Dung Phung
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Associate Professor
Dung Phung
Email: : d.phung@uq.edu.au
Phone: : +61 7 334 64684
Positions
Affiliate of Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Science : Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences : Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Associate Professor : School of Public Health : Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Overview
Background
Dr. Dung Phung has a background in medicine and public health. He has experienced diverse roles in clinical practices, health policy and management, and research and teaching in epidemiology, research methods, and environmental health.
Dr. Phung’s research now focuses on the adverse health effects of occupational and environmental pollution, climate change, and health interventions. He has developed research expertise and skills in epidemiologic methods, systematic review and meta-analysis, health risk assessment, needs assessment, and policy evaluation. He has recently conducted a series of studies on the health effects of extreme weather events and adaptation interventions to reduce climate-sensitive health risks. He has a special interest in translating complex scientific evidence into health policy and practices.
Dr. Phung has been awarded several research, fellowship, and global partnership grants totaling> $20 million as a chief/associate investigator (approx. $8.5 million as the principal investigator). He has published over 130 peer-reviewed publications in highly reputable journals and has disseminated research findings at national and international scientific conferences. He has supervised 20 PhD students to conduct research projects on a wide range of public health topics worldwide.
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Availability
Associate Professor Dung Phung is: : Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of General Medicine, Hanoi Medical University
- Masters (Research) of Public Health, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Research interests
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Occupational and environmental contamination and health effects
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Research impacts
Working in both academic teaching and research in public health, Dr Dung Phung has a keen on translating from complex scientific evidence into policy and practices to meet the needs of population health in developing settings. For instance, his PhD research conducted a probabilistic quantitative health risk assessment to gather evidence on health impact. He then conducted a community needs assessment in order to develop tailored suited strategy to improve farmers’ safety resulting in a set of policy recommendations to health authorities, guidelines to the relevant agricultural sector, and health education for the farming communities in Vietnam. Another example is related to dengue prevention in the Mekong Delta Region. He first developed a climate-based dengue prediction model. Then he took an extra step to design an innovative method to transform the complex statistical models to a user-friendly climate-based dengue prediction score schemes that is easy to use by local preventive medicine authorities and practitioners.
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Works
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All (163) Journal Article (151) Conference Publication (11) Book Chapter (1)
2026
Journal Article
Data Resource Profile: Climate and Enteric Diseases Research Project (ClimED)
Chua, Paul L.C., Madaniyazi, Lina, Tobias, Aurelio, Ng, Chris Fook Sheng, Phung, Vera Ling Hui, Pan, Rui, Hossain, Nasif, Abrutzky, Rosana, Carrasco Escobar, Gabriel, Phung, Dung T., Faruque, Abu Syed Golam, Brown, Patrick, Stagliorio Coêlho, Micheline de Sousa Zanotti, Saldiva, Paulo Hilario Nascimento, Lavigne, Eric, Salazar, Miguel Antonio, Royé, Dominic, Jung, Chau-Ren, Tantrakarnapa, Kraichat, Kliengchuay, Wissanupong, Scovronick, Noah, Lynch, Victoria, Park, Jinah, Kim, Yoonhee, Huang, Cunrui, Semenza, Jan C., Hales, Simon and Hashizume, Masahiro (2026). Data Resource Profile: Climate and Enteric Diseases Research Project (ClimED). International Journal of Epidemiology, 55 (1) dyaf215. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaf215
Data Resource Profile: Climate and Enteric Diseases Research Project (ClimED)
2026
Journal Article
Challenges and strategies for the development and implementation of climate‐informed early warning systems for vector‐borne diseases: a systematic review
Pham, Cong Tuan, Nguyen, Ha Thu, Le, Hong H. T. C., Tran, Nu Quy Linh, Do, Kien Quoc, Bui, Vinh, Phung, Hai, Phung, Dung and Chu, Cordia (2026). Challenges and strategies for the development and implementation of climate‐informed early warning systems for vector‐borne diseases: a systematic review. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 31 (1), 10-21. doi: 10.1111/tmi.70045
