Professor Jane Fisher is Director of Global and Women’s Health and Head, Co-Director Planetary Health Division, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University.

Jane’s research focuses on the social determinants of health, with particular attention to gender-based risks to mental health, fertility, pregnancy, the perinatal period, and chronic diseases, as well as parenting and early childhood development in diverse settings. She has led major epidemiological studies and intervention trials in Australia, Vietnam and Nepal, and has supervised over 50 postgraduate candidates. She also serves as a technical advisor to international agencies, including WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA.