Colin Binns

Colin William Binns AO is an Australian public health specialist. He is the John Curtin Distinguished Emeritus Professor at Curtin University and founder of the Curtin Health Service.

Colin Binns

AO
Academic background
EducationMD, University of Western Australia
MPH, Harvard University
Academic work
InstitutionsCurtin University
Websiteprofcolinbinns.com

Early life and education

Binns completed his medical degree at the University of Western Australia and worked for several years in hospitals in Perth before moving to Papua New Guinea for eight years. While working as a doctor in Papua New Guinea, Binns received a scholarship to complete a MPH degree at Harvard University.[1]

Career

Following his MPH, Binns returned to Australia and accepted a faculty position at Curtin University. During his tenure at the institution, Binns founded the Curtin Health Service and was appointed the Head of the School of Public Health.[1] In these roles, Binns also established the National Centre for Research into the Prevention of Drug Abuse and the Centre for Health Promotion Research. As such, he was awarded the 2010 Research Australia Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of the "support he has given to health policy, practice and medical research."[2] The following year, Binns was appointed a John Curtin Distinguished Professor, the highest honours the university can award its academic staff.[3] As a result of his public health work, Binns was honoured as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2021.[4][5]

References
  1. "Emeritus Professor Colin Binns". Curtin University. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. "Lifetime of achievement in health policy and practice rewarded". Curtin University. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. "2011 John Curtin Distinguished Professors announced". Curtin University. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. "Public health champion honoured with Order of Australia". Mirage News. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. "Emeritus Professor Colin William Binns". It's an Honour. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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