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  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Anthony J. McMichael is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Pollution; Emergency Medical Services; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; and Gender Studies.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics in environmental and health research, notably:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Medical Education and Admissions
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Anthony J. McMichael include:

  • Long-term air pollution exposure and self-reported morbidity: A longitudinal analysis from the Thai cohort study (TCS), 2020, Environmental Research
  • Advancing racial equity within an academic medical centre: a model of strategic planning to make change happen, 2024, BMJ Leader
  • LB1165 American hair research society mentorship grant program: Short term training opportunities with experts, 2025, Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Their work has appeared in various publication venues including:

  • Environmental Research
  • BMJ Leader
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Sam-ang Seubsman, Matthew Kelly, Adrian Sleigh, Kanawat Paoin, and Kayo Ueda. These partnerships reflect interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches reflecting the range of topics addressed in their research.

Anthony J. McMichael was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2011, marking a significant professional milestone. This recognition aligns with their contributions across environmental science and public health disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy: collaborative reanalysis of data from 51 epidemiological studies of 52 705 women with breast cancer and 108 411 women without breast cancer

    E. E. Calle;C. W. Heath;R. J. Coates;J. M. Liff

  • Climate change and human health : present and future risks

    Anthony J McMichael;Rosalie E Woodruff;Simon Hales

  • Ecosystems and Human well-being

    Colin Butler;Robert Chambers;Kanchan Chopra;Partha Dasgupta

  • Breast cancer and hormonal contraceptives : collaborative reanalysis of individual data on 53.297 women with breast cancer and 100.239 women without breast cancer from 54 epidemiological studies

    E. E. Calle;C. W. Heath;H. L. Miracle-McMahill;R. J. Coates

  • Food, livestock production, energy, climate change, and health

    Anthony J McMichael;John W Powles;Colin D Butler;Ricardo Uauy;Ricardo Uauy

  • Assessing ecosystem health

    D.J. Rapport;R. Costanza;A.J. McMichael

  • Bias due to misclassification in the estimation of relative risk.

    Karen T. Copeland;Harvey Checkoway;Anthony J. McMICHAEL;Robert H. Holbrook

  • Alcohol, tobacco and breast cancer - Collaborative reanalysis of individual data from 53 epidemiological studies, including 58 515 women with breast cancer and 95 067 women without the disease

    N Hamajima;K Hirose;K Tajima;T Rohan

  • Standardized mortality ratios and the "healthy worker effect": Scratching beneath the surface.

    A J McMichael

  • Climate Change and Human Health. Risks and Responses

    A. J. McMichael;D. H. Campbell-Lendrum;C. F. Corvalán;K. L. Ebi

  • Social and environmental risk factors in the emergence of infectious diseases

    Robin A Weiss;Anthony J McMichael

  • Environmental exposure to lead and children's intelligence at the age of seven years. The Port Pirie Cohort Study.

    Peter A. Baghurst;Anthony J. McMichael;Neil R. Wigg;Graham V. Vimpani

  • International study of temperature,heat and urban mortality: the ‘ISOTHURM’ project

    Anthony J. McMichael;Paul Wilkinson;R. Sari Kovats;Sam Pattenden

  • Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: overview and implications for policy makers

    Andy Haines;Anthony J McMichael;Kirk R Smith;Ian Roberts

  • Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: food and agriculture

    Sharon Friel;Alan D Dangour;Tara Garnett;Karen Lock

  • Solar Ultraviolet Radiation: Global burden of disease from solar ultraviolet radiation

    Anthony McMichael;Wayne T Smith;Bruce K Armstrong;Robyn Lucas

  • The urban environment and health in a world of increasing globalization: issues for developing countries.

    Anthony J. McMichael

  • Potential impact of global climate change on malaria risk.

    Willem J. M. Martens;Louis W. Niessen;Jan Rotmans;Theo H. Jetten

  • Prisoners of the proximate : Loosening the constraints on epidemiology in an age of change

    A. J. McMichael

  • Globalization, Climate Change, and Human Health

    Anthony J. McMichael

Frequent Co-Authors

Shilu Tong
Shilu Tong Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Peter A. Baghurst
Peter A. Baghurst University of Adelaide
Anne-Louise Ponsonby
Anne-Louise Ponsonby University of Melbourne
Michael P. Pender
Michael P. Pender University of Queensland
Terence Dwyer
Terence Dwyer University of Oxford
Simon Hales
Simon Hales University of Otago
Sharon Friel
Sharon Friel Australian National University
Alistair Woodward
Alistair Woodward University of Auckland
Neville Nicholls
Neville Nicholls Monash University
Paul Wilkinson
Paul Wilkinson London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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