1998
Award Date: 11 Dec 1998
JBI Cardiovascular Expert Reference Group, JBI Global
5 Apr 2022 → …
Member as Early Career Researcher, Australian Association of Gerontology
2021 → 2022
JBI Adjunct Staff, Centre for Remote Health. Global reach - collaborator | Joanna Briggs Institute
2021 → …
Knowledge Translation and Research Advisor to the Board, ME Group Australia
2021 → 2025
Member, Patient Reported Measures Research Collaborative - The Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health (CEIH) and Health Translation SA (HTSA)
2021 → 2025
Member of The Health Consumer Advocacy Network of South Australia , Health CAN SA - the Network
2019 → …
Research Fellow , National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence: Frailty and Healthy Ageing
2019 → …
Community & Consumer Engagement Advisor -Community & Consumer Engagement Committee, Adelaide BioMed City Partner
2018 → …
Community & Consumer Engagement Advisor -Expert Reference Group, NHMRC CRE APPRISE
2018 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Pinero de Plaza, Alejandra (Recipient), 14 Dec 2021
Prize: Honorary award
Pinero de Plaza, Alejandra (Recipient), 23 Feb 2021
Prize: Other distinction
Pinero de Plaza, Alejandra (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Honorary award
Pinero de Plaza, Alejandra (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Honorary award
Alejandra Pinero de Plaza (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Alejandra Pinero de Plaza (Speaker) & Robyn Clark (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Alejandra Pinero de Plaza (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Alejandra Pinero de Plaza (Keynote speaker), Joanne Murray (Speaker), Sarah Hunter (Speaker) & Constance Kourbelis (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Maria Alejandra Pinero de Plaza (Participant), Penelope McMillan (Participant), Alline Beleigoli (Participant), Michael Lawless (Participant), Alexandra Mudd (Participant), Mandy Archibald (Participant), Matthew Tieu (Participant), Rebecca Feo (Participant), Erin Morton (Participant), Belinda Lange (Participant), Mark Thompson (Participant), Danielle Taylor (Participant), Sue Gordon (Participant), Agustina Gancia (Participant), Sarah Hunter (Participant), Kathy Phelan (Participant), Robyn Clark (Participant), Ricky Buchanan (Participant), Renuka Visvanathan (Participant) & Alison Kitson (Participant)
Activity: Other activity types › Other