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Luise Kazda is a Research Fellow at the Sydney School of Public Health within the Faculty of Medicine and Health at The University of Sydney. She holds a BA(Hons), MPH, and PhD (awarded 2023) and maintains active roles in multiple research collaborations including Wiser Healthcare (an NHMRC-funded research group focused on reducing overdiagnosis) and the NHMRC Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL) National Research Network.
Her educational background includes:
- BA(Hons)
- MPH
- PhD from the University of Sydney (2023) on ADHD trends in children/adolescents
Kazda's research centers on health systems sustainability, specifically decarbonizing healthcare through "green care" (low-carbon alternatives) and "lean care" (reducing low-value care). As HEAL's Research, Policy & Practice Fellow for the Health Systems Resilience Theme, she addresses clinical carbon hotspots while improving care quality. Her work integrates epidemiology, climate science, and health policy to develop sustainable healthcare models.
Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals dominant themes in overdiagnosis research (particularly ADHD in pediatric populations) and healthcare decarbonization. Key trends include methodological innovations for quantifying overdiagnosis, longitudinal ADHD outcome studies, and pioneering carbon emission analyses of pharmaceutical products like respiratory inhalers.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- 2024 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence (NSW Health Net Zero Partnership)
- 2023 Wiser Healthcare ECR Publication Award for best quantitative paper
Kazda actively contributes to academic leadership as a founding member of HEAL's Early- and Mid-Career Researchers Steering Committee and serves on Asthma Australia's National Sustainable Roadmap Steering Committee. She tutors PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and previously contributed to sustainability-focused courses. Her grant portfolio includes NHMRC funding through Wiser Healthcare and HEAL collaborations, focusing on climate-resilient health systems and overdiagnosis reduction.
She operates within the Sustainability, Climate and Health Collaboration at the University of Sydney and co-leads capacity-building initiatives through Wiser Carbon Neutral. Her current work emphasizes translating research into policy through partnerships with NSW Health and Asthma Australia.
