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Fay Johnston

Associate Professor Fay Johnston

Fay Johnston

Associate Professor, Public Health and Primary Care Theme, Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Menzies Institute for Medical Research

Room 354b , Medical Science 2

+61 3 6226 7726 (phone)

Fay.Johnston@utas.edu.au

Air pollution can often be viewed through the prism of climate change and its impact on the natural environment.

However, the human impact associated with air pollution and its harm to public health, both now and into the future, is at the fore of Associate Professor Fay Johnston’s research.

As a physician and environmental epidemiologist, her research focusses on environmental determinants of health and their implications for public health policy and clinical practice.

Associate Professor Johnston is an environmental health researcher from the Menzies Institute for Medical Research and is a specialist medical advisor for Public Health Services in the Tasmanian Department of Health.

In particular, Associate Professor Johnston’s research looks at the public health and clinical impact of smoke from bushfires and planned burns, the long-term health implications of early-life exposure to severe air pollution and interventions to reduce the public health impact of severe smoke episodes.

In 2016, she led the development of the world’s first air quality and allergy monitoring system designed to help people breathe easier.

Launched in Tasmania, the AirRater smartphone app helps to assist people suffering from hay fever, allergies, asthma and other lung diseases by providing a unique integration of air pollution, meteorological and allergen data with health system reporting.

Since 2016, AirRater is now used in the ACT and has customised services in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Victoria.

The multi-award-winning device has also attracted international attention, with health agencies in China, Canada and the US interested in its potential.

Associate Professor Johnston’s expertise moves beyond academe where she often contributes to policy, via the National Air Quality Expert Group, while also guiding real-time government responses to air quality emergencies such as the Hazelwood (Victoria) mine fire in early 2014.

She is currently leading the long-term follow-up study of the health and development of infants and babies exposed to extremely poor air quality during the Hazelwood fire, which burned for 45 days.

Her work in fire smoke epidemiology also has global reach.

She led an expert team from the United States, Canada and Australia which produced the only existing global mortality burden estimate for landscape fire smoke, which placed the health impacts of tropical deforestation fires on the global agenda.

Her research has also helped to shape smoke management policy in both Australia and Canada through evaluating health impacts, trade-offs and management strategies for wild and planned fires.

In 2018, Associate Professor Johnston’s global expertise was recognised, named among 145 international Women Leaders in Fire Science research paper, published in the journal Fire.

Associate Professor Fay Johnston heads the Environmental Health group, in the Public Health and Primary Care and Cardiorespiratory research themes of the Menzies Institute for Medical Research. She is a medical graduate with specialist qualifications in public health and general practice and a PhD in environmental epidemiology.

Biography

After an initial career in remote medical practice, Associate Professor Johnston shifted her focus to epidemiology, public health medicine and environmental health research. Since the award of her PhD in 2008 she has been based with the Menzies Institute for Medical Research in Hobart where she leads an interdisciplinary research group addressing environmental determinants of health including the epidemiology of air pollution from outdoor fires and domestic wood heaters, aero-allergens and heatwaves. She holds a concurrent appointment as a Specialist Medical Advisor for Population Health Services in the Tasmanian Department of Health.

Career summary

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, (environmental epidemiology), Menzies School of Health Research, Institute of Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Australia, 2008. Health Impacts of Bushfire Smoke in the Australian Monsoon Tropics
Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australia, 1999
Fellowship of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, Australia, 1998
Master of Applied Epidemiology, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Australia, 1997. Outbreaks Out Bush: Applied epidemiology in the Northern territory
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Flinders University of South Australia, Australia, 1987
Diploma in Anaesthesia, Royal College of Anaesthetists, UK, 1992
Diploma in Obstetrics, Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Australia, 1990

Memberships

Professional practice

International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
Australian Epidemiology Association
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Teaching

Teaching responsibility

Guest lecturer in public and environmental health
Supervises the training of Tasmanian specialist medical practitioners in public health
Supervises honours and post graduate research students in public and environmental health

Research Appointments

Expert Working Group of the National Environment Protection Measure for Ambient Air Quality
Scientific Advisory Committee of the Asthma Foundation of Tasmania

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Expertise

Environmental Health
Epidemiology
Outdoor air pollution and wood smoke
Health impacts of bushfires, heatwaves and pollen
Public health policy

Research Themes

Fay Johnston's work aligns with two of the University's research themes: Better Health and Environment. Her program focusses on environmental influences on health such as air pollution, heat-waves and aero-allergens, and the implications of these for public health policy and clinical practice. A key area of expertise is the health impacts of outdoor air pollution from landscape fires and she has been active in this research area for the last 15 years. She works closely with Australian and international collaborators in the fields of environmental epidemiology, fire ecology, atmospheric chemistry, toxicology, social science and geography.

Some key research contributions to date have included:

Demonstrating that interventions to reduce the number of wood heaters and improve outdoor air quality in the city of Launceston also reduced mortality.
Characterising the global mortality impacts from all landscape fire activity and tropical deforestation fires in particular. This has demonstrated major co-benefits of initiatives to address tropical deforestation.
Demonstrating how, in higher risk groups such as people with asthma, adverse health outcomes can occur at particle concentrations well below current national 24 hour air quality standards.

Awards

International Visiting Research Scholarship. Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia, ($CAD10,000), 2015-16
Finalist, Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Environmental Research, 2008

Current projects

Fires, Smoke and People
This international program of work is investigating the relative health impacts of planned burns and severe bushfires in the context of bushfire management. This is a partnership with Professor David Bowman's Environmental Change Biology Group in the School of Natural Sciences. This is an ARC Linkage project conducted in collaboration with partner agencies and investigators in Tasmania, NSW and Victoria and British Columbia, Canada where there are similar challenges in forest fire management. We are developing new approaches to the modelling of air quality impacts of landscape fires and other sources of air pollution and the utility of using these methods for public health planning and epidemiological research.
AirRater, An air sensing network to protect Tasmanians' health
This local Tasmanian project is another collaboration with the Environmental Change Biology Group. We are exploring new ways to reduce the public health impacts of winter air pollution from wood heaters, and developing novel systems for surveillance and health alerts to enable individuals and public agencies to better manage environmental health hazards in Tasmania, including heat cold and pollen counts. The work is funded by Sense-T. For more information visit the AirRater webpage. To register your interest in participating in this project please visit our blog.
The Latrobe Early Life Follow up (ELF) Study
This is the child health and development stream of the Hazelwood Mine Fire Health study, a long term research program commissioned by the Victorian Government to investigate potential health impacts of an episode of severe air pollution generated by an open cut coal mine fire in the Latrobe valley of Victoria in 2014. The ELF study has two components. The first is establishing a cohort of infants born in the two years before and after the time of the fire to follow through future years, and the second is a large state wide data linkage study to evaluate the impact of the fire on perinatal health outcomes. This is a large collaboration with co-investigators from CSIRO, Monash, the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne. For more information visit The Latrobe Early Life Follow up (ELF) Study webpage.

Collaborations

Fay Johnston currently collaborates with researchers at the following universities, research organisations and government agencies:

International

Gothenburg University, Sweden
Northern Carolina State University, US
Simon Fraser University, Canada
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Canada
The US Environment Protection Authority
The University of British Columbia, Canada

Australia

Australian National University
Bureau of Meteorology
CSIRO
Environment Protection Authorities (in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania)
Monash University
University of Sydney
Tasmania Fire Service
The Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
The Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (Victoria)
The Departments of Health and Human Services (Victoria and Tasmania)
The Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW)
The University of Melbourne
The University of NSW
The University of Wollongong

Fields of Research

Occupational and workplace health and safety (350505)
Pollution and contamination (410599)
Ecosystem function (410203)
Epidemiology (420299)
Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases) (320101)
Respiratory diseases (320103)
Environmental management (410404)
Landscape ecology (410206)
Health services and systems (420399)
Forestry fire management (300706)
Environmental assessment and monitoring (410402)
Health promotion (420603)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public health and wellbeing (450417)
Allergy (320401)
Atmospheric aerosols (370103)
Environmental epidemiology (420203)
Preventative health care (420605)
Infectious diseases (320211)
Natural hazards (370903)
Climate change processes (370201)
Health economics (380108)
Environment policy (440704)
Central nervous system (320903)
Community child health (420601)
Health care administration (420306)
Meteorology (370108)
Data management and data science (460599)
Environmental management (410499)
Foetal development and medicine (321501)
Ecology (310399)
Health and community services (420305)
Mental health services (420313)
Public health (420699)
Cancer cell biology (321101)
Obstetrics and gynaecology (321502)
Aged health care (420301)
Health policy (440706)
Urban geography (440612)
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation (410102)
Systems physiology (320803)
Social psychology (520505)
Genetics (310599)
Paediatrics (321399)
Communications engineering (400699)
Data communications (400602)
Cardiovascular medicine and haematology (320199)
Cancer genetics (321103)
Primary health care (420319)
Microbial ecology (310703)
Autonomic nervous system (320901)
Environmental biotechnology diagnostics (incl. biosensors) (410304)
Engineering practice and education (401099)

Research Objectives

Public health (excl. specific population health) (200499)
Clinical health (200199)
Air quality, atmosphere and weather (180199)
Health education and promotion (200203)
Evaluation of health outcomes (200202)
Neonatal and child health (200506)
Air quality (180101)
Health protection and disaster response (200406)
Occupational health (200507)
Natural hazards (190499)
Behaviour and health (200401)
Other environmental management (189999)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander determinants of health (210301)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health system performance (210303)
Information systems, technologies and services (220499)
Social impacts of climate change and variability (190103)
Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use (180603)
Land policy (190207)
Women's and maternal health (200509)
Environmental policy, legislation and standards (190299)
Preventive medicine (200412)
Understanding climate change (190599)
Prevention of human diseases and conditions (200104)
Health related to ageing (200502)
Mental health (200409)
Overweight and obesity (200411)
Other economic framework (159999)
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem) (190101)
Atmospheric composition (incl. greenhouse gas inventory) (180102)
Assessment and management of freshwater ecosystems (180301)
Government and politics (230299)
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change (190102)
Weather (180104)
Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts) (190504)

Publications

For more information about Fay's research publications visit her Google Scholar page.

