Ying Zhang

Associate Professor
University of Sydney

Sydney, NSW

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Expertise

Biography

Associate Professor Ying Zhang is a senior epidemiologist with over 15 years' experience in conducting research on climate and health. Ying's research aims to build community resilience to changing climate and environment, with a focus on the most vulnerable populations in the Asia Pacific Region. Ying currently co-chairs the MJA-Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate in Australia. She is a Board member of Australian Climate and Health Alliance(CAHA), Treasurer of the Australasian Epidemiological Association(AEA), and the Capacity Building and Education (CAPE) Committee Member of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology(ISEE).

More details: http://sydney.edu.au/public-health/people/academics/profiles/ying.zhang.php 

 

Ying identifies as culturally and linguistically diverse.

Featured

Academic paper

2018

The MJA–Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: Australian policy inaction threatens lives
Academic paper

2019

The 2019 report of the MJA–Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: a turbulent year with mixed progress
Academic paper

2020

The 2020 special report of the MJA–Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: lessons learnt from Australia’s “Black Summer”