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Dr Christine Cowie

Dr Christine Cowie

Senior Research Fellow
Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine

I am an environmental epidemiologist and Senior Research Fellow with the UNSW South West Sydney Clinical School and the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research (WIMR) and am affiliated with the NHMRC CRE Centre for Safe Air. My major research focus is in quantifying the health effects of air pollution exposures and developing appropriate tools for exposure measurement. I have a special interest in urban exposures including the health effects of traffic related air pollution, and more recently, the effects of woodsmoke pollution, un unrecognised but highly significant urban source of pollution. Additional research interests also include the effects of indoor emissions from gas appliances, bushfire smoke and investigating the potential for health impacts associated with energy transitions.

I have a broad background in environmental health, encompassing research and teaching in the Master of Public Health (UNSW and University of Sydney), and policy implementation with the NSW Health Department for over a decade and environmental health research with a NSW Public Health Unit. My work with the NSW Health Department’s Environmental Health Branch (EHB) focussed on water quality and lead contamination issues and I established and managed the Water Unit within the EHB. This involved developing a new regulatory program for NSW Health when it assumed newly established regulatory powers over the Sydney Water Corporation and the Sydney Catchment Authority. It also involved a major restructure of NSW's drinking water monitoring program and laboratory resources to support the program.Ìý

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Phone
0411738528
Location
Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Liverpool & Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Macquarie Park
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Cowie CT; Hanigan IC; Yu W; Yuen C; Gopi K; Morgan GG; Borchers Arrigada N; Heyworth J; Cope M; Morawska L; Jalaludin B; Marks GB; Guo Y; Knibbs LD, 2024, 'High spatial resolution PM and NO2 estimation for an epidemiological study using a deep ensemble machine learning framework', ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2024,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Cowie CT; Lynton D; Innis J; Johnston F; Borchers Arrigada N; Morawska L; Morgan GG; Marks GB; Wheeler A, 2024, 'Ascertaining neighbourhood variation in PM2.5, representative of wood heater emissions, in Sydney, Australia: a case study', ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2024,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lee GW; Van Buskirk J; Jegasothy E; Knibbs LD; Cowie C; Morgan GG, 2023, 'Cleaner air for vulnerable people – Finding better locations for essential building premises', City and Environment Interactions, 20,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Marshall NS; Cho G; Toelle BG; Tonin R; Bartlett DJ; D'Rozario AL; Evans CA; Cowie CT; Janev O; Whitfeld CR; Glozier N; Walker BE; Killick R; Welgampola MS; Phillips CL; Marks GB; Grunstein RR, 2023, 'The Health Effects of 72 Hours of Simulated Wind Turbine Infrasound: A Double-Blind Randomized Crossover Study in Noise-Sensitive, Healthy Adults', Environmental Health Perspectives, 131,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Jalaludin B; Garden FL; Chrzanowska A; Haryanto B; Cowie CT; Lestari F; Morgan G; Mazumdar S; Metcalf K; Marks GB, 2022, 'Associations Between Ambient Particulate Air Pollution and Cognitive Function in Indonesian Children Living in Forest Fire–Prone Provinces', Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 34, pp. 96 - 105,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Robinson PD; Salimi F; Cowie CT; Clifford S; King GG; Thamrin C; Hardaker K; Mazaheri M; Morawska L; Toelle BG; Marks GB, 2022, 'Ultrafine particle exposure and biomarkers of effect on small airways in children', Environmental Research, 214,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Cowie CT; Wheeler AJ; Tripovich JS; Porta-Cubas A; Dennekamp M; Vardoulakis S; Goldman M; Sweet M; Howard P; Johnston F, 2021, 'Policy implications for protecting health from the hazards of fire smoke. A panel discussion report from the workshop Landscape fire