Research/Areas of Interest
One Health
Global Health Security
International Law
International Organizations
Civil-Military Cooperation
Space Law
Education
- Bachelor of Nursing (BN), Griffith University, AUS, 1995
- Master of Arts in Asian and International Studies (MAIS), Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, 2002
- Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom, 2008
- Master of Laws (LLM), Australian National University, AUS, 2023
Biography
Adam's research, teaching, and policy engagement work explores how governments and multilateral organisations respond to adverse health events such as epidemics, pandemics, and emerging health and security challenges. Prior to entering academia, Adam's background includes having worked as a health professional specialising in emergency care and clinical risk management, a political adviser, and a public servant in national pandemic preparedness, and he holds formal academic qualifications in health, international relations, and law. More recently, he has served as an adviser to the World Bank on pandemic preparedness, as well as counselling the Australian Government on the COVID-19 response and proposed changes to the International Health Regulations and Pandemic Accord.
Adam is the co-founder and convenor of the Global Health Security conferences and serves on the Board of the Global Health Security Network, a multidisciplinary professional association dedicated to promoting evidence-based policies to improve health via the elimination of infectious diseases.
Adam is the co-founder and convenor of the Global Health Security conferences and serves on the Board of the Global Health Security Network, a multidisciplinary professional association dedicated to promoting evidence-based policies to improve health via the elimination of infectious diseases.