BIOGRAPHY - Geoffrey Morgan

Participation in the Network's Paradigm and Applications Working Group (select the appropriate options)

Paradigm Working Groups

 Socio-spatial theory

 Methodologies, tools and techniques

 Scenarios and forecasting

 Sources, data quality and data integration

Application Working Groups

 National and regional socio-economic change

 Population, economic and information flows

 Social and economic networks

 Regional development and community capacity building

 Behaviour and well-being in socio-spatial settings

Publication 1:

Environmental and Ecological Statistics 2005;12(4):427-448. Spatio-temporal analysis of acute admissions for Ischemic Heart Disease in NSW, Australia. Burden S, Guha S, Morgan G, Ryan L, Sparks R, Young L.

Publication 2:

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology advance online publication 24 August 2005; doi: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500451. Associations between ambient air pollution and daily emergency department attendances for cardiovascular disease in the elderly (65+ years), Sydney, Australia. Jalaludin B, Morgan G, Lincoln D, Sheppeard V, Simpson R, Corbett S

Publication 3:

Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2005;62;524-530. The impact of ambient air pollution on birth weight in Sydney, Australia. Mannes T, Jalaludin B, Morgan G, Lincoln D, Sheppeard V, Corbett S.

Publication 4:

Spatial Sciences 2003 Conference Proceedings. Spatial analysis of Ross River Virus in the Northern Rivers Area of New South Wales. Taylor D, Bryan B, Morgan G, Beard J. 22-26 September 2003. Canberra, Australia.

Publication 5:

Allergy 2005:60:529-532. The reduction in rhinitis symptoms by nasal filters during natural exposure to ragweed and grass pollen. O’Meara T, Sercombe J, Morgan G, Reddel H, Xuan W, Tovey E

Publication 6:

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (In Press – accepted 27 Jan 2005). The short-term effects of air pollution on hospital admissions in four Australian cities. Simpson R, Williams G, Petroeschevsky A, Best T, Morgan G, Dennison L, Hinwood A, Neville G

Publication 7:

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (In Press – accepted 15 Nov 2004). The short-term effects of air pollution on mortality in four Australian cities. Simpson R, Williams G, Petroeschevsky A, Best T, Morgan G, Dennison L, Hinwood A, Neville G, Neller A

Publication 8:

Environ Health Perspect, 111:724–730, 2003. Health Impacts of Pesticide Exposure in a Cohort of Outdoor Workers. Beard J, Sladden S, Morgan G, Berry G, Brooks L, McMichael AJ.

Publication 9:

American Journal of Public Health, 1998; 88:759-764. Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in Sydney, Australia, 1989 through 1993. Morgan G, Corbett S, Wlodarczyk J, Lewis P

Publication 10:

American Journal of Public Health, 1998; 88:1761-1766. Air Pollution and Daily Hospital Admissions in Sydney, Australia, 1990 to 1994. G Morgan, S Corbett, J Wlodarczyk

Current Research 1:

spatial epidemiology

Current Research 2:

social and environmental influences on human health

Current Research 3:

using routinely collected data for epidemiogical studies

Current Research 4:

the health effects of air pollution