Dr Ali Soltani

Research Fellow in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Kidney Health

College of Medicine and Public Health

place Health Sciences (2.56)
GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

I'm a mid-career researcher in FHMRI Injury Studies with a background in Spatial Science, Planning, and Data Analytics. My expertise lies in developing advanced spatial (GIS) and statistical models applied to epidemiology, injury analysis, public health, physical activity, and health economics research. Over my career, I've collaborated extensively with researchers across countries and Australian universities. My passion is crafting innovative spatial-statistical approaches that address critical health challenges, aiming to make impactful contributions to global well-being through my work in injury studies and public health. My research interest areas include:

  • Built Environment and Road Safety
  • Road Injuries
  • Health Geography and Spatial Epidemiology
  • Data Analytics for Public Health Research
  • Data Linkage
Qualifications
  • PhD, University of South Australia, Adelaide
  • GD, Data Analytics, Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne 
  • MA, Urban Planning, Shiraz University, Iran
  • BE, Civil Eng. & Spatial Science, Isfahan University, Iran
Honours, awards and grants
  • The World TOP 2% Scientists, 2024
  • FIAS Fellowip, Marie Curie Actions of the European Commission
  • Planning Institute of Australia, SA Branch, Excellence in Research Award
  • 2022 MDPI Best Paper Award
  • Australian Walking & Cycling Scholarship Award
  • Endeavour Research Fellowip, Department of Education & Training, Commonwealth Government
  • National Excellence in Research Award, Ministry of Higher Education, Iran
  • TÜBİTAK Research Fellowship, Ministry of Education, Turkey
  • Mawson Lakes Fellowship Award, Tsukuba University, Japan
  • Completion Scholarship, University of South Australia
  • PhD Full-covered Scholarship
Key responsibilities
  • Data Linkage Research for Austroads Projects
  • Project Leadership & Management
  • Postgraduate Student Supervision
Teaching interests

Transport & Planning, UniSA ARCH 5014

Topic lecturer
GEOG2030 Sustainable Development
GIST1001 Geospatial Information Systems
GIST8001 Geospatial Information Systems
GEOG8030 Sustainable Development
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