Professor Deborah Black
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Qualifications: BSc DipEd MStat UNSW PhD CQU Positions held:
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Biography
Professor Deborah Black joined the Faculty of Health Sciences in August 2008. She was appointed to the Chair in Health Data Management in 2009 and took over the position as Associate Dean, Staff Development in August, 2009. She has more than 35 years experience as an applied statistician and is a statistical reviewer for local and international journals. For last 20 years, Deborah has worked as an academic with her teaching and research concentrating on biostatistics and applying statistical models to clinical and health policy issues. She is a member of the NSW Population & Health Services Research Ethics Committee has been jointly convened by the Cancer Institute NSW and NSW Health, a member of the review panel for the 45 and Up Study and the statistical advisor for the Scientific Review Panel for Northern Hospital Network, NSW Health. She is a recognised expert in the application and analysis of large health data sets to identify public health priorities and the impact of health interventions. Deborah is a Chief Investigator on an ARC Linkage Grant looking at the health and retirement prospects of ageing baby boomers in Australia. Deborah's research focuses on two areas that are having an increasing impact on the burden of disease in Australia - climate change and ageing.Teaching and Service Responsibilities
Research Opportunities
Selected Publications
- Black D (2001) "Numbers and More" in Berglund C. (ed) Health Research Oxford University Press, Melbourne.
- Black D, Black J (2008) "Public health and the sustainability of cities: Sydney Airport's noise pollution and community wellbeing" Chapter 7 in T. Gilmore, E Blakely, R Pizarro (eds) Dialogues in Urban Planning: Towards Sustainable Regions pp 164-185 Sydney University Press, Sydney, Australia.
- Westbrook J, Georgiou A, Black D, Horden A (2010) "Comprehensive medical assessments (CMA) for monitoring and improving the health of residents in Aged-Care Facilities: existing CMA coverage and trial of a new service model" Australasian Journal of Ageing (in press, accepted 27 February, 2010).
- Black D, Black J (2009) "A Review of the Urban Development and Transport Impacts on Public Health with Particular Reference to Australia: Trans-Disciplinary Research Teams and Some Research Gaps" The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 6(5):pp 1557-96.
- Whelan A, Black D (2007) "Integrating public health and medicine: first steps in a new curriculum" Education for Health 20(3), pp 1-6.
Selected Grants
- CI on NHMRC Project Grant #350931 (2005-2008) Trial of structured support to enhance the role of non-GP staff in chronic disease management in general practice. $1.8 million over 3 years
- CI on Australian Research Council Linkage Project 2008 to 2010 (LP0882748)- Ageing Baby Boomers in Australia (ABBA): Informing Actions for Better Retirement This is worth approximately $2.4 million over 3 years.