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Penelope Jones
Penelope Jones
Research Fellow
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Dr Penny Jones is a Research Fellow in environmental health at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research and a Lecturer in Biological Sciences in the School of Natural Sciences.
She has a multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary background, combining government experience in environmental policy with research spanning fire ecology, palaeoecology, archaeology, aerobiology and most recently, environmental health.
Currently, her core research focus is the intersection of the atmospheric environment and human health, particularly in terms of pollen, poor air quality and the aerial microbiome, and she has played a lead role in the AirRater smartphone application. She is also passionate about teaching, and developed and now coordinates the unit KPZ104 Living with Fire
Biography
Penny’s research career began as a palaeoecologist at the University of Melbourne, using fossil pollen and charcoal to reconstruct long term vegetation, fire and climate histories. She then took a break from research and spent several years in the Victorian Public Service. Based in the Department of Premier and Cabinet, she worked across a broad spectrum of environmental, natural resource management and water policy.
In 2012 Penny moved to the University of Cambridge, where she undertook a PhD in Archaeological Science. Her PhD used an innovative combination of isotopic techniques to investigate impacts of climate change on agriculture and food security in the Indus Civilisation - a Bronze Age Civilisation that once stretched across north-western India and Pakistan.
In her current role, rather than using pollen to reconstruct past climates, Penny works as part of the ‘AirRater’ project to research pollen through the lens of public health. In addition to leading AirRater’s pollen monitoring and research, Penny has managed the AirRater app since 2017. Her current research relating to AirRater ranges from developing pollen forecasting models to utilising immunology and DNA analysis to better understand which pollen types are most important from public health perspective.
In 2020, Penny had an opportunity to return to her roots in fire ecology and palaeoecology, leading the development of the online unit ‘Living with Fire’. She now maintains a dual appointment, blending her research role in environmental health with her fire related teaching.
Penny is also passionate about science communication, participating in and developing numerous public outreach events. She is particularly passionate about blending science with the arts to tell powerful stories, including through the 2021 production of ‘lutruwita in deep time’.
Career summary
Qualifications
Degree | Thesis Title | University | Country | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PhD | Climate change, water stress & food security in the greater Indus, 3000-1500 BC | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom | September 2017 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) |
| University of Melbourne | Australia | December 2008 |
Diploma in Modern Languages (Japanese) |
| University of Melbourne | Australia | December 2007 |
Languages (other than English)
Japanese, Italian
Memberships
Professional practice
- Australasian Aerobiology Association
Teaching
Fire, pyrogeography, sustainability, science communication
Teaching expertise
Penny led the development of a new unit, KPZ104 Living with Fire, in 2020, in collaboration with Prof David Bowman, as well as a complementary short course.
In 2021, she co-developed a new public facing short course, ‘Bushfires and Your Health’, which will be rolled out to the public in the 2022/23 fire season.
Penny additionally has teaching experience in palaeoecology and archaeological science, as well as considerable experience in developing and delivering public outreach education materials and professional training courses in aerobiology. For example, she has:
- Developed and delivered in pollen monitoring and pollen identification for the Victorian Thunderstorm Asthma Pollen Surveillance Network and the AirRater network
- Developed supporting online pollen monitoring training modules and resources
- Developed and delivered undergraduate modules in archaeobotanical and palaeoecological techniques
- Delivered courses in organisational environmentalism and behaviour change.
Teaching responsibility
Penny is unit coordinator for KPZ104, Living with Fire.
She also contributes to teaching in CAM 306 – Advanced Research Skills within the College of Health and Medicine.
