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
Dr Simone Harrison
Stream leader: Cancer epidemiology
Program: Responding to priority health challenges in our region
Members
Associate Professor Jacinta Elston
Adjunct
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)
Professor Jenni Judd
Adjunct Principal Research Fellow
Professor Peter Leggat
Promotional Chair, JCU. Director, World Safety Organization (WSO) Collaborating Centre
Associate Professor Lachlan McIver
Rural GP, Founder and Chair of the Rocketship organisation
Dr Lorraine Muller
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Associate Professor Gunther Paul
Principal Research Fellow, Occupational Health and Safety
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
Associate Professor Stephanie Topp
Global Health and Development, JCU. Associate Research Fellow, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne
Professor Komla Tsey
Tropical Leader and Research Professor in Education for Social Sustainability, The Cairns Institute
Ms Kris Vine
Senior Research Officer
Associate Professor Kerrianne Watt
Adjunct
Program: Responding to priority health challenges in our region
Associate Professor Louise Young
Postgraduate Education Co-ordinator in the College of Medicine and Dentistry JCU