Total publications

121

Highlighted publications

(12 outputs)

Year	Type	Citation
2016	Journal Article	Johnston FH, Melody S, Bowman DMJS, 'The pyrohealth transition: How combustion emissions have shaped health through human history', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 371, (1696) Article 20150173. ISSN 0962-8436 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0173 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 11 Co-authors: Melody S; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2016	Journal Article	Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, Price OF, Henderson SB, Johnston FH, 'A transdisciplinary approach to understanding the health effects of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke regimes', Environmental Research Letters, 11 Article 125009. ISSN 1748-9326 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/125009 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 44Web of Science - 41 Co-authors: Williamson GJ; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2014	Journal Article	Johnston F, Purdie S, Jalaludin B, Martin KL, Henderson SB, et al., 'Air pollution events from forest fires and emergency department attendances in Sydney, Australia 1996-2007: a case-crossover analysis', Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 13, (1) Article 105. ISSN 1476-069X (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-105 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 43Web of Science - 40 Co-authors: Martin KL Tweet
2013	Journal Article	Johnston FH, Hanigan IC, Henderson SB, Morgan GG, 'Evaluation of interventions to reduce air pollution from biomass smoke on mortality in Launceston, Australia: Retrospective analysis of daily mortality, 1994-2007', BMJ, 346, (7890) Article e8446. ISSN 1756-1833 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e8446 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 65Web of Science - 52 Co-authors: Hanigan IC Tweet
2013	Journal Article	Martin KL, Hanigan IC, Morgan GG, Henderson SB, Johnston FH, 'Air pollution from bushfires and their association with hospital admissions in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, Australia 1994-2007', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37, (3) pp. 238-243. ISSN 1326-0200 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12065 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 48Web of Science - 49 Co-authors: Martin KL; Hanigan IC Tweet
2012	Journal Article	Johnston FH, Henderson SB, Chen Y, Randerson JT, Marlier M, et al., 'Estimated global mortality attributable to smoke from landscape fires', Environmental Health Perspectives, 120, (5) pp. 695-701. ISSN 0091-6765 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104422 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 292Web of Science - 262 Co-authors: Henderson SB; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2011	Journal Article	Bowman DMJS, Balch J, Artaxo P, Bond WJ, Cochrane MA, et al., 'The human dimension of fire regimes on Earth', Journal of Biogeography, 38, (12) pp. 2223-2236. ISSN 0305-0270 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02595.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 496Web of Science - 473 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS Tweet
2011	Journal Article	Johnston F, Hanigan I, Henderson S, Morgan G, Bowman D, 'Extreme air pollution events from bushfires and dust storms and their association with mortality in Sydney, Australia 1994-2007', Environmental Research: A Journal of Environmental Medicine and The Environmental Sciences, 111, (6) pp. 811-816. ISSN 0013-9351 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.05.007 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 139Web of Science - 132 Co-authors: Hanigan I; Henderson S; Bowman D Tweet
2009	Journal Article	Bowman DMJS, Balch JK, Artaxo P, Bond WJ, Carlson JM, et al., 'Fire in the Earth System', Science, 324, (5926) pp. 481-484. ISSN 0036-8075 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1126/science.1163886 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1466Web of Science - 1389 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS Tweet
2009	Journal Article	Johnston FH, Hanigan IC, Bowman DMJS, 'Pollen Loads and Allergic Rhinitis in Darwin, Australia: A Potential Health Outcome of the Grass-Fire Cycle', EcoHealth, 6, (1) pp. 99-108. ISSN 1612-9202 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10393-009-0225-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 24 Co-authors: Hanigan IC; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2007	Journal Article	Johnston F, Jacups SP, Vickery AJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Ecohealth and Aboriginal Testimony of the Nexus Between Human Health and Place', Ecohealth, 4, (4) pp. 489-499. ISSN 1612-9202 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10393-007-0142-0 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 44Web of Science - 45 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS Tweet
2006	Journal Article	Johnston F, Webby R, Pilotto L, Bailie R, Parry D, et al., 'Vegetation fires, particulate air pollution and asthma: a panel study in the Australian monsoon tropics', International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 16, (6) pp. 391-404. ISSN 0960-3123 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/09603120601093642 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 42Web of Science - 39 Tweet

