Gavin Pereira

Teaching & Service

Academic society memberships

Membership of academic societies.

Type Process Society Start year
Associate Selective Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences 2023-2025
Fellow Selective Society for Research Synthesis Methodology 2022
Partner Member Ordinary Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand 2022
Member Ordinary Public Health Association of Australia 2022
Fellow Selective Royal Society of Public Health 2020
Life Member Ordinary International Epidemiology Association 2018
Member Ordinary Society for Epidemiological Research (USA) 2009
Member Ordinary International Society for Environmental Epidemiology 2009
Member Ordinary Australasian Epidemiological Association 2009

Teaching

Year Role Unit Semester Course Institution Coordination Students
2022 - Discipline Lead Multiple All Grad Cert/Grad Dip/Master Health Administration, Health Economics, Big Data & Digital Health Curtin University 22 staff (direct and indirect) 15
2019 Unit coordinator Epidemiology & Evidence (STAT6000/01) S2 Master Public Health Curtin University 3 staff 87
2019 Unit coordinator Epidemiology & Evidence (STAT6000/01) S1 Master Public Health Curtin University 3 staff 83
2019 Unit coordinator Principles of Epidemiology & Biostatistics (MEDS4003) S1 Honours Curtin University 2 staff 11
2018 Unit coordinator Principles of Epidemiology & Biostatistics (MEDS4003) S1 Honours Curtin University 2 staff 14
2019 Lecturer Epidemiology & Evidence (STAT6000/01) S1 Master of Public Health Curtin University NA 87
2019 Lecturer Epidemiology & Evidence (STAT6000/01) S1 Master of Public Health Curtin University NA 83
2019 Lecturer Epidemiology & Biostatistics Practice (MEDS4002) S2 Honours Curtin University NA 11
2019 Lecturer Epidemiology & Biostatistics Practice (MEDS4003) S1 Honours Curtin University NA 11
2018 Lecturer Epidemiology & Biostatistics Practice (MEDS4003) S1 Honours Curtin University NA 14
2017 Lecturer Epidemiology & Biostatistics Practice (MEDS4003) S1 Honours Curtin University NA 12

Journal editor, editorial, special issue and peer review service

Peer-review contributions as an editor or reviewer, along with citation metrics, can be found on my Publons site. Other major contributions are listed below.

Role Journal Year(s)
Guest Editor - Heat and human health Scientific Reports (2023 IF 4.996) 2023
Editorial Board Member Scientific Reports (2021 IF 4.996) 2022 -
Associate Editor PLoS One (2021 IF 3.752) 2022 -
Section Editor in Chief - Reproductive Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2020 IF 3.390) 2022-
Executive Board Member Environmental Research: Health (2020 IF 6.498) 2021-
Editorial Board Member - Children’s Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2020 IF 3.390) 2019-
Lead Guest Editor - Focus Issue - Energy transitions, air quality and health Environmental Research Letters (2020 IF 6.793) 2021
Lead Author - Invited Editorial - Energy transitions, air quality and health (2021, 16:2) Environmental Research Letters (2020 IF 6.793) 2021
Sole Author - Invited Editorial - Cut particulate air pollution, save lives (2021) British Medical Journal (2020 IF 39.890) 2021
Senior Author - Invited Commentary - Challenging the assumption that interpregnancy interval causes stillbirth in low-income and middle-income countries (2020, 8:1) Lancet Global Health (2020 IF 26.763) 2020

Professional service

Role Organisation Year(s)
Committee Member (Chair) Curtin University Faculty of Health Sciences Research Strategy 2023-
Committee Member (Chair) Curtin University Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Research Studies 2023-
Committee Member Curtin University Grant Strategy Oversight Committee 2023-
Committee Member Curtin University Research Committee 2023-
Project Grant Reviewer Medical Research Foundation UK, Impact of Climate Change on Health Research Grants 2022
Project Grant Reviewer Action Medical Research for Children (registered charity) UK 2022
Panel Member, Rapporteur European Commission, Horizon Europe, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Postdoctoral Fellowships (Life Sciences) Belgium 2022
Academic Member Curtin University Faculty of Health Sciences Advisory Committee 2022-
Mentor and Group Mentor for female academic staff (Levels A to D) Curtin University Health Sciences, Athena Swan Mentorship Program 2022-2023
Grant reviewer Hong Kong Medical Research Fund, project grants 2015–
PhD Thesis Examiner University of Tasmania 2022
PhD Thesis Examiner University of Queensland 2022
Grant reviewer Australian Research Council, Discovery Early Career Award x 3 2022
Panel member FWO Review College, Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – Vlaanderen, Belgium 2022 - 2024
Clinical fellowship practitioner reviewer Health Council of New Zealand 2021
Panel member European Commission, Horizon Europe Cluster 1 Health 2021
Grant reviewer European Science Foundation, AXA Fellowships 2021
Panel member National Health & Medical Research Council Investigator Grant Review Panel 2020-2023
Panel member National Health & Medical Research Council Ideas Grant Review Panel 2020
Grant reviewer College of Expert Reviewers, European Science Foundation 2020
Senior fellowships reviewer Wellcome Trust, India Alliance 2020
Grant reviewer European Science Foundation, AXA Fellowships 2019
Grant reviewer European Science Foundation, Université Lille Nord-Europe PEARL funding 2019
Grant reviewer European Science Foundation, Flanders research grants 2018 – 2019
National committee member Red Nose National Scientific Advisory Committee 2019
Panel member National Health & Medical Research Council Project Grant Review Panel 2017 – 2018
Expert witness Federal Senate Select Committee on Stillbirth Research 2018
Scientific committee chairperson Australian Epidemiology Association national conference 2018
Session chairperson (perinatal health) Australian Epidemiology Association national conference 2018
Plenary chairperson Australian Epidemiology Association national conference 2018
Scientific committee – Abstract chairperson Int. Soc. for Environ. Epidemiology international conference 2017
Session chairperson (environ. exposure & pregnancy) Int. Soc. for Environ. Epidemiol. international conference 2017
Director/Assoc director of research and training School of Public Health, Curtin University 2016 – 2017
Panel member National Health & Medical Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship Panel 2016