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BSc (Hons), MPH (Hons), PhD
Janaki Amin is a Professor of Public Health and the inaugaral course director for the Master of Public Health (2017-2023). She is an infectious diseases epidemiologist, working across clinical trials, cohort studies and the analysis of routinely collected population data. She has a particular interest in public health impact in population that are not well served.
Janaki’s major fields of research include data linkage studies examining morbidity and mortality in population-based cohorts of people with hepatitis B and C; clinical trials and cohort studies of therapies for the treatment of HIV, hepatitis C and STIs. These studies have encompassed populations with poor access to therapeutics, people who inject drugs and the LGBTQI+ community. More recently her research has focused on the analysis of routinly collected data to assess the impact of COVID-19.
She has been a chief investigator in studies which have been awarded over $20M in research grants and resulted in over 200 publications. As part of her work in clinical trials she has managed and participated by invitation in Data Safety Monitoring Boards for local and international studies. Janaki’s work also includes research into methodological aspects of epidemiology, particularly in data linkage and meta-analysis. She has also lead research training programs focused on epidemiological and biostatistical methods and clinical trial design in Australia, Indonesia, and Cambodia. She is a keen mentor of early career researchers.
Research interests
Epidemiology, infectious diseases, marginalised populations, data linkage, clinical trials, cohort studies, biostatistics, public health
Teaching
Master of Public Health Course Director (2017-2023)
Unit convenor:
- Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics
- Infectious disease epidemiology
- Public health capstone
Research student supervision
Current candidates:
PhD
Kristy Burns: Health economic evaluation of mental health conditions
Alexandr Bhatti:
Advocacy in public health: Exploring pedagogy and application in practice.
MPH (Reseach)
Saskia van der Kooi: Impact of COVID19 on other respiratory infections
Teejay Santos: Impact of mixed dosing on COVID-19 vaccination reactogenicity
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Science, The University of New South Wales
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of New South Wales
Master of Public Health, University of Sydney
External positions
Director Epidemiology and Systems Branch, NSW Ministry of Health
2023 → …
Member Health Ethics Advisor Panel, NSW Ministry of Health
2020 → 2022
Executive member, Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA)
2019 → 2022
Member Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies GRP, National Health and Medical Research Council
2019 → …
Visiting Professor, The Kirby Institute
2017 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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APPRISE (UoM Led): Strengthening Australia's Response to Infectious Diseases
Lewin, S. R., Amin, J., Lloyd, A. R., Degeling, C., Liu, B., Dyda, A., Smith, M., Biezen, R., Williams, J. & Cheng, A.
13/04/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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UNSW Led: Enhancing hepatitis C testing and treatment among people who inject drugs in drug treatment settings: the ETHOS III Study
Grebely, J., Dore, G. J., Marshall, A. D., Treloar, C., Gray, R. T., Shih, S., Degenhardt, L., Amin, J., Read, P., Salehi Alavi, M., Montebello, M. E., Christmass, M., Gorton, C., Milat, A., Lam , T., Wiseman, V. & Law, M.
28/07/22 → 27/07/27
Project: Research
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Establishing a digital health foundation for outcomes-based diagnostic excellence, safety and value
Georgiou, A., Center, J., Westbrook, J., Rawlinson, W. D., Curtis, K., Post, J., Horvath, A. R., Hillman, K., Amin, J., Endre, Z., Mei Lau, S., Depczynski, B., Weei Angela Sheu, Y., Bliuc, D., Tran , T., Eigenstetter, A., Scowen, C., Mackie , J., Mumford, V. & Lee, S.
1/02/22 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PBAC) AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGY RELATED SUBMISSIONS
Cutler, H., Hoyle, M., Parkinson, B., Jeet, V., Norman, A., Seil, E., Sharma, R., Song, R., Ahumada Canale, A., Mumford, V., Vagholkar, S., Pont, L. G., Amin, J., Gu, Y., Schroeder, L. & Soytemiz, A.
1/07/21 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Phase 2 - COVID-19: utilising near real-time electronic general practice data to establish effective care and best-practice policy
Georgiou, A., Prgomet, M., Sezgin, G., Thomas, J., Hardie, R., Amin, J., McLeod, A., Proposch, A. & Wilson, J.