Journal Article

(98 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2020	Borchers Arriagada N, Palmer AJ, Bowman DMJS, Johnston FH, 'Exceedances of national air quality standards for particulate matter in Western Australia: sources and health-related impacts', Medical Journal of Australia, (March) pp. 1-2. ISSN 0025-729X (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.5694/mja2.50547 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Borchers Arriagada N; Palmer AJ; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2020	Borchers Arriagada N, Palmer AJ, Bowman DMJS, Morgan GG, Jalaludin BB, et al., 'Unprecedented smoke-related health burden associated with the 2019-20 bushfires in eastern Australia', Medical Journal of Australia pp. 1-2. ISSN 0025-729X (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.5694/mja2.50545 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 18 Co-authors: Borchers Arriagada N; Palmer AJ; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2020	Borchers Arriagada N, Palmer AJ, Bowman DMJS, Williamson GJ, Johnston FH, 'Health impacts of ambient biomass smoke in Tasmania, Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, (9) Article 3264. ISSN 1661-7827 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17093264 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Borchers Arriagada N; Palmer AJ; Bowman DMJS; Williamson GJ Tweet
2020	Bowman DMJS, Kolden CA, Abatzoglou JT, Johnston FH, van der Werf GR, et al., 'Vegetation fires in the Anthropocene', Nature Reviews Earth & Environment pp. 1-16. ISSN 2662-138X (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s43017-020-0085-3 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Bowman DMJS Tweet
2020	Campbell SL, Jones PJ, Williamson GJ, Wheeler AJ, Lucani C, et al., 'Using digital technology to protect health in prolonged poor air quality episodes: a case study of the AirRater App during the Australian 2019-20 fires', Fire, 3, (3) Article 40. ISSN 2571-6255 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/fire3030040 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Campbell SL; Jones PJ; Williamson GJ; Wheeler AJ; Lucani C; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2020	Huynh Q, Marwick TH, Venkataraman P, Knibbs LD, Johnston FH, et al., 'Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with coronary artery calcification among asymptomatic adults', European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging pp. 1-8. ISSN 2047-2404 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaa073 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Negishi K Tweet
2020	Johnson AL, Gao CX, Dennekamp M, Williamson GJ, Carroll MTC, et al., 'Coal-mine fire-related fine particulate matter and medical-service utilization in Australia: a time-series analysis from the Hazelwood Health Study', International Journal of Epidemiology, 49, (1) pp. 80-93. ISSN 0300-5771 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyz219 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Williamson GJ Tweet
2020	Johnston FH, Borchers-Arriagada N, Morgan GG, Jalaludin B, Palmer AJ, et al., 'Unprecedented health costs of smoke-related PM_2.5 from the 2019-20 Australian megafires', Nature Sustainability, (September) pp. 1-12. ISSN 2398-9629 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41893-020-00610-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Borchers-Arriagada N; Palmer AJ; Williamson GJ; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2020	Jones PJ, Koolhof IS, Wheeler AJ, Williamson GJ, Lucani C, et al., 'Can smartphone data identify the local environmental drivers of respiratory disease?', Environmental Research, 182 Article 109118. ISSN 0013-9351 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109118 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Jones PJ; Koolhof IS; Wheeler AJ; Williamson GJ; Lucani C; Campbell SL; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2020	Marfori MT, Campbell SL, Garvey K, McKeown S, Veitch M, et al., 'Public health messaging during extreme smoke events: are we hitting the mark?', Frontiers in Public Health, 8 Article 465. ISSN 2296-2565 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00465 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Marfori MT; Campbell SL; Wheeler AJ; Borchers-Arriagada N Tweet
2020	Melody S, Wills K, Knibbs LD, Ford J, Venn A, et al., 'Adverse birth outcomes in Victoria, Australia in association with maternal exposure to low levels of ambient air pollution', Environmental Research, 188 Article 109784. ISSN 0013-9351 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109784 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Melody S; Wills K; Venn A Tweet
2020	Melody SM, Wheeler AJ, Dalton M, Williamson GJ, Negishi K, et al., 'Cohort Profile: The Hazelwood Health Study Latrobe Early Life Follow-Up (ELF) Study', International Journal of Epidemiology pp. 1-7. ISSN 0300-5771 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyaa136 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Melody SM; Wheeler AJ; Dalton M; Williamson GJ; Shao J; Chappell K; Wills K; Reeves M; Venn A; Zosky GR Tweet
2020	Melody SM, Wills K, Knibbs LD, Ford J, Venn A, et al., 'Maternal exposure to ambient air pollution and pregnancy complications in Victoria, Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, (7) Article 2572. ISSN 1661-7827 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17072572 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Melody SM; Wills K; Venn A Tweet
2020	Ragaini BS, Sharman MJ, Lyth A, Jose KA, Blizzard L, et al., 'A mixed-methods study of the demographic and behavioural correlates of walking to a more distant bus stop', Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 6 Article 100164. ISSN 2590-1982 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.trip.2020.100164 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Sharman MJ; Jose KA; Blizzard L; Peterson C; Palmer AJ; Aryal J; Cleland VJ Tweet
2020	Shao J, Zosky GR, Hall GL, Wheeler AJ, Dharmage S, et al., 'Early life exposure to coal mine fire smoke emissions and altered lung function in young children', Respirology, 25, (2) pp. 198-205. ISSN 1323-7799 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/resp.13617 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Shao J; Zosky GR; Wheeler AJ; Melody S; Dalton M; O'Sullivan T; Williamson GJ; Chappell K Tweet
2020	Song Y, Southam K, Bennett E, Johnston F, Foa L, et al., 'Adverse effects of prenatal exposure to residential dust on post-natal brain development', Environmental Research pp. 1-9. ISSN 0013-9351 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110489 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 84 Co-authors: Song Y; Southam K; Bennett E; Foa L; Wheeler AJ; Zosky GR Tweet
2020	Stanesby O, Long M, Ball K, Blizzard L, Cocker F, et al., 'Socio-demographic, behavioural and health-related characteristics associated with active commuting in a regional Australian state: evidence from the 2016 Tasmanian Population Health Survey', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, (September) pp. 1-12. ISSN 2201-1617 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/hpja.428 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Stanesby O; Blizzard L; Cocker F; Jose K; Palmer AJ; Sharman M; Venn A; Cleland V Tweet
2020	Wheeler AJ, Jones PJ, Reisen F, Melody SM, Williamson G, et al., 'Roof cavity dust as an exposure proxy for extreme air pollution events', Chemosphere, 244 Article 125537. ISSN 0045-6535 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125537 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Wheeler AJ; Jones PJ; Melody SM; Williamson G; Blizzard L; Chappell K; Zosky GR Tweet
2020	Willis GA, Chappell K, Williams S, Melody SM, Wheeler A, et al., 'Respiratory and atopic conditions in children two to four years after the 2014 Hazelwood coalmine fire', Medical Journal of Australia, 213, (6) pp. 269-275. ISSN 0025-729X (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.5694/mja2.50719 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Chappell K; Melody SM; Wheeler A; Dalton M; Zosky GR Tweet
2020	Yao J, Brauer M, Wei J, McGrail KM, Johnston FH, et al., 'Sub-daily exposure to fine particulate matter and ambulance dispatches during wildfire seasons: a case-crossover study in British Columbia, Canada', Environmental Health Perspectives, 128, (6) Article 67006. ISSN 0091-6765 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1289/EHP5792 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2 Tweet
2020	Zhao B, Johnston FH, O'Sullivan T, Williamson G, Melody S, et al., 'Early life exposure to coal mine fire and tobacco smoke affect subclinical vascular function', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 105, (6) pp. 539-544. ISSN 0003-9888 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317528 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: O'Sullivan T; Williamson G; Melody S; Dalton M; Venn A; Negishi K Tweet
2020	Zhao B, Johnston FH, Salimi F, Kurabayashi M, Negishi K, 'Short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide case-crossover study in Japan', The Lancet Planetary Health, 4, (1) pp. e15-e23. ISSN 2542-5196 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(19)30262-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Negishi K Tweet
2019	Borchers Arriagada N, Horsley JA, Palmer AJ, Morgan GG, Tham R, et al., 'Association between fire smoke fine particulate matter and asthma-related outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis', Environmental Research, 179 Article 108777. ISSN 0013-9351 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108777 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Borchers Arriagada N; Palmer AJ Tweet
2019	Campbell SL, Fox-Hughes PD, Jones PJ, Remenyi TA, Chappell K, et al., 'Evaluating the risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma: lessons from Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, (5) Article 837. ISSN 1661-7827 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16050837 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Campbell SL; Jones PJ; Remenyi TA; Chappell K; White CJ Tweet
2019	Campbell SL, Remenyi TA, Williamson GJ, White CJ, Johnston FH, 'The value of local heatwave impact assessment: a case-crossover analysis of hospital emergency department presentations in Tasmania, Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, (19) Article 3715. ISSN 1661-7827 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16193715 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Campbell SL; Remenyi TA; Williamson GJ; White CJ Tweet
2019	Johnson AL, Dipnall JF, Dennekamp M, Williamson GJ, Gao CX, et al., 'Fine particulate matter exposure and medication dispensing during and after a coal mine fire: a time series analysis from the Hazelwood Health Study', Environmental Pollution, 246 pp. 1027-1035. ISSN 0269-7491 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.085 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Williamson GJ Tweet
2019	Melody SM, Ford J, Wills K, Venn A, Johnston FH, 'Maternal exposure to short-to medium-term outdoor air pollution and obstetric and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review', Environmental Pollution, 244 pp. 915-925. ISSN 0269-7491 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.086 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Melody SM; Wills K; Venn A Tweet
2019	Melody SM, Ford J, Wills K, Venn A, Johnston FH, 'Maternal exposure to fine particulate matter from a coal mine fire and birth outcomes in Victoria, Australia', Environment International, 127 pp. 233-242. ISSN 0160-4120 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.03.028 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Melody SM; Wills K; Venn A Tweet
2019	Melody SM, Ford JB, Wills K, Venn A, Johnston FH, 'Maternal exposure to ﬁne particulate matter from a large coal mine ﬁre is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study', Environmental Research Article 108956. ISSN 0013-9351 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108956 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Melody SM; Wills K; Venn A Tweet
2019	Reisen F, Powell JC, Dennekamp M, Johnston FH, Wheeler AJ, 'Is remaining indoors an effective way of reducing exposure to fine particulate matter during biomass burning events?', Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 69, (5) pp. 611-622. ISSN 1096-2247 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2019.1567623 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Wheeler AJ Tweet
2019	Shao J, Wheeler AJ, Zosky GR, Johnston FH, 'Long-term impacts of prenatal and infant exposure to fine particulate matter on wheezing and asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Environmental Epidemiology, 3, (2) Article e042. ISSN 2474-7882 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000042 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Shao J; Wheeler AJ; Zosky GR Tweet
2019	Shao J, Zosky GR, Wheeler AJ, Dharmage S, Dalton M, et al., 'Exposure to air pollution during the first 1000 days of life and subsequent health service and medication usage in children', Environmental Pollution pp. 1-8. ISSN 0269-7491 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113340 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Shao J; Zosky GR; Wheeler AJ; Dalton M; Williamson GJ; O'Sullivan T; Chappell K Tweet
2019	Sharman MJ, Lyth A, Jose KA, Ragaini BS, Blizzard L, et al., 'Acceptability and perceived feasibility of strategies to increase public transport use for physical activity gain - a mixed methods study', Health Promotion Journal of Australia pp. 1-14. ISSN 2201-1617 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/hpja.292 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Sharman MJ; Jose KA; Ragaini BS; Blizzard L; Peterson C; Palmer AJ; Cleland VJ Tweet
2019	Shepherd CCJ, Clifford HD, Mitrou F, Melody SM, Bennett EJ, et al., 'The contribution of geogenic particulate matter to lung disease in indigenous children', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, (15) Article 2636. ISSN 1661-7827 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16152636 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Melody SM; Bennett EJ; Zosky GR Tweet
2019	Zhao B, Johnston FH, Dalton M, Negishi K, 'Feasibility and normal ranges of arterial intima-media thickness and stiffness in 2-year-old children: a pilot study', Pediatric Cardiology, 40, (5) pp. 914-920. ISSN 0172-0643 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00246-019-02088-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Dalton M; Negishi K Tweet
2018	Bowman DMJS, Daniels LD, Johnston FH, Williamson GJ, Jolly WM, et al., 'Can air quality management drive sustainable fuels management at the temperate wildland-urban interface?', Fire, 1, (2) pp. 27. ISSN 2571-6255 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/fire1020027 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Williamson GJ Tweet
2018	Bowman DMJS, Moreira-Munoz A, Kolden CA, Chavez RO, Munoz AA, et al., 'Human-environmental drivers and impacts of the globally extreme 2017 Chilean fires', Ambio, 48, (4) pp. 350-362. ISSN 0044-7447 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s13280-018-1084-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 30Web of Science - 25 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Williamson GJ; Borchers Arriagada N Tweet
2018	Campbell S, Remenyi TA, White CJ, Johnston FH, 'Heatwave and health impact research: a global review', Health and Place, 53 pp. 210-218. ISSN 1353-8292 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.08.017 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 48Web of Science - 42 Co-authors: Campbell S; Remenyi TA; White CJ Tweet
2018	Chen L, Bennett E, Wheeler AJ, Lyons AB, Woods GM, et al., 'Maternal exposure to particulate matter alters early post-natal lung function and immune cell development', Environmental Research, 164 pp. 625-635. ISSN 0013-9351 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.029 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Chen L; Bennett E; Wheeler AJ; Lyons AB; Woods GM; Zosky GR Tweet
2018	Devadas R, Huete AR, Vicendese D, Erbas B, Beggs PJ, et al., 'Dynamic ecological observations from satellites inform aerobiology of allergenic grass pollen', Science of the Total Environment, 633 pp. 441-451. ISSN 0048-9697 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.191 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 14 Tweet
2018	Edwards LJ, Williamson G, Williams SA, Veitch MGK, Salimi F, et al., 'Did fine particulate matter from the summer 2016 landscape fires in Tasmania increase emergency ambulance dispatches? a case crossover analysis', Fire, 1, (2) Article 26. ISSN 2571-6255 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/fire1020026 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3 Co-authors: Edwards LJ; Williamson G; Salimi F Tweet
2018	Fann N, Alman B, Broome RA, Morgan GG, Johnston FH, et al., 'The health impacts and economic value of wildland fire episodes in the U.S.: 2008-2012', Science of The Total Environment, 610-611 pp. 802-809. ISSN 0048-9697 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.024 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 64Web of Science - 59 Tweet
2018	Hanigan IC, Morgan GG, Williamson GJ, Salimi F, Henderson SB, et al., 'Extensible database of validated biomass smoke events for health research', Fire, 1, (3) Article 50. ISSN 2571-6255 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/fire1030050 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Williamson GJ; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2018	Horsley JA, Broome RA, Johnston FH, Cope M, Morgan GG, 'Health burden associated with fire smoke in Sydney, 2001-2013', Medical Journal of Australia, 208, (7) pp. 309-310. ISSN 0025-729X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.5694/mja18.00032 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 12 Tweet
2018	Johnson FH, Wheeler AJ, Williamson GJ, Campbell SL, Jones PJ, et al., 'Using smartphone technology to reduce health impacts from atmospheric environmental hazards', Environmental Research Letters, 13, (4) pp. 1-11. ISSN 1748-9326 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aab1e6 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Wheeler AJ; Williamson GJ; Campbell SL; Jones PJ; Koolhof IS; Lucani C; Cooling NB; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2018	Johnston FH, Salimi F, Williamson GJ, Henderson S, Yao J, et al., 'Ambient particulate matter and paramedic assessments of acute diabetic, cardiovascular, and respiratory conditions', Epidemiology, 30, (1) pp. 11-19. ISSN 1044-3983 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000929 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Salimi F; Williamson GJ Tweet
2018	Knibbs LD, van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Bechle MJ, Brauer M, et al., 'Satellite-based land-use regression for continental-scale long-term ambient PM_2.5 exposure assessment in Australia', Environmental Science and Technology, 52, (21) pp. 12445-12455. ISSN 0013-936X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02328 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 20 Tweet
