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Associate Professor Jo-An Occhipinti is an esteemed epidemiologist and systems scientist at the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health. She holds roles as Co-Director of the Mental Wealth Initiative and Head of Systems Modelling & Simulation. Her work focuses on integrating mental health, economic, and social frameworks to guide policy and systems reform. Key affiliations include the Translational Research Collective and Brain Capital Alliance.
Research Interests: Her pioneering work addresses youth mental health, public health policy, AI’s socioeconomic impacts, and systems modeling for healthcare. She emphasizes intersectoral collaboration to achieve wellbeing-oriented economies.
Articles: Her recent studies analyze AI-driven recessionary pressures, youth mental health platform development in Colombia, and cost-effectiveness of mental health strategies. These underscore her focus on participatory modeling and policy simulation.
- Awards: NHMRC Principal Research Fellow
Advising & Grants: She leads over $50M in grants, including NHMRC Investigator Grants and global initiatives in Colombia and Australia. Projects address suicide prevention, mental health system strengthening, and AI’s labor market impacts.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Brain and Mind Centre, Computer Simulation & Advanced Research Technologies (CSART), and global policy networks like the OECD Neuroscience-inspired Policy Initiative.