View more on Dr Penelope Jones in WARP
Expertise
- Aerobiology
- Impacts of pollen and other aeroallergens on public health
- Air quality and public health
- Education for sustainability
- Archaeological science
- Long term ecological history of Tasmania
Research Themes
Penny’s research is aligned with two of the University’s research themes: Better Health, and Environment, Resources and Sustainability. Her current research in the ‘AirRater’ team focuses on monitoring, mapping and forecasting aeroallergens (mainly pollen), and understanding the implications for public health. Current projects include collaborations with atmospheric modellers to develop pollen forecast models, as well working with molecular researchers to investigate the DNA profile of pollen across Tasmania. Penny has also supported the Victorian response to the 2016 thunderstorm asthma event and has been active in the development of Australian standards for aerobiological monitoring and research.
Penny also maintains active research activity in archaeology and palaeoecology and is currently working on a project seeking to map the biogeography of past Tasmanian Aboriginal settlement.
Collaboration
Penny collaborates widely both within and beyond academia. Formal collaborations include her role as an Associate Investigator in the HEAL Network, a NHMRC Special Initiative in Human Health and Environmental Change, and her role as a co-lead of the Healthy Environments and Landscapes group at the University of Tasmania.
Other key collaborators include:
- CSIRO Atmosphere and Environments - air quality information and the Air Quality Visualisation system, AQVx.
- University of Melbourne - pollen information and forecasting.
- Australian National University – pollen monitoring, air quality and public health
- US CDC – pollen allergy and immunoassays
- Government agencies including ACT Health, EPA Tasmania, NT Health and the Tasmanian Department of Health
- Asthma Australia
Awards
Menzies Impact Award (2018)
Current projects
AirRater, an air sensing network to protect Tasmanians' health
AirRater is a research project and free smartphone application designed to support people with asthma, allergies and other respiratory conditions better manage their health. The app supports individuals to better manage their conditions by providing timely, location-specific and easily accessible information about airborne pollen, air pollution and meteorological conditions, all of which influence respiratory symptoms. For more information visit the AirRater webpage.
National Environmental Science Program Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub – Air Quality
Penny is a core member of the air quality team for the National Environmental Science Program’s Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub (SCAW). From 2021-28, this program will involve the co-design of projects with state and local governments, and other interested stakeholders, to reduce the burden of poor air quality across Australia.
Education for sustainability: what makes online education for sustainability effective?
Penny is working with Dr Emily Files and other collaborators to research the impacts of online units, such as Living with Fire and Backyard Biodiversity, on students’ sustainability attitudes and behaviours. What factors and teaching strategies are most effective in supporting students to become agents of change?
Fields of Research
- Occupational and workplace health and safety (350505)
- Environmental epidemiology (420203)
- Archaeological science (430101)
- Preventative health care (420605)
- Epidemiology (420299)
- Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Americas (430102)
- Public health (420699)
- Conservation and biodiversity (410401)
- Allergy (320401)
- Respiratory diseases (320103)
- Fine arts (360602)
- Pollution and contamination (410599)
- Health services and systems (420399)
- Human impacts of climate change and human adaptation (410103)
- Health and community services (420305)
- Urban and regional planning (330499)
- Palaeoecology (310306)
- Natural hazards (370903)
- Microbial ecology (310703)
- Environmental management (410404)
- Atmospheric aerosols (370103)
- Health economics (380108)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology (450101)
- Land use and environmental planning (330404)
- Evolutionary ecology (310405)
- Infectious diseases (320211)
- Plant cell and molecular biology (310803)
- Meteorology (370108)
- Ecology (310399)
- Rural and regional geography (440609)
- Air pollution processes and air quality measurement (370102)
- Genetics (310599)
- Landscape ecology (410206)
- Environmental management (410499)
- Environment policy (440704)
- Natural resource management (410406)
- Health equity (420602)
Research Objectives
- Public health (excl. specific population health) (200499)
- Clinical health (200199)
- Terrestrial biodiversity (180606)
- Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology (280113)
- Health protection and disaster response (200406)
- Understanding past societies (130799)
- Understanding Asia's past (130702)
- Health related to ageing (200502)
- Prevention of human diseases and conditions (200104)
- Social impacts of climate change and variability (190103)
- Air quality (180101)
- Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences (280102)
- Atmospheric processes and dynamics (180103)
- Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences (280111)
- The creative arts (130103)
- Rural and remote area health (200508)
- Information systems, technologies and services (220499)
- Evaluation of health outcomes (200202)
- Preventive medicine (200412)
- Health policy evaluation (200205)
- ahuatanga Maori (te tuku ihotanga Maori) (Maori tradition) (210801)
- Behaviour and health (200401)
- Climatological hazards (e.g. extreme temperatures, drought and wildfires) (190401)
- Other environmental management (189999)
- Climate change mitigation strategies (190301)
- Conserving natural heritage (130404)
- Government and politics (230299)
- Health education and promotion (200203)
- Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem) (190101)
- Professional development and adult education (160104)
- Ecosystem adaptation to climate change (190102)
Publications
Total publications
39
Journal Article
(32 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jones Penelope, Furlaud JM, Williamson GJ, Johnston FH, Bowman DMJS, 'Smoke pollution must be part of the savanna fire management equation: a case study from Darwin, Australia', Ambio ISSN 0044-7447 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s13280-022-01745-9 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Furlaud JM; Williamson GJ; Johnston FH; Bowman DMJS | |
| 2021 | Borchers-Arriagada N, Jones P, Palmer AJ, Bereznicki B, Cooling N, et al., 'What are the health and socioeconomic impacts of allergic respiratory disease in Tasmania?', Australian Health Review pp. A-I. ISSN 0156-5788 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/AH20200 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Borchers-Arriagada N; Palmer AJ; Bereznicki B; Cooling N; Johnston J | |
| 2021 | Emmerson KM, Silver JD, Thatcher M, Wain A, Jones PJ, et al., 'Atmospheric modelling of grass pollen rupturing mechanisms for thunderstorm asthma prediction', PLoS One, 16, (4) pp. 1-21. ISSN 1932-6203 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249488 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 | |
| 2021 | Jones PJ, Koolhof IS, Wheeler AJ, Williamson GJ, Lucani C, et al., 'Characterising non-linear associations between airborne pollen counts and respiratory symptoms from the AirRater smartphone app in Tasmania, Australia: A case time series approach', Environmental Research Article 111484. ISSN 0013-9351 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111484 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Koolhof IS; Wheeler AJ; Williamson GJ; Lucani C; Campbell SL; Bowman DMJS; Cooling N; Johnston FH | |
| 2021 | Jones PJ, Koolhof IS, Wheeler AJ, Williamson GJ, Lucani C, et al., 'Characterising non-linear associations between airborne pollen counts and respiratory symptoms from the AirRater smartphone app in Tasmania, Australia: A case time series approach', Environmental Research pp. 1-11. ISSN 0013-9351 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111484 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Koolhof IS; Wheeler AJ; Williamson GJ; Lucani C; Campbell SL; Bowman DMJS; Cooling N; Johnston FH | |
| 2021 | Jones PJ, O'Connell TC, Jones MK, Singh RN, Petrie CA, 'Crop water status from plant stable carbon isotope values: A test case for monsoonal climates', The Holocene, 31, (6) pp. 993-1004. ISSN 0959-6836 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1177/0959683621994649 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1 | |
| 2021 | Nguyen HKD, Jones PJ, Kendal D, Flies EJ, 'Disentangling the environment in wildlife microbiom-behaviour interactions: Response to Davidson et al', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 36, (4) pp. 277-278. ISSN 0169-5347 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.11.008 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Nguyen HKD; Kendal D; Flies EJ | |
