About

Research Profile: I am a field epidemiologist with over 30 years of experience conducting applied public health research. In addition to my role at JCU, where I have served for 34 years, I hold an Adjunct A/Prof position at the University of Southern Queensland. I have a particular interest in the epidemiology and prevention of skin cancer (particularly pigmented moles and melanoma) and finding "real-world" solutions to public health problems to reduce morbidity and mortality in Queensland's highly susceptible population.

My doctoral research focused primarily on the relevance of childhood sun exposure in the aetiology of pigmented moles (the major phenotypic risk-factor for cutaneous melanoma). It culminated in manuscripts published in The Lancet and JNCI. I have directed several RCTs and large community-based skin cancer prevention interventions. I have attracted over $7 million in research funding and have published over 100 peer-reviewed contributions despite working mostly part-time for family reasons. I am an invited member of the SunSmart Program Expert Advisory Committee (Cancer Council NSW), the Queensland Skin Cancer Prevention Alliance, and Education Queensland's Sun smart school uniform advisory panel, in addition to sitting on Standards Australia's Technical Committee TX-021 (responsible for revising Australian and New Zealand Standard for the Evaluation and Classification of sun-protective clothing AS/NZ 4399).

Interests
Professional
  • Epidemiology
Research
  • Melanocytic naevi (pigmented moles)
  • Health Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation
  • Population-based studies of Vitamin D levels
  • reproducibility and accuracy of serum vitamin D assays
  • sun-protective clothing
  • Shade estimation
  • Marine envenomation
  • Box jellyfish
  • Carukia Barnesi
  • Chironex fleckeri
  • Coastal drowning
  • Surf lifesaving resuscitation success
  • marine envenomation
  • evaluation and classification schemes for personal sun-protection products
  • sunscreen
  • photoprotection
  • non-melanocytic skin cancers
  • melanoma
  • sun-protection
  • melanogenesis
  • cancer epidemiology
  • translational research
  • child health
  • midwifery
  • population health
  • longitudinal studies
  • RCT
Research Disciplines
Socio-Economic Objectives
Honours
Awards
  • 2009 - Regional (NQ) Winner of Queensland Government’s inaugural Healthy Queensland Awards (Healthy Communities)
  • 2007 - Cancer Council Queensland International travel fellowship
  • 2000 - Cancer Council Queensland Allied Health Professionals Oncology Group International travel fellowship
  • 1995 - Queensland Cancer Fund International travel fellowship
  • 2007 to 2009 - Cancer Council Queensland John McCaffrey Cancer Prevention & Control Research NQ Fellowship
Fellowships
  • 1999 - Fellow of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine
Memberships
  • 2014 - Australian Health Promotion Association
  • 2012 - Centre for Research Excellence in Sun and Health Research Affiliate
  • 2007 - International Union for Health Promotion and Education
Other
  • 2015 - Associate Professor (Adjunct), University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science.
  • 2014 - Associate Editor, Frontiers in Public Health (Radiation & Health Section)
  • 2012 to 2015 - Associate Professor QUT (Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation - Sun and Health Lab)
  • 1994 to 2002 - Consultant Epidemiologist/ Biostatistician for Surf Lifesaving Australia
Publications

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles
More

ResearchOnline@JCU stores 88+ research outputs authored by Dr Simone Harrison from 2000 onwards.

Supervision

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current
  • Trial of Image Enhancement Software as an Educational Tool in Melanoma Diagnosis for Medical Students (Masters , Primary Advisor)
Collaboration

The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
Note: Map points are indicative of the countries or states that institutions are associated with.

  • 5+ collaborations
  • 4 collaborations
  • 3 collaborations
  • 2 collaborations
  • 1 collaboration
  • Indicates the Tropics (Torrid Zone)

Connect with me
Share my profile
Share my profile:
jcu.me/simone.harrison

Email
Location
Advisory Accreditation
Primary Advisor
Find me on…
Icon for ORCID profile Icon for ResearchGate profile Icon for ResearcherID page Icon for Scopus Author page

Similar to me

  1. Dr Daniel Xing
    Medicine
  2. A/Prof Theophilus Emeto
    Public Health & Tropical Medicine
  3. Dr Michael Smout
    Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine
  4. Prof Kerrianne Watt
    Public Health & Tropical Medicine