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Biography
Professor Collie is Director of the Healthy Working Lives Research Group and the Division of Health Systems, Services and Policy in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. He is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow; President of the Scientific Committee on Work Disability Prevention for the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH); a member of the Australian Research Council College of Experts.
Professor Collie is an applied public health and social policy scholar. His research and teaching focus on work injury rehabilitation, occupational health and social protection schemes for personal injury. He leads a multidisciplinary, mixed methods research program set in Australian and international personal injury schemes such as workers’ compensation, motor vehicle crash compensation and disability insurance.
He is currently Primary Chief Investigator on the ARC funded Worker Voice project, using participatory modelling techniques to re-imagine workers' compensation scheme design in Australia. He is also a Chief Investigator on the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Improving Health After Compensable Injury - developing evidence to support rehabilitation after injury in motor vehicle crash; and Primary Chief Investigator on the TRANSITIONS data linkage study - characterising the transitions of workers with long term health condition between state and commonwealth social protection systems.
In addition to leading a large collaborative research program, Alex is also course co-ordinator for the Graduate Certificate in Personal Injury Management in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Member, College of Experts, ARC - Australian Research Council
1 Jan 2023 → …
Chair, Scientific Committee on Work Disability Prevention and Integration, Commissione internazionale sulla salute del lavoro (International Commission on Occupational Health)
1 Feb 2022 → …
Research area keywords
- Work Disability
- Workers Compensation
- Social Policy
- Mental Health
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Injury
- Occupational Health
- Health Services Research
- Health Policy
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Risk Assessment for moving Individuals SafEly (RAISE) - optimising staff and patient safety
Brusco, N. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Taylor, N. F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rawson, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kugler, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Collie, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ekegren, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hill, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Haines, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kasza, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Crabtree, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Morrison, B. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Chu, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Mitchell, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Levinger, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Radia-George, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Graven, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Abdelmotaleb, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Bould, E. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/10/25 → 30/09/29
Project: Research
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WorkSafe Victoria Panel 2025-2029 - Head Agreement
Collie, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bragge, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), De Cieri, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wilson Rajaratnam, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Walker-Bone, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mihalopoulos, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nielsen, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Green, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mortimer, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Oxley, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Glass, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mazza, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kirk-Brown, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Berecki-Gisolf, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Grant, G. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/07/25 → 29/02/28
Project: Research
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Development of NORTISS: The National Occupational Road Transport Injury Surveillance System
Berecki-Gisolf, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Koppel, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McDonald, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Collie, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Gray, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
19/03/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Working after lung or heart transplant: The lived experience of transplant recipients
Keegel, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Walker-Bone, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Collie, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kirkman, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), MacFarlane, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Paraskeva, M. (Associate Investigator (AI))
3/07/23 → 20/12/25
Project: Research
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Redesigning workers' compensation using participatory systems modelling
Collie, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Thompson, J. H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Grant, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Callaway, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ellen, M. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Cruickshank, G. (Partner Investigator (PI))
ARC - Australian Research Council
18/04/23 → 17/04/26
Project: Research
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The impact of work loss on mental and physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study
Griffiths, D., Sheehan, L., van Vreden, C., Petrie, D., Grant, G., Whiteford, P., Sim, M. R. & Collie, A., Sept 2021, In: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 31, 3, p. 455-462 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access70 Citations (Scopus) -
Changes in access to Australian Disability Support Benefits during a period of social welfare reform
Collie, A., Sheehan, L. R. & Lane, T. J., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Social Policy. 51, 1, p. 132-154 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
13 Citations (Scopus) -
Changes in Pregabalin Dispensing to Australians with Workers’ Compensation Claims for Low Back Pain Following the Listing of Pregabalin on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Di Donato, M. F. (Leading Author), Abdel Shaheed, C., Collie, A. (Leading Author), Maher, C. G. & Mathieson, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Counting the costs of injury and disease to first responders as a result of extreme bushfires
Berecki-Gisolf, J., Wah, W., Collie, A., Glass, D. C., Hoy, R. F., Sim, M. R., Driscoll, T. & Walker-Bone, K., Dec 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 11 p., 20769.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Early High-Risk Opioid Prescribing and Persistent Opioid Use in Australian Workers with Workers’ Compensation Claims for Back and Neck Musculoskeletal Disorders or Injuries: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Tefera, Y. G. (Leading Author), Gray, S., Nielsen, S., Di Donato, M. & Collie, A. (Leading Author), 2025, In: CNS Drugs. 39, p. 499–512 14 p., 104053.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Dean's Award for Research Impact (Economic & Social)
Collie, A. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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The national burden of workplace injury and disease
19/06/24
2 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Same Game, Different Challenges: Rehabilitation perspectives from around the Globe
20/09/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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A look at hospital admissions after long-duration workers’ compensation claims
1/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Compensation schemes must put injured workers first
28/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature