Fields of Research

Occupational and workplace health and safety
Pollution and contamination
Epidemiology
Environmental epidemiology
Respiratory diseases
Health services and systems
Ecosystem function
Environmental assessment and monitoring
Allergy
Public health
Environmental management
Human impacts of climate change and human adaptation
Atmospheric aerosols
Infectious diseases
Infant and child health
Social epidemiology
Chemical engineering
Gastroenterology and hepatology
Central nervous system
Natural hazards
Air pollution processes and air quality measurement
Genetics
Applied statistics
Mental health services
Data communications
Communications engineering
Atmospheric composition, chemistry and processes
Cancer genetics
Community child health
Primary health care
Autonomic nervous system

Research Objectives

Public health (excl. specific population health)
Clinical health
Air quality
Prevention of human diseases and conditions
Evaluation of health outcomes
Information systems, technologies and services
Behaviour and health
Neonatal and child health
Other health
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)
Social impacts of climate change and variability
Air quality, atmosphere and weather
Other environmental policy, climate change and natural hazards
Health protection and disaster response
Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences
Determinants of health
Environmental policy, legislation and standards
Environmental education and awareness
Mental health

Career Best Publications

A cohort study relating urban green space with mortality in Ontario, Canada; Environmental Research
Acute Effects of Air Pollution on Pulmonary Function, Airway Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in Asthmatic Children; Environmental Health Perspectives
Impacts of air cleaners on indoor air quality in residences impacted by wood smoke; Environmental Science and Technology (Washington)
Intra-urban variability of air pollution in Windsor, Ontario - Measurement and modeling for human exposure assessment; Environmental Research: A Journal of Environmental Medicine and The Environmental Sciences
The Influence of Living Near Roadways on Spirometry and Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Elementary Schoolchildren; Environmental Health Perspectives
Windsor, Ontario exposure assessment study: design and methods validation of personal, indoor, and outdoor air pollution monitoring; Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Research Publications

