Olav Muurlink

Olav Muurlink is a Professor and Head of Sustainable Innovation at CQUniversity's School of Business and Law, affiliated with the Appleton Institute and Centre for Regional Economies and Supply Chains. He holds a B.A. (Hons) from the University of Queensland, M.Phil. from the University of St Andrews, and a PhD from Griffith University. His research focuses on working time (overwork, shift work), public health in Bangladesh, climate impacts, and interdisciplinary methodologies. He chairs the management committee of Co-operation in Development, a Bangladesh-Australian charity.

Key achievements include the University Medal (Charles Sturt University, 1990). His supervision spans Human Resources, Epidemiology, Public Health, Clinical Psychology, and Social Psychology. He teaches courses like Research in Business and Social Innovation. Recent publications explore virtual research methods, decolonization frameworks, and health systems in Bangladesh. He advocates for rural telehealth sustainability and critiques workplace bullying in midwifery.