| 2021 | Tegart LJ, Johnston Fay, Borchers Arriagada N, Workman A, Dickinson JL, et al., ' Pollen potency': the relationship between atmospheric pollen counts and allergen exposure', Aerobiologia ISSN 0393-5965 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10453-021-09726-3 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Tegart LJ; Johnston Fay; Borchers Arriagada N; Workman A; Dickinson JL | |
| 2021 | Wheeler AJ, Allen RW, Lawrence K, Roulston CT, Powell J, et al., 'Can public spaces effectively be used as cleaner indoor air shelters during extreme smoke events?', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, (8) Article 4085.. ISSN 1661-7827 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18084085 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Wheeler AJ; Williamson GJ; Johnston FH | |
| 2021 | Workman A, Jones PJ, Wheeler AJ, Campbell SL, Williamson GJ, et al., 'Environmental hazards and behavior change: User perspectives on the usability and effectiveness of the AirRater Smartphone App', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, (7) Article 3591. ISSN 1660-4601 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18073591 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Workman A; Wheeler AJ; Campbell SL; Williamson GJ; Lucani C; Bowman DMJS; Cooling N; Johnston FH | |
| 2020 | Bannister T, Ebert EE, Silver J, Newbigin E, Lampugnani ER, et al., 'A pilot forecasting system for epidemic thunderstorm asthma in south-eastern Australia', Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society pp. E399-E420. ISSN 0003-0007 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0140.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 11 | |
| 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] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Campbell SL; Williamson GJ; Wheeler AJ; Lucani C; Bowman DMJS; Johnston FH | |
| 2020 | Clarke LJ, Jones PJ, Ammitzboll H, Barmuta LA, Breed MF, et al., 'Mainstreaming microbes across biomes', Bioscience, 70, (7) pp. 589-596. ISSN 0006-3568 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biaa057 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Clarke LJ; Ammitzboll H; Barmuta LA; Charleston M; Dakwa V; Eri R; Fountain-Jones NM; Kendal D; Sow SLS; Vemuri R; Flies EJ | |
| 2020 | Flies E, Clarke L, Brook BW, Jones P, 'Urbanisation reduces the abundance and diversity of airborne microbes - but what does that mean for our health? A systematic review', Science of The Total Environment Article 140337. ISSN 0048-9697 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140337 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 22Web of Science - 22 Co-authors: Flies E; Clarke L; Brook BW | |
| 2020 | Flies EJ, Jones P, Buettel JC, Brook BW, 'Compromised ecosystem services from urban aerial microbiomes: a review of impacts on human immune function', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8 Article 568902. ISSN 2296-701X (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2020.568902 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Flies EJ; Buettel JC; Brook BW | |
| 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 - 14Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Koolhof IS; Wheeler AJ; Williamson GJ; Lucani C; Campbell SL; Bowman DMJS; Johnston FH | |
| 2020 | Kendal D, Egerer M, Byrne JA, Jones PJ, Marsh P, et al., 'City-size bias in knowledge on the effects of urban nature on people and biodiversity', Environmental Research Letters, 15 Article 124035. ISSN 1748-9326 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abc5e4 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 13 Co-authors: Kendal D; Byrne JA; Marsh P; Allegretto G; Kaplan H; Nguyen HKD; Pearson S; Wright A; Flies EJ | |
| 2020 | Lightfoot E, Jones PJ, Joglekar PP, Tames-Demauras M, Smith E, et al., 'Feeding the herds: Stable isotope analysis of animal diet and its implication for understanding social organisation in the Indus Civilisation, Northwest India', Archaeological Research in Asia, 24 Article 100212. ISSN 2352-2267 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ara.2020.100212 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3 | |
