Our Researchers
Program Leaders
Professor Sarah Larkins
Anton Breinl Research Centre Co-Director
Program leader: Health systems strengthening and workforce development
Associate Professor Catrina Felton-Busch
Anton Breinl Research Centre Co-Director
Program leader: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Associate Professor Richard Franklin
Program leader: Responding to health challenges in our region
Stream leader: Injury prevention and epidemiology
Stream Leaders for Program 3
Associate Professor David MacLaren
Stream leader: Responding to health challenges in Melanesia
Program: Responding to priority health challenges in our region
Professor Clare Heal
Stream leader: Primary health care research
Program: Responding to priority health challenges in our region
Members
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Associate Professor Jacinta Elston
Adjunct
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Dr Lachlan Gordon
Acting Director of Medical Services - Cairns Hospital at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service
Professor Richard Hays
Professor of Remote Health and Medicine with the Mt Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health (MICRRH)
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Professor Jenni Judd
Adjunct Principal Research Fellow
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Associate Professor Lachlan McIver
Rural GP, Founder and Chair of the Rocketship organisation
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Dr Lorraine Muller
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Associate Professor Gunther Paul
Principal Research Fellow, Occupational Health and Safety
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Dr Robin Ray
Senior Lecturer, Medical Education
Professor Sabe Sabesan
Stream leader: Townsville Centre for Clinical Research (TCCR)
Program: Responding to priority health challenges in our region
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Associate Professor Stephanie Topp
Global Health and Development, JCU. Associate Research Fellow, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne
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Ms Kris Vine
Senior Research Officer
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Associate Professor Kerrianne Watt
Adjunct
Program: Responding to priority health challenges in our region
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Associate Professor Louise Young
Postgraduate Education Co-ordinator in the College of Medicine and Dentistry JCU