Bringing climate and health research together
Our Vision
The Climate Health Network is a world-leading, research-based alliance of researchers that investigate and address the health problems associated with a changing climate. We bring together unparalleled expertise in climate science and impacts, disease modelling, public health monitoring and surveillance, and design and evaluation of adaptation strategies aimed at minimising vulnerability to adverse health outcomes.
This site is currently being revised to include a national focus. Please be patient while we carry this out. Feel free to add your expertise to the database below and email us any comments or suggestions.
Climate Change and Health Expert Database
The Climate Change and Health Expert Database has been created to provide a mechanism for other researchers, governments, NGOs and other decision-makers to easily find the expertise they need to partner on research projects or to help inform their decisions.
Addressing the interdisciplinary area of climate and health needs a range of skills from researchers in many disciplines. We encourage Australian based researchers to register here if they believe their expertise can inform climate and health related research nationally, and internationally.
Register as an ExpertDr
Russell Richards
Lecturer (System Dynamics)
University of Queensland
Dr
Yaqoot Fatima
Research Fellow
University of Queensland
Professor
Wenbiao Hu
Professor
School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Associate Professor
Luke Knibbs
PhD MPH
Associate Professor, Environmental Health
The University of Queensland
Dr
Nicole Vargas
PhD
Post Doctoral Associate
The University of Sydney
Dr
James Smallcombe
PhD
Research Associate
University of Sydney
Dr
Samuel Chalmers
PhD, ASpS1, FHEA
Lecturer
University of South Australia
Dr
Anne Cleary
Research Fellow
The University of Queensland
Dr
Matt Brearley
PhD
Heat Stress Research Scientist
National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
Ms
Susan Cooke
MPH
Project consultant (climate and health)
Climate and Health Alliance
Dr
David Harley
BSc MBBS PhD FAFPHM MMedSc FACTM
Director
Queensland Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disability
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Associate Professor
Grant Blashki
MD MBBS(Hons) FRACGP GAICD
Associate Professor in Global Health
Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne
Dr
Fahim Tonmoy
Adjunct Research Fellow
Griffith University
Integrated vulnerability assessments
Dr
Thomas Longden
Grand Challenge Research Fellow
ANU
Dr
Justin Lawson
DipNRM, BEnvSc(Hons), GradCertHELT, PhD
Academic
Deakin University
Professor
John Wiseman
Professorial Fellow
Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne
Dr
Sonia Nuttman
Lecturer
Deakin University
Food/water-borne diseases
Dr
Arunima Malik
Lecturer in Sustainability
The University of Sydney
Dr
Arnagretta Hunter
BA (Hons) MBBS MPH FRACP
Cardiologist, Physician
ANU
Professor
Tony Capon
Director, Monash Sustainable Development Institute
Monash University
Professor
Stefan Reis
Science Area Head - Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Dr
Susie Burke
PhD FAPS
Environmental Psychologist
Susie Burke Psychology
Professor
Guy Marks
Professor of Respiratory Medicine
UNSW Medicine
Ms
Fiona Armstrong
BN, GradDipJourn, MPPP
Executive Director
Climate and Health Alliance
Associate Professor
Linda Selvey
MBBS(Hon), MAppEpi, PhD, FAFPHM
Associate Professor
School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
Food/water-borne diseases
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Professor
Sharon Friel
Professor and Director
Menzies Centre for Health Governance, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University
Professor
Lucie Rychetnik
MPH, PhD, PGCert(climate change)
Co-Director, The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre
Sax Institute and The University of Sydney
Dr
James Goldie
Senior Knowledge Broker
Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub
Professor
Mark Lawrence
PhD, APD, FPHAA
Professor of Public Health Nutrition
Deakin University
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Professor
Rachael Morton
PhD
Director of Health Economics
NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney
Dr
Celia McMichael
Senior Lecturer
The University of Melbourne
Professor
Peter Le Souef
MBBS MRCP FRACP MD FERS
Professor of Paediatrics, Paediatric Respiratory Physician
University of Western Australia
Professor
John Kaldor
Professor and Program Head
Kirby Institute, UNSW
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Professor
Michael Zyphur
Academic researcher
Business & Economics, University of Melbourne
Dr
Esther Onyango
Research Fellow
Griffith University
Integrated vulnerability assessments
Dr
Jo Longman
MPH PhD
Research Fellow
The University Centre for Rural Health, The University of Sydney
Dr
Ian Macadam
Knowledge Broker
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes
Associate Professor
Geoff Morgan
Environmental Epidemiologist
University of Sydney
Dr
Liz Hanna
PhD, MPH, BA, RN, FPHAA, PACN
Honorary Senior Fellow
Australian National University
Dr
Mel Crane
MPH PhD
Research Fellow
The University of Sydney
Professor
Mark Stevenson
PhD, MPH, FACRS
Prof of Urban Transport and Public Health
The University of Melbourne
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Professor
Jock Findlay
AO PhD DSc FAHMS
Founder and Covenor
Reproductive Health Australia
Professor
Tord Kjellstrom
Visiting Fellow
Australian National University
Dr
Penelope Jones
Research Fellow
Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Dr
Aparna Lal
PhD
Senior Lecturer
Australian National University
Food/water-borne diseases
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Professor
Robyn Lucas
MB ChB MPH&TM MHE PhD FAFPHM
Professor and Head, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
Australian National University
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Dr
Sinead Boylan
Research Fellow
University of Sydney
Dr
Ed Jegasothy
MBiostat MIPH PhD
Lecturer, Environmental Health
University of Sydney
Associate Professor
David Regan
PhD
Infectious Disease Modeller
University of New South Wales
Dr
David Muscatello
Senior Lecturer
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Professor
Martina Linnenluecke
Professor of Environmental Finance; Director, Centre for Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Finance
Macquarie University
Dr
Rhonda Garad
Research Fellow in Research Translation
Monash University
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Associate Professor
Bijan Yeganeh
Senior lecturer
Shahid Beheshti University
Professor
Stefan Trueck
Professor of Business Analytics
Macquarie University
Professor
Sotiris Vardoulakis
Professor of Global Environmental Health
Australian National University
Professor
Petra Tschakert
Centenary Professor in Rural Development
University of Western Australia
Integrated vulnerability assessments
Professor
Katrin Meissner
Director
Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales
Professor
Jane Heyworth
MPH, PhD
Academic
School of Population and Global Health, UWA
Food/water-borne diseases
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Dr
Nick Watts
MBBS BMedSci MA MFPH
Executive Director
Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Dr
Shanshan Li
Deputy Head of Monash Climate, Air Quality Research Unit
Senior Research Fellow
Monash University
Associate Professor
William Glamore
PhD
Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow
UNSW Sydney
Professor
Graeme Zosky
Deputy Director, Menzies Institute for Medical Research
University of Tasmania
Dr
Robyn Schofield
Director of Environmental Science hub
University of Melbourne
Dr
Ashraf Dewan
Senior Lecturer
Curtin University
Dr
Rachel Tham
PhD
Research Fellow
Australian Catholic University
Dr
Jatin Kala
Senior Lecturer
Murdoch University
Dr
Mathew Lipson
PhD
Research Associate
UNSW Sydney
Professor
Rachel Huxley
Executive Dean
Deakin University
Professor
Jason Evans
Professor
Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW
Dr
Bec Harris
Senior Lecturer in Climatology
University of Tasmania
Dr
Martin Singh
Lecturer
Monash University
Professor
Alexandra Barratt
MBBS MPH PhD
Professor of Public Health
The University Of Sydney
Ms
Kirsten Armstrong
M.Econ, M. PH, FIAA, MAICD
Founder & Principal
Three Rivers Consulting
Dr
Margot Bador
Associate Researcher
CLEX Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, UNSW Sydney
Professor
Steven Sherwood
Professor
UNSW Sydney
Dr
Shannon Rutherford
Senior Lecturer, Public Health
School of Medicine, Griffith University
Associate Professor
Anne Roiko
Associate Professor of Environmental Health
Griffith University
Associate Professor
Cara Beal
Researcher and lecturer
Griffith University
Food/water-borne diseases
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Dr
Nina Hall
PhD
Senior Lecturer in Planetary Health
School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
Food/water-borne diseases
Associate Professor
Nicholas Osborne
Associate Professor
University of Queensland
Professor
Amanda Lee
Prof Public Health Policy
School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
Dr
Oz Sahin
Senior Research Fellow
Griffith University
Integrated vulnerability assessments
Associate Professor
Ollie Jay
PhD
Director - Sydney Heat and Health Research Platform
University of Sydney
Dr
Ivan Hanigan
Data science epidemiology
The University of Sydney
Professor
Lidia Morawska
Professor and Director
International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Queensland University of Technology
Dr
Kate Charlesworth
MBBS(Hons), MPH, FAFPHM, PhD
Environmental Sustainability Lead
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Professor
Hilary Bambrick
BSc, BA (Hons), PhD
Professor and Head of School
School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology (QUT
Associate Professor
Paul Beggs
Associate Professor
Macquarie University
Dr
Tom Cole-Hunter
Ph.D.
CAR Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Air pollution, energy and health Research (CAR, NHMRC-CRE)
Dr
Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
Future Fellow/Senior Lecturer
Climate Change Research centre, UNSW Sydney
Dr
Ben Harris-Roxas
Associate Professor
Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity
Dr
Fiona Charlson
PhD
NHMRC Research Fellow
Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research
Public health monitoring and surveillance
Dr
Rebecca Patrick
Climate and Health researcher
Deakin University
Professor
Colin Butler
BMed, BMedSci(Hons), DTM&H, MSc(epi), Dip(epi), PhD
Honorary Professor
Australian National University
Associate Professor
Ying Zhang
Academic Lead (Student Life)
School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Professor
Yuming Guo
Head of Monash Climate, Air Quality Research Unit
Monash University
Professor
Lisa Alexander
Climate researcher
UNSW
Associate Professor
Melissa Hart
Graduate Director
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, UNSW Sydney
Dr
Nathan Cooper
Researcher
University of New South Wales, Sydney
Associate Professor
Donna Green
Researcher
UNSW
