Vera Morgan

Vera Morgan is an Emerita Professor and Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia's School of Population and Global Health. She also holds adjunct roles at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research (University of Tasmania) and chairs Ireland's SPHeRE research training program. Her career spans over four decades in psychiatric epidemiology, focusing on schizophrenia and psychotic disorders.

• Key roles: Head of Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Research Unit (2008-2022), President of Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research (2003-2006), and Convenor of the Australian Government's SHIP study.
• Educations: PhD (UWA 2009), M Social Sciences (U SA 1992), BA (U Adelaide 1973).

Her research integrates psychiatric, genetic, and criminological perspectives to address physical health disparities in psychotic populations. Notable projects include the Survey of High Impact Psychosis (SHIP) and collaborations on urban birth schizophrenia risk patterns.

Awards include the Society for Mental Health Research's Founders Medal (2020) and Australasian Epidemiological Association's Lifetime Award (2022). She has led 34 grants including the ALIVE National Research Translation Centre (2021-2026).

Her work supports UN Sustainable Development Goals related to good health, reduced inequalities, and quality education through population health research and policy advocacy.