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Doctor Marie Habito

Senior Research Officer
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Background

Dr Marie Habito is an experienced qualitative researcher with particular skills in participatory methodologies and a background in international development. Marie’s work aims to improve understanding of social determinants of adolescent health and wellbeing to inform evidence-based action. She has eight years of experience working in adolescent health, with a special focus on adolescent pregnancy and sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries and resource-constrained settings in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

Before her PhD, Marie worked in the Philippines in research and consultancy roles with local and international NGOs.

Qualifications
  • 2021: PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • 2013: MDevSt, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • 2007: BSABM, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines