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Email

brj@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health - Centres and Institutes
Education
PhD
La Trobe University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
La Trobe University
ORCID

0000-0003-3334-7353

Prof Rebecca Bentley

Professor
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

228 Scholarly works
49 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Housing at the intersection of health and climate change
    DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(25)00141-0
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The challenges of quantifying the effects of housing on health using observational data
    DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2024.12.013
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Mapping social vulnerability indicators to understand the health impacts of climate change: a scoping review
    DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00216-4
  • 2023

    Journal article

    The total health gains and cost savings of eradicating cold housing in Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115954
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Evidence for Action on Cold, Damp and Mould in Australian Homes
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing
  • 2016

    Research Grant

    Improving Employment Outcomes for Australians With Disability
Rebecca Bentley

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2017
Peter Harrison Memorial Prize - Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU College of Science
2015
Professor Mike Berry Award for Excellence in Housing Research Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    The effect of damp housing on psychological distress: does respiratory health matter?
    DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwag042
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Health-promoting housing policy in a changing climate: integrating affordability, security, and resilience
    DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daaf238
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The protective effect of housing affordability on childhood asthma risk: a longitudinal fixed-effects analysis.
    DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwag013
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The effects of subsidies and regulatory contexts on precarious housing among low-income renters: a cross-national comparison
    DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2025.2603994
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Housing careers, housing pathways and young people in developed economies
    DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2026.2640192
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Advancing a healthy housing policy agenda: how do policy makers problematise housing-related health issues?
    DOI: 10.1017/S0047279424000138
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Association between social vulnerability and suicide: A population-level study in Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121298
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and medical care use during COVID-19: an Australian study
    DOI: 10.1111/imj.70380

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