Tony Butler

Professor Tony Butler is a leading academic in offender health and epidemiology at the School of Population Health, UNSW. He holds a PhD in prisoner health and has conducted extensive research on the health of incarcerated populations, including mental illness, traumatic brain injury, and blood-borne infections. His work emphasizes ethical research practices and public health policy within criminal justice systems. Butler leads the NHMRC Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Offender Health and co-leads the Justice Health Research Program (JHRP), focusing on innovative interventions like pharmacotherapy trials for violent offenders. He teaches courses such as 'Public Health and Corrections' and 'Inside the Criminal Mind.'

• Education: PhD in prisoner health epidemiology
• Research Priorities: offender health disparities, violence prevention, and reentry programs for older prisoners

His research spans over 150 peer-reviewed articles, with recent focus on post-release healthcare, mental health treatment efficacy, and digital literacy barriers for aging prisoners. Butler collaborates globally on meta-analyses of post-incarceration mortality and advocates for prison health system reforms.

Grants & Leadership: NHMRC Centre Leadership, multiple ARC-funded projects, and advisory roles in correctional health policy.