| 2020 | Marsh P, Mallick S, Flies E, Jones P, Pearson S, et al., 'Trust, connection and equity: Can understanding context help to establish successful Campus Community Gardens?', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, (20) pp. 1-25. ISSN 1660-4601 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17207476 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Marsh P; Mallick S; Flies E; Pearson S; Koolhof I; Byrne J; Kendal D | |
| 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 - 5Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Wheeler AJ; Melody SM; Williamson G; Blizzard L; Chappell K; Zosky GR; Johnston F | |
| 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 - 9Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Campbell SL; Remenyi TA; Chappell K; White CJ; Johnston FH | |
| 2019 | Jones PJ, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, Lefroy EC, 'Mapping Tasmania's cultural landscapes: using habitat suitability modelling of archaeological sites as a landscape history tool', Journal of Biogeography, 46, (11) pp. 2570-2582. ISSN 0305-0270 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13684 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Williamson GJ; Bowman DMJS; Lefroy EC | |
| 2019 | Liu X, Jones PJ, Matuzeviciute GM, Hunt HV, Lister DL, et al., 'From ecological opportunism to multi-cropping: Mapping food globalisation in prehistory', Quaternary Science Reviews, 206 pp. 21-28. ISSN 0277-3791 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.12.017 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 60Web of Science - 60 | |
| 2019 | Milic A, Addison-Smith B, Jones PJ, Beggs PJ, Erbas B, et al., 'Quality control of pollen identification and quantification exercise for the AusPollen Aerobiology Collaboration Network: a pilot study', Aerobiologia, 36 pp. 83-87. ISSN 0393-5965 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10453-019-09580-4 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 | |
| 2018 | Bowman DMJS, Jones PJ, 'RE: Australian state forecasts deadly thunderstorm asthma', Science, 359, (6374) pp. 380 [online eLetters tab]. ISSN 0036-8075 (2018) [Letter or Note in Journal] DOI: 10.1126/science.359.6374.380 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Bowman DMJS | |
| 2018 | Johnston 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 - 30Web of Science - 28 Co-authors: Johnston FH; Wheeler AJ; Williamson GJ; Campbell SL; Koolhof IS; Lucani C; Cooling NB; Bowman DMJS | |
| 2018 | Pirrie S, Jackett A, Jones PJ, Lyon S, '''Waiting for Water': An art and science collaboration about water in three regions of Australia', The International Journal of Social, Political and Community Agendas in the Arts, 13, (3) pp. 9-26. ISSN 2326-9960 (2018) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2018 | Singh RN, Petrie CA, Alam A, Bates J, Ceccarelli A, et al., 'Living in the hinterland: survey and excavations at Lohari Ragho 2015-2017', Puratattva, 48 pp. 130-141. ISSN 0970-2105 (2018) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2017 | Jones PJ, Thomas I, Fletcher M-S, 'Long-term environmental change in eastern Tasmania: vegetation, climate and fire at Stoney Lagoon', Holocene, 27, (9) pp. 1340-1349. ISSN 0959-6836 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1177/0959683617690591 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 9 | |
| 2017 | Liu X, Lister DL, Zhao Z, Petrie CA, Zeng X, et al., 'Journey to the east: Diverse routes and variable flowering times for wheat and barley en route to prehistoric China', PLoS One, 12, (11) Article e0187405. ISSN 1932-6203 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187405 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 54Web of Science - 50 | |
| 2017 | Petrie CA, Singh RN, Bates J, Dixit Y, French CAI, et al., 'Adaptation to variable environments, resilience to climate change: Investigating land, water and settlement in Indus Northwest India', Current Anthropology, 58, (1) pp. 1-30. ISSN 0011-3204 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1086/690112 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 81Web of Science - 72 | |
| 2016 | Liu X, Lister DL, Zhao Z, Staff RA, Jones PJ, et al., 'The virtues of small grain size: Potential pathways to a distinguishing feature of Asian wheats', Quaternary International, 426 pp. 107-119. ISSN 1040-6182 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2016.02.059 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 63Web of Science - 57 |
Book
(1 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] Co-authors: Johnston F |
Chapter in Book
