Through our research, teaching, and community and industry partnerships, the School of Public Health and Social Work strives for a healthy, fair and inclusive society.
We focus on the prevention of disease and illness, the promotion of better health and well-being, the improvement of health systems and services and the provision of quality social support.
Our work is embedded in the principles of social and environmental justice and human rights.
Our staff
Professor Markus Melloh
- Position
- Head of School
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- markus.melloh@qut.edu.au
Professor Philip Baker
- Position
- Professor
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research fields
- Other biomedical and clinical sciences
- Library and information studies
- Other Education
- p2.baker@qut.edu.au
Professor Adrian Barnett
- Position
- Professor
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research field
- Statistics
- a.barnett@qut.edu.au
Professor Michelle Gatton
- Position
- Professor
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research field
- Public health
- m.gatton@qut.edu.au
Professor Melissa Haswell
- Position
- Professor
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research field
- Public health
- melissa.haswell@qut.edu.au
Professor Wenbiao Hu
- Position
- Professor
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research field
- Public health
- w2.hu@qut.edu.au
Professor Steven McPhail
- Position
- Professor in Health Services Research
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research field
- Public health
- steven.mcphail@qut.edu.au
Professor Christine Morley
- Position
- Professor in Social Work
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research field
- Public health
- c3.morley@qut.edu.au
Professor Sandeep Reddy
- Position
- Professor
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research fields
- Artificial intelligence
- Health services and systems
- Data management and data science
- sandeep.reddy@qut.edu.au
Professor Kirsten Vallmuur
- Position
- Professor & Chair of Trauma Surveillance and Data Analytics
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research fields
- Public health
- Library and information studies
- Other biomedical and clinical sciences
- k.vallmuur@qut.edu.au
Associate Professor Deb Duthie
- Position
- Associate Professor
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research fields
- Cultural studies
- Social work
- d.duthie@qut.edu.au
Associate Professor Nektarios Karanikas
- Position
- Associate Professor in Health, Safety and Environment
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research fields
- Engineering practice and education
- Human resources and industrial relations
- Other psychology
- nektarios.karanikas@qut.edu.au