smoke: Protecting health in an era of escalating fire risk', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wang B; Chen H; Xenaki D; Liao J; Cowie C; Oliver BG, 2021, 'Differential inflammatory and toxic effects in-vitro of wood smoke and traffic-related particulate matter from Sydney, Australia', Chemosphere, 272,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Cole-Hunter T; Johnston FH; Marks GB; Morawska L; Morgan GG; Overs M; Porta-Cubas A; Cowie CT, 2020, 'The health impacts of waste-to-energy emissions: A systematic review of the literature', Environmental Research Letters, 15,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Cowie CT; Salimi F; Ezz W; Clifford S; Mazaheri M; Morawska L; Robinson PD; Toelle BG; Marks GB, 2020, 'UFP exposure and biomarkers of exposure/effect on small airways in school children', ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2020,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Cowie CT; Yi Y; Toelle BG; Hanigan IC; Knibbs LD; Jegasothy E; Marks GB; Garden FL, 2020, 'Comparison of LUR, satellite LUR and Bayesian NO2 exposure measures on effect estimates of respiratory and allergic disease in a children’s cohort', ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2020,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Jalaludin B; Garden F; Chrzanowska A; Haryanto B; Cowie C; Lestari F; Morgan G; Mazumdar S; Metcalf K; Marks G, 2020, 'Effects of the Sumatran forest fires (haze) on cognitive function in Indonesian children', ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2020,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Lambert KA; Katelaris C; Burton P; Cowie C; Lodge C; Garden FL; Prendergast LA; Toelle BG; Erbas B, 2020, 'Tree pollen exposure is associated with reduced lung function in children', Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 50, pp. 1176 - 1183,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Salimi F; Hanigan I; Jalaludin B; Guo Y; Rolfe M; Heyworth JS; Cowie CT; Knibbs LD; Cope M; Marks GB; Morgan GG, 2020, 'Associations between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and Parkinson's disease prevalence: A cross-sectional study', Neurochemistry International, 133,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Tham R; Morgan G; Dharmage S; Marks G; Cowie C, 2020, 'Scoping review to understand the potential for public health impacts of transitioning to lower carbon emission technologies and policies', ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 2,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Cowie CT; Garden F; Jegasothy E; Knibbs LD; Hanigan I; Morley D; Hansell A; Hoek G; Marks GB, 2019, 'Comparison of model estimates from an intra-city land use regression model with a national satellite-LUR and a regional Bayesian Maximum Entropy model, in estimating NO2 for a birth cohort in Sydney, Australia', Environmental Research, 174, pp. 24 - 34,
    Journal articles | 2019
    G M; T C-H; C C; F J; G M; L M; M O; A P-C, 2019, 'Waste-to-Energy processes: what is the impact on air pollutants and health? A critical review of the literature', Environmental Epidemiology, 3, pp. 275 - 275,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Hanigan IC; Rolfe MI; Knibbs LD; Salimi F; Cowie CT; Heyworth J; Marks GB; Guo Y; Cope M; Bauman A; Jalaludin B; Morgan GG, 2019, 'All-cause mortality and long-term exposure to low level air pollution in the ‘45 and up study’ cohort, Sydney, Australia, 2006–2015', Environment International, 126, pp. 762 - 770,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Paton-Walsh C; Rayner P; Simmons J; Fiddes SL; Schofield R; Bridgman H; Beaupark S; Broome R; Chambers SD; Chang LTC; Cope M; Cowie CT; Desservettaz M; Dominick D; Emmerson K; Forehead H; Galbally IE; Griffiths A; Guérette ÉA; Haynes A; Heyworth J; Jalaludin B; Kan R; Keywood M; Monk K; Morgan GG; Duc HN; Phillips F; Popek R; Scorgie Y; Silver JD; Utembe S; Wadlow I; Wilson SR; Zhang Y, 2019, 'A clean air plan for Sydney: An overview of the special issue on air quality in New SouthWales', Atmosphere, 10,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Cowie CT; Garden F; Jegasothy E; Knibbs LD; Heyworth J; Morley D; Hoek G; Marks GB, 2018, 'Agreement between Local LUR and National Satellite-Based LUR Models for Estimating NO2 in Sydney, Australia', ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2017,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Garden