Professor directory

Public health professors in Australia

30 public health professors in Australia, at 17 universities. The most represented are University of Newcastle Australia, The University of Sydney and Curtin University. 1 of them are verified faculty: their current appointment was confirmed against their own university's pages or a current faculty record in ORCID, and they are listed first.

The list is built from open publication data (OpenAlex and ORCID), the same data ProfScout uses in the app: actively publishing faculty at the largest research universities in Australia whose recent work sits in public health. Retired, trainee and staff-scientist records are filtered out where the public record identifies them. It is not a prestige ranking: professors are listed by how prominently public health figures in their published work, verified faculty first. Reply-fit scores, which weigh how likely each professor is to answer a student's email, are computed for your own profile inside ProfScout. Updated September 2026; the list is rebuilt from the open record a few times a year.

  1. Helena Jane TeedeVerified faculty
    Monash University
    Medicine · Reproductive Medicine
    Ovarian function and disordersGestational Diabetes Research and ManagementReproductive Biology and Fertility
  2. Jonathan Rhys Carapetis
    The University of Western Australia
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Streptococcal Infections and TreatmentsAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  3. Kylie Ball
    Deakin University
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietPhysical Activity and HealthUrban Transport and Accessibility
  4. Ric N. Price
    Charles Darwin University
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Malaria Research and ControlNeonatal Health and BiochemistryMosquito-borne diseases and control
    Recent: Seven-day versus fourteen-day low-dose primaquine for Plasmodium vivax malaria in India: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised, controlled trial (2026)
  5. Alison Venn
    University of Tasmania
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietPhysical Activity and HealthBirth, Development, and Health
  6. David C. Currow
    Flinders University
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchCancer survivorship and care
  7. Ross L. Coppel
    Monash University
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Malaria Research and ControlLiver Diseases and ImmunityMosquito-borne diseases and control
  8. Mark J. Walker
    The University of Queensland
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Streptococcal Infections and TreatmentsNeonatal and Maternal InfectionsAntimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  9. Peter W. Gething
    Curtin University
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Malaria Research and ControlCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesGlobal Maternal and Child Health
    Recent: Efficacy-adjusted use: modelling a refined metric of insecticide treated net coverage across Africa (2026)
  10. Samantha Colquhoun
    Australian National University
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Streptococcal Infections and TreatmentsInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementGlobal Maternal and Child Health
  11. Louise Alison Baur
    The University of Sydney
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietObesity and Health PracticesEating Disorders and Behaviors
  12. Xiaoyue Xu
    University of Technology Sydney
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Nutritional Studies and DietObesity, Physical Activity, DietGastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
  13. Tim Olds
    The University of Adelaide
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietPhysical Activity and HealthChildren's Physical and Motor Development
  14. David K. Gardner
    The University of Melbourne
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Reproductive Biology and FertilityPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchOvarian function and disorders
  15. Andrew Peter Hills
    University of Tasmania
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietPhysical Activity and HealthBody Composition Measurement Techniques
  16. Tiffany K. Gill
    The University of Adelaide
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Nutritional Studies and DietObesity, Physical Activity, DietHealth disparities and outcomes
  17. Anthony David Okely
    University of Wollongong
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentInfant Development and Preterm Care
    Recent: Device-measured movement behaviours and cancer incidence in a population sample of UK adults: Dual 24-hour analyses of postural and intensity compositions (2026)
  18. Clare Elizabeth Collins
    University of Newcastle Australia
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietNutritional Studies and DietObesity and Health Practices
  19. Chris Roberts
    The University of Sydney
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Interprofessional Education and CollaborationInnovations in Medical EducationMedical Education and Admissions
  20. Stewart Graeme Trost
    The University of Queensland
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietPhysical Activity and HealthChildren's Physical and Motor Development
  21. Yohannes Adama Melaku
    Flinders University
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Nutritional Studies and DietSleep and related disordersGlobal Maternal and Child Health
  22. Lennert J Veerman
    Griffith University
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  23. Getinet Ayano
    Curtin University
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMental Health Treatment and AccessAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  24. Georges E. Grau
    The University of Sydney
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Malaria Research and ControlMosquito-borne diseases and controlComplement system in diseases
  25. Jo Salmon
    Deakin University
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietPhysical Activity and HealthChildren's Physical and Motor Development
  26. Isaac Yeboah Addo
    UNSW Sydney
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietGlobal Maternal and Child HealthChild Nutrition and Water Access
  27. David Revalds Lubans
    University of Newcastle Australia
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPhysical Activity and Health
  28. Philip James Morgan
    University of Newcastle Australia
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPhysical Activity and Health
  29. R. John Aitken
    University of Newcastle Australia
    Medicine · Reproductive Medicine
    Sperm and Testicular FunctionReproductive Biology and FertilityOvarian function and disorders
  30. Raaj Kishore Biswas
    UNSW Sydney
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Physical Activity and HealthNutritional Studies and DietGlobal Maternal and Child Health

Universities on this list: University of Newcastle Australia (4) · The University of Sydney (3) · Curtin University (2) · Deakin University (2) · Flinders University (2) · Monash University (2) · The University of Adelaide (2) · The University of Queensland (2) · University of Tasmania (2) · UNSW Sydney (2) · Australian National University (1) · Charles Darwin University (1) · Griffith University (1) · The University of Melbourne (1) · The University of Western Australia (1) · University of Technology Sydney (1) · University of Wollongong (1)

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