Dr. Georgia Behrens
2022
Roden Cutler NSW John Monash Scholar
Master of Science in Public Health - Environment and Health
Medicine and Health
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
United Kingdom
Dr Georgia Behrens is a medical doctor, advocate and board director working at the nexus of climate change and human health. She holds a Doctor of Medicine (Distinction) from the University of Notre Dame Australia, and a Bachelor of Arts (1st Class Honours) from the University of Sydney. During her medical studies, Georgia participated in United Nations climate change negotiations; coordinated policy briefings for the Medical Journal of Australia-Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change; published on planetary health and sustainable healthcare education; and held leadership positions with local and national student organisations. With her John Monash Scholarship, Georgia plans to complete an MSc Public Health (Environment & Health) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.