FL; Toelle BG; Mihrshahi S; Webb KL; Almqvist C; Tovey ER; Brew BK; Ayer JG; Skilton MR; Jones G; Ferreira MAR; Cowie CT; Weber-Chrysochoou C; Britton WJ; Celermajer DS; Leeder SR; Peat JK; Marks GB; Haasdyk BB, 2018, 'Cohort profile: The childhood asthma prevention study (CAPS)', International Journal of Epidemiology, 47, pp. 1736 - 1736K,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Hanigan IC; Morgan GG; Williamson GJ; Knibbs LKD; Horsley J; Rolfe M; Cope M; Cowie CT; Heyworth JS; Serre ML, 2018, 'Bayesian Blending of Nitrogen Dioxide Air Pollution Data for Neighbourhood Estimates for Health Research', ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2017,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Hansell AL; Bakolis I; Cowie CT; Belousova EG; Ng K; Weber-Chrysochoou C; Britton WJ; Leeder SR; Tovey ER; Webb KL; Toelle BG; Marks GB, 2018, 'Childhood fish oil supplementation modifies associations between traffic related air pollution and allergic sensitisation', Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 17, pp. 27,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Hime NJ; Marks GB; Cowie CT, 2018, 'A comparison of the health effects of ambient particulate matter air pollution from five emission sources', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, pp. 1206,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Knibbs LD; Van Donkelaar A; Martin RV; Bechle MJ; Brauer M; Cohen DD; Cowie CT; Dirgawati M; Guo Y; Hanigan IC; Johnston FH; Marks GB; Marshall JD; Pereira G; Jalaludin B; Heyworth JS; Morgan GG; Barnett AG, 2018, 'Satellite-Based Land-Use Regression for Continental-Scale Long-Term Ambient PM 2.5 Exposure Assessment in Australia', Environmental Science and Technology, 52, pp. 12445 - 12455,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Knibbs LD; Woldeyohannes S; Marks GB; Cowie CT, 2018, 'Damp housing, gas stoves, and the burden of childhood asthma in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 208, pp. 299 - 302,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Morgan G; Rolfe M; Hanigan I; Knibbs LD; Cowie C; Marks G; Gao Y; Salimi F; Cope M; Heyworth J; Bauman A; Jalaudin B, 2018, 'The Impact of PM2.5 and NO2 on All-Cause Mortality in the Sydney Area: 45 and Up Cohort Study', ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2017,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Salimi F; Morgan G; Rolfe M; Samoli E; Cowie CT; Hanigan I; Knibbs L; Cope M; Johnston FH; Guo Y; Marks GB; Heyworth J; Jalaludin B, 2018, 'Long-term exposure to low concentrations of air pollutants and hospitalisation for respiratory diseases: A prospective cohort study in Australia', Environment International, 121, pp. 415 - 420,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Tham R; Bowatte G; Dharmage S; Morgan G; Marks G; Cowie C, 2018, 'Health Co-Benefits and Impacts of Transitioning from Fossil-Fuel Based to Cleaner Energy Sources in Higher-Income Countries: What Do We Know?', ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2018,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Hanigan IC; Williamson GJ; Knibbs LD; Horsley J; Rolfe MI; Cope M; Barnett AG; Cowie CT; Heyworth JS; Serre ML; Jalaludin B; Morgan GG, 2017, 'Blending multiple nitrogen dioxide data sources for neighborhood estimates of long-term exposure for health research', Environmental Science and Technology, 51, pp. 12473 - 12480,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Cai TY; Sullivan TR; Ayer JG; Harmer JA; Leeder SR; Toelle BG; Marks GB; Celermajer DS; Skilton MR; Hansell AL; Rose N; Cowie CT; Belousova EG; Bakolis I; Ng K; Almqvist C; Ampon RD; Bird T; Brew BK; Britton WJ; Cowell CT; Crisafulli D; Criss S; Davis S; Ezz WN; Forbes S; Garden FL; Kemp AS; Knezevic N; Krause W; Mellis CM; Mihrshahi S; Neumann M; Peat JK; Quinones-Lucio A; Tattam A; Tovey ER; Vanlaar CH; Vukasin N; Wainwright C; Webb KL; Weber-Chrysochoou C; Woolcock AJ; Zhou J, 2016, 'Carotid extramedial thickness is associated with local arterial stiffness in children', Journal of Hypertension, 34, pp. 109 - 115,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Cowie CT; Ding D; Rolfe MI; Mayne DJ; Jalaludin B; Bauman A; Morgan GG, 2016, 'Neighbourhood walkability, road density and socio-economic status in Sydney, Australia', Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 15, pp. 