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Biography

Dr Dee Tomic is a clinically trained occupational health epidemiologist at Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. She completed her PhD in diabetes epidemiology with the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in 2023 following her medical training and work as a management consultant for the Boston Consulting Group. Dee also has a background in mental health advocacy, having served as an ambassador for Headspace.

Upon completion of her PhD, Dee joined MonCOEH to apply her skills in working with linked data and clinical registries to a contemporary occupational health epidemic: silicosis in the artificial stone benchtop industry. She works in partnership with Alfred Health and WorkSafe Victoria to research the health and economic impacts of silicosis at the population level. Outside her work on silicosis, Dee has also led systematic reviews on numerous topics related to occupational health, including in partnership with the World Health Organisation and Australian Defence Force.

Dee has received over $1.7 million in research funding and published 20+ articles in high-impact journals (10+ as first author). Alongside her research work, Dee is actively involved in Monash undergraduate and postgraduate public health teaching across >15 units. 

Dee's research interests within occupational health include diabetes in the workplace, silicosis, workplace mental health, and minority groups (LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, migrant workers).

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):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

Epidemiology, PhD, MONASH UNIVERSITY

Award Date: 29 Nov 2023

Medicine, MBBS (Hons), MONASH UNIVERSITY

Award Date: 12 Dec 2019

Medical Science, BMedSc (Hons), MONASH UNIVERSITY

Award Date: 12 Dec 2019

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