Sergey Timonin

Dr. Sergey Timonin is a Research Fellow at The Australian National University's School of Demography and the Centre of Epidemiology for Policy and Practice. Previously, he worked at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow and was a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. He holds a PhD and MSc in Human Geography from Moscow State University.

Education:

• PhD in Human Geography, Moscow State University
• MSc in Geography, Moscow State University

Research Interests: Focuses on population health and mortality, including spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in healthcare access, cause-of-death analysis, and ambient temperature-mortality associations. His current projects examine longevity trends in Australia and suicide risk factors among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth using nationally linked data.

Articles Overview: Recent work addresses climate-related mortality patterns, pandemic impacts on longevity, and cross-national health disparities. Key themes include environmental health, demographic trends, and public health policy implications.

Advising & Grants: Engages in collaborative research on mortality fluctuations, health system comparisons, and policy-relevant analyses. His work bridges epidemiology with demographic methods to address global health challenges.

Labs/Teams: Active in ANU's interdisciplinary teams focusing on epidemiology, demography, and health equity research.