58,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Knibbs LD; Coorey CP; Bechle MJ; Cowie CT; Dirgawati M; Heyworth JS; Marks GB; Marshall JD; Morawska L; Pereira G; Hewson MG, 2016, 'Independent Validation of National Satellite-Based Land-Use Regression Models for Nitrogen Dioxide Using Passive Samplers', Environmental Science and Technology, 50, pp. 12331 - 12338,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Marshall NS; Cowie CT, 2015, 'Completely scoobied: The confusing world of temperature and pollution effects on sleep apnoea', European Respiratory Journal, 46, pp. 1251 - 1254,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Hansell AL; Rose N; Cowie CT; Belousova EG; Bakolis I; Ng K; Toelle BG; Marks GB, 2014, 'Weighted road density and allergic disease in children at high risk of developing asthma', PLoS ONE, 9,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Jalaludin B; Cowie C, 2014, 'Particulate air pollution and cardiovascular disease - It is time to take it seriously', Reviews on Environmental Health, 29, pp. 129 - 132,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Morgan* G; Cowie C; Ding D; Rolfe M; Mayne D; Jalaludin B, 2014, 'Walkability and Air Pollution in Sydney, Australia', ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2014,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Rahman MB; Cowie C; Driscoll T; Summerhayes RJ; Armstrong BK; Clements MS, 2014, 'Colon and rectal cancer incidence and water trihalomethane concentrations in New South Wales, Australia', BMC Cancer, 14,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Cowie C; Ezz W; Xuan W; Lilley W; Rose N; Rae M; Marks GB, 2012, 'A randomised cross-over cohort study of exposure to emissions from a road tunnel ventilation stack', BMJ Open, 00, pp. 1 - 15,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Cowie C; Rose N; Ezz W; Xuan W; Cortes-Waterman A; Belousova EG; Toelle BG; Sheppeard V; Marks GB, 2012, 'Respiratory Health before and after the opening of a road traffic tunnel: a planned evaluation', PLoS One, 7, pp. e48921,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Cowie C; Rose N; Gillett R; Walter SR; Marks GB, 2012, 'Redistribution of traffic related air pollution associated with a new road tunnel', Environmental Science and Technology, 46, pp. 2918 - 2927,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Cowie C; Walter S; Wafaa E; Wei X; Nectarios R; Belousova E; Toelle BG; Marks GB, 2012, 'E-044', Epidemiology, 23, pp. 1 - 1,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Cowie CT; Ezz W; Xuan W, 2012, 'A randomised cross-over cohort study of exposure to emissions from a road tunnel ventilation stack (BMJ Open (2012) 2, (e001201))', BMJ Open, 2,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Cowie CT; Rose N; Ezz W; Xuan W; Cortes-Waterman A; Belousova E; Toelle BG; Sheppeard V; Marks GB, 2012, 'P-320', Epidemiology, 23, pp. 1 - 1,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Rahman MB; Driscoll T; Clements MS; Armstrong BK; Cowie C, 2011, 'Effects of tap water processing on the concentration of disinfection by-products', Journal of Water and Health, 9, pp. 507 - 514,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Rose N; Cowie C; Gillett R; Marks GB, 2011, 'Validation of a spatiotemporal land use regression model incorporating fixed site monitors', Environmental Science & Technology, 45, pp. 294 - 299,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Summerhayes RJ; Morgan G; Lincoln DJ; Edwards H; Earnest A; Rahman MB; Byleveld P; Cowie C; Beard J, 2011, 'Spatio-temporal variation in trihalomethanes in New South Wales', Water Research, 45, pp. 5715 - 5726,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Rahman B; Driscoll T; Cowie C; Armstrong BK, 2010, 'Disinfection by-products in drinking water and colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis', International Journal of Epidemiology, 39, pp. 733 - 745,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Rose N; Cowie C; Gillett R; Marks GB, 2009, 'Weighted road density: A simple way of assigning traffic-related air pollution exposure', Atmospheric Environment, 43, pp. 5009 - 5014,
    Journal articles | 2003
