Dr Joshua Trigg

Dr Joshua Trigg is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health in the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University, where he coordinates the Bachelor of Public Health and the Public Health Honours Program. He is a public health researcher with training in psychological and population health research. His work informs policy, improves message strategy and unpacks the motives behind risk behaviour, with a focus on health and occupational risk factors and risk attitudes.

Dr Trigg came to the Flinders Public Health team from the health non-profit sector, where he researched tobacco and alcohol use attitudes and community perceptions of culturally focused smoking cessation messaging. His research has also examined motivators and inhibitors of emergency risk-taking behaviour, and wellbeing and quality of life, using a range of quantitative and qualitative methods. He holds a PhD on risk attitudes and behaviours, and his research interests include addiction and health, and the psychology of effective messaging.

He teaches across Flinders University's Bachelor of Public Health and leads outreach and curriculum initiatives to grow the Public Health Honours program.

Dr Trigg is a part of the Australasian Professional Society for Alcohol and other Drugs and the Public Health Association of Australia, and holds a Secretary/Treasurer role with SRNT-O. He has worked with government health bodies, non-profit organisations and community groups across Australia.

Joshua is available as a Supervisor for higher degree research projects, and his research interests include:

• Tobacco control and smoking cessation
• Vaping product and e-cigarette use
• Alcohol consumption patterns
• Health risk behaviours
• Health promotion/risk messaging effectiveness
• Wellbeing and quality of life

Roles:

• Board, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Oceania (Treasurer and Secretary)
• Substance Use Research and Evaluation (SURE) Program, Team Member
• National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Tobacco & E-cigarette Expert Group
• Honours Program Coordinator, Public Health
• Member, College of Medicine and Public Health Honours Committee
• Member, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute Research Education and Development (FHMRI-RED) Committee
• FHMRI Health Equity Impact Program, Associate Investigator

• Associate Editor, Health Promotion Journal of Australia
• Flinders Human Research Ethics Committee (former)