Dr Stacey Pizzino
Lecturer & Engagement and Partnerships Manager & Co-Chair Engagement Committee
School of Public Health
Researcher biography
Dr Stacey Pizzino is a global health expert specialising in the intersection of conflict, disasters, and climate change. Her research investigates the health impacts of armed conflict, explosive ordnance and climate-driven extreme events - issues that increasingly shape the global public health landscape.
She led the world's largest epidemiological study on casualties from landmines and explosive remnants of war, analysing data from over 100,000 individuals across 17 countries. This landmark research contributes to global strategies aimed at mitigating the health consequences of explosive ordnance.
Dr Pizzino brings a unique perspective shaped by frontline experience as a paramedic alongside her academic expertise. She is the co-editor of a textbook on Disaster Health Management, contributing to the education and training of the next generation of disaster health professionals.
She has extensive experience in public health partnerships and policy translation, working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders to inform research and transform findings into actionable policies that enhance population health outcomes.
Dr Pizzino is a skilled communicator and advocate. In 2023, she was invited to present at the United Nations where she chaired a panel on the rights of survivors of explosive ordnance. Her ability to engage policymakers, humanitarian agencies and global audiences ensures that her research drives real-world impact.
Publications
Book Chapters
Toloo, Ghasem, Pizzino, Stacey, Durham, Jo and Fitzgerald, Gerry (2024). Understanding physical and mental health impacts of flooding: flood risk perception and communication. Research handbook on flood risk management. (pp. 38-51) edited by Jessica Lamond, David Proverbs and Namrata Bhattacharya-Mis. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781839102981.00010
FitzGerald, Gerry, Abrahams, Jonathon and Pizzino, Stacey (2024). Principles of incident management. Disaster health management: a primer for students and practitioners. (pp. 1-13) edited by Gerry FitzGerald, Stacey Pizzino, Penelope Burns, Colin Myers, Mike Tarrant, Ben Ryan, Marie Fredriksen and Peter Aitken. Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032626604-21
Johnson, Andrew, FitzGerald, Gerry, Burns, Penelope, Pizzino, Stacey and Myers, Colin (2024). Health system impacts and responses to disasters. Disaster health management: a primer for students and practitioners. (pp. 1-20) edited by Gerry FitzGerald, Stacey Pizzino, Penelope Burns, Colin Myers, Mike Tarrant, Ben Ryan, Marie Fredriksen and Peter Aitken. Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032626604-13
FitzGerald, Gerry, Tarrant, Mike, Aitken, Peter, Fredriksen, Marie, Burns, Penelope, Pizzino, Stacey and Ryan, Benjamin (2024). Future challenges. Disaster health management: a primer for students and practitioners. (pp. 1-13) edited by Gerry FitzGerald, Stacey Pizzino, Penelope Burns, Colin Myers, Mike Tarrant, Ben Ryan, Marie Fredriksen and Peter Aitken. Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032626604-37
Toloo, Ghasem-Sam, Fredriksen, Marie and Pizzino, Stacey (2024). Community engagement. Disaster health management: a primer for students and practitioners. (pp. 1-13) edited by Gerry FitzGerald, Stacey Pizzino, Penelope Burns, Colin Myers, Mike Tarrant, Ben Ryan, Marie Fredriksen and Peter Aitken. Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032626604-10
FitzGerald, Gerry, Pizzino, Stacey, Burns, Penelope, Myers, Colin, Tarrant, Mike, Ryan, Ben, Fredriksen, Marie and Aitken, Peter (2024). Foreword. Disaster health management: a primer for students and practitioners. (pp. xxiv-xxvii) Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Aitken, Peter, FitzGerald, Gerry, Myers, Colin and Pizzino, Stacey (2024). External assistance in disasters. Disaster health management: a primer for students and practitioners. (pp. 1-13) edited by Gerry FitzGerald, Stacey Pizzino, Penelope Burns, Colin Myers, Mike Tarrant, Ben Ryan, Marie Fredriksen and Peter Aitken. Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032626604-23
FitzGerald, Gerry, Ryan, Benjamin, Franklin, Richard and Pizzino, Stacey (2024). Prevention and mitigation. Disaster health management: a primer for students and practitioners. (pp. 1-9) edited by Gerry FitzGerald, Stacey Pizzino, Penelope Burns, Colin Myers, Mike Tarrant, Ben Ryan, Marie Fredriksen and Peter Aitken. Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032626604-17
FitzGerald, Gerry, Tippett, Vivienne and Pizzino, Stacey (2024). Education, training and research. Disaster health management: a primer for students and practitioners. (pp. 360-371) edited by Gerry FitzGerald, Stacey Pizzino, Penelope Burns, Colin Myers, Mike Tarrant, Ben Ryan, Marie Fredriksen and Peter Aitken. Oxfordshire, England: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032626604-36
Fredriksen, Marie, FitzGerald, Gerry, Tarrant, Mike, Myers, Colin and Pizzino, Stacey (2024). Recovery of physical and social infrastructure: rebuilding a stronger community. Disaster health management: a primer for students and practitioners. (pp. 1-8) edited by Gerry FitzGerald, Stacey Pizzino, Penelope Burns, Colin Myers, Mike Tarrant, Ben Ryan, Marie Fredriksen and Peter Aitken. Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032626604-26
Journal Articles
Wild, Hannah, LeBoa, Christopher, Markou-Pappas, Nikolaos, Trautwein, Micah, Persi, Loren, Loupforest, Christelle, Hottentot, Elke, Calvello Hynes, Emilie, Denny, Jack, Alizada, Firoz, Muminova, Reykhan, Jewell, Teresa, Kasack, Sebastian, Pizzino, Stacey, Hynes, Gregory, Echeverri, Lina, Salio, Flavio, Wren, Sherry M, Mock, Charles, Kushner, Adam L and Stewart, Barclay T (2025). Synthesizing the evidence base to enhance coordination between humanitarian mine action and emergency care for casualties of explosive ordnance and explosive weapons: A scoping review. Prehospital and disaster medicine, 39 (6), 1-15. doi: 10.1017/s1049023x24000669
Pizzino, Stacey E., Hundessa, Samuel, Verghis, Vinu, Griffin, Mark and Durham, Jo (2018). Population trends related to injury from explosive munitions in Lao PDR (1964–2008): a retrospective analysis. Conflict and Health, 12 (1) 36, 36. doi: 10.1186/s13031-018-0171-z
Pizzino, Stacey, McInerney, Colette and Durham, Jo (2016). Emerging Patterns of ERW Injuries in Laos. Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction, 20 (3) 11, 54-57.