A cohort study of intra-urban variations in volatile organic compounds and mortality, Toronto, Canada; Environmental Pollution
A cohort study relating urban green space with mortality in Ontario, Canada; Environmental Research
A new exposure metric for traffic-related air pollution? An analysis of determinants of hopanes in settled indoor house dust; Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source
A randomized double-blind crossover study of indoor air filtration and acute changes in cardiorespiratory health in a First Nations community; Indoor Air
A scripted activity study of the impact of protective advice on personal exposure to ultra-fine and fine particulate matter and volatile organic compounds; Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
Acute Effects of Air Pollution on Pulmonary Function, Airway Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in Asthmatic Children; Environmental Health Perspectives
Adverse effects of prenatal exposure to residential dust on post-natal brain development; Environmental Research
AirRater Tasmania: Using smartphone technology to understand local environmental drivers of symptoms in people with asthma and allergic rhinitis; Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Ambient Ozone Concentrations and the Risk of Perforated and Nonperforated Appendicitis: A Multicity Case-Crossover Study; Environmental Health Perspectives
Assessing Population Exposures to Motor Vehicle Exhaust; Reviews on Environmental Health
Associations between personal exposure to air pollutants and lung function tests and cardiovascular indices among children with asthma living near an industrial complex and petroleum refineries; Environmental Research
Associations between respiratory and vascular function in early childhood; Respirology
Back-extrapolation of estimates of exposure from current land-use regression models; Atmospheric Environment
Behavioral interventions to reduce nickel exposure in a nickel processing plant; Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Can changing the timing of outdoor air intake reduce indoor concentrations of traffic-related pollutants in schools?; Indoor Air: International Journal of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
Can maternal exposure to air pollution affect post-natal liver development?; Toxics
Can public spaces effectively be used as cleaner indoor air shelters during extreme smoke events?; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Can smartphone data identify the local environmental drivers of respiratory disease?; Environmental Research
Characterisation of Particulate Matter Sampled During a Study of Children’s Personal Exposure to Airborne Particulate Matter in a UK Urban Environment; Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Characterising non-linear associations between airborne pollen counts and respiratory symptoms from the AirRater smartphone app in Tasmania, Australia: A case time series approach; Environmental Research
Cohort Profile: The Hazelwood Health Study Latrobe Early Life Follow-Up (ELF) Study; International Journal of Epidemiology
Development of Land Use Regression models for particulate matter and associated components in a low air pollutant concentration airshed; Atmospheric Environment
Development of Land Use Regression models for predicting exposure to NO₂ and NO_x in Metropolitan Perth, Western Australia; Environmental Modelling and Software
Development of temporally refined land-use regression models predicting daily household-level air pollution in a panel study of lung function among asthmatic children; Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
Do Questions Reflecting Indoor Air Pollutant Exposure from a Questionnaire Predict Direct Measure of Exposure in Owner-Occupied Houses?; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Early life exposure to coal mine fire smoke emissions and altered lung function in young children; Respirology
Early life exposure to phthalates in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study: a multi-city birth cohort; Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
Effect of ambient air pollution on the incidence of appendicitis; C M A J: (Canadian Medical Association Journal)
Effect Of In Utero Exposure To Ceiling Particles On Post-Natal Lung Function And Immune Cell Populations; C105. Disorders of respiratory physiology and sleep in children
Effect of In Utero Exposure to Ceiling Particles on Post-Natal Lung Function and Immune Cell Populations; Respirology
Effect Of In Utero Exposure To Ceiling Particles on the Early Post-Natal Immune Cell Populations; Respirology
Effects of ambient coarse, fine, and ultrafine particles and their biological constituents on systemic biomarkers: a controlled human exposure study; Environmental Health Perspectives
Effects of Indoor, Outdoor, and Personal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution on Cardiovascular Physiology and Systemic Mediators in Seniors; Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Emissions from dryer vents during use of fragranced and fragrance-free laundry products; Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health
Environmental hazards and behavior change: User perspectives on the usability and effectiveness of the AirRater Smartphone App; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Establishing the spatial variability of ambient nitrogen dioxide in Windsor, Ontario; International Journal of Environmental Studies. Sections A and B
Estimating risk of emergency room visits for asthma from personal versus fixed site measurements of NO₂; Environmental Research
Estimation of bias with the single-zone assumption in measurement of residential air exchange using the perfluorocarbon tracer gas method; Indoor Air
Evaluation of airborne particulate matter and metals data in personal, indoor and outdoor environments using ED-XRF and ICP-MS and co-located duplicate samples; Atmospheric Environment
Evaluation of missing value methods for predicting ambient BTEX concentrations in two neighbouring cities in Southwestern Ontario Canada; Atmospheric Environment
Exhaust ventilation in attached garages improves residential indoor air quality; Indoor Air: International Journal of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
Exploring Variation and Predictors of Residential Fine Particulate Matter Infiltration; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Exposure to air pollution during the first 1000 days of life and subsequent health service and medication usage in children; Environmental Pollution
Factors influencing variability in the infiltration of PM_2.5 mass and its components; Atmospheric Environment
Fine and ultrafine particle decay rates in multiple homes; Environmental Science and Technology (Washington)
Fragranced consumer products: effects on asthmatic Australians; Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health
From urban neighbourhood environments to cognitive health: a cross-sectional analysis of the role of physical activity and sedentary behaviours; BMC Public Health
Further interpretation of the acute effect of nitrogen dioxide observed in Canadian time-series studies; Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
Identifying the sources driving observed PM_2.5 temporal variability over Halifax, Nova Scotia, during BORTAS-B; Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Impact of microenvironments and personal activities on personal PM2.5 exposures among asthmatic children; Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
Impacts of air cleaners on indoor air quality in residences impacted by wood smoke; Environmental Science and Technology (Washington)
Improved sealing of attached garages reduces infiltration of polluted air into adjoining dwelling spaces; Indoor Air 2018 (IA2018)
