Wendy Davis

Wendy Davis is an Associate Professor and Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the UWA Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Western Australia. Her research focuses on diabetes, epidemiology, biostatistics, and health economics, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being. She has published over 244 articles and leads projects like the Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations (ACADI).

Her research interests include diabetes management, cardiovascular risk in thyroid disorders, kidney function trajectories in diabetes, and health disparities in Aboriginal populations. Recent work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to diabetes innovation and community impact.

Notable achievements include the 2016 ADS Jeff Flack Diabetes Data Award. She has secured grants from organizations like the NHMRC and Department of Health and Aged Care, focusing on diabetes diagnostics, cardiovascular risk equations, and retinopathy research.

Key collaborations include studies on Fremantle Diabetes cohorts and metabolic phenotyping. She contributes to datasets analyzing mental health in diabetes patients and leads teams in multi-faceted diabetes predictive tools.