Rate My Professor Angus Cook

Professor Angus Cook is a professor in epidemiology at the School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia. A registered medical practitioner, he holds an MBChB, PhD in Population Health from the University of Otago (2007) investigating brain cancer, a Master of Biostatistics (2011), and a Graduate Diploma in Health Economics and Policy (2016). Cook has extensive clinical experience in hospitals and community clinics in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Previously, he was a researcher at the Departments of General Practice, University of Melbourne and Monash University, assessing gaps in clinical training and care for people with comorbidities. In 2000, he served as a Visiting Scholar at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France. Since 2003, he has been affiliated with UWA, maintaining strong research and education links with the Australian public health community. He has coordinated risk assessments and studies on major public health issues, leading projects that have attracted over $4 million in external funding over the past 20 years.

His research focuses on epidemiology and population health, exploring drivers of ill-health, community-based preventive strategies to manage disease, and policy reviews to protect vulnerable populations, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being. Cook is the author of over 90 publications across population health topics, including refereed journal articles, book chapters, ministerial papers, and medical educational materials/handbooks. Key publications include "Volcanic Emissions and Health" (2005), "Residential traffic exposure and children's emergency department presentations for asthma in Perth, Western Australia" (2009), "Improvements in Symptoms and Quality of Life following Exercise Training in Older Adults with Moderate/Severe Persistent Asthma" (2010), "Characteristics of people diagnosed with dementia vs lung cancer and cardiovascular disease at commencement of community palliative care: a population-based study" (2024, BMC Palliative Care), and "An Exploration of LGBTQA+ Young People’s Coping Strategies When Navigating Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors" (2025, Journal of Homosexuality). His work has led to numerous presentations and posters at international conferences and workshops, influencing public health policy and practice.