Personal
- Name
- Adjunct Professor Shilu Tong
- Position(s)
- Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Health,
School - Public Health and Social Work - IHBI Membership
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects,
IHBI Public Health and Social Work - HDHS - Discipline *
- Public Health and Health Services
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Identifiers and profiles
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- Qualifications
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Ph.d (University of Adelaide)
- Professional memberships
and associations Professional memberships International Epidemiological Association; International Society for Environmental Epidemiology; Australasian Epidemiological Association; Ausinan Science and Technology Society
- Keywords
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Climate change, Environmental epidemiology, Environmental health, Spatiotemporal modelling, Sustainable development, Weather/health early warning system
Biography
Awards
- 2009 – 2014: NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship
- 2009: Encouragement Award, IHBI, QUT
- 2008: Carla Paterson Publication Award, IHBI, QUT
- 2008: Encouragement Award, IHBI, QUT
- 2007: Vice-Chancellor’s performance fund award, QUT
- 2004 – 2008: NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship.
Research interests
- Epidemiology
- Environmental health (particularly health impact assessment of climate change)
- Research methods.
Teaching
Teaching highlights
Professor Shilu Tong has been involved in the teaching of undergrate and postgraduate students in the areas of epidemiology and environmental health over the last two decades.
Experience
Professional practice
- 2014: Invited expert, Theo Murphy High Flyers Think Tanks on climate change challenges to health: risks and opportunities, Australian Academy of Science
- 2011 – 2013: President, Ausinan Science and Technology Society
- 2010 – 2012: Deputy Chair, Equity Committee, Faculty of Health, QUT
- 2011 : Consultant, World Health Organisation (Beijing Office), Early Warning Systems for Disease Outbreaks Workshop, Beijing, 8-14 November
- 2011 : NHMRC Grant Review Panel, Canberra, 5-9 September
- 2011: Convenor, International Forum on Environment and Health – From molecule to planet, Owen J Wordsworth Room, QUT, 1 September
- 2009 – 2014: Management Committee, National Climate Change Adaptation – Human Health
- 2008 – 2010: Vice President, National Council, Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA)
- 2006 – 2008: Chair, Organising Committee, Queensland Epidemiology Group (GEG), Australasian Epidemiological Association
- November, 2006: Co-Convenor of International Symposium on Environmental Health, Climate Change and Sustainability, Brisbane.
- Past President, Queensland Branch, Ausinan Science & Technology Society
- 1998 – Present: Lifetime Member, Ausinan Science & Technology Society
- Member, Executive Committee, Queensland Branch, Public Health Association of Australia
- Adjunct Professor, Peking University
- Adjunct Professor, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University
- Adjunct Professor, Anhui Medical University
- September 2003: Member, The Regional Committee, 15th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Perth, Australia
- Member, NHMRC Project Grant & Fellowship Review
- Reviewer, American Journal of Epidemiology, New England Journal of Medicine, Environmental Health Perspectives and Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- 2002 – 2013: Recipient of six Australian Research Council Grants
- 2003 – 2005: National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grant
- 2005 – 2013: Two National Health and Medical Research Council Research Fellowships
Publications
- Madaniyazi L, Guo Y, Yu V, Tong S, (2015) Projecting future air pollution-related mortality under a changing climate: progress, uncertainties and research needs, Environment International p21-32
- Xu Z, Hu W, Su H, Turner LR, Ye X, Wang J, Tong S, (2014) Extreme temperatures and paediatric emergency department admissions, Journal of Epidemiology AND Community Health p304-311
- Tao F, Hao J, Huang K, Su P, Cheng D, Xing X, Huang Z, Zhang J, Tong S, (2013) Cohort profile: The China-Anhui birth cohort study, International Journal of Epidemiology p709-721
- Turner L, Barnett A, Connell D, Tong S, (2012) Ambient temperature and cardiorespiratory morbidity: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Epidemiology p594-606
- Ye X, Wolff RC, Yu V, Vaneckova P, Pan X, Tong S, (2012) Ambient temperature and morbidity: A review of epidemiological evidence, Environmental Health Perspectives p19-28