2018	Lyth A, Spinaze A, Watson P, Johnston FH, 'Place, human agency and community resilience - considerations for public health management of smoke from prescribed burning', Local Environment, 23, (10) pp. 975-990. ISSN 1354-9839 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2018.1508205 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Spinaze A; Watson P Tweet
2018	Salimi F, Morgan G, Rolfe M, Samoli E, Cowie CT, et al., 'Long-term exposure to low concentrations of air pollutants and hospitalisation for respiratory diseases: a prospective cohort study in Australia', Environment International, 121, (Pt 1) pp. 415-420. ISSN 0160-4120 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.08.050 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Salimi F Tweet
2018	Shao J, Wheeler AJ, Chen L, Strandberg B, Hinwood A, et al., 'The pro-inflammatory effects of particulate matter on epithelial cells are associated with elemental composition', Chemosphere, 202 pp. 530-537. ISSN 0045-6535 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.03.052 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Shao J; Wheeler AJ; Chen L; Zosky GR Tweet
2018	Silver JD, Sutherland MF, Johnston FH, Lampugnani ER, McCarthy MA, et al., 'Seasonal asthma in Melbourne, Australia, and some observations on the occurrence of thunderstorm asthma and its predictability', PLoS ONE, 13, (4) Article e0194929. ISSN 1932-6203 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194929 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 16 Tweet
2018	Yao J, Raffuse SM, Brauer M, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, et al., 'Predicting the minimum height of forest fire smoke within the atmosphere using machine learning and data from the CALIPSO satellite', Remote Sensing of Environment, 206 pp. 98-106. ISSN 0034-4257 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2017.12.027 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 18Web of Science - 13 Co-authors: Williamson GJ; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2018	Zhao B, HQ Vo, Johnston FH, Negishi K, 'Air pollution and telomere length: a systematic review of 12,058 subjects', Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 8, (4) pp. 480-492. ISSN 2223-3652 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.21037/cdt.2018.06.05 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 17 Co-authors: HQ Vo; Negishi K Tweet
2017	Hyde JC, Yedinak KM, Talhelm AF, Smith AMS, Bowman DMJS, et al., 'Air quality policy and fire management responses addressing smoke from wildland fires in the United States and Australia', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 26, (5) pp. 347-363. ISSN 1049-8001 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/WF16154 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS Tweet
2017	Johnston FH, 'Understanding and managing the health impacts of poor air quality from landscape fires', Medical Journal of Australia, 207, (6) pp. 229-230. ISSN 0025-729X (2017) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.5694/mja17.00072 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3 Tweet
2017	Johnston Fay, 'Bushfires and planned burns: Tips for your patients in managing smoke', Respiratory Medicine Today, 2, (2) pp. 400-403. ISSN 2207-0443 (2017) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] [eCite] [Details]
2017	Salimi F, Henderson SB, Morgan GG, Jalaludin B, Johnston FH, 'Ambient particulate matter, landscape fire smoke, and emergency ambulance dispatches in Sydney, Australia', Environment International, 99 pp. 208-212. ISSN 0160-4120 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.11.018 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 17 Co-authors: Salimi F Tweet
2016	Broome RA, Johnston FH, Horsley J, Morgan GG, 'A rapid assessment of the impact of hazard reduction burning around Sydney, May 2016', Medical Journal of Australia, 205, (9) pp. 407-408. ISSN 0025-729X (2016) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.5694/mja16.00895 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 21 Tweet
2016	Johnston FH, Melody S, Bowman DMJS, 'The pyrohealth transition: How combustion emissions have shaped health through human history', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 371, (1696) Article 20150173. ISSN 0962-8436 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0173 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 11 Co-authors: Melody S; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2016	Johnston O, Johnston F, Todd J, Williamson G, 'Community-wide distribution of a catalytic device to reduce winter ambient fine particulate matter from residential wood combustion: a field study', PLoS One, 11, (11) Article e0166677. ISSN 1932-6203 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166677 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Johnston O; Williamson G Tweet
2016	Medek DE, Beggs PJ, Erbas B, Jaggard AK, Campbell BC, et al., 'Regional and seasonal variation in airborne grass pollen levels between cities of Australia and New Zealand', Aerobiologia, 32, (2) pp. 289-302. ISSN 0393-5965 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10453-015-9399-x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS Tweet
2016	Melody SM, Bennett E, Clifford HD, Johnston FH, Shepherd CCJ, et al., 'A cross-sectional survey of environmental health in remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia', International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 26, (5-6) pp. 525-535. ISSN 1369-1619 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2016.1194384 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Melody SM; Bennett E; Zosky GR Tweet
2016	O'Keeffe D, Dennekamp M, Straney L, Mazhar M, O'Dwyer T, et al., 'Health effects of smoke from planned burns: a study protocol', BMC Public Health, 16, (1) Article 186. ISSN 1471-2458 (2016) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-2862-y [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Tweet
2016	Reid CE, Brauer M, Johnston FH, Jerrett M, Balmes JR, et al., 'Critical Review of Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke Exposure', Environmental Health Perspectives, 124, (9) pp. 1334-1343. ISSN 0091-6765 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1409277 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 222Web of Science - 207 Tweet
2016	Roos CI, Scott AC, Belcher CM, Chaloner WG, Aylen J, et al., 'Living on a flammable planet: interdisciplinary, cross-scalar and varied cultural lessons, prospects and challenges', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 371, (1696) Article 20150469. ISSN 0962-8436 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0469 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 14 Tweet
2016	Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, Price OF, Henderson SB, Johnston FH, 'A transdisciplinary approach to understanding the health effects of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke regimes', Environmental Research Letters, 11 Article 125009. ISSN 1748-9326 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/125009 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 44Web of Science - 41 Co-authors: Williamson GJ; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2015	Beggs PJ, Katelaris CH, Medek D, Johnston FH, Burton PK, et al., 'Differences in grass pollen allergen exposure across Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39, (1) pp. 51-55. ISSN 1326-0200 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12325 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 22 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS Tweet
2015	Haikerwal A, Reisen F, Sim MR, Abramson MJ, Meyer CP, et al., 'Impact of smoke from prescribed burning: Is it a public health concern?', Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 65, (5) pp. 592-598. ISSN 1096-2247 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2015.1032445 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 29 Tweet
2015	Melody SM, Johnston FH, 'Coal mine fires and human health: What do we know?', International Journal of Coal Geology, 152, (Part B) pp. 1-14. ISSN 0166-5162 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2015.11.001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 48Web of Science - 50 Co-authors: Melody SM Tweet
2014	Bowman DMJS, Johnston F, 'Bushfires, Human Health Economics, and Pyrogeography', Geographical Research, 52, (3) pp. 340-343. ISSN 1745-5863 (2014) [Non Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12065 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS Tweet
2014	Haberle SG, Bowman DMJS, Newnham RM, Johnston FH, Beggs PJ, et al., 'The macroecology of airborne pollen in Australian and New Zealand urban areas', PLoS One, 9, (5) Article e97925. ISSN 1932-6203 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097925 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 40Web of Science - 37 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Williamson GJ Tweet
2014	Johnston F, Bowman D, 'Bushfire smoke: an exemplar of coupled human and natural systems', Geographical Research, 52, (1) pp. 45-54. ISSN 1745-5871 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12028 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Bowman D Tweet
2014	Johnston F, Purdie S, Jalaludin B, Martin KL, Henderson SB, et al., 'Air pollution events from forest fires and emergency department attendances in Sydney, Australia 1996-2007: a case-crossover analysis', Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 13, (1) Article 105. ISSN 1476-069X (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-105 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 43Web of Science - 40 Co-authors: Martin KL Tweet
2014	Roos C, Bowman DMJS, Balch JK, Artaxo P, Bond WJ, et al., 'Pyrogeography, historical ecology, and the human dimensions of fire regimes', Journal of Biogeography, 41, (4) pp. 833-836. ISSN 0305-0270 (2014) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12285 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 32Web of Science - 28 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS Tweet
2013	Johnston FH, Hanigan IC, Henderson SB, Morgan GG, 'Evaluation of interventions to reduce air pollution from biomass smoke on mortality in Launceston, Australia: Retrospective analysis of daily mortality, 1994-2007', BMJ, 346, (7890) Article e8446. ISSN 1756-1833 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e8446 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 65Web of Science - 52 Co-authors: Hanigan IC Tweet
2013	Martin KL, Hanigan IC, Morgan GG, Henderson SB, Johnston FH, 'Air pollution from bushfires and their association with hospital admissions in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, Australia 1994-2007', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37, (3) pp. 238-243. ISSN 1326-0200 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12065 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 48Web of Science - 49 Co-authors: Martin KL; Hanigan IC Tweet
2013	Wilson LA, Morgan GG, Hanigan IC, Johnston FH, Abu-Rayya H, et al., 'The impact of heat on mortality and morbidity in the Greater Metropolitan Sydney Region: a case crossover analysis', Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 12, (98) pp. 1-14. ISSN 1476-069X (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-12-98 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 35Web of Science - 35 Tweet
2012	Henderson SB, Johnston FH, 'Measures of forest fire smoke exposure and their associations with respiratory health outcomes', Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 12, (3) pp. 221-227. ISSN 1528-4050 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e328353351f [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 46Web of Science - 45 Tweet
2012	Johnston FH, Henderson SB, Chen Y, Randerson JT, Marlier M, et al., 'Estimated global mortality attributable to smoke from landscape fires', Environmental Health Perspectives, 120, (5) pp. 695-701. ISSN 0091-6765 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104422 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 292Web of Science - 262 Co-authors: Henderson SB; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2012	Price OF, Williamson GJ, Henderson SB, Johnston F, Bowman DMJS, 'The relationship between particulate pollution levels in Australian cities, meteorology, and landscape fire activity detected from MODIS hotspots', PL o S One, 7, (10) Article e47327. ISSN 1932-6203 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047327 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 26Web of Science - 20 Co-authors: Williamson GJ; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2011	Bowman DMJS, Balch J, Artaxo P, Bond WJ, Cochrane MA, et al., 'The human dimension of fire regimes on Earth', Journal of Biogeography, 38, (12) pp. 2223-2236. ISSN 0305-0270 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02595.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 496Web of Science - 473 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS Tweet
2011	Johnston F, Hanigan I, Henderson S, Morgan G, Bowman D, 'Extreme air pollution events from bushfires and dust storms and their association with mortality in Sydney, Australia 1994-2007', Environmental Research: A Journal of Environmental Medicine and The Environmental Sciences, 111, (6) pp. 811-816. ISSN 0013-9351 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.05.007 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 139Web of Science - 132 Co-authors: Hanigan I; Henderson S; Bowman D Tweet
2011	Johnston FH, Hanigan IC, Henderson SB, Morgan GG, Portner T, et al., 'Creating an Integrated Historical Record of Extreme Particulate Air Pollution Events in Australian Cities from 1994 to 2007 ', Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 61, (4) pp. 390-398. ISSN 1096-2247 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.61.4.390 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 28Web of Science - 24 Co-authors: Hanigan IC; Henderson SB; Portner T; Williamson GJ; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2010	Johnston FH, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'A review of approaches to monitoring smoke from vegetation fires for public health ', Air Quality and Climate Change, 44, (2) pp. 17-21. ISSN 1836-5876 (2010) [Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Williamson GJ; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2009	Bowman DMJS, Balch JK, Artaxo P, Bond WJ, Carlson JM, et al., 'Fire in the Earth System', Science, 324, (5926) pp. 481-484. ISSN 0036-8075 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1126/science.1163886 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1466Web of Science - 1389 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS Tweet
2009	Burgess CP, Johnston FH, Berry HL, McDonnell J, Yibarbuk D, et al., 'Healthy country, healthy people: the relationship between Indigenous health status and 'caring for country'', Medical Journal of Australia, 190, (10) pp. 567-572. ISSN 0025-729X (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02566.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 113Web of Science - 109 Tweet
2009	Johnston F, 'Bushfires and human health in a changing environment', Australian Family Physician, 38, (9) pp. 720-724. ISSN 0300-8495 (2009) [Refereed Article] PMID: 19893802 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 22Web of Science - 20 Tweet
2009	Johnston FH, Hanigan IC, Bowman DMJS, 'Pollen Loads and Allergic Rhinitis in Darwin, Australia: A Potential Health Outcome of the Grass-Fire Cycle', EcoHealth, 6, (1) pp. 99-108. ISSN 1612-9202 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10393-009-0225-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 24 Co-authors: Hanigan IC; Bowman DMJS Tweet
2008	Esler D, Johnston F, Thomas D, Davis B, 'The validity of a depression screening tool modified for use with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 32, (4) pp. 317-321. ISSN 1326-0200 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00247.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 43Web of Science - 38 Tweet
2008	Hanigan IC, Johnston F, Morgan GG, 'Vegetation fire smoke, indigenous status and cardio respiratory hospital admissions in Darwin, Australia, 1996-2005', Environmental Health, 7, (Aug 5) pp. 42. ISSN 1832-3367 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-42 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 50Web of Science - 47 Tweet
2007	Esler D, Johnston F, Thomas D, 'The acceptability of a depression screening tool in an urban, aboriginal community-controlled health service', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 31, (3) pp. 259-263. ISSN 1326-0200 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2007.00058.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 25 Tweet
2007	Hanigan I, Johnston F, 'Respiratory hospital admissions are associated with ambient airborne pollen in Darwin, Australia 2004-2005', Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 37, (10) pp. 1556-1565. ISSN 0954-7894 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02800.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 29Web of Science - 30 Tweet
2007	Johnston F, Bailie R, Pilotto L, Hanigan I, 'Ambient biomass smoke and cardio-respiratory hospital admissions in Darwin, Australia', BMC Public Health, 7, (1) pp. 240. ISSN 1471-2458 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-240 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 89Web of Science - 81 Tweet
2007	Johnston F, Jacups SP, Vickery AJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Ecohealth and Aboriginal Testimony of the Nexus Between Human Health and Place', Ecohealth, 4, (4) pp. 489-499. ISSN 1612-9202 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10393-007-0142-0 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 44Web of Science - 45 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS Tweet
2006	Johnston F, Webby R, Pilotto L, Bailie R, Parry D, et al., 'Vegetation fires, particulate air pollution and asthma: a panel study in the Australian monsoon tropics', International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 16, (6) pp. 391-404. ISSN 0960-3123 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/09603120601093642 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 42Web of Science - 39 Tweet
2005	Bowman D, Johnston F, 'Wildfire smoke, fire management and human health', EcoHealth: conservation medicine: human health: ecosystem sustainability, 2, (1) pp. 76-80. ISSN 1612-9202 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10393-004-0149-8 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 60 Tweet
2005	Johnston FH, Morris PS, Speare R, McCarthy J, Currie B, et al., 'Strongyloidiasis: A review of the evidence for Australian practitioners', Australian Journal of Rural Health, 13, (4) pp. 247-254. ISSN 1038-5282 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2005.00710.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 53 Tweet
2003	Grundy J, Johnston F, 'Building the research capacity of primary care providers: development of the primary health care research evaluation and development project in the Northern Territory', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 9, (1) pp. 9-17. ISSN 1448-7527 (2003) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/py03002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7 Tweet

