- Emma Miller, University of Adelaide
Emma Miller is an epidemiologist with particular expertise in hepatitis C, sexually transmissible infections (STI), and substance use. She has extensive experience in the surveillance of communicable diseases and a long history of research in this area. Other streams of research interest include alcohol consumption and its links with cancer, and STI and associated risk behaviours. In various government and academic roles, including in the state surveillance of influenza in Victoria and STI and blood borne viruses in South Australia, she has worked extensively with priority populations primarily affected by substance use issues, including prisoners in the South Australian correctional system. The primary focus of her teaching has been in research methods and epidemiology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level at multiple institutions. She has held academic posts at Deakin University, La Trobe University, Flinders University and The University of Adelaide where she is currently an adjunct Associate Professor within the Stretton Institute and continues.
- Stephen Begg, La Trobe University, Victoria
Dr Stephen Begg is an Associate Professor of Public Health at La Trobe University. He is one of Australia's most experienced academics in the field of population health assessment and burden of disease analysis, a field he helped introduce to Australia in the 1990s and to which he has contributed through positions at Harvard University and the World Health Organization. He is a trained epidemiologist with over twenty-five years' experience in international research and consultancy and has led and managed teams in both academia and the public sector. Associate Professor Begg manages a diverse industry-driven research portfolio with a focus on rural and Indigenous health inequalities, and health system strengthening.
- Patricia Lee, Griffith University, Queensland
Patricia Lee is an associate professor specialising in epidemiology and public health. With expertise in biostatistics and mixed methods research, Patricia has had the opportunity to work with various research teams in collaboration with government agencies and communities on public health/health promotion projects. She has contributed to many funded research projects and established partnerships with several international researchers in Taiwan, China and Vietnam. Her research interests include health risk modelling, infectious disease surveillance, climate change and health, and health promotion among disadvantaged populations. One of her major academic roles is the Epidemiology Subject Lead within the Public Health Discipline, Griffith University, leading the epidemiology curriculum development in different Degree Programs (undergraduate and postgraduate Programs). Being recognised as an accomplished senior epidemiologist, Patricia has been invited to contribute to epidemiology-related chapters in several public health textbooks.