I am an epidemiologist and biostatistician with more than 40 years’ experience spanning public health surveillance, clinical trials, health-services research and international health. I am Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at Adelaide University. I have authored more than 400 peer-reviewed publications, including extensive work in infectious diseases, dementia, chronic disease, refugee health, Indigenous health, clinical epidemiology and implementation science, with a Google Scholar h-index of 80.