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lightfoot E, Liu X, Jones PJ, 'A World of C4 Pathways: On the Use of δ13C Values to Identify the Consumption of C4 Plants in the Archaeological Record', Far from the Hearth: Essays in Honour of Martin K. Jones, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, E Lightfoot, X Liu, DQ Fuller (ed), Cambridge, United Kingdom, pp. 165-176. ISBN 978-1-902937-87-8 (2018) [Research Book Chapter] |
Conference Publication
(2 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jones PJ, Petrie CA, O'Connell TC, Jones MK, 'Investigating adaptation to climate change in the archaeological record: a conceptual framework and an isotopic approach in the Indus Civilisation', Dev Publishers, Delhi, pp. 1-15. (2019) [Conference Edited] | |
| 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] Citations: Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Johnston F; Wheeler A; Williamson G; Koolhof IS |
Contract Report, Consultant's Report
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kendal D, Flies E, Marsh P, Jones P, Threlfall C, et al., 'Managing Urban Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation and Human Health', Healthy Landscapes Research Group, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania (2019) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Kendal D; Flies E; Marsh P; Jones M; Anders R; Collie N; Kaplan H; Nguyen HKD; Allegretto G |
Other Creative Work
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pirrie S, Lyon S, Jackett A, Jones PJ, 'Waiting for Water: Exhibition Catalogue, 4-26 August, Nan Giese Gallery (Darwin), Watch this Space (Alice Springs) and Pumphouse Point (Tasmania)', 2016 Darwin Festival, Darwin, Australia (2016) [Catalogue] Co-authors: Jackett A |
Thesis
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jones PJ, 'Climate change, water stress and agriculture in the Indus Civilisation, 3000-1500 BC' (2018) [PhD] |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
33
Total funding
Projects
- Description
- Extending an existing online short course, to develop additional modules targeting people highly vulnerable to the health risks of bushfire and smoke exposure.
- Funding
- Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management [TAS] ($100,387)
- Scheme
- Grant-NDRRGP
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Johnston F; Campbell S; Jones PJ; Workman AE; Sinclair D; Norris A
- Period
- 2022 - 2023
- Description
- This project builds knowledge about bushfire risks among older people in Tasmania, with a focus on using this knowledge to increase bushfire preparedness. It will be of primary benefit to older people themselves, but this will flow on to families, communities and Tasmania as a whole: the Bushfires and Your Health short course will be designed to be appropriate to adults of all ages and, in the future, will be made available to all adult Tasmanians. The project will also lay the foundation for a new understanding of specific mental and physical health risks associated with different types of bushfire exposure including vicarious trauma and stress. Insights about trauma and stress will be highly relevant to other natural disasters.
- Funding
- Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management [TAS] ($56,260)
- Scheme
- Grant-NDRRGP
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Sinclair D; Norris K; Johnston F; Jones PJ; Campbell S
- Period
- 2022 - 2023
- Description
- This project will synthesise the best available evidence on air pollution reduction interventions for people with asthma and translate that evidence into a set of new communication tools and education resources for people with asthma, their carers, health professionals and policy makers.
- Funding
- Asthma Australia ($150,000)
- Collaborators
- Australian National University ($87,000); University of Sydney ($15,000)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- Australian National University
- Research Team
- Vardoulakis S; Johnston F; Jones PJ; Campbell S
- Period
- 2022 - 2023
- Description
- This project will support the AirRater app service to operate in the NT from 2021-2023.
- Funding
- Northern Territory Dept of Health ($60,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Johnston F; Jones PJ; Campbell S; Williamson G
- Period
- 2021 - 2023
- Description
- We will operate AirRater in the ACT for the period 2021-2023. These funds will specifically support AirRaters contribution towards funding the ANU for year-round, full taxa pollen monitoring, ongoing server and technical support costs, app user support and a contribution to ongoing upgrades of the AirRater app.
