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Denise Argote Quispe

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Areas of Expertise:	Childhood, Nutrition, Inequalities
City:	Melbourne
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

Yohannes Tekalegn Efa

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Expert Profile:	Yohannes is a PhD student at the University of South Australia. His research focuses on the impact of lifestyle behaviours on mental health outcomes, particularly depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviour, in adolescents using global data from over 90 countries with varying socio-economic statuses. He received the Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) and Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation (CRF) PhD Excellence Award in 2024. Before joining the PhD program in Australia, Yohannes served as a Lecturer and Researcher at Madda Walabu University in Ethiopia and has authored or co-authored over 55 research articles.
Areas of Expertise:	Nutrition, Physical Activity, Public Health
City:	Gilles Plains
State:	South Australia
Country:	Australia

Linda Murray

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Areas of Expertise:	Mental Health, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Public Health
City:	Wellington
State:	N/A
Country:	New Zealand

Yukiko Ezure

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Areas of Expertise:	Research methods, Infectious Disease, Methods
City:	Toowong
State:	Queensland
Country:	Australia

Thai Thien Kim Nguyen

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City:	HOBART
State:	Tasmania
Country:	Australia

Stefanie Dimov

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Areas of Expertise:	Disability, Public Health, Mental Health
City:	Carlton
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

Yigizie Yeshaw Mihiretie

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Expert Profile:	Yigizie Yeshaw holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and a Master of Science in Medical Physiology, with a notable academic and research portfolio highlighted by his tenure as an Assistant Professor at the University of Gondar, Ethiopia. He is currently a final-year PhD candidate at the University of South Australia. He has authored or co-authored more than 80 publications in internationally recognized, peer-reviewed journals. His research interests are broad, covering both communicable and chronic non-communicable diseases, with a particular focus on dementia, cognitive decline, cardiometabolic health, and their prevention strategies. His current research, funded by an Australian Government Research Training Scholarship, focuses on predicting brain health and dementia using machine learning and conventional epidemiological methods in the UK Biobank.
Areas of Expertise:	Cardiovascular, Public Health, Dementia
City:	Marden
State:	South Australia
Country:	Australia

Anthony LaMontagne

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Expert Profile:	Professor Tony LaMontagne’s career has been dedicated to developing the scientific and public understanding of work as a social determinant of health, and translating this research into policy and practice to improve workplace and worker health. Specific areas of interest include workplace mental health, improving job quality and psychosocial working conditions, and the design and evaluation of workplace interventions. His research has influenced policy & practice in workplace health both nationally and internationally.
Areas of Expertise:	Mental Health, Occupational, Inequalities
City:	Burwood
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

Stephanie Levy

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Expert Profile:	• Professionally engaged within development and humanitarian sectors since 2006, working with medical research and global health, international not-for-profit, and private humanitarian organisations. Field experience in Pacific, South Asian, and East African (15+) countries. • Extensive experience with international project management (all phases) and capacity building programs for: o Health systems strengthening (HSS)- including workforce development, guideline and policy preparation and implementation, essential medicine and health products supply and health emergency preparedness & response (HEPR): surveillance, community protection, access to countermeasures, essential services and protection of health workers and patients, and emergency coordination. o Disaster risk reduction resilience and response (DRRR) – community preparedness and emergency management, volunteer mobilisation, community outreach and evacuation activities. o Complex humanitarian emergencies – operational humanitarian activities (prevention and protection).
Areas of Expertise:	Developing Countries, Planning, Public Health
City:	Melbourne
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

Lisa Redwood

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Areas of Expertise:	Health Services, Public Health, Infectious Disease
City:	Berkeley
State:	New South Wales
Country:	Australia

Maureen Makama

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Expert Profile:	Dr Maureen Makama is a self-motivated and enthusiastic early career researcher. She has a master’s in Nutrition and Health specializing in Epidemiology and Public Health and a Bachelor of Pharmacy. She completed her PhD in Public health with research focused on developing scalable and sustainable evidence-based lifestyle programs to reduce postpartum weight retention. In her current role, she focuses on accelerating innovations to improve maternal health outcomes in resource-constrained settings. Her projects aim to foster greater investments in the research and development of maternal health medicines for managing pregnancy-specific health conditions. She is experienced in using qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and engaging stakeholders for program development. Her research has resulted in high-quality peer-reviewed publications.
Areas of Expertise:	Public Health, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Nutrition
City:	Vermont
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

Stephanie Munthe

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Expert Profile:	I am a PhD researcher in Oral Cancer Epidemiology at the University of Melbourne. My research interests span oral cancer, cancer epidemiology, cardiometabolic epidemiology, and chronic disease epidemiology. Through my work, I seek to improve public health strategies for prevention, early detection, and management of oral cancer and related conditions.
Areas of Expertise:	Public Health, Cancer, Research methods
City:	Carnegie
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

The Phuong Nguyen

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Expert Profile:	Dr. The Phuong Nguyen is an Assistant Professor at the Research Center for Health Policy and Economics, Hitotsubashi University, and a visiting researcher at the National Cancer Center Japan. Holding a medical degree and a Ph.D. in Public Health, his expertise spans epidemiology, biostatistics, and global health equity. Dr. Nguyen has authored over 30 publications, including lead authorship in high-impact journals. His research focuses on infectious disease prevention, non-communicable diseases, cancer epidemiology, and health systems, utilizing advanced statistical modeling. He has secured over AU $400,000 in competitive research grants and scholarships. Beyond research, Dr. Nguyen is an active peer reviewer for numerous international journals and serves on the editorial boards of BMC Public Health, PLOS One, Health Science Reports, and the Asian Journal of Psychiatry. He is also a member of prominent international organizations, including the International Epidemiological Association and the International AIDS Society.
Areas of Expertise:	Public Health, Research methods, Inequalities
City:	Tokyo
State:	N/A
Country:	Japan

Caroline van Gemert

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Expert Profile:	Dr van Gemert is an epidemiologist with expertise in infectious disease surveillance, operational research capacity exchange, and sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis control and response in Australia and in Pacific Island Countries and Territories. Between 2020 and 2022, Dr van Gemert was based in Vanuatu with the Vanuatu Ministry of Health as an epidemiologist and provided technical guidance for the COVID-19 response. Prior to this, she spent over ten years with the Burnet Institute and other organisations focusing on infectious diseases surveillance in Australia and in resource-poor setting with a focus on marginalised and hard-to-reach populations.
Areas of Expertise:	Developing Countries, Public Health, Infectious Disease
City:	Melbourne
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

Adrian Walker

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Expert Profile:	Adrian is a researcher at the University of New South Wales who specialises in the health and inequality, with a focus on causal inference.
Areas of Expertise:	Mental Health, Public Health, Research methods
City:	Mascot
State:	New South Wales
Country:	Australia

Malcolm Gillies

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Expert Profile:	Malcolm Gillies is a biostatistician in the Medicines Intelligence Research Program at the School of Population Health UNSW, with particular experience working on linked administrative health data. His current areas of research include prescription opioids, ADHD, and replicability of pharmacoepidemiology research.
Areas of Expertise:	Data Linkage, Pharmacological, Methods
City:	University of New South Wales
State:	New South Wales
Country:	Australia

Bianca Varney

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Expert Profile:	I am a pharmacoepidemiologist specializing in leveraging large-scale healthcare datasets to investigate medication safety during critical perinatal periods. My research employs comprehensive administrative health databases and advanced epidemiological methodologies to address significant knowledge gaps in opioid safety profiles. Currently, I focus on evaluating prescription opioid risks in women of reproductive age, during pregnancy, and in the postpartum period. By generating robust, high-quality evidence, my work aims to inform evidence-based policies and empower both clinicians and women to make well-informed decisions about medication management during these vulnerable life stages.
Areas of Expertise:	Perinatal, neonatal, Public Health, Research methods
City:	Bowral
State:	New South Wales
Country:	Australia

Pantalius Nji Che

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Expert Profile:	Pantalius is an experienced Microbiologist currently researching early life predictors of later bone health in childhood as preventive strategy against osteoporosis development. His work focuses on factors including but not limited to gut microbiome, muscle strength, and gestational diabetes. He is a current PhD student at the University of Tasmania, and he holds a master's in microbiology and another in Tropical Medicine from the Belgian Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp.
Areas of Expertise:	Public Health, Childhood, Developing Countries
City:	Hobart
State:	Tasmania
Country:	Australia

Jialing Lin

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Areas of Expertise:	Data Linkage, Public Health, Health Services
City:	Kensington
State:	New South Wales
Country:	Australia

Ayodeji Fasoro

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Areas of Expertise:	Data Linkage, Elderly, Public Health
City:	Wellington
State:	N/A
Country:	New Zealand

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