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Martina Dennekamp is an Adjunct Professor at Monash University's Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Alfred Hospital). She holds a MSc in Environmental Sciences from Wageningen University (Netherlands) and a part-time PhD in Environmental Medicine from the University of Aberdeen (Scotland). Her research focuses on air pollution health effects, occupational health, and environmental epidemiology. Current projects include Healthwise (Australian aluminum industry cohort study) and studies linking air pollution to cardiac arrests in Melbourne.
Key collaborations include NHMRC-funded research on bushfire smoke public health messaging and ARC-supported studies on planned burning risks. She has led 12 projects since 2008, including rapid health risk assessments following coal mine fires.
- Education: MSc Wageningen (1999), PhD Aberdeen (part-time)
- Expertise: Environmental health, particulate matter exposure, occupational epidemiology
- Recent focus areas: Climate change health impacts, wildfire smoke effects, healthcare utilization patterns
Her 64+ publications include landmark studies on coal mine fire health impacts and particulate matter exposure modeling. Projects often involve multidisciplinary teams addressing environmental health challenges.
