Dr Ali Soltani
Academic Status
College of Medicine and Public Health
*Currently on sabbatical leave for doing FIAS fellowship - Marie Curie Actions of the European Commission
I'm a mid-career researcher in FHMRI Injury Studies with a background in Spatial Science, Planning, and Data Analytics. My expertise lies in developing advanced spatial (GIS) and statistical models applied to epidemiology, injury analysis, public health, physical activity, and health economics research. Over my career, I've collaborated extensively with researchers across countries and Australian universities. My passion is crafting innovative spatial-statistical approaches that address critical health challenges, aiming to make impactful contributions to global well-being through my work in injury studies and public health. My research interest areas include:
- Built Environment and Road Safety
- Road Injuries
- Health Geography and Spatial Epidemiology
- Data Analytics for Public Health Research
- Data Linkage
- PhD, University of South Australia, Adelaide
- GD, Data Analytics, Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne
- MA, Urban Planning, Shiraz University, Iran
- BE, Civil Eng. & Spatial Science, Isfahan University, Iran
- Scientific Advisory Group (SAG), ARSC2025
- Flinders Foundation Health Seed Grant, 2024
- National Road Safety Action Grant (NRSAGP), 2024
- Lifetime Support Authrity Grant, 2024
- The World TOP 2% Scientists, 2024
- FIAS Fellowip, Marie Curie Actions of the European Commission, 2024-25
- CMPH Domestic Travel Grant, 2024
- Planning Institute of Australia, SA Branch, Excellence in Research Award, 2023
- Best Journal Paper Award, MDPI, 2022
- Australian Walking & Cycling Scholarship Award, 2019
- Endeavour Research Fellowip, Department of Education & Training, Commonwealth Government, 2015
- National Excellence in Research Award, Ministry of Higher Education, Iran
- TÜBİTAK Research Fellowship, Ministry of Education, Turkey
- Mawson Lakes Fellowship Award, Tsukuba University, Japan
- Completion Scholarship, University of South Australia
- PhD Full-covered Scholarship
- Data Linkage Research for Road Injury Projects
- Project Leadership & Management
- Data Management
- Postgraduate Student Supervision
Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)
Geospatial Council of Australia
SA Chapter- Australsian College of Road Safety
- Rural and remote health
- Sustainability
- Urban planning
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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