Nina Lansbury
دانشیار · Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing
University of Queenslandمعرفی
Associate Professor Nina Lansbury is an environmental public health academic at The University of Queensland (UQ), affiliated with the School of Public Health and the Centre of Architecture, Theory, Culture, and History. Her work focuses on climate change impacts on health, water and sanitation in remote Indigenous communities, and women's health, with a role as Coordinating Lead Author for the IPCC AR7 WG II Ch 9. She integrates research, teaching, and policy advocacy in her practice.
- Bachelor of Arts and Honours in Science (University of New South Wales)
- PhD (Macquarie University)
Her research spans environmental public health, Indigenous health equity, climate change adaptation, and WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) in underserved populations. Recent projects examine menstrual health in remote communities, housing conditions, and planetary health frameworks, emphasizing community-led solutions.
Key article trends highlight Indigenous rights in climate action, health impacts of climate change, and infrastructure solutions for infectious disease prevention. Her work bridges policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and transdisciplinary research.
As a supervisor, she mentors students in climate-sensitive infectious diseases, planetary health, and remote community health interventions. Her funded projects include STopping Acute Rheumatic Fever Infections to Strengthen Health (STARFISH) (NHMRC Synergy Grant) and studies on water security and infectious disease prevention.
She actively engages with media on climate policy, environmental health, and period parity, contributing to public discourse via platforms like The Conversation and Croakey Health News. Her collaborations span CSIRO, Institute for Sustainable Futures (UTS), and Climate Action Network Australia.