Indoor and Outdoor Levels and Sources of Submicron Particles (PM₁) at Homes in Edmonton, Canada; Environmental Science and Technology (Washington)
Indoor volatile organic compounds at an Australian university; Building and Environment
Influence of Personal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution on Cardiovascular Physiology and Biomarkers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Subjects With Diabetes; Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Interannual variation of air quality across an international airshed in Detroit (USA) and Windsor (Canada): a comparison of two sampling campaigns in both cities; Atmospheric Environment
Intra-urban correlation and spatial variability of air toxics across an international airshed in Detroit, Michigan (USA) and Windsor, Ontario (Canada); Atmospheric Environment
Intra-urban variability of air pollution in Windsor, Ontario - Measurement and modeling for human exposure assessment; Environmental Research: A Journal of Environmental Medicine and The Environmental Sciences
Intraurban concentrations, spatial variability and correlation of ambient aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and PM_2.5; Atmospheric Environment
Investigating the relationship between environmental factors and respiratory health outcomes in school children using the forced oscillation technique; International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
Is remaining indoors an effective way of reducing exposure to fine particulate matter during biomass burning events?; Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association
Long-Term Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Mortality; Epidemiology
Long-term impacts of prenatal and infant exposure to fine particulate matter on wheezing and asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis; Environmental Epidemiology
Managing extreme heat and smoke: a focus group study of vulnerable people in Darwin, Australia; Sustainability
Maternal exposure to particulate matter alters early post-natal lung function and immune cell development; Environmental Research
Monitoring children’s personal exposure to airborne particulate matter in London, UK - method development and study design; The Science of The Total Environment
Monitoring personal, indoor, and outdoor exposures to metals in airborne particulate matter: Risk of contamination during sampling, handling and analysis; Atmospheric Environment
Multi-season, multi-year concentrations and correlations amongst the BTEX group of VOCs in an urbanized industrial city; Atmospheric Environment
Outdoor particulate matter exposure and upper respiratory tract infections in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis; Environmental Research
Particulate Oxidative Burden as a Predictor of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Children with Asthma; Environmental Health Perspectives
Performance and deployment of low-cost particle sensor units to monitor biomass burning events and their application in an educational initiative; Sensors
Personal, Indoor, and Outdoor Concentrations of Fine and Ultrafine Particles Using Continuous Monitors in Multiple Residences; Aerosol Science and Technology
Physiological and perceived health effects from daily changes in air pollution and weather among persons with heart failure: a panel study; Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
Predicting personal exposure of Windsor, Ontario residents to volatile organic compounds using indoor measurements and survey data; Atmospheric Environment
Predictors of coarse particulate matter and associated endotoxin concentrations in residential environments; Atmospheric Environment
Predictors of Indoor Air Concentrations in Smoking and Non-Smoking Residences; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Predictors of indoor BTEX concentrations in Canadian residences; Health Reports
Public health messaging during extreme smoke events: are we hitting the mark?; Frontiers in Public Health
Quality of indoor residential air and health; CMAJ: (Canadian Medical Association Journal)
Quantifying the contribution of ambient and indoor-generated fine particles to indoor air in residential environments; Indoor Air
Residential indoor and outdoor coarse particles and associated endotoxin exposures; Atmospheric Environment
Residential indoor and outdoor ultrafine particles in Windsor, Ontario; Atmospheric Environment
Residential infiltration of fine and ultrafine particles in Edmonton; Atmospheric Environment
Respiratory and atopic conditions in children two to four years after the 2014 Hazelwood coalmine fire; Medical Journal of Australia
Roof cavity dust as an exposure proxy for extreme air pollution events; Chemosphere
Source apportionment of indoor and outdoor volatile organic compounds at homes in Edmonton, Canada; Building and Environment
Spatial Variability and Application of Ratios between BTEX in Two Canadian Cities; The Scientific World Journal
Sub-clinical effects of outdoor smoke in affected communities; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort study: assessment of environmental exposures; Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
The Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Ambient Air Pollution: A Novel Association; American Journal of Gastroenterology
The Influence of Living Near Roadways on Spirometry and Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Elementary Schoolchildren; Environmental Health Perspectives
The Influence of Neighborhood Roadways on Respiratory Symptoms Among Elementary Schoolchildren; Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
The pro-inflammatory effects of particulate matter on epithelial cells are associated with elemental composition; Chemosphere
The relationship between ambient air pollution and heart rate variability differs for individuals with heart and pulmonary disease; Environmental health perspectives
The Relationship between Averaged Sulfate Exposures and Concentrations: Results from Exposure Assessment Panel Studies in Four U.S. Cities; Environmental Science and Technology (Washington)
The transferability of NO and NO² land use regression models between cities and pollutants; Atmospheric Environment
Trace metal exposure is associated with increased exhaled nitric oxide in asthmatic children; Environmental Health
Urinary and breast milk biomarkers to assess exposure to naphthalene in pregnant women: an investigation of personal and indoor air sources; Environmental Health
Urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as a biomarker of exposure to PAHs in air: A pilot study among pregnant women; Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
Using digital technology to protect health in prolonged poor air quality episodes: a case study of the AirRater App during the Australian 2019–20 fires; Fire
Using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and temperature data to generate time-activity classifications for estimating personal exposure in air monitoring studies: an automated method; Environmental Health
Using smartphone technology to reduce health impacts from atmospheric environmental hazards; Environmental Research Letters
Validation of continuous particle monitors for personal, indoor, and outdoor exposures; Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
Volatile organic compounds within indoor environments in Australia; Building and Environment
Windsor, Ontario exposure assessment study: design and methods validation of personal, indoor, and outdoor air pollution monitoring; Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association
Within- and between-city contrasts in nitrogen dioxide and mortality in 10 Canadian cities; a subset of the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC); Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Research Projects

