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Head of School

Current Teaching

• SCI1181 Managing the Environment
• SCM3203 Environmental Impact Assessment
• SCI3309 Biological and Chemical Hazards
• SCI5250 Environmental Impact Assessment Procedures
• SCI5133 Risk Assessment Communication and Management
• Co-ordination of postgraduate units in Investigation and Monitoring and EMS and Auditing
• Coordinator - Environmental Science Program

Background

• October 2002-present: Senior/A Prof Lecturer Environmental Management/Science ECU
• May 2003-2009: Part-time member and Deputy Chair of the Environmental Protection Authority
• October 1998-October 2002: Manager Air Quality Studies; Manager Air Quality Management Branch, Department of Environmental Protection, WA
• March 1994-October 1998: Research Scholar, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University

Professional Memberships

• Clean Air Society for Australia and New Zealand
• International Society of Environmental Epidemiology
• International Society of Environmental Forensics (Editorial Board member)
• Pacific Basin Consortium for Environment and Health (Board member)

• Environmental Exposures
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Environmental Epidemiology
• Air pollution and health
• Community exposures to persistent toxic substances
• Children’s environmental health
• Metals and ageing

Staff Qualifications

• PhD, Monash University .

Research

Recent Research Grants

• Characterisation of Peat Smoke,  Fire and Emergency Services Authority of WA,  Scholarship(**),  2010,  $12,000.
• Assessing Maternal Exposure to Persistent Toxic Substances and Adverse Birth Outcomes,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Linkage (Projects)(**),  2010,  $50,092.
• Understanding Pit Lake Resources within the Collie Basin,  Dept of Water WA,  Grant(**),  2010,  $269,997.
• Assessing Maternal Exposure to Persistent Toxic Substances and Adverse Birth Outcomes,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Linkage (Projects),  2009,  $71,462.
• Defining Appropriate Options for Rehabilitating the Tamala Landfill Site After Closure: A Community Participation Process, Western Australia,  Mindarie Regional Council,  Scholarship,  2009,  $10,000.
• Particulates, Metals and Human Exposure,  Telethon Institute for Child Health Research,  Grant,  2009,  $29,794.
• Assessing Maternal Exposure to Persistent Toxic Substances and Adverse Birth Outcomes,  Australian Research Council,  Grant - Linkage (Projects),  2008,  $19,774.
• Defining Appropriate Options for Rehabilitating the Tamala Landfill Site After Closure: A Community Participation Process, Western Australia,  Mindarie Regional Council,  Scholarship,  2008,  $10,000.
• Fire management implications for the wetlands on the Swan Coastal Plain,  Fire & Emergency Services Authority of WA,  Grant,  2008,  $19,175.
• Estimation of air quality and greenhouse benefits from the introduction of HFC152A to mobile air conditioning technology,  Australian Greenhouse Office,  Grant,  2007,  $5,000.
• Fire management implications for the wetlands on the Swan Coastal Plain,  Fire & Emergency Services Authority of WA,  Grant,  2006,  $39,675.
• Estimation of air quality and greenhouse benefits from the introduction of HFC152A to mobile air conditioning technology,  Australian Greenhouse Office,  Grant,  2005,  $9,091.
• Estimation of air quality and greenhouse benefits from the introduction of HFC152A to mobile air conditioning technology,  Australian Greenhouse Office,  Grant,  2004,  $5,000.
• 2004,  $10,000.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Journal Articles

• Callan, A., Hinwood, A., (2011), Exposures to lead. Reviews on Environmental Health, 26(1), 13-15, DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2011.003.
• Callan, A., Winters, M., Barton, C., Boyce, M., Hinwood, A., (2011), Children's Exposure to Metals: A Community-Initiated Study. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, N/A(N/A), N/A, DOI: 10.1007/s00244-011-9727-2.
• Blake, D., Hinwood, A., Horwitz, P., (2009), Peat fires and air quality: volatile organic compounds and particulates. Chemosphere, 76(3), 419-423, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.03.047.
• Hinwood, A., Horwitz, P., Rogan, R., (2008), Human exposure to metals in groundwater affected by acid sulfate soil disturbance. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 55(3), 538-545.
• Hinwood, A., Trout, M., Murby, J., Barton, C., Symons, B., (2008), Assessing urinary levoglucosan and methoxyphenols as biomarkers for use in woodsmoke exposure studies. Science of the Total Environment, 402(1), 139-146.
• Rodriguez, C., Tonkin, R., Heyworth, J., Kusel, M., De Klerk, N., Sly, P., Franklin, P., Runnion, T., Blockley, A., Landau, L., Hinwood, A., (2007), The relationship between outdoor air quality and respiratory symptoms in young children. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 17(5), 351-360.
• Hinwood, A., Rodriguez, C., Runnion, T., Farrar, D., Murray, F., Horton, A., Glass, D., Sheppeard, V., Edwards, J., Denison, L., Whitworth, T., Eiser, C., Bulsara, M., Gillett, R., Powell, J., Lawson, S., Weeks, I., Galbally, I., (2007), Risk Factors for increased BTEX exposure in four Australian cities. Chemosphere, 66(3), 533-541, United Kingdom.

Conference Publications

• Lazenby, V., Hinwood, A., Glass, D., (2007), Personal exposure of children to formaldehyde. 14th IUAPPA World Congress Proceedings, Mon 10th Sept 15:30, Melbourne.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

• Master of Science (Environmental Management),  Investigating Metal Exposure In The General Populace In A Copper Mining Town In Zambia..
• Master of Science (Environmental Management),  Defining Appropriate Options For Post-closure Land Use Of Tamala Park Landfill: A Community Participation Process, Western Australia.
• Master of Science (Environmental Management),  Personal Exposure Of Children To Formaldehyde In Perth, Western Australia.
• Master of Science (Environmental Management),  Estimation Of Prenatal Exposure To Glyphosate Using Maternal Exposure Assessment Techniques.

Co-principal Supervisor

• Doctor of Philosophy,  Metal Exposure In Non- Occupationally Exposed Pregnant Women Of Western Australia And Contribution Of Environmental Sources..

Associate Supervisor