2026
Journal Article
Association between maternal exposure to elevated ambient temperatures and adverse birth outcomes, and potential effect modification of sociodemographic and economic factors: a study in Queensland, Australia
Dalugoda, Yohani, Linh Tran, Nu Quy, Vilcins, Dwan, Darssan, Darsy, Pizzino, Stacey and Phung, Dung (2026). Association between maternal exposure to elevated ambient temperatures and adverse birth outcomes, and potential effect modification of sociodemographic and economic factors: a study in Queensland, Australia. Environmental Research, 289 123374, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.123374
2025
Journal Article
The impact of natural disasters on adult mental health: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses
Dao‐Tran, Tiet‐Hanh, Nguyen, Que‐Tran, Gurung, Apil, Balasooriya, Namal N., Nguyen, Duc‐Binh, Nguyen, Hoan, Keramat, Syed Afroz and Phung, Dung (2025). The impact of natural disasters on adult mental health: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses. Research in Nursing and Health nur.70041. doi: 10.1002/nur.70041
2025
Journal Article
The influence of home and out-of-school factors on respiratory symptoms among schoolchildren in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Thanh, Huynh Ngoc, An, Pham, Thai, Phong K., Phung, Dung, Le, Hong H. T. C., Dang, Tran Ngoc, Phuong, Nguyen Lu, Dung, Phan Hoang Thuy, Thuong, Do Thi Hoai and Geater, Alan F. (2025). The influence of home and out-of-school factors on respiratory symptoms among schoolchildren in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 35 (12), 3950-3960. doi: 10.1080/09603123.2025.2505694
2025
Journal Article
The temporal change in heat-related mortality in relation to the Heat Health Action Plans in the five major cities of Australia
Vy, Nguyen Thi Tuong, Tran, Nu Quy Linh, Dalugoda, Yohani, Quoc, Nguyen Minh, Thanh, Nguyen Ngoc Nhat, Pizzino, Stacey and Phung, Dung (2025). The temporal change in heat-related mortality in relation to the Heat Health Action Plans in the five major cities of Australia. Environmental Research, 286 (Part 1) 122764, 122764. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122764
2025
Journal Article
The association between total precipitation and diarrhea morbidity: A multicountry study across diverse climate zones
Pan, Rui, Chua, Paul L. C., Madaniyazi, Lina, Ng, Chris Fook Sheng, Tobias, Aurelio, Guo, Qiang, Phung, Vera Ling Hui, Hossain, Nasif, Lynch, Victoria, Jung, Chau-Ren, Salazar, Miguel Antonio, Roye, Dominic, Phung, Dung, Coêlho, Micheline de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio, Saldiva, Paulo Hilario Nascimento, Hales, Simon, Huang, Cunrui, Semenza, Jan C. and Hashizume, Masahiro (2025). The association between total precipitation and diarrhea morbidity: A multicountry study across diverse climate zones. Environmental Epidemiology, 9 (6) e430, 1-10. doi: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000430
2025
Journal Article
Protecting pregnant women from extreme heat: a content analysis of heat health action plans
Dalugoda, Yohani, Vilcins, Dwan, Darssan, Darsy, Steel, Amie and Phung, Dung (2025). Protecting pregnant women from extreme heat: a content analysis of heat health action plans. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 130 105831, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105831
Protecting pregnant women from extreme heat: a content analysis of heat health action plans
2025
Journal Article
A qualitative study on utilization of vulnerability assessment tool for heatwave-related health adaptation intervention in Australia
Amoatey, Patrick, Arnot, Grace, Endalamaw, Aklilu, Osborne, Nicholas J., Xu, Zhiwei and Phung, Dung (2025). A qualitative study on utilization of vulnerability assessment tool for heatwave-related health adaptation intervention in Australia. Health Promotion International, 40 (6) daaf221, 1-11. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daaf221
2025
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Assessing personal PM2.5 exposure from various microenvironments among schoolchildren in Vietnam
Vy, Nguyen Thi Tuong, Le, Hong H. T. C., Le An, Pham, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Phuong, Nguyen Lu, Yamamoto, Naoko, Takeuchi, Rie, Quoc, Nguyen Minh, Tri, Bui Minh, Dung, Phan Hoang Thuy, Thuong, Do Thi Hoai, Thao, Nguyen Thi Thu, Thanh, Huynh Ngoc, Phung, Dung T. and Thai, Phong K. (2025). Assessing personal PM2.5 exposure from various microenvironments among schoolchildren in Vietnam. Environmental Research, 283 122115, 122115. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122115
Assessing personal PM2.5 exposure from various microenvironments among schoolchildren in Vietnam
2025
Journal Article
A district-level ensemble model to enhance dengue prediction and control for the mekong delta region of Vietnam
Draidi Areed, Wala, Nguyen, Thi Thanh Thao, Quoc Do, Kien, Nguyen, Thinh, Bui, Vinh, Nelson, Elisabeth, Warren, Joshua L., Doan, Quang-Van, Sinh, Nam Vu, Osborne, Nicholas John, Richards, Russell, Tran, Nu Quy Linh, Le, Hong, Pham, Tuan, Hung, Trinh Manh, Nghiem, Son, Phung, Hai, Chu, Cordia, Dubrow, Robert, Weinberger, Daniel M. and Phung, Dung (2025). A district-level ensemble model to enhance dengue prediction and control for the mekong delta region of Vietnam. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19 (9) e0013571, 1-19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013571
2025
Journal Article
Hospitalization risk and burden for cause-specific cardiovascular diseases following tropical cyclones: A multicountry study
Huang, Wenzhong, Yang, Zhengyu, Zhang, Yiwen, Vogt, Thomas, Park, Jinah, Yu, Wenhua, Xu, Rongbin, Hales, Simon, Hundessa, Samuel, Otto, Christian, Yu, Pei, Liu, Yanming, Ju, Ke, Lavigne, Eric, Ye, Tingting, Wen, Bo, Wu, Yao, Zhang, Yuxi, Kliengchuay, Wissanupong, Tantrakarnapa, Kraichat, Guo, Yue Leon, Kim, Ho, Phung, Dung, Ritchie, Elizabeth A., Li, Shanshan and Guo, Yuming (2025). Hospitalization risk and burden for cause-specific cardiovascular diseases following tropical cyclones: A multicountry study. Science Advances, 11 (31) eadr0800, eadr0800-31. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adr0800
2025
Journal Article
Association between temperature variability and hospitalizations among First Nations Australians in Central Australia
Talukder, Mohammad Radwanur, Thakur, Rishu, Islam, Md Tauhidul, Mathew, Supriya, Perry, Chris, Chen, Winnie, Phung, Dung and Rahman, Syed Moshfiqur (2025). Association between temperature variability and hospitalizations among First Nations Australians in Central Australia. Heliyon, 11 (10) e43394, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e43394
2025
Journal Article
Respiratory risks from wildfire-specific PM2.5 across multiple countries and territories
Zhang, Yiwen, Xu, Rongbin, Huang, Wenzhong, Ye, Tingting, Yu, Pei, Yu, Wenhua, Wu, Yao, Liu, Yanming, Yang, Zhengyu, Wen, Bo, Ju, Ke, Song, Jiangning, Abramson, Michael J., Johnson, Amanda, Capon, Anthony, Jalaludin, Bin, Green, Donna, Lavigne, Eric, Johnston, Fay H., Morgan, Geoffrey G., Knibbs, Luke D., Zhang, Ying, Marks, Guy, Heyworth, Jane, Arblaster, Julie, Guo, Yue Leon, Morawska, Lidia, Coelho, Micheline S. Z. S., Saldiva, Paulo H. N. ... Li, Shanshan (2025). Respiratory risks from wildfire-specific PM2.5 across multiple countries and territories. Nature Sustainability, 8 (5) 106732, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41893-025-01533-9
Respiratory risks from wildfire-specific PM2.5 across multiple countries and territories
2025
Journal Article
Health risks of exposure to wildfire-toxic air
Zhang, Yiwen, Xu, Rongbin, Huang, Wenzhong, Ye, Tingting, Yu, Pei, Yu, Wenhua, Wu, Yao, Liu, Yanming, Yang, Zhengyu, Wen, Bo, Ju, Ke, Song, Jiangning, Abramson, Michael J., Johnson, Amanda, Capon, Anthony, Jalaludin, Bin, Green, Donna, Lavigne, Eric, Johnston, Fay H., Morgan, Geoffrey G., Knibbs, Luke D., Zhang, Ying, Marks, Guy, Heyworth, Jane, Arblaster, Julie, Guo, Yue Leon, Morawska, Lidia, Coelho, Micheline S. Z. S., Saldiva, Paulo H. N. ... Li, Shanshan (2025). Health risks of exposure to wildfire-toxic air. Nature Sustainability, 8 (5), 472-473. doi: 10.1038/s41893-025-01535-7
Health risks of exposure to wildfire-toxic air
2025
Journal Article
Hospitalization risks associated with floods in a multi-country study
Yang, Zhengyu, Huang, Wenzhong, McKenzie, Joanne E., Xu, Rongbin, Yu, Pei, Wu, Yao, Liu, Yanming, Wen, Bo, Zhang, Yiwen, Yu, Wenhua, Ye, Tingting, Zhang, Yuxi, Ju, Ke, Hales, Simon, Coelho, Micheline de Sousa Zanotti Staglior, Matus, Patricia, Tantrakarnapa, Kraichat, Guo, Yue Leon, Kliengchuay, Wissanupong, Lavigne, Eric, Phung, Dung, Saldiva, Paulo Hilario Nascimento, Guo, Yuming and Li, Shanshan (2025). Hospitalization risks associated with floods in a multi-country study. Nature Water, 3 (5) 3527, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s44221-025-00425-8
Hospitalization risks associated with floods in a multi-country study
2025
Journal Article
Factors associated with sleep quality among medical students in Vietnam: a national cross-sectional study
Nguyen, Cuong Tat, Dam, Vu Anh Trong, Nguyen, Long Hoang, Phung, Dung, Vu, Tung Son, Do, Huyen Phuc, Vu, Thuc Minh Thi, Latkin, Carl, Ho, Roger C M and Ho, Cyrus S H (2025). Factors associated with sleep quality among medical students in Vietnam: a national cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 15 (3) e083168, 1-7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083168
2025
Journal Article
A longitudinal study of heatwave-health vulnerability in Australia
Amoatey, Patrick, Osborne, Nicholas J., Xu, Zhiwei, Trancoso, Ralph and Phung, Dung (2025). A longitudinal study of heatwave-health vulnerability in Australia. Urban Climate, 60 102346, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102346
A longitudinal study of heatwave-health vulnerability in Australia
2025
Journal Article
Evaluating the association between heatwave vulnerability index and related deaths in Australia
Amoatey, Patrick, Trancoso, Ralph, Xu, Zhiwei, Darssan, Darsy, Osborne, Nicholas J. and Phung, Dung (2025). Evaluating the association between heatwave vulnerability index and related deaths in Australia. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 112 107812, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107812
Evaluating the association between heatwave vulnerability index and related deaths in Australia
2025
Journal Article
Assessing the impact of individual exposure to air pollution via biomarkers in sputum of children in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Le Tran, Linh, Le Pham, An, Duc Do, Minh, Nguyen, Quynh Nhat, Ngo, Hieu K. T., Le, Hong H.T.C., Nguyen, Vinh Nhu, Phung, Dung, Sly, Peter D. and Thai, Phong K. (2025). Assessing the impact of individual exposure to air pollution via biomarkers in sputum of children in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Environmental Pollution, 367 125544, 125544. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125544
Funding
Current funding
- 2026
Identifying environmental and behavioural drivers of dengue dynamics in climate-vulnerable communities in Vietnam (HEAL Innovation Fund administered by the University of Canberra)
University of Canberra
Open grant - 2023 - 2028
A user-friendly digital prediction tool for dengue prevention
Wellcome Trust Discretionary Award
Past funding
- 2021 - 2024
Climate Change and Human Health in Asia: Current Impacts, Future Risks, and Health Benefits of Mitigation Policies (NHMRC e-ASIA 2022 Joint Research Program administered by Monash University)
Monash University
Supervision
Availability
Associate Professor Dung Phung is: : Available for supervision
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Available projects
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The health effects of extreme weather events
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Supervision history
Current supervision
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Spatial analysis for dengue hotspot prediction advancing early warning systems in a hyperendemic region, Vietnam
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Simon Reid, Dr Wala Areed, Dr Eloise Skinner - Master Philosophy
##### Risk factors associated with Dengue infection in a province of Southern Vietnam: A district-matched case-control study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Darsy Darssan - Doctor Philosophy
##### The effects of maternal exposure to elevated ambient temperature on adverse birth outcomes in Queensland, Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwan Vilcins, Dr Darsy Darssan - Doctor Philosophy
##### The cost-effectiveness of the E-Dengue, a decision support tool, in the Mekong Delta Region
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kim-Huong Nguyen, Associate Professor Son Hong Nghiem - Doctor Philosophy
##### Developing spatiotemporal methods for investigating infectious diseases in Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Simon Reid - Doctor Philosophy
##### Effectiveness of digital Dengue early warning system (E-DENGUE) for Dengue control in the Mekong Delta Region
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Colleen Lau
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Completed supervision
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### Spatiotemporal evaluation of human heat-health vulnerability in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicholas Osborne - 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### The metabolic syndrome in relation to nutritional status among adults in Vietnam
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Abdullah Mamun, Associate Professor Phong Thai - 2023
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Phong Thai, Professor Peter Sly - 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### Evaluating the Effects of Atmospheric Environment on Children's Health in Hanoi, Vietnam
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Phong Thai, Professor Peter Sly
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