Dr Matt Fisher (He/him)
NHMRC Grant-Funded Researcher C

Organisation unit

College of Health School of Public Health

Location

Adelaide University, Napier Building, Level 1

About me

Dr. Matt Fisher is a Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, with Stretton Health Equity, part of the Stretton Institute and School of Public Health at Adelaide University. Dr. Fisher's research focuses on public policy to address social and commercial determinants of health and health equity, with a particular focus on Australia. He has conducted research on diverse areas of policy including: Health, Indigenous Health, Mental Health, Primary Health Care, Food policy, Digital Health, Urban Planning, and Justice and Corrections. Dr. Fisher also has a research focus on WELLBEING and public policy for wellbeing. He has published a book on 'How to Create Societies for Human Wellbeing: Through Public Policy and Social Change' with Policy Press. Other key publications include: ‘A theory of public wellbeing’ in BMC Public Health, and ‘Moving social policy from mental illness to public wellbeing’ in the Journal of Social Policy.
Last updated on 11/08/2026 by Matt Fisher