Professor Billie Bonevski
Dean Research and Flinders Health, Medical Research Institute (FHMRI) Director and Matthew Flinders Professor
College of Medicine and Public Health
Billie Bonevski joined Flinders in 2021 as Professor of Public Health and Discipline Group Lead of Public Health at the College of Medicine and Public Health. She is currently Dean of Research and Director of the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI).
Billie is a Behavioural Scientist and Professor of Public Health with 25 years experience in health and medical research. Billie's research interests are broad, committed to preventing disease, improving care and reducing health disparities.
BA, Hons (1st Class), PhD
2024 - Matthew Flinders Professor, Flinders University
2023 - Service Award (Board of Directors), Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) (international)
2023 - CIA, Medical Research Future Fund Grant
2022 - CIA, Hospital Research Foundation SA Grant
2021 - Fellow of the Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) (international)
2019 - Research Impact Award (Economic and Social), Monash University, RADICALS team award
2019 - CIA, NHMRC Project Grant
2018 - Outstanding Mentor Award, Australasian Professional Society for Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) (Awarded in Auckland NZ)
2017 - Research Excellence Award, Hunter Children's Research Foundation (HCRF)
2017 - CIA, NHMRC Project Grant
2016 - President's Prize (for tobacco control), Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) (international)
2016 - CIA, NHMRC/GACD (Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases) Grant
2014 - CIA, Career Development Fellowship Level 2, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 2014-2018
2014 - CIA, NHMRC Partnership Grant
2013 - Gladys M Brawn Fellowship, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle 2013-2018
2013 - CIA, NHMRC Project Grant
2012 - Supervisor of the Year, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle
2012 - CIA, NHMRC Partnership Grant
2011 - CIA, Career Development Fellowship, Cancer Institute NSW 2011-2014
2011 - Highest Publication Award, Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle
2010 - CIA, NHMRC Project Grant
1998 - CIA, NHMRC Project Grant
1997 - Postdoctoral Travel Fellowship, World Health Organisation (to Oxford University)
1994 - Postgraduate Research Award (3 year PhD Scholarship), University of Newcastle
1993 - WH Ward Prize for Best Applied Honours Thesis, Psychology Department, University of Newcastle
Dean of Research and Director of Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI), College of Medicine and Public Health
co-Director (and CIB), NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (University of Queensland)
Interim Director, Flinders Clinical Trials Unit
- Tobacco control
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