Book

(2 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2018	Beggs PJ, Davies JM, Milic A, Haberle SG, Johnston F, et al., 'Australian airborne pollen and spore monitoring network interim standard and protocols', pp. 1-77. (2018) [Authored Other Book] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Jones PJ
2003	Johnston F, 'Tropical Health in the Top End: an introduction for health practitioners', Top End Division of General Practice, Darwin, NT, pp. 1-164. ISBN 1877021024 (2003) [Edited Book] [eCite] [Details]

Year

Citation

Altmetrics

2018

Beggs PJ, Davies JM, Milic A, Haberle SG, Johnston F, et al., 'Australian airborne pollen and spore monitoring network interim standard and protocols', pp. 1-77. (2018) [Authored Other Book]

[eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Jones PJ

2003

Johnston F, 'Tropical Health in the Top End: an introduction for health practitioners', Top End Division of General Practice, Darwin, NT, pp. 1-164. ISBN 1877021024 (2003) [Edited Book]

[eCite] [Details]

Chapter in Book

(2 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2020	Borchers N, Bowman DMJS, Palmer AJ, Johnston FH, 'Climate Change, Wildfires, Heatwaves and Health Impacts in Australia', Extreme Weather Events and Human Health, Springer, R Akhtar (ed), Cham, Switzerland, pp. 99-116. ISBN 978-3-030-23772-1 (2020) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23773-8_8 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6 Co-authors: Borchers N; Bowman DMJS; Palmer AJ Tweet
2007	Johnston F, Burgess CP, Bowman DMJS, 'A case for Indigenous natural resource management and health', Investing in Indigenous Natural Resource Management, Charles Darwin University, M.K. Luckert; B.M. Campbell, J.T. Gorman & S.T. Garnett (ed), Darwin, pp. 91-95. ISBN 9780980384642 (2007) [Other Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

Year

Citation

Altmetrics

2020

Borchers N, Bowman DMJS, Palmer AJ, Johnston FH, 'Climate Change, Wildfires, Heatwaves and Health Impacts in Australia', Extreme Weather Events and Human Health, Springer, R Akhtar (ed), Cham, Switzerland, pp. 99-116. ISBN 978-3-030-23772-1 (2020) [Research Book Chapter]

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23773-8_8 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 6

Co-authors: Borchers N; Bowman DMJS; Palmer AJ

2007

Johnston F, Burgess CP, Bowman DMJS, 'A case for Indigenous natural resource management and health', Investing in Indigenous Natural Resource Management, Charles Darwin University, M.K. Luckert; B.M. Campbell, J.T. Gorman & S.T. Garnett (ed), Darwin, pp. 91-95. ISBN 9780980384642 (2007) [Other Book Chapter]

[eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

Review

(1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2015	Bowman D, Johnston F, 'Gender and Wildfire: Landscapes of Uncertainty', Geographical Research, 53, (2) pp. 227-228. (2015) [Review Single Work] DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12079 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Bowman D Tweet

Year

Citation

Altmetrics

2015

Bowman D, Johnston F, 'Gender and Wildfire: Landscapes of Uncertainty', Geographical Research, 53, (2) pp. 227-228. (2015) [Review Single Work]

DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12079 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Bowman D