    Hickey C; Cowie C, 2003, 'Taking the plunge: recreational water quality guidelines.', N S W Public Health Bull, 14, pp. 177 - 180,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Cowie C, 1998, 'Uproar at dancing rabbit creek: Battling over race, class, and the environment', ECOLOGY LAW QUARTERLY, 25, pp. 178 - 182,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Black DA; Fraser ID, 1997, 'Blood lead levels in preschool children in eastern Sydney', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, pp. 755 - 761
    Journal articles | 1997
    Pilotto LS; Douglas RM; Burch MD; Cameron S; Beers M; Rouch GJ; Robinson P; Kirk M; Cowie CT; Hardiman S; Moore C; Attewell RG, 1997, 'Health effects of exposure to cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) during recreational water-related activities', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 21, pp. 562 - 566,
    Journal articles | 1996
    PILOTTO LS; DOUGLAS RM; CAMERON S; ROUCH GJ; COWIE CT; BEERS M; ROBINSON P; KIRK M; BURCH MD; HARDIMAN S; MOORE C; ATTEWELL RG, 1996, 'HEALTH EFFECTS OF RECREATIONAL EXPOSURE TO CYANOBACTERIA', Epidemiology, 7, pp. S98 - S98,
    Journal articles | 1994
    Cowie C; Corbett S, 1994, 'Surveillance of rural drinking water quality in NSW', New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 5, pp. 35 - 35,
    Journal articles | 1993
    Corbett S; Cowie C, 1993, 'A clever country - the health benefits of removing lead from petrol', New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 4, pp. 121 - 121,
    Journal articles | 1993
    J Ferson M; Williamson M; Cowie C, 1993, 'Gastroenteritis related to food and/or beach bathing', New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 4, pp. 76 - 76,
    Journal articles | 1978
    COWIE C, 1978, 'CONSTRUCTION AND ANALYSIS OF CLASSROOM TESTS - IZARD,JF', NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, 13, pp. 200 - 201,
    Journal articles | 1978
    COWIE C, 1978, 'MEASURING READING ABILITIES - CONCEPTS, SOURCES AND APPLICATIONS - PUMFREY,PD', NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, 13, pp. 205 - 207,
    Journal articles | 1977
    COWIE C, 1977, 'READING TESTS IN CLASSROOM - VINCENT,DR AND CRESSWELL,MJ', NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, 12, pp. 82 - 84,
  • Reports | 2021
    Jalaludin B; Zosky G; Cowie C; Workman A; Sadeghi M; Morgan G, 2021, Submission on the New South Wales Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Clean Air) Bill 2021,
    Reports | 2019
    Cole-Hunter T; Cowie C; Johnston F; Marks G; Morawska L; Morgan G; Overs M, 2019, Waste-to-Energy processes What is the impact on air pollutants and health? A position paper from the Centre for Air pollution, energy and health Research (CAR)
    Reports | 2019
    Cole-Hunter T; Cowie CT; Johnstone F; Marks G; Morawska L; Morgan G; Overs M; Porta-Cubas A, 2019, Waste-to-Energy processes: what is the impact on air pollutants and health?, Queensland University of Technology,
    Reports | 2019
    Cowie C; Marks G; Cole Hunter T; Heyworth J; Jalaludin B; Knibbs L; Mazaheri M; Morawska L; Morgan G; Tripovich J; Zosky G, 2019, Submission on the proposed variation to the National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure (AAQ NEPM) standards for ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide
    Reports | 2019
    Cowie C; Tham R; Bowatte G; Cole-Hunter T; Marks G, 2019, Submission to the Legislative Assembly Committee on Environment and Planning Inquiry into sustainability of energy supply and resources in NSW
    Reports | 2019
    Porta Cubas A; Johnston F; Wheeler A; Williamson G; Cowie C; Tham R; Cole-Hunter T; Marks G, 2019, What are the health impacts and what can we do to minimise exposure? A factsheet from the Centre for Air pollution, energy and health Research (CAR)
    Conference Abstracts | 2015
    Cowie C; Marks G, 2015, 'Current knowledge of indoor air pollution in Australian homes', in Respirology, Wiley: 12 months, Gold Coast, presented at TSANZ, Gold Coast, 27 March 2015 - 01 April 2015
    Conference Abstracts | 2015
    Cowie C; Marks G, 2015, 'Current knowledge of indoor air pollution in Australian homes', in Respirology, Wiley, Vol. 20, pp. 49 - 49,
    Conference Abstracts | 2015
    Cowie CT; Marks G, (ed.), 2015, 'Rethinking urban and transport planning policies to improve air quality and health', Melbourne, Australia, presented at CASANZ, Melbourne, Australia, 20 September 2015 - 23 September 2015
    Reports | 2015
    Hime N; Cowie C; Marks G, 2015, Evaluation of the health impacts of different sources, types and levels of particulate matter in ambient air in NSW.
