Fields of Research

Health informatics and information systems
Forensic epidemiology
Health systems
Epidemiology
Data engineering and data science
Preventative health care
Disease surveillance
Health services and systems
Primary health care
Health and community services
Mental health services
Public administration
Endocrinology

Research Objectives

Disease distribution and transmission (incl. surveillance and response)
Mental health
Clinical health
Public health (excl. specific population health)
Health system performance (incl. effectiveness of programs)
Nutrition
Primary care
Health related to ageing
Preventive medicine
Evaluation of health and support services
Public services policy advice and analysis
Health status (incl. wellbeing)

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Cancer in Tasmania: incidence and mortality 2001
Cancer in Tasmania: incidence and mortality 2002
Cancer in Tasmania: Incidence and Mortality 2003
Cancer in Tasmania: Incidence and Mortality 2004
Cancer in Tasmania: Incidence and Mortality 2005
Cancer in Tasmania: Incidence and Mortality 2006
Cancer in Tasmania: Incidence and Mortality 2007
Cancer in Tasmania: Incidence and Mortality 2008
Cancer in Tasmania: Incidence and Mortality 2009
Cancer in Tasmania: Incidence and Mortality 2010
Cancer in Tasmania: Incidence and Mortality 2011
Cancer in Tasmania: Incidence and Mortality 2012
Cancer in Tasmania: Incidence and Mortality 2013
Cancer in Tasmania: Incidence and Mortality 2014
Cancer in Tasmania: Incidence and Mortality 2015
Cancer in Tasmania: Incidence and Mortality 2016
Comparison of geographic information system and subjective assessments of momentary food environments as predictors of food intake: an ecological momentary assessment study; JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Evaluation of the Tasmanian suicide register final report
T.I.M.S: TaqMan Information Management System, tools to organize data flow in a genotyping laboratory; BMC Bioinformatics
Tasmanian Data Linkage Unit: supporting innovative research, planning and policy formulation in Australia through the provision of high-quality linked-data services; International Journal of Population Data Science
Temporal trends in the incidence rates of keratinocyte carcinomas from 1978 to 2018 in Tasmania, Australia: a population‑based study; Discover Oncology
The association between non-melanoma skin cancer and osteoporotic fractures a population-based record linkage study; Osteoporosis International

Research Projects

Measurement for change: Establishment of an integrated non-communicable disease surveillance system for Viet Nam; The Atlantic Philanthropies (USA) Inc. (API)
Evaluation of the Tasmanian Suicide Register
TasLink-Health Project

Research Candidate Supervision