Conference Publication

(18 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2018	Johnston F, Wheeler A, Williamson G, Jones P, Koolhof IS, 'AirRater Tasmania: Using smartphone technology to understand local environmental drivers of symptoms in people with asthma and allergic rhinitis', Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 141 (2) Article AB84. ISSN 0091-6749 (2018) [Conference Extract] DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.272 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Wheeler A; Williamson G; Jones P; Koolhof IS Tweet
2017	Chen L, Bennett E, Wheeler A, Johnston F, Zosky G, 'Effect Of In Utero Exposure To Ceiling Particles On Post-Natal Lung Function And Immune Cell Populations', C105. Disorders of respiratory physiology and sleep in children, pp. A6889-A6889. (2017) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Chen L; Bennett E; Wheeler A; Zosky G
2017	Chen L, Bennett E, Wheeler A, Johnston F, Zosky G, 'Effect Of In Utero Exposure To Ceiling Particles on the Early Post-Natal Immune Cell Populations', Respirology (2017) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Chen L; Bennett E; Wheeler A; Zosky G
2017	Chen L, Bennett E, Wheeler A, Johnston F, Zosky G, 'Effect of In Utero Exposure to Ceiling Particles on Post-Natal Lung Function and Immune Cell Populations', Respirology, pp. 60, Vol 22. (2017) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Chen L; Bennett E; Wheeler A; Zosky G
2017	Zhao B, Salimi F, Johnston F, Oshima K, Kurabayashi M, et al., 'Abstract 16338: A Case-Crossover Study of Short Term Effects of Air Pollutants on Stroke in Gunma, Japan', Circulation, pp. A16338, Vol 134, Suppl 1. ISSN 0009-7322 (2017) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Salimi F; Negishi K
2017	Zhao B, Salimi F, Johnston F, Oshima K, Kurabayashi M, et al., 'Abstract 16275: Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollutants: A Case-Crossover Study', Circulation, pp. A16275, Vol 134, Suppl1. ISSN 0009-7322 (2017) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Salimi F; Negishi K
2017	Zhao B, Salimi F, Johnston J, Oshima K, Kurabayashi M, et al., 'Abstract 16370: Short Term Effects of Photochemical Oxidant on Heart Failure: A Case-Crossover Study', Circulation, Circulation, pp. A16370-A16370, Vol 134, Suppl 1. ISSN 0009-7322 (2017) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Salimi F; Negishi K
2017	Zosky G, Mitrou F, Melody S, Bennett E, Johnston F, et al., 'Self-Reported Geogenic Dust Exposure Is Associated With Increased Severity Of Infectious Diseases In Aboriginal Children', Respirology, pp. 59, Vol 22. ISSN 1323-7799 (2017) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Zosky G; Melody S; Bennett E
2016	Devadas R, Vicendese D, Erbas B, Medek D, Haberle SG, et al., 'Remote sensing of phenology: a dynamic tool to inform allergenic grass pollen aerobiology', Allergy, pp. 196-196. ISSN 0105-4538 (2016) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details]
2015	Huynh L, Johnston F, Blizzard CL, Marwick TH, Negishi K, 'The effects of temperature and air pollution on heart failure incidence and readmissions: is beta-blocker protective?', European Heart Journal, pp. 1006, Vol 36. ISSN 0195-668X (2015) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Huynh L; Blizzard CL; Marwick TH; Negishi K
2015	Huynh L, Johnston F, Blizzard CL, Marwick TH, Negishi K, 'Threshold of ambient particulate matter level for increasing heart failure incidence may be lower than national standard', European Heart Journal, pp. 331, Vol 36. ISSN 0195-668X (2015) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Huynh L; Blizzard CL; Marwick TH; Negishi K
2015	Lyth A, Johnston F, Spinaze A, 'Community health risk perceptions on planned burning: bolstering the risk management and communication evidence base', Public Health Congress 2015, 7-9 September 2015, Hobart, Australia (2015) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Lyth A
2013	Dennekamp M, Reisen F, Haikerwal A, Abramson M, Jalaludin B, et al., 'Smoke impacts on community health and social perceptions', 10th Bushfire CRC Annual Conference, 2-5 September 2013, Melbourne, Australia (2013) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Lyth A
2013	Medek D, Vicendese D, Jaggard A, Campbell B, Johnston F, et al., 'Regional and seasonal variation in airborne grass pollen levels between cities of Australia and New Zealand', Special Issue: Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) 24th Annual Scientific Meeting , 11-13 September 2013, Perth, Australia, pp. 7-7. ISSN 1444-0903 (2013) [Conference Extract] DOI: 10.1111/imj.12252 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Bowman D Tweet
2008	Hanigan IC, Johnston F, Morgan GG, Dingle JK, Bowman DMJS, 'Assessing the relationship between exposure to vegetation smoke and hospital admissions when empirical air quality measurements are limited', Epidemiology [Supplement], 12-16 October 2008, Pasadena, California, pp. S266-S267. (2008) [Conference Extract] DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000340279.77286.58 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Bowman DMJS Tweet
2006	Johnston F, Bailie R, Pilotto L, Hanigan I, 'Bushfire smoke and hospital admissions in the Australian monsoon tropics', Annual Scientific Meeting Australasian Epidemiology Association, September, Melbourne (2006) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details]
2006	Johnston F, Bowman D, Jacklyn S, Vickery A, 'Aboriginal testimony about health and place', International Geography Union Meeting, June, Brisbane, Australia (2006) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details]
2006	Johnston F, Webby R, Bailie R, Pilotto L, Parry D, et al., 'Is the tropical dry season smoke haze a health hazard for people with asthma?', Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Annual Scientific Meeting, October, Darwin (2006) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details]

Grants & Funding

Funding Summary

Number of grants

Total funding

$10,835,649

Projects

AirRater TASAIR 2019 (2020)$5,350

Description: We will provide a customised version of the AirRater app to be used as a data collection tool for the Victorian Thunderstorm Asthma and Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Project. This is a repeat of a successful project in 2018.
Funding: Royal Melbourne Hospital [Melbourne Health] ($5,350)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Jones PJ
Year: 2020

OzAirRater: Evaluation of AirRater as a public health surveillance system (2020)$35,000

Description: We will operate AirRater in the ACT for the duration of 2020. We will evaluate AirRater as a respiratory symptom surveillance tool.
Funding: ACT Health ($35,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Jones PJ; Williamson G; Wheeler A; Haberle Simon
Year: 2020

AQVx (Air Quality Visualisation) (2020 - 2021)$44,589

Description: Operation and maintenance of the Air Quality Visualisation framework developed as part of a prior project funded by a subcontract with CSIRO. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) will fund the continuation of the tool under a consultancy. This will provide opportunity to assess the tool under a range of fire risks.
Funding: Dept of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Vic) ($44,589)
Scheme: Consultancy
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Williamson G; Jones PJ; Wheeler A
Period: 2020 - 2021

AirRater NT Health air quality analysis (2020)$10,490

Description: We will provide the NT Department of Health with an analysis of air quality (PM2.5) trends, including GIS-based source apportionment. We will provide policy recommendations based on this analysis.
Funding: Northern Territory Dept of Health ($10,490)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Jones PJ; Williamson G
Year: 2020

Evaluation of a residential intervention to reduce exposures to smoke events resulting from planned burns (2020)$22,112

Description: The project will provide scientific evidence for government agencies to develop evidence-based guidance for reducing residential indoor particulate matter levels resulting from smoke events.
Funding: Australian Catholic University ($22,112)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Wheeler A
Year: 2020

Association between bush fire-smoke/wood-smoke and hospital usage in Tasmania (2020)$10,000

Description: Poor air quality (indoor and outdoor) has been shown to increase morbidity in populations and as a result increase use of health resources. This study will evaluate the association between bush fire-smoke/ wood-smoke and hospital use in Tasmania.
Funding: Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation ($10,000)
Scheme: Grant-Incubator
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; de Graaff B; Palmer AJ; Harkness N; Walters EH
Year: 2020

Co-driven research into the effective use of air cleaners from the Centre for Air pollution, energy and health Research (2020)$10,000

Funding: Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation ($10,000)
Scheme: Grant-Seeding
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F
Year: 2020

Understanding the economic burden of climate-related extreme events: A framework to support future planning and decision making in the health care sector (2020 - 2021)$57,528

Description: This project blends climate change projection data with health economics to estimate the future health and economic impact of climate-related extreme events in Tasmania. By building on our teams previous research examining the historical impact of heatwaves on Tasmanias health system, this research provides a foundation for policy development and health system planning. Importantly, in addition to specific information on heatwave impacts, this research will provide a generalisable framework to allow the health economic impact of climate change to be estimated for other climate-related natural disasters and compound extreme events. This information can be used by health care services both in Tasmania and across other jurisdictions.
Funding: Department of Premier and Cabinet ($49,528)
Scheme: Climate Research Grants Program
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Palmer AJ; Campbell S; Campbell JA; Remenyi TA; Veitch M; McKeown S
Period: 2020 - 2021

AirRater TASAIR (2019)$25,691

Description: We will customise the AirRater app to be used as a data collection tool for the Victorian Thunderstorm asthma and seasonal allergic rhinitis project led by Melbourne University
Funding: University of Melbourne ($25,691)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F
Year: 2019

OzAirRater: Evaluation of AirRater as a public health surveillance system (2019)$24,751

Description: We will operate AirRater in the ACT for the duration of 2019. We will use the data to conduct epidemiological and pollen-based research. We will implement a collaborative project with ACT Health to design and evaluate an AirRater-based respiratory health surveillance system for the ACT.
Funding: ACT Health ($24,751)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Jones PJ; Williamson G; Wheeler A; Haberle Simon; Lucani CJ
Year: 2019

Evaluation of AirRater (2019)$26,000

Description: We will operate AirRater in Tasmania for the duration of 2019. We will use the data to conduct epidemiological and pollen-based research. We will implement a collaborative project with Tas DoH to design and evaluate an AirRater-based respiratory health surveillance system for Tasmania. We will conduct qualitative evaluations of AirRater as a clinical tool as well as metagenomic and immunological studies designed to identify the key aeroallergens impacting Tasmanians.
Funding: Department of Health (Tasmania) ($26,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Jones PJ; Williamson G; Wheeler A; Lucani CJ
Year: 2019

Indoor Air Quality and Smoke (2019)$15,000

Description: A rapid response to a public health emergency resulting from bushfire smoke in the Huon Valley. The Dept of Health, Tasmania requested that we undertake an assessment of portable air cleaners to improve residential indoor air quality.
Funding: Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania ($15,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Wheeler A; Johnston F; Marfori MT; Reisen F; McKeown S; Garvey K
Year: 2019

How well can we track population exposure to smoke in southwest WA using the AirRaterSmoke smartphone app? (2019 - 2020)$29,200

Description: The AirRaterSmoke app has been developed by a joint Menzies-Biological Sciences team at the University of Tasmania. We have developed a customised version of the AirRater system entitled AirRaterSmoke. This provides communities with access to data on current smoke episodes; provides a tool for individuals to report their health symptoms and; a method to report their perception of smoke impacts. This will be provided to Department of Health Western Australia to disseminate to the public for use during planned burns and bushfires. It will provide the department with much needed information on how such activities impact on communities and the publics health.
Funding: Department of Health Western Australia ($29,200)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Jones PJ; Wheeler A; Williamson G; Lucani CJ
Period: 2019 - 2020

VICTAPS Network Pollen Training (2019)$15,953

Description: We will train staff to identify pollen and contribute to the Victorian Thunderstorm Asthma Monitoring System at 8 locations around Victoria, and provide quality assurance to the University of Melbourne.
Funding: The University of Melbourne ($15,953)
Scheme: Consultancy
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Jones PJ; Johnston F
Year: 2019

AirRater TASAIR 2019 (2019)$5,000

Description: We will provide a customised version of the AirRater app (AirRater Symptom Tracker) to be used as a data collection tool for a project testing the effects of de-sensitisation to rye grass pollen on a cohort affected by thunderstorm asthma in 2016.
Funding: Eastern Health, Victoria ($5,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Jones PJ
Year: 2019

Human health and the aerial microbiome: uncovering interactions across Australia (2019)$19,989

Description: This is a pilot project for a Category 1 funding application in 2020. It includes two core activities: (1) Holding a workshop to develop collaborations and methodologies; and (2) A pilot personal monitoring study collecting paired aerial microbiome and health symptom data from volunteers.
Funding: University of Tasmania ($19,989)
Scheme: Grant-Research Enhancement Program
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Jones PJ; Johnston F; Dickinson JL; Flies E
Year: 2019

What is the economic impact of allergic respiratory disease in Tasmania? (2019)$10,000

