Associate Professor Ben Harris-Roxas
Associate Professor
PhD (Public Health, 91色情片)
Master of Policy and Applied Social Research (Macquarie)
Bachelor of Social Work (91色情片)
Medicine & Health
School of Population Health
Associate Professor Ben Harris-Roxas is an internationally recognised expert in health services research, integrated care, and health impact assessment. His research strengthens health systems for people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, and carers.
Ben received his PhD from 91色情片 Sydney on using equity-focused health impact assessment in health service planning. He worked across government, health services, and consulting before returning to universities - experience that shaped his commitment to research that shapes practice.
Ben joined听91色情片 School of Population Health in 2021, and has been an investigator on research projects worth over $30 million and published more than 100 articles and book chapters. He convenes courses with over 400 postgraduate students enrolled each year and serves as Director of Dual Degree Programs in the School of Population Health, which bring together internationally recognised programs in Public Health and Health Management.
Ben's previous international leadership has included chairing the International Union for Health Promotion and Education's Global Working Group on Health Impact Assessment and the International Association for Impact Assessment's Global Health Section. He has consulted for the World Health Organization on health impact assessment and intersectoral action for health. Previously, he directed a joint evaluation and research collaboration between South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and 91色情片 Sydney.
Ben currently supervises PhD, Doctor of Public Health, and Master of Philosophy students. He welcomes prospective students interested in strengthening health organisations through multicultural community engagement, integrated care for marginalised groups, and health impact assessment.
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Location
School of Population Health
Building C29 HTH Level 5
91色情片 Sydney NSW 2052
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
Career research income at June 2026
Total funding as an Investigator:听$32,589,000
HERDC Category 1:听$21.2 million (Competitive peer-reviewed research funding programs)
HERDC Category 2:听$6.3 million (Australian government funding)
HERDC Category 3:听$5.1 million (International and industry funding)
Past five years: $26.6 million听(26 grants)
Total research funding: $30.1 million (67 grants)
Total education and capacity building funding: $2.4 million (4 grants)
Funders
- Australian Government Department of Health
- Australian Research Council (ARC)
- Avant Foundation
- Cancer Institute NSW
- Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network
- Health Research Board (Ireland)
- Healthy North Coast Primary Health Network
- Medical Research Future Fund
- Mental Health Commission of NSW
- Mindgardens Neuroscience Network
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
- NSW Health
- Sax Institute
- South Western Sydney Primary Health Network
- Sydney Partnership for Health Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE)
- The Health Foundation (United Kingdom)
- University of New South Wales (91色情片)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
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Grant reviewer for
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- Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care听Sustainable Future in Primary Care Research Prize 2026
- Australian College of听Health Service Management NSW Branch Leadership Recognition Award 2025
- 91色情片听Alan Hodgkinson Award for Teaching Excellence 2024
- 91色情片 School of Population Health Higher Degree Research Supervisor Award 2022
- 91色情片 Faculty of Medicine & Health Research Community Engagement Team Award 2022 for Shisha No Thanks
- Honourable Mention, 2021 Scientia Education Academy Exemplary Teaching Award
- NSW Premier鈥檚 Multicultural Communications Awards Campaign of the Year for Shisha No Thanks, 2020
- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Health Awards (Keeping People Health Category) for Shisha No Thanks, 2020
- International Association for Impact Assessment, Institutional Award for NSW HIA Project, 2010
- Australian Health Promotion Association Ray James Memorial Award for excellence in health promotion research published in the Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2010
Leadership
- 2026听鈥 present 听Co-Editor-in-Chief,
- 2025 鈥 present 听Board Director,
- 2025 鈥 present 听Chair, ,听
- 2023听鈥 present 听Director, Dual Degree Programs, School of Population Health, 91色情片 Sydney
- 2023听鈥 present 听Research Co-Lead, 91色情片 Academic General Practice Network
- 2020听鈥 2024听听Stream Convenor, Master of Public Health in Primary Health Care, 91色情片 Sydney
- 2023听鈥 2023 听Deputy Director,听Master of Public Health Program, 91色情片 Sydney
- 2022 鈥 2023 听Lead, Academic Engagement, School of Population Health, 91色情片 Sydney
- 2021 鈥 2023 听Lead,听Partnerships working group, Health25 Strategy Implementation,听91色情片Faculty of Medicine & Health
- 2017 鈥 2021听听Co-Convenor,听Health System Integration and Primary Health Care Development Stream, 91色情片 Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity
- 2015 鈥 2017 听Convenor,听Global Working Group on Health Impact Assessment, International Union for Health Promotion and Education
- 2011 鈥 2015 听Co-Convenor, Health Section, International Association forImpactAssessment
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Other current roles
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- 2026 鈥 2027 Elected member, Faculty Board, 91色情片 Medicine & Health
- 2026 鈥 present Member,
- 2025听鈥 present External academic member,听Course Advisory Group,
- 2024听鈥 present Community Council
- 2022 - present Adjunct Associate Professor,听,
- 2019 鈥 present Advocacy and Policy Subcommittee,
- 2019 鈥 present Education Committee,
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Editorial
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- 2026听鈥 present 听Co-Editor-in-Chief,
- 2016 鈥 present听听 听Editorial Board Member,
- 2019 鈥 2026听 听 听 听 Associate Editor,
- 2010 鈥 2023 听 听 听 听Editorial Board Member,
- 2019 鈥 2022 听 听 听 听Editorial Board Member,
- 2019 鈥 2020听听 听听听听 Review Editor (Public Health Policy),
- 2010 鈥 2016听听 听 听听 Associate Editor,
My Research Supervision
Currently supervising:
- -听Falls prevention in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) older adults
- Ali, Rula -听The impact of early and longitudinal placement in clinical general practice on 91色情片 undergraduate medical students鈥 career choice and perception of general practice (PhD)
- -听Co-designing a physical activity program for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse听(MPhil)
- - Evaluation of a听HbA1c Prediabetes SMS Notification Pathway听(Doctorate of Health Sciences听(Research, Dietetics Specialisation))
- - Addressing education gaps amongst healthcare providers regarding long-term health risk after hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (PhD, UTS)
- -听Understanding the role of social norms and trust on compliance with public health guidance (PhD)
- 听-听Engaging political actors to increase population levels of physical activity (PhD)
- -听Spread and scale of integrated care initiatives (DrPH Future Health Leaders)
- -听Feasibility of Using Retrieval-Augmented Generation to Address Language Barriers in Managing Patients with Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Departments (PhD)
- - Supporting Integrated Rare Disease Care听(PhD)
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I have had 9 HDR completions, outlined below.
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| 听 | Completions | Role |
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| Doctor of Philosophy (Phd) | 4 | 2 as Primary, 2听as Co-supervisor |
| Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) | 2 | 2 as Primary |
| Master of Philosophy (MPhil) | 1 | 1 as Co-supervisor |
| Medicine听(Hons) | 2 | 1 as Primary, 1 as Co-supervisor |
My Teaching
My teaching interests are focused on strengthening health organisations, primary health care, and health equity.
I convene , a core course within the School of Population Health's Master of Health Leadership and Management programs.听I am Director of Double Degrees in the School of Population Health. I contribute to .听
I design activities and assessments that give students choice and control about the听focus of their learning, and which allow them to draw on their prior听learning and experiences.鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬏齀'm committed to continuous educational improvement, and work in partnership with students to enhance courses.
Educational grants
I have been an investigator on Australian government-funded projects for education and capacity building worth $3.639 million between 2003 and 2023.