Environmental health and safety
Our research focuses on environment quality, exposure science and toxicology, safety science and technology and the impacts of climate change.
Environment quality, exposure science and toxicology
Our research focuses on water and air quality, how environmental insults impact health including the development of chronic diseases and vulnerable populations.
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School of Public Health
Ms Toni Hannelly
Ms Hannelly undertakes environmental health research, specifically related to water and air quality.
Associate Professor Anthony Kicic
Associate Professor Kicic leads a range of research projects investigating tissue resident cells found in the lung to examine their role in airway repair, identifying target areas for therapeutic application.
Dr Alexander Larcombe
Dr Larcombe leads a range of projects designed to improving our understanding of how environmental insults impact lung growth, development and function.
Dr Ryan Mead-Hunter
Dr Ryan Mead-Hunter’s research includes aerosol science, air quality measurement and sensing and exposure assessment using both experimental and computational approaches.
Associate Professor Ben Mullins
Associate Professor Mullins undertakes both experimental and computational studies of air quality and aerosol science (and health), including the development of novel methods for air pollutant measurement and sensing.
Dr Gavin Pereira
Dr Pereira leads local, national and international studies on the effects of air pollution and heatwaves on health outcomes.
Associate Professor Krassi Rumchev
Associate Professor Rumchev undertakes studies of air and environment quality and health in a range of settings.
Dr Amanda Wheeler
Dr Wheeler’s research focuses on vulnerable populations. She conducts research on air pollution health effects.
Associate Professor Guicheng (Brad) Zhang
Associate Professor Zhang is leading a research team with a main focus on investigating the effect of environmental, genetic and epigenetic factors, as well as the interactive effects of these factors, on the development of chronic diseases including asthma and allergy.
Safety science and technology
Our research focuses on a range of occupational health and safety-related areas.
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Associate Professor Janis Jansz
Associate Professor Jansz is conducting research in the Western Australian mining industry to develop new risk assessment, understanding safety factors and understand occupational exposures.
Dr Nick Merdith
Dr Merdith undertakes research on ergonomic and musculoskeletal injury in occupational settings.
Dr Ryan Mead-Hunter
Dr Mead-Hunter undertakes research on a range of safety and air pollution control technology, including filters/respirators, occupational noise and sensor technologies as well as computational fluid dynamics studies.
Associate Professor Ben Mullins
Associate Professor Mullins leads research into the development and optimisation of safety technology including filters and respirators, as well as sensor technologies and associated data science. Ben also conducts confined space exposure research.
Health impact assessment
Our research has a focus on the impacts of climate change and developing countries.
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Dr Helen Brown
Dr Brown leads research on health impact assessment, with a focus on the impacts of climate change and developing countries.