ProfessorCamille Raynes-Greenow

Professor Camille Raynes-Greenow is an internationally recognised perinatal epidemiologist and public health researcher whose work examines how social, environmental and health system factors shape intergenerational health. Her research spans epidemiology, clinical trials and implementation science, with a particular focus on maternal and child health, climate and environmental exposures, and the translation of evidence into policy and practice.

She completed a Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in Social Research Methods and Graduate Diploma in Population Health at the Australian National University, a Master of Public Health at UNSW, and a PhD in Medicine at the University of Sydney in 2008. Supported by successive NHMRC funding, including a PhD Scholarship, an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (2008-2012) and NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (2015-2018), she established an internationally recognised research program focused on improving maternal, newborn and child health.

Professor Raynes-Greenow has led major research programs across Australia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Myanmar and Afghanistan, and has secured more than $20 million in national and international competitive research funding, published more than 165 peer-reviewed papers, supervised over 20 higher degree research students and postdoctoral researchers. Her work on household air pollution and pregnancy outcomes has attracted national and international recognition and includes leadership (CIA) of two NHMRC-funded clinical trials investigating the impact of reduced exposure to household air pollution on maternal and child health in Bangladesh. She currently leads research examining the effects of extreme heat and environmental change on pregnancy and child health, supported by NHMRC, MRFF and Wellcome Trust funding.

Her contributions to research excellence and leadership have been recognised through the University of Sydney's prestigious SOAR Fellowship (2018-2019) and Robinson Fellowship (2019-2022).  In 2025, Camille was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Epidemiological Association.

Alongside her research achievements, Professor Raynes-Greenow has held a number of senior leadership roles at the University of Sydney, including Deputy Head of School of Public Health, Deputy Associate Dean (Research), Interim Deputy Executive Dean (Research Centres), and Interim Deputy Dean Research (current). In these roles she has led initiatives focused on strengthening research capability, peer review, mentoring and research culture, supporting both emerging and established researchers to achieve excellence and impact.

Professor Raynes-Greenow is an Editor of the International Journal of Epidemiology and PLOS Medicine and serves on national and international advisory and governance bodies. Her work is united by a commitment to generating evidence that improves the health of women, children and future generations, while fostering the research culture and partnerships needed to address complex global health challenges.

Maternal and child health is fundamental to lifelong wellbeing. Healthy women are more likely to experience healthy pregnancies and raise healthy children, creating positive intergenerational effects that can extend to families and communities—especially in resource‑poor settings. My research focuses on interventions during the perinatal period, a critical window when almost all women engage with the health system and when effective, evidence‑based strategies can have the greatest impact.

Using epidemiological methods, my work is public health‑oriented and centres on population‑level prevention. I investigate behavioural and environmental risk factors, evaluate health service delivery, and develop evidence that can be integrated into policy and practice. My current projects include research on the perinatal burden associated with household air pollution exposure in low‑resource settings, and studies identifying modifiable risk factors to reduce stillbirth and neonatal mortality in Australia and internationally, including Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan.

In addition to my research programmes, I am committed to mentoring early‑career researchers and promoting gender equity within academic environments.

Qualifications: PhD (University of Sydney); MPH (UNSW); Graduate Diploma of Population Health (ANU); BA (Research Methods) (ANU), PhD USyd, MPHUNSW,Grad Dip PopHlthANU,BA (Research Methods) ANU,