Description: This project will provide the first economic assessment of the burden of allergic respiratory disease (allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma) in Tasmania. Together, allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma affect over 20% of the Tasmanian population, yet there has been no rigorousanalysis of the health and economic impacts. This project will cost the direct and indirect costs of these conditions across Tasmania. In doing so, we will provide a rigorous evidence base to build a case for allergic respiratory research, and directly inform government and non-government investment in interventions. Our research will be co-designed with expert input from government and non-government stakeholders (Asthma Australia) to ensure alignment with end-user needs.
Funding: University of Tasmania ($10,000)
Scheme: Grant-Research Enhancement Program
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Palmer AJ; Jones PJ; Bereznicki BJ; Cooling NB; Zosky GR
Year: 2019

Port Macquarie Rapid Response (2019)$10,000

Description: We will measure indoor and outdoor air quality at the Port Macquarie Library to see how well the library protects against outdoor air pollutionWe will make AirRater available to the population
Funding: Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation ($10,000)
Scheme: Grant-Project
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Jones PJ
Year: 2019

AirRater Darwin app (2018)$22,790

Description: To roll-out the AirRater App to the Northern Territory.
Funding: Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NT) ($22,790)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Bowman DMJS; Wheeler A; Williamson G; Jones PJ
Year: 2018

Update Victoria's Air Pollution Inventory (2018)$25,800

Description: Technical and scientific assistance to update Victorias Air Pollution Inventory for the estimation of 2016 wood heater pollution emissions in Victoria.
Funding: Environment Protection Authority Victoria ($25,800)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Bowman DMJS; Johnston F; Williamson G
Year: 2018

OzAirRater: Investigating smoke, pollen and meteorological hazards in ACT (2018)$20,000

Funding: ACT Health ($20,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Wheeler A; Williamson G; Jones PJ; Haberle Simon; Lucani CJ
Year: 2018

Maternal Exposure to Air Pollution and Perinatal Outcomes in Victoria, Australia (2018 - 2019)$98,451

Funding: National Health & Medical Research Council ($98,451)
Scheme: Scholarship-Postgraduate
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Melody SM
Period: 2018 - 2019
Grant Reference: APP1150324

Which pollen types matter? Towards better allergy diagnosis in Tasmania (2018)$18,322

Description: We will use a novel technique known as HalogenImmunoAssay to help improve allergy diagnosis and treatment by testing which pollen types Tasmanians are sensitised to.
Funding: Tasmanian Community Fund ($18,322)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Jones PJ; Wheeler A; Cooling NB; Green B
Year: 2018

Assessment Framework for the Evaluation of Wildfire Risk Reduction Strategies (2018 - 2021)$9,000

Description: The project that will be funded is a PhD, and the funds will be allocated mainly for a stipend and in a small proportion to cover some project costs (training, conference travel, etc.). The project is an attempt to combine research and practice from diverse areas with the purpose of developing an integrated assessment framework that will allow practitioners to objectively evaluate the impacts that wildfire risk reduction strategies impose on society and the environment. Of particular interest is the correct identification, quantification and valuation of health impacts (morbidity and mortality effects) potentially produced by fine particulate matter emissions (PM2.5) from fire smoke. A cost-benefit analysis will be used to estimate various economic metrics that will inform policy, by performing the following outlined steps: Identification of scenarios (e.g. prescribed burning vs. wildfires) Estimation of general costs under both scenarios Quantification of pollutant emissions Health impact assessment, including valuation of impacts Cost-benefit analysis (construction of economic metrics)The main output will be an Assessment Framework for the Evaluation of Wildfire Risk Reduction Strategies that will be applied to at least one case study (within Sydney Basin). Framework will be developed with the following research questions as main drivers: Is prescribed burning an effective method for improving public health? What are the real costs and benefits to society of reducing fuel load with respect to a baseline scenario that considers climate change impacts? Can fuel reduction strategies be systematically assessed to better inform policy makers?
Funding: Asthma Australia ($9,000)
Scheme: Scholarship-PhD
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F
Period: 2018 - 2021

Select Foundation Senior Research Fellowship - Public health/Mental health (2018 - 2020)$375,000

Funding: The Select Foundation ($375,000)
Scheme: Fellowship-Senior Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Neil A
Period: 2018 - 2020

Burning Emissions Test Facility (2018)$320,000

Description: The Pyrotron is a new joint facility between Menzies and Biological Sciences, for particlegeneration for toxicological research, and for conducting experimental burns to assess emissionsfrom bushfires and domestic biomass combustion heaters.
Funding: University of Tasmania ($320,000)
Scheme: null
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Bowman DMJS; Johnston F
Year: 2018

Can portable air cleaners protect health? (2018)$18,285

Description: We will evaluate whether different interventions to improve residential indoor air qualitycan protect the health of Tasmanians exposed to wood smoke.The intended NHMRC partnership will incorporate measures of cardiorespiratory healthoutcomes.
Funding: University of Tasmania ($18,285)
Scheme: Grant- Research Enhancement Program
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Wheeler A; Johnston F; Williamson G; Reisen F; Innis J; Garvey K; Longley I
Year: 2018

Evaluation of different residential indoor air quality interventions to protect public health from smoke emissions (2017 - 2018)$30,000

Description: We will evaluate the efficacy of different residential indoor air quality interventions. Part One will evaluate the efficacy of potential interventions at reducing residential air pollution levels resulting from wood stove emissions. Part Two includes the use of AirRater to collect health symptoms of the study participants.
Funding: Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania ($30,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Wheeler A; Johnston F; Reisen F; Innis J
Period: 2017 - 2018

Victoria Pollen training (2017)$15,754

Description: The aim of this project is to implement pollen monitoring at 5 locations across Victoria in support of the Thunderstorm asthma project. This will ensure consistency between projects such as AirRater and future pollen related projects. This contract is to train pollen readers for the new Victoria pollen sites being implemented by the University of Melbourne. To conduct quality assurance of readings over time. Through the AirRater project the team have developed expertise in this area.
Funding: University of Melbourne ($15,754)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Jones PJ
Year: 2017

EOI 5 Community Impacts of Smoke (2017)$179,782

Description: This project will build a seamless methodology and physical system for generating real-time and 24-72 hour forward predictive intelligence of smoke transport (sourced from both within and outside of Victoria), smoke exposure and community impacts as sourced from social media and the AirRater app technology.
Funding: Bushfire and Natural Hazard CRC ($179,782)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
Research Team: Cope M; Johnston F; Wheeler A; Jones PJ; Williamson G
Year: 2017

Assessing inflammatory responses to smoke-derived particles following short term exposure among asthmatics (2017)$19,626

Description: This pilot study will evaluate the effectiveness of HEPA air cleaners at reducing indoor levels of wood smoke particulates in the homes of individuals with asthma.
Funding: Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation ($19,626)
Scheme: Grant-Seeding
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Dennekamp M; Johnston F; Wheeler A; Williamson G; Reisen F; Hinwood A
Year: 2017

Energy transitions, air pollution and health in Australia (2017 - 2021)$2,491,230

Description: Emissions from burning biomass (including fossil fuels) are major features of our environment and are the 4th leading global risk factor for premature death.As countries shift their patterns of energy use in response to global warming, new challenges are emerging. Understanding this is crucial to our ability tomaintain health and stability in uncertain times. This CRE will examine the health consequences of (1) fossil fuel combustion, (2) landscape fires and (3)alternatives to fossil fuels. We will build on the multi-disciplinary collaborative approaches developed in our current CRE (the Centre for Air quality andhealth Research and evaluation, CAR). These approaches include: a) improved assessments of exposure using sensors, satellites and advanced statistics; b)cohort studies with data linkage; c) detailed measures of physiological endpoints; d) toxicological investigations; and e) intervention studies.Our plan for research translation will be guided by published high quality research. We will maintain the close collaboration with policymakers that we haveestablished over the last 5 years in CAR. In addition, we will employ a Translation and Knowledge Broker. We will establish Project-Specific AdvisoryGroups for each research theme and enhance our current active engagement with diverse conventional and unconventional media outlets.We have a plan for the development of the careers of air pollution researchers in Australia by ensuring that fellows are actively engaged in a diverse range ofprojects and disciplines relevant to air pollution research.Our team of 10 CIs, 10 AIs and 5 post-doctoral fellows from 5 Australian states reflects the successful development of the collaborative air pollution researchcommunity in Australia, under the influence of CAR, over the last 5 years. New cross-disciplinary and cross-national connections have been formed and haveled to funded research projects. The current proposal extends those gains.
Funding: National Health & Medical Research Council ($2,491,230)
Scheme: Grant-Centre of Research Excellence
Administered By: University of New South Wales
Research Team: Marks G; Jalaludin B; Abramson M; Morawska L; Dharmage SC; Johnston F; Morgan GG; Heyworth J; Zosky GR; Guo Y
Period: 2017 - 2021
Grant Reference: 1116412

Can portable air cleaners protect health? (2017 - 2018)$19,443

Description: We will evaluate whether different interventions to improve residential indoor air quality can protect the health of Tasmanians exposed to wood smoke.
Funding: Tasmanian Community Fund ($19,443)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Wheeler A; Johnston F; Reisen F; Innis J
Period: 2017 - 2018

Towards integrated forecasts of pollen and smoke exposure: a Tasmanian pilot of the CSIRO CTM (2017)$19,286

Description: This project will trial a highly promising approach to pollen and pollution forecasting, utilising an innovative type of atmospheric model. Ultimately, this type of modelling has the potential to help reduce the health impacts of these atmospheric hazards by providing the public with accurate, cost-effective short-term forecasts.
Funding: Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation ($19,286)
Scheme: Grant-Seeding
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Williamson G; Johnston F; Wheeler A; Cope M; Jones PJ
Year: 2017

Visit to Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (2016)$10,000

Description: International Visiting Research Scholars will undertake outstanding and innovative research in the sciences, socialsciences and/or humanities in interdisciplinary collaboration with UBC scholars.Visiting Research Scholars will be designated Associates of the Peter Wall Institute during their stay, and areexpected to spend some of their time in residence at the Institutes offices.
Funding: University of British Columbia ($10,000)
Scheme: Grant-International Visiting Research Scholar
Administered By: University of British Columbia
Research Team: Johnston F
Year: 2016

The UTAS Smoke Lab: A request for CAR to fund essential equipment for an Australian facility for inter-disciplinary air quality research (2016)$17,683

