Adjunct Associate Professor
Lisa Hall

Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work
Biography
Senior Research FellowAustralian Centre for Health Services Innovation
Dr Lisa Hall is an epidemiologist with a PhD and significant policy experience at statewide and national levels. Prior to joining QUT Lisa was a senior manager at the state health department of Queensland; responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of infection prevention programs and policy. She is respected as a leader in her field, and enjoys mentoring fellow teachers and researchers.
Lisa uses her strong policy and research background to bring a real world perspective to her teaching. She has extensive experience in redeveloping curriculum and teaching at both an undergraduate and postgraduate level using contemporary pedagogical approaches. Lisa is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy of the UK.
Lisa’s current research focuses on the interface between evidence, policy and implementation to improve the surveillance and prevention of healthcare associated infections. Her work examines not only the effectiveness, but also the cost-effectiveness, feasibility and sustainability of health services. Lisa is a member of several committees for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare, and chairs the working group providing national recommendations on surveillance.
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Associate Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work
Discipline
Public Health and Health Services
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Queensland)
Professional memberships and associations
- Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America
- Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control
- Australasian Epidemiological Association
- Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- Commonwealth Department of Health - Health Economics Services Panel
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare Committees:
- Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Advisory Committee
- HAI Technical Working Group
- National Safety and Quality Healthcare Standard 3 Review Group
Chief Investigator of Competitive Research Grants:
- Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning in Hospitals (REACH) - NHMRC Partnership Grant
- National Centre for Infections in Cancer - NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence Grant
- General Practitioner Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme (GAPS) Study - DoH Funding
Teaching
Unit Co-ordination
2016
- PUB530 – Health Education and Behaviour Change (Undergraduate)
- PUB875 – Professional Practice Placement (Undergraduate)
- PUN466 – Communicable Diseases (Postgraduate – Int/Ext)
2015
- PUB416 – Research Methods (S1 and S2) (Undergraduate)
- PUN466 – Communicable Diseases (S2) (Postgraduate – Int/Ext)
2014
- PUB416 – Research Methods (S1 and S2)(Undergraduate)
2013
- PUB326 – Epidemiology (S1) (Undergraduate)
- PUB561 – Health Statistics (S2)
Selected publications
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Lisa, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).