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Dr. Jessica Orchard is an Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow at the Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney. She holds an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellowship and leads the Australasian Registry of ECGs of National Athletes (ARENA Project), focusing on cardiac screening to prevent sudden cardiac death. Her research integrates digital health, atrial fibrillation screening in underserved populations, and legal/ethical issues in sports cardiology. She has authored over 100 papers with an h-index of 30 and 20,000+ citations.
- Affiliations: Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre.
- Education: PhD (University of Sydney), MPH (Merit), BEc/LLB (Hons I), Grad Dip Leg Prac, AMusA.
Research Interests: Cardiac screening protocols, athlete ECG interpretation, atrial fibrillation prevention, and digital health tools. She collaborates internationally on projects in Nigeria and rural Australia.
Awards: NSW Ministerial Award for Rising Stars 2023, Peter Bancroft Prize 2020, and multiple international recognitions in cardiology and sports medicine.
- Grants: NHMRC Investigator Grant (2023-27), Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship.
- Labs/Teams: ARENA Project, Cricket Australia Sports Cardiology Advisory Group.