Description: CAR collaborators have been working with researchers across a range of disciplines and institutions to establish a facility at the University of Tasmania for controlled combustion experiments, particle generation, emissions characterisation and testing of appliances such as biomass stoves. Existing facilities in Australia have capability for some of these functions, however coordinated research is limited by a range of different academic and commercial institutions which are geographically dispersed. Access to these facilities for public health research in particular, is limited and often very expensive (e.g. the cost of appliance emissions testing)..
Funding: Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation ($17,683)
Scheme: Grant-Project
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Wheeler A; Williamson G; Zosky GR; Hinwood A; Todd J; Rein G; Strandberg B; Cope M
Year: 2016

Hazelwood coal mine fire emissions: Are there risks for infant brain development? (2016)$14,959

Funding: University of Tasmania ($14,959)
Scheme: Grant-Research Enhancement (REGS)
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Wheeler A; Johnston F; Zosky GR; Foa LC
Year: 2016

Exposure to PAHs and metals in residential dust and soil resulting from the Hazelwood coalmine fire smoke plume. (2016)$19,990

Description: The Hazelwood coal mine fire at Morwell in Victoria lasted 6 weeks. It was an unprecedented event that produced some of the most extreme concentration of PM2.5 ever measured in Australia. The public health response to this was hampered by the paucity of published evidence, particularly concerning the risk of longer term impacts on the health of those exposed. The purpose of the proposed research is to address this gap.
Funding: National Health & Medical Research Council ($19,990)
Scheme: Grant-Centre of Research Excellence
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Wheeler A; Johnston F
Year: 2016

The Latrobe Infant Health Study Long term follow up of the Hazelwood Coal mine fire (2015 - 2024)$3,046,020

Description: This project follows a cohort of 1000 infants born between 1 March 2012 and 30 November 2014 who lived in the Latrobe valley during the Hazelwood coal mine fire in 2014, for a 10 year period. The primary aim of this study is to assess cardiovascular, respiratory and immune function, in the years following the fire, comparing infants who were moderately/highly exposed with those minimally, or not exposed to smoke. It examines the relative impact of prenatal vs post natal exposure and the modifying impacts of other potential risk or protective factors (such as environmental exposures, family history, age, use of interventions during the fires).
Funding: Monash University ($3,046,020)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F
Period: 2015 - 2024

Sense-T Stage 2: AirRater (2015 - 2016)$842,956

Description: A $1 million partnership between the University of Tasmania, the Tasmanian Environment Protection Agency, CSIRO, the Australian National University, and the Tasmanian Government's Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The AirRater project will build a Tasmania-wide sensor network to measure real-time air quality, and develop a smartphone app to provide individualised alerts to people whose health is at risk from smoke, pollen, heat or pollution. The sensor network will also be used to support community-wide air pollution health advisories, heatwave forecasting and alerts, and fire weather mapping to assist firefighters, landowners and government.
Funding: University of Tasmania ($842,956)
Scheme: Grant - Institutional
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Bowman DMJS; Williamson G; Cooling NB; Wheeler A
Period: 2015 - 2016

Understanding and ameliorating the human health effects of exposure to air pollution: from knowledge to policy and public health practice (2015 - 2017)$165,824

Description: The Hazelwood coal mine fire at Morwell in Victoria lasted 6 weeks. It was an unprecedented event that produced some of the most extreme concentration of PM2.5 ever measured in Australia. The public health response to this was hampered by the paucity of published evidence, particularly concerning the risk of longer term impacts on the health of those exposed. The purpose of the proposed research is to address this gap.
Funding: National Health & Medical Research Council ($165,824)
Scheme: Grant-Centre of Research Excellence
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Williamson G; Johnston F
Period: 2015 - 2017
Grant Reference: 1030259

Clearing the air in rural communities: an intervention study (2014)$20,000

Description: Many regional centres experience extremely poor air quality during winter months from excessive emissions of smoke from wood heaters. This source of air pollution has been clearly associated with exacerbations of heart and lung diseases including asthma, otitis media, and lower respiratory tract infections. Reducing emissions from wood heaters can be achieved through careful operation but this requires all users to be well educated and motivated to ensure optimal operation of their heaters. Inexpensive technology has been developed to reduce emissions for individual wood heaters without requiring any change in the operation of the heaters. This project will evaluate the utility of using this technology to reduce community wide air pollution.
Funding: National Health & Medical Research Council ($20,000)
Scheme: Grant-Centre of Research Excellence
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Morgan GG
Year: 2014
Grant Reference: 1030259

Defining heatwaves in Tasmania (2013)$5,000

Description: This project will: 1) review and compare a range of methods for defining heatwaves in Tasmania; and 2) develop a spatial predictive model for forecasting heatwaves in Tasmania.
Funding: Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania ($5,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F
Year: 2013

Living with bushfires: Generating essential evidence for sustainable fire management (2013 - 2015)$375,000

Description: Australia faces major challenges in bushfire management. Burning under controlled conditions is used to reduce the risk of dangerous fires but community opposition to this is common, often due to concerns about potentially serious health harms of air pollution. Robust evaluation of the risks to public health is lacking. Filling this gap is the core aim of this project. Drawing on real time smoke monitoring data, ambulance databases, and using advanced statistical techniques, we will assess the acute health impacts of smoke exposure for a range of time periods (124hrs). The results will provide urgently needed evidence to increase the safety and social acceptability of planned burning operations.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($375,000)
Scheme: Fellowship-Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F
Period: 2013 - 2015
Grant Reference: DE130100924

Pollution, pollen and health (2013)$19,000

Funding: University of Tasmania ($19,000)
Scheme: Grant-Research Enhancement (REGS)
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F
Year: 2013

Bushfires, smoke, and people - assessing the risks and benefits from planned burning on the urban rural interface (2013 - 2015)$804,330

Description: Protecting communities from severe bushfires demands the balancing of competing interests and risks. Planned burns of forest fuels is a major factor in reducing the hazard of severe bushfires, but a common side-effect is the short-term exposure of communities to air pollution. The project combines expertise in ecology, environment, land management, and health to provide a scientific basis for quantifying the trade-offs between the health risks from inhaling smoke from planned burns and the effects of uncontrolled bushfires. This will involve the use of remote sensing, atmospheric modelling, and epidemiology, and will produce a robust suite of evidence for policy and practice managing smoke from both planned burns and bushfires.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($559,330)
Collaborators: British Columbia Government ($90,000); Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions ($130,000); New South Wales Environment Protection Agency ($10,000); Tasmania Fire Service ($15,000)
Scheme: Grant-Linkage Projects Round 1
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Bowman DMJS; Abramson M; Price O; Morgan GG; Dennekamp M
Period: 2013 - 2015
Grant Reference: LP130100146

Smoke impacts on community health and social perceptions (2012 - 2016)$685,000

Description: This project addresses current gaps in the evidence about the social perceptions and community health impacts of prescribed burning, an essential component of bushfire management in Australia. As fire is an integral part of the Australian landscape, exposure to fire smoke is inevitable for the majority of Australians. Current evidence suggests that public health harm is likely to be minimised by proactive management through prescribed burning, rather than relying on reactive management of severe bushfires as they arise. Prescribed burning is associated with community health risks as there is currently no known threshold below which smoke particles are not associated with a range of adverse health effects. These risks need to be clearly identified and quantified in order to: 1) compare with the health risks of failing to intervene to reduce the hazard of severe bushfires; and 2) enable evidence based management of these risks to increase the safety and public acceptability of prescribed burning.
Funding: Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions ($685,000)
Scheme: Grant-Project
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Dennekamp M; Abramson M; Morgan GG; Jalaludin B; Reisen F; Marks GB; Lyth A
Period: 2012 - 2016

Biomass smoke, air quality and health outcomes (2012)$20,000

Funding: National Health & Medical Research Council ($20,000)
Scheme: Grant-Centre of Research Excellence
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Dennekamp M; Morgan GG
Year: 2012
Grant Reference: 1030259

Visiting Scholarship for Sarah Henderson, UBC (2010)$5,065

Funding: University of Tasmania ($5,065)
Scheme: Grant-Visiting Fellowships & Visiting Scholarships
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F; Bowman DMJS; Williamson G
Year: 2010

Understanding the Health Effects of Landscape Burning and Biomass Smoke in Australian Towns and Cities (2008 - 2011)$558,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($440,000)
Collaborators: Department of Health Western Australia ($10,000); Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania ($18,000); Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia) ($30,000); Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment ($15,000); NSW Department of Health ($30,000); Tasmania Fire Service ($15,000)
Scheme: Grant-Linkage Projects Round 1
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Bowman DMJS; Johnston F; Morgan GG; Price O
Period: 2008 - 2011
Grant Reference: LP0882048

Understanding the health effects of biomass smoke in Australian towns and cities (2008 - 2011)$167,400

Funding: National Health & Medical Research Council ($167,400)
Scheme: Fellowship-Australian Health Professional
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnston F
Period: 2008 - 2011
Grant Reference: 490057

Research Supervision

Dr Fay Johnston is active in the training and supervision of medical specialists in Public Health Medicine, and research higher degree students in environmental epidemiology and public health. Potential students with solid backgrounds in any of the areas of clinical medicine, public and environmental health, data linkage, cohort studies, statistical modelling and the manipulation of large datasets are welcome to inquire about opportunities within her group.

Current

Completed

Current

Degree	Title	Commenced
PhD	Understanding the Human Health Impacts of Climate-Related Extreme Events	2017
PhD	The Latrobe Early Life Follow-up Study: the impact of severe smoke events and air quality on perinatal and early childhood health and development outcomes	2017
PhD	Assessment Framework for the Evaluation of Wildfire Risk Reduction Strategies	2018
PhD	Understanding the Triggers of Pollen Allergy in Tasmania and ACT: A novel molecular approach	2018
PhD	Adaptation to the Public Health Impacts of Climate Change through Law	2019
PhD	The Latrobe Early Life Follow-up Anonymised Data Linkage Study: The child health and development stream of the Hazelwood Health Study	2019
PhD	The Health Impacts of Exposure to Air Pollution in Early Childhood	2020

Completed

Degree	Title	Completed
PhD	Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Diseases Candidate: Bing Zhao	2020
PhD	The Association Between Early Life Exposure to Ambient Particulate Matter and Long-term Immune and Respiratory Health in Children Candidate: Jingyi Shao	2020
PhD	The Health and Economic Burden of Multimorbidity in Australia Candidate: Lili Wang	2017