Alexandra Bhatti
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POPULATIONS
Macquarie University
Australia
Biography
Alexandra Bhatti is an Associate Lecturer in Public Health for the Department of Health Systems and Populations. Prior to joining Macquarie University, she worked as a health research analyst for The Economist Intelligence Unit in London producing high quality rapid analysis of health research for a range of audiences. Alexandra gained a Masters in International Public Health with merit from The University of Sydney in 2008 and has worked in advisory and policy roles for professional bodies in both the UK and Australia. She has also worked for NSW Health in the area of immunisation and as a Clinical Lead for the National eHealth Transition Authority (NeHTA). Her background is in clinical physiotherapy where she worked in the areas of orthopaedics, community rehabilitation, spinal rehabilitation and paediatrics as well as with a multidisciplinary team for Orthopaedic Outreach in Fiji.
Research Interest
Health protection programs eHealth Tobacco control Aid effectiveness and the co-ordination of development aid in international settings.
Publications
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Whitaker KJ, Vértes PE, Romero-Garcia R, Váša F, Moutoussis M, Prabhu G, Weiskopf N, Callaghan MF, Wagstyl K, Rittman T, Tait R. Adolescence is associated with genomically patterned consolidation of the hubs of the human brain connectome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2016 Aug 9;113(32):9105-10.
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Anderson I, Robson B, Connolly M, Al-Yaman F, Bjertness E, King A, Tynan M, Madden R, Bang A, Coimbra CE, Pesantes MA. Indigenous and tribal peoples' health (The Lancet–Lowitja Institute Global Collaboration): a population study. The Lancet. 2016 Jul 15;388(10040):131-57.
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Yang Y, Bhatti A, Ke D, Gonzalez-Juarrero M, Lenaerts A, Kremer L, Guerardel Y, Zhang P, Ojha AK. Exposure to a cutinase-like serine esterase triggers rapid lysis of multiple mycobacterial species. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2013 Jan 4;288(1):382-92.
