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.
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Our staff
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Professor Markus Melloh
- Position
- Head of School
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- markus.melloh@qut.edu.au
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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
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Professor Adrian Barnett
- Position
- Professor
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research field
- Statistics
- a.barnett@qut.edu.au
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Professor Anne Chang
- Position
- Professor
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research field
- Public health
- anne.chang@qut.edu.au
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Professor Michelle Gatton
- Position
- Professor
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research field
- Public health
- m.gatton@qut.edu.au
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Professor Melissa Haswell
- Position
- Professor
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research field
- Public health
- melissa.haswell@qut.edu.au
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Professor Wenbiao Hu
- Position
- Professor
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research field
- Public health
- w2.hu@qut.edu.au
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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
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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
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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
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Professor Will Parsonage
- Position
- Clinical Director, AusHSI
- Division / Faculty
- School of Public Health & Social Work
- Research field
- Public health
- w.parsonage@qut.edu.au
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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