A feasibility study of indoor air cleaners as a public health response to fire smoke pollution in Indonesia; Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation (CAR)
Assessing inflammatory responses to smoke-derived particles following short term exposure among asthmatics; Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation (CAR)
Can portable air cleaners protect health?; Tasmanian Community Fund (TasCF)
Can portable air cleaners protect health?; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Centre for Air quality and health Research and evaluation (CAR) Postdoctoral Fellowship; Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation (CAR)
EOI 5 Community Impacts of Smoke; Bushfire and Natural Hazard CRC (BNHCRC)
Evaluating the selection of safe, healthy routes to school for actively commuting children; Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation (CAR)
Exposure to PAHs and metals in residential dust and soil resulting from the Hazelwood coalmine fire smoke plume.; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Hazelwood coal mine fire emissions: Are there risks for infant brain development?; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
The UTAS Smoke Lab: A request for CAR to fund essential equipment for an Australian facility for inter-disciplinary air quality research; Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation (CAR)
Towards integrated forecasts of pollen and smoke exposure: a Tasmanian pilot of the CSIRO CTM; Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation (CAR)
Which pollen types matter? Towards better allergy diagnosis in Tasmania; Tasmanian Community Fund (TasCF)
AirRater Darwin app
AQVx (Air Quality Visualisation)
Evaluation of a residential intervention to reduce exposures to smoke events resulting from planned burns
Evaluation of AirRater
Evaluation of different residential indoor air quality interventions to protect public health from smoke emissions
How well can we track population exposure to smoke in southwest WA using the AirRaterSmoke smartphone app?
Indoor Air Quality and Smoke
Nationally integrated air quality forecasting and dissemination - AirRater, AQVx and AQFx
OzAirRater: Evaluation of AirRater as a public health surveillance system
OzAirRater: Evaluation of AirRater as a public health surveillance system
OzAirRater: Investigating smoke, pollen and meteorological hazards in ACT
Peer Review of Research Priorities under Health Canada's Air Research Program
Peer review of research proposals under the Health Canada Air Program
Review of proposals
Sense-T Stage 2: AirRater

Research Candidate Supervision