
COVID-19 response
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we design and deliver care and prevention and demands a rapid and evolving response. Our researchers are playing key roles in generating new knowledge and supporting evidence-based decision making in government and health services, as well as contributing expert opinions to the wider conversation and debate about COVID-19.
Meet Professor Catherine Bennett
Professor Catherine Bennett, a leading infectious disease epidemiologist with the Institute for Health Transformation, has become one of the media’s go-to expert commentators during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to her calm, factual analysis and interpretation of the daily case numbers and all things COVID-related, from masks to testing.
Read Catherine’s commentaryLatest projects


COVID-19 social policies: Impacts on food choice and food system experiences among low-income households in Australia

Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on nurses and midwives

Building an unprecedented Intergenerational Legacy of knowledge Translation (BUILT)

Evaluation of transition to telehealth models at Barwon Health mental health services

Experiences of receiving or providing maternity care during COVID-19 pandemic
EMCR COVID-19 Think Tank

EMCR COVID-19 Think Tank: opportunities for policy reform in Australia

EMCR COVID-19 Think Tank: fast food marketing tactics during COVID-19

EMCR COVID-19 Think Tank: the impact of a pandemic on gambling in Australia

EMCR COVID-19 Think Tank: COVID-19 and the vulnerable heroin-using population

EMCR COVID-19 Think Tank: Visitor restrictions’ impact on delirium prevention and management
