Nina Lansbury
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Associate Professor
Nina Lansbury
Email: : n.lansbury@uq.edu.au
Phone: : +61 7 334 64717
Mobile: : 0415750957
Positions
Affiliate of UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health : UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health : Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Affiliate of Centre of Architecture, Theory, Culture, and History : Centre of Architecture, Theory, Culture and History : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Associate Professor : School of Public Health : Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Overview
Background
Associate Professor Nina Lansbury (also published as Nina Hall) is an environmental public health research and teaching academic at The University of Queensland’s School of Public Health. Her current research at UQ examines environmental health aspects that support the health and wellbeing of remote Indigenous community residents (as a non-Indigenous Australian) on both mainland Australia and in the Torres Strait in terms of housing, water and sanitation, and women's health. She also investigates the impacts of climate change on human health; at a global level, this involves a role as Coordinating Lead Author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR7 WG II Ch 9, and formerly as a Lead Author in AR6) as well as a focus on remote Indigenous communities in Australia. In her teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate health students, she covers wicked health problems, integrative and interdisciplinary thinking in health, environmental health, and climate change impacts on health. Within the research sector, she was a senior research scientist at CSIRO, manager of the Sustainable Water program at The University of Queensland, and senior research consultant at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS. Within the non-government sector, she was the director of the Climate Action Network Australia and research coordinator at the Mineral Policy Institute.
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Availability
Associate Professor Nina Lansbury is: : Available for supervision : Media expert
Fields of research
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Climate change impacts and adaptation Engineering Environment policy Environmental Sciences Environmental management Health Sciences Human Society Policy and administration Water treatment processes
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, University of New South Wales
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science, University of New South Wales
- Doctor of Philosophy, Macquarie University
Research interests
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Climate change and health
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Research impacts
Nina has worked on environmental and social sustainability issues in research and non-government organisations and she is motivated by an aim to create and contribute to high-impact research that responds to complex or ‘wicked’ environmental and social challenges in Australia and globally. She conducts research and teaching on responses to complex issues around the sustainable and integrated development, including management and use of water and energy resources with social, environmental and economic considerations. This includes communicating water, renewable energy and health-relevant research findings into policy outcomes with stakeholders, which covers research on community engagement, behaviour change and policy analysis.
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Works
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All (178) Journal Article (63) Other Outputs (35) Conference Publication (72) Book Chapter (8)
2025
Journal Article
Indigenous peoples’ voices and engagement on climate change: towards improved health and wellbeing
Lansbury, Nina, Mosby, Vinnitta, Creamer, Sandra J., Moggridge, Bradley, Evans, Geoffrey R., Pecl, Gretta and Ireland, Lillian (2025). Indigenous peoples’ voices and engagement on climate change: towards improved health and wellbeing. Frontiers in Climate, 7 1693544, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fclim.2025.1693544
Indigenous peoples’ voices and engagement on climate change: towards improved health and wellbeing
2025
Journal Article
"You can't heal yourself in that setting and you wouldn't expect other people in this country to": Yarning about housing and environmental health in remote Aboriginal communities of Western Australia
Enkel, Stephanie L., Clements, Chicky, Thomas, Hannah M. M., McRae, Tracy, Amgarth-Duff, Ingrid, Mullane, Marianne, Wiese, Lisa, Bedford, Liam, Lansbury, Nina, Carapetis, Jonathan R. and Bowen, Asha C. (2025). "You can't heal yourself in that setting and you wouldn't expect other people in this country to": Yarning about housing and environmental health in remote Aboriginal communities of Western Australia. Health & Place, 96 103563, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103563
2025
Conference Publication
Effective collaboration in remote Indigenous communities
Lansbury, Nina, Mosby, Vinnitta and Creamer, Sandra (2025). Effective collaboration in remote Indigenous communities. Climate and Health Alliance Annual Summit, Yugambeh/Kombumerri Country Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 26 - 28 October 2025.
Effective collaboration in remote Indigenous communities
2025
Other Outputs
Standing tall for women’s mental health and wellbeing
Creamer, Sandra, Lansbury, Nina, Hirvonen, Tanja and Charlson, Fiona (2025, 10 23). Standing tall for women’s mental health and wellbeing Croakey Health Media
Standing tall for women’s mental health and wellbeing
2025
Conference Publication
Mitigating climate impacts through ecosystem resilience Indigenous knowledge and voices
Moggridge, B., Lansbury, N. and Ransom, S. (2025). Mitigating climate impacts through ecosystem resilience Indigenous knowledge and voices. World Water Conference 2025, Stockholm, Sweden, 29 August 2025.
Mitigating climate impacts through ecosystem resilience Indigenous knowledge and voices
2025
Journal Article
Include Indigenous Knowledge systems in climate reports
Moggridge, B., Mosby, V., Creamer, S. and Lansbury, N. (2025). Include Indigenous Knowledge systems in climate reports. Nature, 644 (August 21), 611-611. doi: 10.1038/d41586-025-02666-9
Include Indigenous Knowledge systems in climate reports
2025
Conference Publication
Taking an Indigenous rights-based approach to support action on climate change
Nona, F., Matthews, V., Ireland, L., Vine, K. and Lansbury, N. (2025). Taking an Indigenous rights-based approach to support action on climate change. Lowitja Institute Indigenous Health Conference, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia, 16-19 June 2025.
Taking an Indigenous rights-based approach to support action on climate change
2025
Other Outputs
How Indigenous peoples are leading the way in climate litigation: new paper
Nona, Francis, Lansbury, Nina, Matthews, Veronica, Vine, Kris and Ireland, Lillian (2025, 06 17). How Indigenous peoples are leading the way in climate litigation: new paper Croakey Health News
How Indigenous peoples are leading the way in climate litigation: new paper
2025
Other Outputs
Indigenous-led rights-based approaches to climate litigation
Nona, Francis, Matthews, Veronica, Lansbury, Nina, Vine, Kristina and Ireland, Lillian (2025). Indigenous-led rights-based approaches to climate litigation. Collingwood, VIC Australia: Lowitja Institute for Indigenous Health.
Indigenous-led rights-based approaches to climate litigation
2025
Conference Publication
Climate change impacting health in the Western Cape
Lansbury, N. (2025). Climate change impacting health in the Western Cape. Western CapeHER: Inaugural Western Cape York Women's Health Forum, Napranum, QLD Australia, 5-6 June 2025.
Climate change impacting health in the Western Cape
2025
Conference Publication
Menstrual health in the Western Cape
Lansbury, N., Milsom, O. and King, M. (2025). Menstrual health in the Western Cape. Western CapeHER: Inaugural Western Cape York Women's Health Forum, Napranum, QLD Australia, 5-6 June 2025.
Menstrual health in the Western Cape
2025
Journal Article
‘Beyond core business’: A qualitative review of activities supporting environmental health within remote Western Australian schools
Enkel, Stephanie L., Dalton, Rebecca, Clements, Chicky, Thomas, Hannah M.M., McRae, Tracy, Amgarth-Duff, Ingrid, Mullane, Marianne, Wiese, Lisa, Bedford, Liam, Lansbury, Nina, Carapetis, Jonathan R., Wright, Edie and Bowen, Asha C. (2025). ‘Beyond core business’: A qualitative review of activities supporting environmental health within remote Western Australian schools. Dialogues in Health, 6 100215, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.dialog.2025.100215
2025
Book Chapter
Aboriginal social housing in remote Australia: crowded, unrepaired and raising the risk of infectious diseases
Memmott, Paul, Lansbury, Nina, Go-Sam, Carroll, Nash, Daphne, Redmond, Andrew Martin, Barnes, Samuel, Simpson, Patrick Pepy and Frank, Patricia Narrurlu (2025). Aboriginal social housing in remote Australia: crowded, unrepaired and raising the risk of infectious diseases. Intersections of housing precarity, health and wellbeing in diverse global settings: what is happening to housing?. (pp. 9-42) Bristol, United Kingdom: Bristol University Press. doi: 10.56687/9781529243871-005
2025
Book Chapter
Aboriginal social housing in remote Australia
Memmott, Paul, Lansbury, Nina, Go-Sam, Carroll, Nash, Daphne, Barnes, Samuel, Redmond, Andrew Martin, Simpson, Patrick (Pepy) and Frank, Patricia Narrulu (2025). Aboriginal social housing in remote Australia. Intersections of housing precarity, health and wellbeing in diverse global settings: what is happening to housing?. (pp. 9-42) edited by Kelly Greenop and Johanna Brugman Alvarez. Bristol, United Kingdom: Bristol University Press. doi: 10.51952/9781529243871.ch001
Aboriginal social housing in remote Australia
2025
Journal Article
Climate change impacts on drinking water security: a comparative study in Australia’s remote Central Australia and Torres Strait Islands
Lansbury, Nina, Bradford, Julia, Creamer, Sandra J. and Evans, Geoffrey (2025). Climate change impacts on drinking water security: a comparative study in Australia’s remote Central Australia and Torres Strait Islands. Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthinfoNet, 6 (1). doi: 10.14221/2653-3219.1050
2025
Journal Article
The application of environmental health assessment strategies to detect Streptococcus pyogenes in Kimberley school classrooms
Enkel, Stephanie L., Wong, Bernadette, Mickuki, August, Ford, Abbey J., O'Brien, Megan, Pallegedara, Tharushi, Bedford, Liam, Thomas, Hannah M.M., Lansbury, Nina, Carapetis, Jonathan R., Barth, Dylan D., Pickering, Janessa and Bowen, Asha C. (2025). The application of environmental health assessment strategies to detect Streptococcus pyogenes in Kimberley school classrooms. Infection, Disease and Health, 30 (2), 143-151. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2024.12.001
2025
Journal Article
Voices of hard-to-reach island communities provide inclusive and culturally appropriate climate change responses: A case study from the Torres Strait Islands, Australia
Mosby, Vinnitta, Moggridge, Bradley J., Creamer, Sandra, Evans, Geoffrey, Ireland, Lillian, Pecl, Gretta and Lansbury, Nina (2025). Voices of hard-to-reach island communities provide inclusive and culturally appropriate climate change responses: A case study from the Torres Strait Islands, Australia. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 23 100450, 100450-23. doi: 10.1016/j.joclim.2025.100450
2025
Journal Article
Practise as you preach: climate stewardship in healthcare integrating top‐down and bottom‐up approaches with clinician as positive role models for the community
Ting, Joseph, Schweitzer, Daniel and Lansbury, Nina (2025). Practise as you preach: climate stewardship in healthcare integrating top‐down and bottom‐up approaches with clinician as positive role models for the community. Internal Medicine Journal, 55 (4), 547-549. doi: 10.1111/imj.70047
2025
Other Outputs
Enhancing student engagement and motivation in university teaching about climate change for SDG13
Milsom, O., Baston, S., Son, K-Y. and Lansbury, N. (2025). Enhancing student engagement and motivation in university teaching about climate change for SDG13. Oxford, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis.
Enhancing student engagement and motivation in university teaching about climate change for SDG13
2025
Conference Publication
Mind your body: developing an Indigenous- and student-led menstrual health teaching guide
Lansbury, N., Milsom, O. and King, M. (2025). Mind your body: developing an Indigenous- and student-led menstrual health teaching guide. Queensland Health Women and Girls’ Health Showcase, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 25-26 February 2025.
Mind your body: developing an Indigenous- and student-led menstrual health teaching guide
Funding
Current funding
- 2025 - 2030
ARC Training Centre for Climate-Resilient Water
ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
Open grant - 2025 - 2026
Pilot project: Improving skin health through environmental health initiative in a remote Indigenous Australian town
UQ Indigenous Research Engagement and Partnerships Fund
Open grant - 2025 - 2029
Coming home, making home, valuing home: A health and wellbeing evidence-base for Aboriginal cultural and climate appropriate community-designed homes (NHMRC TCR Grant administered by USyd)
University of Sydney
Open grant - 2022 - 2026
STopping Acute Rheumatic Fever Infections to Strengthen Health (STARFISH) - (NHMRC Synergy grant administered by Uni Western Australia)
University of Western Australia
Past funding
- 2018 - 2019
Values and Equity in Australia's Remote Indigenous Communities: A Scoping Study on Safe Drinking Water and Sewerage Services
Water Services Association of Australia Limited
Open grant - 2018
Enabling Indigenous school attendance by supporting girls' health and hygiene in remote communities
UQ Early Career Researcher
Open grant - 2017 - 2019
Evaluation of the Safe and Healthy Drinking Water Pilot Project
Queensland Health
Open grant - 2017 - 2019
Enhancing Positive Social Outcomes from Wind Development in Australia: Evaluating Community Engagement
Clean Energy Council
Supervision
Availability
Associate Professor Nina Lansbury is: : Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Climate change impacts on health
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Read more Read less - #### Menstrual health and hygiene for minority populations
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Supervision history
Current supervision
- Doctor Philosophy
##### The role of lived experience, intersectionality, and sociocultural attitudes toward menstruation and healthcare in rethinking premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) care and public health strategies
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Lisa Fitzgerald - Doctor Philosophy
##### The canary in the coal mine: An Indigenist and decolonising approach to exploring, and advocating for the self-determination of Torres Strait Islanders navigating the complexities of climate change
Principal Advisor - Master Philosophy
##### Ecosocial work in Meanjin; Informing future directions.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Debby Lynch - Doctor Philosophy
##### The impact of coercive control on First Nations school-age childrens education and social and emotional wellbeing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Roxanne Bainbridge, Professor Gail Garvey - Master Philosophy
##### Relationship between stress disrders and non Communicable diseases.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Ward - Master Philosophy
##### Rethinking Climate Communication: Integrating Local Contexts and Behavioural Insights in Sub-Saharan Africa
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Hornsey - Doctor Philosophy
##### Quantifying Climate Change's Impact on Infectious Disease Burden in Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Benn Sartorius
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Completed supervision
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### Mitigating the health impacts of air pollution in Australia: From research to policy.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly, Professor Brian Head - 2024
Master Philosophy
##### Assessment of Menstrual Health and Hygiene interventions in Rural Kenya
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kristen Lyons - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
##### PRACTICES AND DETERMINANTS OF INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD NUTRITION IN INDONESIA
Principal Advisor - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Russell Richards, Dr Preetha Thomas, Professor Simon Reid - 2025
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Ward
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Media
Enquiries
Contact Associate Professor Nina Lansbury directly for media enquiries about:
- behaviour change
- community engagement
- development hygiene
- development sanitation
- development water
- public policy
- small-scale renewable energy
- sustainable development goals
- transdisciplinary investigation
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