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Biography
Fiona completed a Bachelor of Environmental Science at The University of Waterloo in Canada and was awarded her PhD, entitled “Wastewater reuse – modelling the human health risks with various reuse applications”, in 2015 from The University of Melbourne. She spent the last 3 years working as a Research Fellow at Turning Point using administrative data to assess service use amongst alcohol and other drug treatment seekers and to develop a patient characterisation model to assist with system and service planning.
Fiona is a Research Fellow in the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit of the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. Fiona’s areas of interest include risk analysis and modelling related to human exposure to alternative water sources including recycled water and she has assessed case studies in Australia, Africa and Antarctica. Fiona is a member of the International Water Association, the editorial board for the journal Microbial Risk Analysis, and reviews for a number of relevant journals.
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):
Research area keywords
- Modelling
- Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment
- Waterborne Disease
- Public Health
- Water Recycling
- Health Risk Assessment
- Alternative Water Sources
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Projects
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Assessing exposure pathways for pathogens causing gastrointestinal infection and antimicrobial resistance acquisition among children living in informal coastal settlements
Leder, K., Clasen, T., Luby, S., McCarthy, D., Chown, S., Barker, F., Henry, R. & Kwong, L.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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A planetary health model for reducing exposure to faecal contamination in urban informal settlements: Baseline findings from Makassar, Indonesia
French, M. A., Fiona Barker, S., Taruc, R. R., Ansariadi, A., Duffy, G. A., Saifuddaolah, M., Zulkifli Agussalim, A., Awaluddin, F., Zainal, Z., Wardani, J., Faber, P. A., Fleming, G., Ramsay, E. E., Henry, R., Lin, A., O'Toole, J., Openshaw, J., Sweeney, R., Sinharoy, S. S., Kolotelo, P. & 21 others, , Oct 2021, In: Environment International. 155, 12 p., 106679.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Study design, rationale and methods of the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) study: A cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate environmental and human health impacts of a water-sensitive intervention in informal settlements in Indonesia and Fiji
The RISE consortium, 8 Jan 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 1, 14 p., e042850.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
A stepped wedge cluster-randomized trial assessing the impact of a riverbank filtration intervention to improve access to safe water on health in rural India
McGuinness, S. L., O'Toole, J., Forbes, A. B., Boving, T. B., Patil, K., D'Souza, F., Gaonkar, C. A., Giriyan, A., Barker, S. F., Cheng, A. C., Sinclair, M. & Leder, K., Jan 2020, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 102, 3, p. 497-506 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Household Water Storage Management, Hygiene Practices, and Associated Drinking Water Quality in Rural India
McGuinness, S. L., O'Toole, J., Barker, S. F., Forbes, A. B., Boving, T. B., Giriyan, A., Patil, K., D'Souza, F., Vhaval, R., Cheng, A. C. & Leder, K., 21 Apr 2020, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 54, 8, p. 4963-4973 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus) -
Performance of riverbank filtration under hydrogeologic conditions along the upper Krishna River in southern India
Boving, T. B., Patil, K., D'Souza, F., Barker, S. F., McGuinness, S. L., O'Toole, J., Sinclair, M., Forbes, A. B. & Leder, K., 2019, In: Water. 11, 1, 17 p., 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Highly Commended Research Poster and Oral Presentation
Barker, Fiona (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Melbourne Abroad Travelling Scholarship
Barker, Fiona (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Post-graduate publishing award
Barker, Fiona (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Travel Scholarship "Human health risks associated with wastewater reuse for vegetable irrigation"
Barker, Fiona (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 1 Editorial responsibility
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Microbial Risk Analysis (Journal)
Fiona Barker (Editorial board member)
2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility