Prof Michael Kimlin

I am an internationally renowned public health epidemiologist with significant experience and expertise in executive leadership of, and research into environmental risk factors for disease. I held the position of Foundation Professorial Chair in Cancer Prevention at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) and was the inaugural Executive Director of the Health Research Institute at the USC and until recently, the Cancer Council Queensland (CCQ) Professorial Chair in Cancer Prevention and co-lead of the Cancer Epidemiology program at CCQ (2010-2019). 

I am an acclaimed academic leader with extensive experience as a skilled Executive within both Australian and international research, hospital, and academic domains. My leadership has spurred transformative changes and tangible achievements. I have led research initiatives in departments and university institutes, developing strategies that drive organisational growth, strategic alignment, resource utilisation, resulting in measurable operational and institutional improvements. I have lent my research leadership expertise to distinguished teams, including those at Queensland Health led by the Chief Medical Officer, University of Sydney, Victoria Health, Monash University, Bond University, University of Newcastle, and the Hunter Medical Research Institute.

I have worked in the USA undertaking my research at the University of Georgia. In 2004 I moved to QUT where I established the world-recognised AusSun Research Laboratory. I have undertaken many Senior Executive Leadership roles in the University and Research sector and serve as Director on boards.

I have received over $24M in competitive research funding and have over 215+ publications, many in the top-ranking journals in my field, with a citation h-Index of 51. I have a proven track record of undertaking large, multidisciplinary research programs - the projects that I have led include some of the largest and most complex ever conducted in Australia. I have supervised 21 PhD students (25 Postgraduate Students in total) to completion.

Awards

• Alumnus of the Year, 2018 (Academic & Research, University of Southern Queensland)
• Journal Article of the Year Award, 2014 (American Journal of Epidemiology)
• Queensland Smart State Fellow Award, 2004 – 2007 (Queensland Government)
• International Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award, 2006 (United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC USA)
• Senior Research Fellowship Award, 2007 (American Bone and Mineral Society, San Diego, USA)
• Best Student Paper, 1999 (International Congress of Biometeorology)