Vivian Kwang-wen Lin is Executive Associate Dean and Professor of Public Health Practice in the

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at the

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Early life and education

Lin earned her bachelor's degree at

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

in 1977. She moved to the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

for her graduate studies, first earning a master's degree in public health (1979) and subsequently a doctorate (1986).

Research and career

Lin moved to Australia in 1982, joining the

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n Health Department. In 1997 she was appointed Executive Officer of the National Public Health Partnership. The NPHP looked to develop a strategic response to public health challenges in

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. It covered topics including Aboriginal health, communicable diseases, mental health and healthy ageing. In 2000 Lin was appointed Chair of Public Health at

La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora. The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria an ...

in Melbourne. There she worked on Australian public health policy. She moved to the

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in 2013, where she was made Director of Health Systems in the Western Pacific Regional Office. At the

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Lin worked on programmes including universal health coverage, gender-based violence, health law and community engagement. Working with the Australian government, Lin created an Australian health sector aid strategy for

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. In 2019 Lin joined the

at the

. During the

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, Lin was appointed to the

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World Pandemic Research Network (WPRN). The WPRN looked to understand the impact of

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on the social sciences and humanities. Lin serves on the editorial board of the ''

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References

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