Stacey Pizzino

Dr Stacey Pizzino

Hi, I'm Stace, and I'm a global health and development expert. I'm passionate about improving the lives of those impacted by disasters, armed conflict and complex humanitarian emergencies. I have over a decade of experience in academia, on the frontlines as a paramedic and working across humanitarian research and disaster projects.

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I'm passionate about evidence-based policy and practice.

I loved being a paramedic on the frontlines of emergency healthcare and working with vulnerable communities. I also loved exploring the world and experiencing cultures different to my own. These two passions led me to engage with the global and planetary health impacts of disasters and humanitarian emergencies. I believe in strengthening the evidence-base to improve outcomes for vulnerable communities affected by crises and disasters.

My recent research into how explosive ordnance impact health resulted in the world's largest epidemiological analysis of casualties of landmines and explosive remnants of war.

What I Do

My Skills

Qualitative and quantitative research
Evidence-based policy
Analytical thinking
Epidemiology
Stakeholder engagement

Services I Offer

Strategic policy development
Research design
Project management
Monitoring and evaluation

What people say about me

"Stacey is one of those admirable researchers whose critical analysis skills are matched by her professional and ethical networking abilities. She is naturally of an inquiring mind and deeply committed to turning these attributes to humanitarian causes."

Professor Vivienne Tippett OAM

Retired, QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

"I have found Stacey to be highly organised and committed with an extensive knowledge of the field of disaster health management. She has excellent attention to detail and sophisticated research and analysis skills. She is also highly personable and an excellent team player.”

Professor Gerry Fitzgerald

PROFESSOR Emeritus, QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

"Stacey’s passion for developing the humanitarian evidence base is demonstrated through her capacity to seek and negotiate access to data typically seen as being ‘hard to reach’ and make otherwise invisible evidence visible. Stacey is skilled at knowledge translation and ensuring research findings are disseminated in easily accessible ways."

Dr Jo Durham

senior lecturer, queensland university of technology

"Stacey is able to manage large and complex research projects. She has demonstrated the ability to network and collect data from multiple stakeholders. She is very comfortable with using statistical software and is highly skilled at producing data visualisations"

Dr Michael Waller

senior lecturer, The University of queensland