Rate My Professor Tony LaMontagne

Anthony D. LaMontagne, known professionally as Tony LaMontagne, serves as Professor of Work, Health and Wellbeing in the Faculty of Health at Deakin University. He is affiliated with the Institute for Health Transformation, where he leads the Determinants of Health research domain, and the School of Health and Social Development. LaMontagne earned his Doctor of Science (ScD) in Occupational and Environmental Health from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1994, a Master of Arts (MA) in Molecular Toxicology and Pharmacology from Harvard University in 1988, and a Master of Education (MEd) in High School Science and Adult Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1987. His career trajectory includes early roles such as Senior Researcher at the New England Research Institutes from 1996 to 1998, faculty positions at the University of Melbourne's School of Population Health, and an ongoing honorary appointment in the Department of Work Environment at the University of Massachusetts Lowell since 2013. He joined Deakin University as Professor of Work, Health and Wellbeing in the Institute for Health Transformation in January 2014.

LaMontagne's research specializes in work as a social determinant of health, with a current emphasis on work-related mental health through combined etiologic and intervention studies. His extensive publication record exceeds 370 peer-reviewed papers, accumulating over 14,000 citations. Notable contributions include 'Workplace mental health: developing an integrated intervention approach' (2014, cited over 700 times), 'Job strain—attributable depression in a sample of working Australians: assessing the contribution to health inequalities' (2008, cited over 200 times), and 'Long-term unemployment and suicide: a systematic review and meta-analysis' (2013, cited over 500 times). He has evaluated programs such as MATES in Construction for suicide prevention and advocates for integrated workplace interventions. LaMontagne has received the Tall Poppy Science Award in 2014 and recognition among Australia's top 100 scientists in Social Sciences and Humanities. His work influences policy and practice to enhance worker health and wellbeing, including public lectures and advisory roles. He supervises doctoral students and contributes to epidemiology, public health, and health promotion.