- Tong S, Wang X, Guo Y, (2012) Assessing the short-term effects of heatwaves on mortality and morbidity in Brisbane, Australia: Comparison of case-crossover and time series analyses, PLoS ONE p1-7
- Guo Y, Barnett AG, Tong S, (2012) High temperatures-related elderly mortality varied greatly from year to year: important information for heat-warning systems, Scientific Reports p1-7
- Strand L, Barnett A, Tong S, (2012) Maternal exposure to ambient temperature and the risks of preterm birth and stillbirth in Brisbane, Australia, American Journal of Epidemiology p99-107
- Hu W, Clements A, Williams G, Tong S, Mengersen K, (2012) Spatial patterns and socioecological drivers of dengue fever transmission in Queensland, Australia, Environmental Health Perspectives p260-266
- Huang C, Barnett A, Wang X, Tong S, (2012) The impact of temperature on years of life lost in Brisbane, Australia, Nature Climate Change p265-270
For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Research projects
Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)
- Title
- Development of a heatwave definition using the health risk-based metrics
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP150103038
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Risk assessment; Climate change; Social policy
- Title
- Climate Change and Ross River Virus
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1011459
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Climate Change; Ross River Virus; Public Health Policy
- Title
- From Science to Policy: Quantifying and Managing the Risk of Mosquito Borne Disease in the Context of Climate Change
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP110100651
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Climate Change; Environmental Health; Risk Management; Public Health Policy
- Title
- Integrated and Precautionary Approach for Assessing Complex Environmental Health Impacts
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP1095752
- Start year
- 2010
- Keywords
- Sustainable Development; Climate Impacts; Environmental Health; Environmental Health Decision Making; Environmental Epidemiology; Environmental Management
- Title
- Ecosystem Change and Population Health
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 553043
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Temperature Extremes; Mortality; Environmental Health; Vector-Borne Diseases
- Title
- An Evaluation Of The Environmental Health Risk Of Heatwaves Associated With Global Warming
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0883998
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Climate Impacts; Sustainable Development; Vulnerability Assessment; Environmental Epidemiology; Environmental Health Management; Public Decision Making
- Title
- Development of a Framework for Assessing the Vulnerability of Eco-Environmental Health to Climate Change
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0776918
- Start year
- 2007
- Keywords
- Climate Impacts; Environmental Epidemiology; Sustainable Development; Vulnerability Assessment; Environmental Health Management; Public Decision Making
- Title
- Toward the Effective Surveillance of Environmental Health Hazards for a Sustainable Society
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP0559655
- Start year
- 2005
- Keywords
- Environmental health Sustainable development Environmental health decision making Environmental epidemiology Environmental management
- Title
- Ecosystem Change and Population Health
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 290515
- Start year
- 2004
- Keywords
- Epidemiology; Climate Change; Environmental Health
- Title
- Assessment of the Impact of Climate Variability on the Transmission of Ross River Virus Disease
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 242210
- Start year
- 2003
- Keywords
- Epidemiology; Climate Change
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Assessment of the effects of maternal exposure to heatwave on birth outcomes in Brisbane, Australia (2014)
- Examining the impact of climate change on dengue transmission in the Asia-Pacific region (2014)
- Assessment of Socio-Environmental Drivers of Suicide in Australia (2013)
- Impact of Socio-Ecological Variability on the Transmission of Malaria in Yunnan Province, China (2013)
- The effects of hot and cold temperatures on emergency hospital admissions in Brisbane, Australia (2013)
- The health effects of temperature: current estimates, future projections and adaptation strategies (2013)
- Estimating the effects of ambient temperature on mortality: methodological challenges and proposed solutions (2012)
- Spatial and temporal analysis of Barmah Forest virus disease in Queensland, Australia (2012)
- The Identification and Quantification of Temperature-Related Mortality (2011)