Conference Papers
Pizzino, Stacey (2023). Counting the direct health impacts of explosive ordnance – an epidemiological study. Third Global Conference on Victim Assistance in a Disability Rights Context: For Greater Inclusion, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 17 - 19 October 2023.
Pizzino, Stacey, Waller, Michael, Tippett, Vivienne and Durham, Jo (2023). Mortality from landmines and explosive hazards: findings from a global epidemiological analysis. World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine Congress, Killarney, Ireland, 9-12 May 2023.
Pizzino, Stacey, Waller, Michael, Tippett, Vivienne and Durham, Jo (2023). The Hard-to-Reach Data (HaRD) framework: a case study in humanitarian mine action. World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine Congress, Killarney, Ireland, 9-12 May 2023.
Pizzino, Stacey, Waller, Michael, Tippett, Vivienne and Durham, Jo (2023). Mortality from Landmines and Explosive Hazards: Findings from a Global Epidemiological Analysis. 22nd Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Killarney, Ireland, 9-12 May 2023. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press (CUP). doi: 10.1017/s1049023x23004934
Pizzino, Stacey, Waller, Michael, Tippett, Vivienne and Durham, Jo (2023). The Hard-to-Reach Data (HaRD) Framework: a Case Study in Humanitarian Mine Action. 22nd Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Killarney, Ireland, 9-12 May 2023. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/s1049023x23005484
Pizzino, Stacey, Durham, Jo, Waller, Michael and Tippett, Vivienne (2022). Health impacts of landmines and unexploded ordnance: the enduring legacy of war. 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion , Adelaide, SA, Australia, 27 - 30 November 2022. Deakin, ACT, Australia: Public Health Association of Australia.
Durham, Jo and Pizzino, Stacey (2019). The health impacts of toxic remnants of war on civilian populations: a scoping review. WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2019, Brisbane, Australia, 7-10 May 2019. New York, United States: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/s1049023x19000815
Tippett, Vivienne C., Pizzino, Stacey, Greer, S., Dootson, D. and Mehta, A. (2017). Understanding the Impact of Visual Imagery in Emergency Warning Messages. WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2017, Toronto, Canada, 2017. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/s1049023x17000681
Pizzino, Stacey and Vongxay, Viengnakhone (2016). Health information systems: enablers and barriers within the mine action sector of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The 8th International Conference on Public Health Among Greater Mekong Subregions, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 5-6 November 2016.
Thesis
Pizzino, Stacey (2024). Unsafe ground: counting the direct health impacts of landmines and explosive ordnance. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/afd52f3
Department Technical Report
Baldwin, Louise, Woodbury, Kerri-Ann, Tippett, Vivienne, Meuter, Renata, Tariq, Amina, McPhail, Steve, Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Cole, Caitlin, Woodward, Jessica, Pizzino, Stacey, Parsons, Rex and Senanayake, Sameera (2022). Department of Veterans’ Affairs treatment cycle initiative evaluation: final report. Kerri-Ann Woodbury, Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Research Reports
Ali, Suhailah, Vercammen, Ans, Pizzino, Stacey, Tiatia-Siau, Jemaima, Patrick, Rebecca, Sarnyai, Zoltán, Panazzolo, Jessie and Charlson, Fiona (2024). Oceania research and action agenda. London, United Kingdom: Connecting Climate Minds.
Shergill, Remy, Pizzino, Stacey, Vercammen, Ans, Ali, Suhailah and Yates, Olivia (2024). Stories of neighbours and navigators: perceptions and implications of climate mobility from Tuvalu and Kiribati to Aotearoa New Zealand. London, United Kingdom: Connecting Climate Minds.
Newspaper Articles
Pizzino, Stacey, Durham, Jo and Waller, Michael (2023, 11 14). Conflict pollution, washed-up landmines and military emissions – here’s how war trashes the environment The Conversation
Pizzino, Stacey, Durham, Jo and Waller, Michael (2023, 11 14). Dampak perang bagi lingkungan: pencemaran, ranjau darat, dan emisi militer The Conversation
Pizzino, Stacey, Durham, Jo and Waller, Michael (2023, 02 13). Війна залишає токсичну спадщину для середовища та здоров'я людей Novyny Live
Pizzino, Stacey, Durham, Jo and Waller, Michael (2023, 01 25). War leaves a toxic legacy that lasts long after the guns go quiet. Can we stop it? The Conversation
Seminar Papers
Pizzino, Stacey (2023). Unsafe ground: epidemiological insights into the health impacts of landmines and other explosive ordnance. Public Webinar series. World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine.
Pizzino, Stacey (2023). Fulfilling the Rights of Survivors, from immediate responsive care to an independent, dignified life. National Directors of Mine Action and United Nations Advisors Meeting (NDM-UN). United Nations.