    Conference Abstracts | 2015
    Hime NJ; Marks GB; Cowie CT, (ed.), 2015, 'The health effects of particulate matter air pollution: Are all emissions sources equal?', Melbourne, Australia, presented at CASANZ, Melbourne, Australia, 20 September 2015 - 23 September 2015
    Reports | 2014
    Cowie CT; Brew B; Liu-Brennan D; Marks G, 2014, Current Knowledge of Indoor Air Quality in NSW.
    Conference Abstracts | 2012
    Cowie CT; Hansell A; Toelle B; Marks G ; Marks GB, 2012, 'Protective Effects Of Fish Oil Supplementation On Allergic Disease Associated With Traffic Exposure In Children At High Risk Of Developing Asthma', San Francisco, presented at American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, 18 May 2012 - 23 May 2012
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Cowie CT, 2012, 'Association between exposure to traffic-related air pollution and respiratory health in Sydney, Australia', in Epidemiology, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Columbia, South Carolina, presented at ISEE, Columbia, South Carolina, -
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Cowie CT, 2012, 'Respiratory health effects of traffic redistribution due to a new road tunnel', in Epidemiology, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Columbia, South Carolina, presented at ISEE, Columbia, South Carolina, -
    Reports | 2012
    Jalaludin B; Cowie CT, 2012, Health Risk Assessment–Preliminary Work to Identify Concentration-Response Functions for Selected Ambient Air Pollutants
    Conference Abstracts | 2011
    Cowie CT; Ezz W; Xuan W; Lilley W; Rose N; Rae M; Marks GB, (ed.), 2011, 'Acute effects study of exposure to road tunnel ventilation stack emissions', Barcelona, Spain, presented at ISEE, Barcelona, Spain, -
    Conference Abstracts | 2011
    Cowie CT; Rose N; Gillett R; Marks G, (ed.), 2011, 'Air quality changes after commissioning of an urban road tunnel', Barcelona, Spain, presented at ISEE, Barcelona, Spain, -
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Morgan G; Summerhayes R; Lincoln D; Edwards H; Earnest A; Rahman B; Byleveld P; Cowie C; Beard J, 2011, 'Spatio-temporal variation in trihalomethanes in New South Wales', in Epidemiology (ed.), Barcelona, Spain, presented at ISEE, Barcelona, Spain, -
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Cowie CT, 2010, 'Comparison of methods for estimation of exposure to traffic related NO2', in Epidemiology, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Dublin, Ireland, presented at ISEE, Dublin, Ireland, -
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Rahman MB; Clements M; Driscoll T; Cowie C; Summerhayes R; Armstrong B, 2010, 'Measures of Exposure to Water Disinfection Byproducts and the Effect of Exposure Measurement Error on Epidemiological Study Power Exposure and Susceptibility Biomarkers and Their Potential Application in Epidemiological Studies of Disinfection Byproducts', in EPIDEMIOLOGY, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, SOUTH KOREA, Seoul, pp. S155 - S155, presented at Joint Conference of International-Society-of-Exposure-Science/International-Society-for-Environmental-Epidemiology, SOUTH KOREA, Seoul, 28 August 2010 - 01 September 2010,
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Rahman MB; Cowie C; Driscoll T; Amstrong B, 2009, 'Effects of Tap Water Processing on the Concentration of Disinfection By-Products in Water People Drink', in EPIDEMIOLOGY, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, IRELAND, Dublin, pp. S74 - S74, presented at 21st Annual Conference of the International-Society-for-Environmental-Epidemiology, IRELAND, Dublin, 25 August 2009 - 29 August 2009,
    Reports | 2008
    Cowie CT; Rose N; Marks G; Lilley W; Gillett R, 2008, Development of Metrics for Individual Exposure Assessment to Traffic Related Air Pollution.
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Rahman MB; Cowie C; Driscoll T; Armstrong BK, 2008, 'Measurement of Water Consumption Behavior by Questionnaire and Diary for Estimation of DBP Absorption in Sydney, Australia', in EPIDEMIOLOGY, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, CA, Pasadena, pp. S291 - S291, presented at 20th Annual Conference of the International-Society-for-Environmental-Epidemiology, CA, Pasadena, 12 October 2008 - 16 October 2008,
    Reports | 2007
    Armstrong B; Cowie C; Driscoll T; Foster G; Deere D; Priestly B; Nossar G; Jalaludin B, 2007, Sewage Workers Study Report
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Cowie C; Driscoll T; Armstrong B; Foster G; Priestly B; Deere D, 2007, 'Assessment of occupational exposure risks to sewage workers', in EPIDEMIOLOGY, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, MEXICO, Mexico City, pp. S204 - S205, presented at 19th Annual Conference of the International-Society-for-Environmental-Epidemiology, MEXICO, Mexico City, 05 September 2007 - 09 September 2007,
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Rahman MB; Armstrong B; Cowie C; Driscoll T, 2007, 'Disinfection by-products in drinking water and colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis', in EPIDEMIOLOGY, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, MEXICO, Mexico City, pp. S211 - S211, presented at 19th Annual Conference of the International-Society-for-Environmental-Epidemiology, MEXICO, Mexico City, 05 September 2007 - 09 September 2007,
    Conference Abstracts | 2006
    Cowie C; Driscoll TR; Armstrong BK; Foster G; Priestly B; Deere D; Nossar G; Jalaludin BB, 2006, 'Assessment of occupational exposure risks to sewage workers', in Epidemiology, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Vol. 17, pp. S510 - S511
    Conference Papers | 2003
    Cowie CT, 2003, 'Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Attributed to Private Water Supplies in NSW', Perth, Australia, presented at ISEE, Perth, Australia, -

I am currently project managing, conducting fieldwork and a CI on an NHMRC funded project - the Air Pollution, Mortality and Morbidity in Adult Australians (APMMA) Study. The APMMA Study is undertaking a large body of work in exposure assessment by modelling PM2.5 and NO2 across NSW using cutting edge exposure methods, and will apply these models to estimate exposure to one of the largest cohorts in the Southern Hemisphere, the 45 & Up Study cohort, comprising >265,000 participants. The APMMA Study will link health data for these participants to modelled air quality data to examine the relationship between long-term exposure to air pollution and adverse mortality and morbidity outcomes. This project has been driven by the need for epidemiological evidence at a national local setting and will complement recent overseas studies that have investigated health impacts of exposure to air pollution in low-level pollution settings. Together, recent evidence indicates that there is no lower threshold to the effects of air pollution. This study will provide much needed local evidence of air pollution exposure-response relationships which will contribute to policy and standards setting.Ìý

Other current work includes development of a land use regression model for estimating NO2 for application to a birth cohort in western Sydney to investigate the effect of genetic polymorphisms on the relationship between air pollution exposure and respiratory outcomes. I have seed funding to conduct field monitoring of wood heater emissions in Sydney to determine the spatial and temporal changes in these emissions. This work was motivated by estimates from the Department of Planning, Industry and the Environment that wood heater emissions account for up to 50% of particulate matter across Sydney on an annual average basis, and that there is very little empirical data on this source for major urban cities like Sydney. I am also researching the extent to which current energy transitions policies and documents consider public health in their remit, and separately examining policies and practice in NSW related to waste to energy treatment plants.

I wasÌýawarded my PhD in 2013 for a thesis on the Air Quality and Respiratory Health Study (AQRHS) which investigated changes to air quality and health before and after opening of the Lane Cove Tunnel in Sydney.ÌýÌý