Professor David Preen is the Chair in Public Health at the School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia. He earned his BSc (Hons) and PhD from the University of Western Australia. From 2006 to 2016, he directed the UWA Centre for Health Services Research and holds an honorary appointment at Swansea University in the United Kingdom. With nearly two decades of experience, Professor Preen has established an international reputation as a leader in applying epidemiological methods to linked data research. His work utilizes whole-population linked administrative health and social sector data to examine cancer services delivery, pharmaco-epidemiology, health service utilization, chronic disease management, health of disadvantaged populations, and social determinants of health. He leads methodological advances in linked administrative health data analysis.

Professor Preen's influence extends to leadership on more than 30 international and national boards and committees, including the Data Linkage Australia Advisory Board, NHMRC Research Committee, NHMRC Australian Health Ethics Committee, executive committee of the ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation, NSW Sax Institute Board, Cancer Council WA Research Grants Advisory Committee, and Department of Health Data Linkage Research Advisory Committee. At the Brightwater Research Centre, he chairs the Research Governance Sub-Committee, offering research leadership, strategic advice, and mentorship. His research output includes over 149 publications, with a Google Scholar h-index of 53 and more than 11,000 citations. Notable works encompass 'The well-being of children impacted by a parent with cancer: an integrative review' (2016), 'Rates and causes of death after release from incarceration' (2024, The Lancet), and contributions to pharmaco-epidemiology and health services research. He has obtained substantial funding, including multi-million-dollar NHMRC grants for projects on health service pathways and mental health outcomes.

Professional Email: david.preen@uwa.edu.au