Personal profile
Biography
Tyler Lane is a Senior Research Fellow in the Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, and lecturer in several undergraduate and graduate units. Originally from the United States, Tyler has extensive work and education experience across four continents. His passion for high-quality and topical public health research extends to independent side projects, which have covered fast-moving topics including the effects of environmental disaster (i.e., the Hazelwood coal mine fire), cannabis legalisation, police abuses, and gun violence.
Research interests
Air pollution, public health; quasi-experimental study designs/interrupted time series; R statistical package; social policy analysis; occupational health; workers' compensation.
Education/Academic qualification
Evidence-Based Intervention, DPhil, Health and responsibility: The relationship between parental illness and children's work in South Africa, University of Oxford
Award Date: 18 Jun 2013
Evidence-Based Intervention, MSc, Young carers in sub-Saharan Africa: A literature review of the types of tasks and pathways to taking on adult responsibilities, University of Oxford
Award Date: 1 Oct 2009
Psychology, BA, University of Connecticut
Award Date: 20 Apr 2006
External positions
Cancer Council Victoria, Cancer Council Victoria
May 2021 → Feb 2022
Assistant Statistician, Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)
Jul 2013 → Feb 2015
Research Project Manager, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Aug 2009 → Dec 2010
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):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Early intervention for people in Workers' Compensation schemes: What works?
Keegel, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Walker-Bone, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Collie, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Dwyer, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Lane, T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
6/04/23 → 29/03/24
Project: Research
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COMPARE Study - Safe Work Australia support
Collie, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Iles, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lane, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Smith, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lund, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Mcleod, C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/20 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Research projects to support development of the National Return to Work strategy.
Collie, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Lane, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Iles, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Smith, P. (Chief Investigator (CI))
3/08/18 → 30/06/20
Project: Research
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RTWSC: Restructuring Safe Work Australia's Return to Work Survey
Collie, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Iles, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Lane, T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
8/12/17 → 30/06/18
Project: Consultancy
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Corrigendum to “Follow-up of cancer incidence associated with smoke-related PM2.5 exposure due to a coal mine fire” [J Epidemiol Popul Health 2025;73(6):203148] (S2950433325003428), (10.1016/j.jeph.2025.203148)
Nayagam, S. N., Yu, P., Gao, C. X., Smith, C. L., Ikin, J. F., Brown, D., Kinsman, N., Guo, Y., Abramson, M. J., Walker-Bone, K., Sim, M. R. & Lane, T. J., Jun 2026, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Population Health. 74, 3, 1 p., 203351.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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Differentiating Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibody Responses Between Infection and Vaccination: Challenges for Epidemiological Research
Nayagam, S. N., Coote, W., Carroll, M. T. C., Toh, Z. Q., Licciardi, P. V., Abramson, M. J., Walker-Bone, K. & Lane, T. J., 15 Jul 2025, In: The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 232, 1, p. 9-13 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
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Follow-up of cancer incidence associated with smoke-related PM2.5 exposure due to a coal mine fire
Nayagam, S. N., Yu, P., Gao, C. X., Smith, C. L., Ikin, J. F., Brown, D., Kinsman, N., Guo, Y., Abramson, M. J., Walker-Bone, K., Sim, M. R. & Lane, T. J., Dec 2025, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Population Health. 73, 6, 6 p., 203148.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Respiratory symptoms after coalmine fire and pandemic: A longitudinal analysis of the Hazelwood Health Study adult cohort
Lane, T. J., Carroll, M., Borg, B. M., McCaffrey, T. A., Smith, C. L., Gao, C. X., Brown, D., Johnson, A., Poland, D., Allgood, S., Ikin, J. & Abramson, M. J., 22 Jan 2025, In: PLOS Global Public Health. 5, 1, 13 p., e0004186.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Association between PM2.5 from a coal mine fire and FeNO concentration 7.5 years later
Kress, S., Lane, T. J., Brown, D., Smith, C. L., Gao, C. X., McCrabb, T., Thomas, M., Borg, B. M., Thompson, B. R. & Abramson, M. J., 6 Jun 2024, In: BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 24, 1, 7 p., 272.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Press/Media
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Teachers most at risk of assault, research shows
7/11/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Interview about educator injuries on 3AW NEWS BULLETIN
3/11/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Interview about educator injuries on 891 ABC Adelaide
3/11/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Interview about educator injuries on Seven News At 4
3/11/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Tough years for teachers, high safety risk
3/11/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature