Dwan Vilcins is group leader of environmental epidemiology at the Children’s Health and Environment Program (The University of Queensland). Dr Vilcins expertise is in early environmental exposure and children’s health, with a focus on air pollution. Dr Vilcins has a background in public health and nutrition.

Research interests:

  • Air quality, environmentally persistent free radicals, oxidative stress and the relationship to children’s lung health
  • Indoor air pollution
  • Wildfire smoke exposure
  • The association of green space and children’s health outcomes
  • The effect of environmental exposures on child’s growth and development

Projects:

  • The effect of environmental exposures on child’s growth and development
  • Air quality, environmentally persistent free radicals, oxidative stress and the relationship to children’s lung health
  • The association of green space and children’s health outcomes

Qualifications:

  • PhD – Faculty of Medicine
  • Masters of Public Health
  • Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition)
  • Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy)