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Roles and responsibilities
Peter Franklin is a teaching and research academic in the School of Population and Global Health. His research interests are in environmental and occupational epidemiology, with a focus on the health effects of mining exposures, asbestos (occupational and non-occupational exposures), air pollution, plastics and household chemicals. He is Director of the Occupational Respiratory Epidemiology Research group and a member of both the Global Health research group at the School of Population and Global Health, and the Children's Environmental Health research group at the Telethon Kids Institute..
A/Prof Franklin co-ordinates a unit on Environmental and Occupational Health within the postgraduate public health program in the School of Population and Global Health, as well as teaching Epidemiology in both postgraduate and undergraduate courses.
Current appointments
Associate Professor
School of Population Health, University of Western Australia
Previous positions
Jun 98 – 2001: UWA Department of Paediatrics, Research Associate
Current projects
1. Health of miners
2. Occupational and non-occupational exposure to asbestos
3. Impact of environmental exposures on children's health
Research
Environmental health, Occupational health, Air pollution, Respiratory disease, Cancer, Allergy, early-life environmental exposures
Education/Academic qualification
Environmental Science, PhD, The effect of indoor air pollutants on exhaled nitric oxide in healthy children, Murdoch University
Award Date: 1 Dec 2000
Environmental Science, Postgraduate Diploma, Murdoch University
Award Date: 1 Nov 1993
Science, Honours , The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 1 Nov 1991
External positions
Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Health (Western Australia)
30 Sept 2012 → 25 Nov 2024
Honorary Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia (Telethon Kids Institute)
1 Jan 2005 → …
Research expertise keywords
- Occupational epidemiology
- Environmental epidemiology
- Respiratory health
- environmental exposures
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Mortality and Cancer Incidence After Exposure to Blue Asbestos in Childhood: A Further 10 Years of Follow-Up
Carey, R. N., Reid, A., de Klerk, N., Cinquini, P., Olsen, N., Brims, F. & Franklin, P., Sept 2025, In: American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 68, 9, p. 772-783 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Partial amelioration of a chronic cigarette-smoke-induced phenotype in mice by switching to electronic cigarettes
Larcombe, A. N., Chivers, E. K., Landwehr, K. R., Berry, L. J., de Jong, E., Huxley, R. R., Musk, A., Franklin, P. J. & Mullins, B. J., Jul 2025, In: Archives of Toxicology. 99, 7, p. 3007-3021 15 p., e012742.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effects of e-cigarette use on asthma severity in adult BALB/c mice
D'abreo, J. J., Chivers, E. K., Noble, P. B., Berry, L. J., Huxley, R. R., Musk, A. W., Franklin, P. J., Mullins, B. J., Landwehr, K. R. & Larcombe, A. N., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Experimental Physiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of elevated fine particulate matter (PM2.5) during landscape fire events on cardiorespiratory hospital admissions in Perth, Western Australia
Shirangi, A., Lin, T., Yun, G., Williamson, G. J., Franklin, P., Jian, L., Reid, C. M. & Xiao, J., 9 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 78, 11, p. 705-712 8 p., jech-2024-222072.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Western Australian Mesothelioma Registry: Analysis of 60 years of cases
Brims, F., Kumarasamy, C., Menon, L., Olsen, N., de Klerk, N. & Franklin, P., Apr 2024, In: Respirology. 29, 4, p. 288-294 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantifying lung cancer risk from welding fume exposure in the Western Australian mining industry
Franklin, P. (Investigator 01) & Carey, R. (Investigator 02)
4/02/26 → 3/02/27
Project: Research
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Diesel and dust: Do current mining exposures impact the long-term health of workers?
Franklin, P. (Investigator 02)
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Supply of Specialist Technical Services - Coal Workers pneumoconiosis
Franklin, P. (Investigator 01), Galton-Fenzi, B. (Investigator 02) & Musk, A. (Investigator 03)
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (Western Australia)
1/01/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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TSANZ Maurice Blackburn Grant-In-Aid for Occupational Lung Disease - Longitudinal lung function changes in a contemporary cohort of Western Australian miners
Franklin, P. (Investigator 01), Sodhi, N. (Investigator 02), De Klerk, N. (Investigator 03), Musk, A. (Investigator 04), Brims, F. (Investigator 05), Peters, S. (Investigator 06), Harris, E. (Investigator 07) & Reid, A. (Investigator 08)
The Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand
1/01/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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Lung Cancer Risk and Screening Guidelines after Asbestos Exposure
De Klerk, N. (Investigator 01), Musk, A. (Investigator 02), Peters, S. (Investigator 03) & Franklin, P. (Investigator 04)
1/07/15 → 30/06/17
Project: Research