- Funding
- ACT Health ($123,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Johnston F; Jones PJ; Williamson G; Haberle S
- Period
- 2021 - 2023
- Description
- NESP 2 is the second round of the National Environmental Science Program, a $149 M, 7 year, program funded by the federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, to:o Conserve, protect and sustainably manage Australias biodiversity, ecosystems, environment and heritage through research, information management, supporting natural resource management, establishing and managing Commonwealth protected areas, and reducing and regulating the use of pollutants and hazardous substances.The Sustainable Communities and Waste hub is a new hub, that will be funded with $20M over 7 years to deliver research that supports:otargeted information and management tools to reduce the impact of plastic and other material on the environmentoapplied scenario modelling to support sustainable people-environment interactions in communities including urban heat island impacts and liveability analysisoeffective and efficient management options for hazardous waste, substances and pollutants throughout their lifecycle to minimise environmental and human health impactsomaintained and improved air qualityTwo key aspects of the new hub structure particularly relevant to UTas are:oA focus on research on, and delivery to, urban and regional communitiesoIndigenous leadership is embedded throughout the program, and the hub must establish and maintain long-term, two-way partnerships with traditional owners and Indigenous communities.The proposed consortia will be led by UNSW, and includes CSIRO and Monash, Swinburne and Curtin universities, in addition to UTas.UTas is leading or co-leading 2 of the 4 themes (IP1 people-nature interactions and IP4 air quality) and has one of the three strategic lead positions (knowledge broker)There final allocation of funds is determined annually #this project links back to K0028098 which will serve as the umbrella agreement for this project.
- Funding
- Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment ($74,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-National Environmental Science Prgm (NESP)
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones PJ; Johnston F; Williamson G; Sahajwalla V
- Period
- 2021 - 2022
- Description
- NESP 2 is the second round of the National Environmental Science Program, a $149 M program funded by the federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, to:oConserve, protect and sustainably manage Australias biodiversity, ecosystems, environment and heritage through research, information management, supporting natural resource management, establishing and managing Commonwealth protected areas, and reducing and regulating the use of pollutants and hazardous substances.The Sustainable Communities and Waste hub is a new hub, that will be funded with $20M over 7 years to deliver research that supports:otargeted information and management tools to reduce the impact of plastic and other material on the environmentoapplied scenario modelling to support sustainable people-environment interactions in communities including urban heat island impacts and liveability analysisoeffective and efficient management options for hazardous waste, substances and pollutants throughout their lifecycle to minimise environmental and human health impactsomaintained and improved air qualityTwo key aspects of the new hub structure particularly relevant to UTas are:oA focus on research on, and delivery to, urban and regional communitiesoIndigenous leadership is embedded throughout the program, and the hub must establish and maintain long-term, two-way partnerships with traditional owners and Indigenous communities.The proposed consortia will be led by UNSW, and includes CSIRO and Monash, Swinburne and Curtin universities, in addition to UTas.UTas is leading or co-leading 2 of the 4 themes (people-nature interactions and air quality)
- Funding
- Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment ($20,000,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-National Environmental Science Prgm (NESP)
- Administered By
- University of New South Wales
- Research Team
- Kendal DJ; Sahajwalla V; Byrne JA; Anders RJ; Williamson G; Flies E; Jones PJ; Johnston F; Marsh P; Vince JZ
- Period
- 2021 - 2027
- Description
- This project builds knowledge about bushfire risks among older people in Tasmania, with a focus on using this knowledge to increase bushfire preparedness. It will be of primary benefit to older people themselves, but this will flow on to families, communities and Tasmania as a whole: the Bushfires and Your Health short course will be designed to be appropriate to adults of all ages and, in the future, will be made available to all adult Tasmanians. The project will also lay the foundation for a new understanding of specific mental and physical health risks associated with different types of bushfire exposure including vicarious trauma and stress. Insights about trauma and stress will be highly relevant to other natural disasters.
- Funding
- Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management [TAS] ($128,653)
- Scheme
- Grant-NDRRGP
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Sinclair D; Johnston F; Jones PJ; Campbell S
- Year
- 2021
- 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
- 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 S
- Year
- 2020
- Description
- We will train staff to identify pollen and contribute to the Victorian Thunderstorm Asthma Monitoring System at 6 locations around Victoria, and provide quality assurance to the University of Melbourne.
