Smith, Ben J

Ben J Smith

Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
Ben has held diverse community health, research and teaching roles. In the early phase of his career he managed programs to address public health issues including healthy ageing, drug and alcohol misuse, mental health and child immunization, among others. He attained his Master of Public Health degree and PhD from the University of Sydney, where he commenced his first academic role in the early 2000s.

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