Associate Professor Judith Katzenellenbogen is an epidemiologist in the Cardiovascular Research Group at the School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia. Originally trained as an occupational therapist, she holds a BSc in Occupational Therapy, BSc Honours in Epidemiology, MSc, and PhD. Her doctoral research examined the burden of stroke in Indigenous Western Australians using data linkage methods. Following her PhD, she has built a distinguished career in public health across South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia, including roles at Curtin University and the Western Australian Centre for Rural Health before her current positions as Principal Research Fellow and Associate Professor at UWA. She leads the Indigenous Cardiovascular Disease Health theme at the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Centre.

Katzenellenbogen specializes in cardiovascular epidemiology among Aboriginal populations, employing innovative linked data and mixed-methods approaches to address health inequities. Her projects include Bettering Aboriginal Heart Health in Western Australia, the South West and North Australian Indigenous Stroke data linking study, and analyses of rheumatic heart disease burden and surveillance. She has been awarded a National Heart Foundation of Australia Future Leader Fellowship (grant #102043). Key publications encompass 'Contemporary Incidence and Prevalence of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Western Australian Children, 2000–2017' (Journal of the American Heart Association, 2020); 'Burden of Stroke in Indigenous Western Australians: A Study Using Data-Linkage' (Stroke, 2011); 'Excess Deaths Associated with Rheumatic Heart Disease, Western Australia, 2000–2020' (Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2024); and 'The End Rheumatic Heart Disease in Australia Study of Echocardiography Screening Outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Youth' (Clinical Epidemiology, 2019). With an h-index of 33 and over 3,300 citations, her research has profoundly influenced policy and practice in Indigenous cardiovascular health, contributing to national efforts like RHDAustralia.

Professional Email: judith.katzenellenbogen@uwa.edu.au