5/11/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Workforce psychological distress and absenteeism in Australia: the correlates of industry, age, and gender
Burns, K., Ellis, L. A., Neto, A. D. A. & Amin, J., Mar 2025, In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. 37, 2-3, p. 218-228 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chlamydia retesting remains low among young women in Australia: an observational study using sentinel surveillance data, 2018–2022
Munari, S. C., Wilkinson, A. L., Asselin, J., Owen, L., Read, P., Finlayson, R., Martin, S., Bell, C., O’Connor, C. C., Carter, A., Guy, R., McNulty, A., Varma, R., Chow, E. P. F., Fairley, C. K., Donovan, B., Stoove, M., Goller, J. L., Hocking, J., Hellard, M. E., & 1 others, 19 Feb 2024, In: Sexual Health. 21, 2, p. 1-10 10 p., SH23178.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors associated with experiencing stigma, discrimination, and negative health care treatment among people who inject drugs
Broady, T. R., Valerio, H., Alavi, M., Wheeler, A., Silk, D., Martinello, M., Conway, A., Milat, A., Dunlop, A., Murray, C., Henderson, C., Amin, J., Read, P., Marks, P., Degenhardt, L., Stevens, A., Prain, B., Hayllar, J., Reid, D., Montebello, M., & 7 others, Jun 2024, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 128, p. 1-11 11 p., 104468.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors associated with hepatitis C testing, treatment, and current hepatitis C infection among men and women who inject drugs: the ETHOS engage study
Valerio, H., Marshall, A. D., Conway, A., Treloar, C., Carter, L., Martinello, M., Henderson, C., Amin, J., Read, P., Silk, D., Degenhardt, L., Prain, B., Alavi, M., Dore, G. J., Grebely, J. & ETHOS Engage Study Group, May 2024, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 127, p. 1-12 12 p., 104394.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors associated with hepatitis C treatment uptake among females of childbearing age in New South Wales, Australia: a population-based study
Valerio, H., Alavi, M., Marshall, A. D., Hajarizadeh, B., Amin, J., Law, M., Tillakeratne, S., George, J., Degenhardt, L., Grebely, J., Matthews, G. V. & Dore, G. J., Jul 2024, In: Drug and Alcohol Review. 43, 5, p. 1080-1092 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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2022 Macquarie Business School Impact Competition, Improving Health and Spending Money Wisely: Evaluating Medical Tests, Devices, Procedures for the Australian Government
Hoyle, Martin (Recipient), Cutler, Henry (Recipient), Parkinson, Bonny (Recipient), Norman, Alicia (Recipient), Jeet, Varinder (Recipient), Seil, Elizabeth (Recipient), Sharma, Rajan (Recipient), Song, Rachel (Recipient), Ahumada Canale, Antonio (Recipient), Rana, Rezwanul (Recipient), Mumford, Virginia (Recipient) & Amin, Janaki (Recipient), 2022
Prize
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Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) (External organisation)
Janaki Amin (Chair)
2019Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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The Australasian Epidemiological Association (External organisation)
Janaki Amin (Chair)
2007Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Impacts
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Improving health and spending money wisely: evaluating medical tests, devices, procedures for the Australian Government
Martin Hoyle (Participant), Henry Cutler (Participant), Bonny Parkinson (Participant), Alicia Norman (Participant), Varinder Jeet (Participant), Elizabeth Seil (Participant), Rajan Sharma (Participant), Huaxia Song (Participant), Antonio Ahumada Canale (Participant), Rezwanul Rana (Participant), Virginia Mumford (Participant) & Janaki Amin (Participant)
Impact: Health impacts, Economy impacts, Policy impacts
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Improving health and spending money wisely: evaluating medicines and vaccines for the Australian Government
Henry Cutler (Participant), Bonny Parkinson (Participant), Martin Hoyle (Participant), Mutsa Mutowo (Participant), Huaxia Song (Participant), Andrew Partington (Participant), Varinder Jeet (Participant), Elizabeth Seil (Participant), Alicia Norman (Participant), Virginia Mumford (Participant), Sanjyot Vagholkar (Participant), Lisa Pont (Participant) & Janaki Amin (Participant)
Impact: Quality of life impacts, Economy impacts, Policy impacts