Rebecca Ivers
Dr Rebecca Ivers
Director of the Injury Division
The George Institute for International Health
Rebecca Ivers is a researcher who focuses on policy relevant research in the field of injury prevention, with a specific focus on prevention of road traffic injuries. Director of the Injury Division at The George Institute for International Health and associate professor at the University of Sydney, she has postgraduate qualification in epidemiology and public health. Rebecca has research interests that span a broad range of topics, including novice drivers, motorcycle helmets in Asia and heavy vehicle research. She is passionate about the need to decrease road injury in vulnerable road users in the low and middle income countries of the region and is actively engaged in research with this aim. She has written several book chapters on road injury for international audiences, including manuals for the World Health Organization. She leads a strong team of researchers working on road injury studies in Australia, India, China and Vietnam.