- Funding
- The University of Melbourne ($16,204)
- Scheme
- Consultancy
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones PJ
- Year
- 2020
- 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
- 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
- Description
- The primary aim of the project in the year Im asking for funding is to quantify the impact of wild vertebrates on the composition and diversity of soil microbes in urban green spaces. To answer this question, I will combine fieldwork with laboratory and statistical analysis. The fieldwork portion will include setting up fenced and unfenced plots of sterile and unsterile soils in green spaces of different cities and collecting samples over a 1 year time series. Vertebrate communities will be quantified, soil microbial DNA will be extracted in the lab, and the16S rRNA gene will be amplified and sequenced. The study will use statistical models to calculate and compare microbe composition and diversity. Within the year that this project is funded, I expect to complete the fieldwork and some of the lab work. The outcomes of my PhD will provide a better understanding of the connection between vertebrate community composition and environmental microbial biodiversity and help informing urban restoration and conservation efforts.
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($13,125)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Kendal DJ; Flies E; Jones PJ; Nguyen HKD
- Period
- 2020 - 2021
- 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 S; Lucani CJ
- Year
- 2019
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Description
- This grant will allow myself and colleagues to 1) form the Healthy Future Environments and People consortium as a new strategic area of research strength for the University and 2) conduct some original research to formalise and strengthen this collaboration. This diverse group includes ecological and health researchers (across career stages), students, government officials, and social scientists who want to understand and develop environmental solutions for health problems.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($233,172)
- Scheme
- Grant- Research Enhancement Program
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Flies E; Kendal DJ; Marsh P; Jones PJ; Clarke L; Ondei S
- Period
- 2019 - 2022
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Description
- The University of Tasmania is beginning a journey to shift the focus of the Hobart campuses from Sandy Bay into the Hobart CBD. One of the first steps on this journey is to improve the public landscape and integration of the Melville Street student accommodation through a community garden.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($50,000)
- Scheme
- null
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Marsh P; Kendal DJ; Flies E; Jones PJ; Owen CM; Byrne JA
- Year
- 2019
- 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
- Funding
- ACT Health ($20,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Johnston F; Wheeler A; Williamson G; Jones PJ; Haberle S; Lucani CJ
- Year
- 2018
- Description
- We will analyse 184 pollen slides from two sites Burwood and Geelong in the Victorian Thunderstorm Asthma monitoring network (VICTAPS) in order to provide the BoM with counts that are equivalent to those collected from the other 5 VICTAPS sites.
- Funding
- Bureau of Meteorology ($19,399)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones PJ
- Year
- 2018
- 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
- University of Melbourne ($15,651)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones PJ
- Year
- 2018
- Description
- The human microbiomes is central to our health and is influenced by the microbial communities in the surrounding environment. But we know little about how human actions shape environmental microbiomes. The aims of this project are to: 1.Characterise the microbial community across urban land use types2.Compare soil microbial community and chemical composition in paired urban and rural habitatsa.Determine the influence of human activities on soil chemistry and microbiomeb.Infer impacts on human health3.Conduct a proof-of-concept test on AirRater filter samples to determine if they can be used to sample aerosolised microbial communities a.Compare aerial microbial community composition changes over time
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($9,984)
- Scheme
- Grant- Research Enhancement Program
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Flies E; Clarke L; Ondei S; Jones PJ
- Year
- 2018
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Research Supervision
Penny has supervised honours and PhD students across the fields of aerobiology, pollen allergy, environmental health and the intersection of human health with the environmental microbiome.
She is available to supervise HDR students in any of these areas, or in her emerging research field of education for sustainability.
Current
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Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Understanding the Triggers of Pollen Allergy in Tasmania and ACT: A novel molecular approach | 2018 |
| PhD | Understanding Healthy Landscapes | 2019 |
| PhD | Understanding Environmental Drivers of Everyday Symptoms in People with Asthma, Hay Fever and Other Respiratory Problems in Tasmania: spatial clustering and longitudinal analysis of the AirRater data | 2021 |