Science Leader for Emerging Infectious Diseases
CSIRO and James Cook University
A/Prof. Roslyn Hickson is a Science Leader for Emerging Infectious Diseases at CSIRO, a joint appointment with James Cook University. Her research focuses on informing policy and practice through the mathematical modelling of infectious diseases, with a focus on emerging and neglected tropical diseases, through the lenses of biosecurity and One Health.
Roslyn completed her PhD studies through UNSW Canberra in 2010. She has worked across multiple levels of research at the Australian National University, the University of Newcastle, IBM Research Australia, and The University of Melbourne. She won a Victorian Young Tall Poppies in 2018 and was on the team that was awarded the 2020 Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Award for Excellence in Research and Development.