Associate Professor Dung Phung
Associate Professor

Dung Phung

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Background

Dr. Dung Phung has a background in medicine and public health. He has experienced diverse roles in clinical practices, health policy and management, and research and teaching in epidemiology, research methods, and environmental health.

Dr. Phung’s research now focuses on the adverse health effects of occupational and environmental pollution, climate change, and health interventions. He has developed research expertise and skills in epidemiologic methods, systematic review and meta-analysis, health risk assessment, needs assessment, and policy evaluation. He has recently conducted a series of studies on the health effects of extreme weather events and adaptation interventions to reduce climate-sensitive health risks. He has a special interest in translating complex scientific evidence into health policy and practices.

Dr. Phung has been awarded several research, fellowship, and global partnership grants totaling> $20 million as a chief/associate investigator (approx. $8.5 million as the principal investigator). He has published over 130 peer-reviewed publications in highly reputable journals and has disseminated research findings at national and international scientific conferences. He has supervised 20 PhD students to conduct research projects on a wide range of public health topics worldwide.

Availability

Associate Professor Dung Phung is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of General Medicine, Hanoi Medical University
  • Masters (Research) of Public Health, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University

Research interests

  • Occupational and environmental contamination and health effects

  • Climate change and health

  • Health interventions

Research impacts

Working in both academic teaching and research in public health, Dr Dung Phung has a keen on translating from complex scientific evidence into policy and practices to meet the needs of population health in developing settings. For instance, his PhD research conducted a probabilistic quantitative health risk assessment to gather evidence on health impact. He then conducted a community needs assessment in order to develop tailored suited strategy to improve farmers’ safety resulting in a set of policy recommendations to health authorities, guidelines to the relevant agricultural sector, and health education for the farming communities in Vietnam. Another example is related to dengue prevention in the Mekong Delta Region. He first developed a climate-based dengue prediction model. Then he took an extra step to design an innovative method to transform the complex statistical models to a user-friendly climate-based dengue prediction score schemes that is easy to use by local preventive medicine authorities and practitioners.

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179 works between 2002 and 2026
All (179) Journal Article (164) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (13) Book Chapter (1)

1 - 20 of 179 works

2026

Journal Article

Characterizing heat health hazards and receptivity of cooling interventions among indoor lumber mill workers in southern Thailand

Thepaksorn, Phayong, Hom Thepaksorn, Elizabeth K, Bach, Aaron, Kaewlai, Wipawan, Wongwiwat, Penpitchaya and Phung, Dung (2026). Characterizing heat health hazards and receptivity of cooling interventions among indoor lumber mill workers in southern Thailand. Journal of Agromedicine, 1-8. doi: 10.1080/1059924x.2026.2750264

Characterizing heat health hazards and receptivity of cooling interventions among indoor lumber mill workers in southern Thailand

2026

Journal Article

Barriers in operating proactive source reduction informed by an early warning system for dengue prevention: A qualitative study from end-user perspectives in Vietnam

Do, Kien Quoc, Nguyen, Ha Thu, Nguyen, Thi Thanh Thao, Pham, Cong Tuan, T. T. K, Nguyen, Vien, Dang Khanh Linh and Phung, Dung (2026). Barriers in operating proactive source reduction informed by an early warning system for dengue prevention: A qualitative study from end-user perspectives in Vietnam. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 20 (9) e0014754, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0014754

Barriers in operating proactive source reduction informed by an early warning system for dengue prevention: A qualitative study from end-user perspectives in Vietnam

2026

Journal Article

Urinary biomarkers and respiratory responses to indoor and traffic-related air pollution in urban children: a prospective cohort study

Le, Hong H.T.C., Phung, Dung, Thai, Phong K., Nguyen, Nhu Vinh, Tran, Ngoc Dang, Huynh, Ngoc Thanh, Tran, Le Linh, Nguyen, Nhat Quynh, Phan, Hoang Thuy Dung, Nguyen, Thi Hoai Thuong, Nguyen, Thi Tuong Vy, Truong, Thi Thuy Dung, To, Hien and Pham, Le An (2026). Urinary biomarkers and respiratory responses to indoor and traffic-related air pollution in urban children: a prospective cohort study. Global Environmental Science, 2 (3), 392-403. doi: 10.53941/ges.2026.100025

Urinary biomarkers and respiratory responses to indoor and traffic-related air pollution in urban children: a prospective cohort study

2026

Journal Article

Premature mortality and economic losses attributable to landscape fire-related PM2·5 in ten countries and territories: a causal analysis

Ju, Ke, Xu, Rongbin, Huang, Wenzhong, Yang, Zhengyu, Ye, Tingting, Yu, Wenhua, Zhang, Yiwen, Wen, Bo, Wu, Yao, Yu, Pei, Liu, Yanming, Zhou, Shuang, Chen, Gongbo, Xu, Zhihu, Abramson, Michael, Marks, Guy, Morawska, Lidia, Johnston, Fay H, Heyworth, Jane, Morgan, Geoffrey, Knibbs, Luke, Hales, Simon, Lavigne, Eric, Saldiva, Paulo H N, Coelho, Micheline S Z S, Matus, Patricia, Seposo, Xerxes, Kim, Ho, Guo, Yue Leon ... Guo, Yuming (2026). Premature mortality and economic losses attributable to landscape fire-related PM2·5 in ten countries and territories: a causal analysis. The Lancet Planetary Health, 10 (8) 101506, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101506

Premature mortality and economic losses attributable to landscape fire-related PM2·5 in ten countries and territories: a causal analysis

2026

Journal Article

An updated ensemble forecasting model for district-level dengue prediction in the Mekong Delta Region of Vietnam: model refinement and evaluation

Draidi Areed, Wala, Bui, Vinh, M. Weinberger, Daniel and Phung, Dung (2026). An updated ensemble forecasting model for district-level dengue prediction in the Mekong Delta Region of Vietnam: model refinement and evaluation. Wellcome Open Research, 11 538. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.27274.1

An updated ensemble forecasting model for district-level dengue prediction in the Mekong Delta Region of Vietnam: model refinement and evaluation

2026

Journal Article

The impact of natural disasters on adult mental health: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses

Dao‐Tran, Tiet‐Hanh, Nguyen, Que‐Tran, Gurung, Apil, Balasooriya, Namal N., Nguyen, Duc‐Binh, Nguyen, Hoan, Keramat, Syed Afroz and Phung, Dung (2026). The impact of natural disasters on adult mental health: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses. Research in Nursing and Health, 49 (4) nur.70041, 365-378. doi: 10.1002/nur.70041

The impact of natural disasters on adult mental health: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses

2026

Journal Article

Exploring the relationship between individuals' coping measures and the economic burden of heat-related illnesses: insights from central Vietnam

Kien, Nguyen Duc, My, Nguyen Hoang Diem, Dung, Phung Tri, Phong, Thai Khanh, Tri, Ton That Canh, Thu, Dang Thi Anh and The, Bui Dung (2026). Exploring the relationship between individuals' coping measures and the economic burden of heat-related illnesses: insights from central Vietnam. Journal of Health Management, 28 (4), 530-540. doi: 10.1177/09720634261466388

Exploring the relationship between individuals' coping measures and the economic burden of heat-related illnesses: insights from central Vietnam

2026

Journal Article

Climate change, environmental extremes, and human health

Yu, Pei, Liu, Yanming, Xing, Yunfei, He, Cheng, Huang, Yujia, Huang, Lei, Li, Tiantian, Alahmad, Barrak, Phung, Dung, Chen, Botian, Lim, Youn-Hee, Li, Zhaoyuan, Tobias, Aurelio, Fang, Qingbo, Wang, Hai-Jun, Madaniyazi, Lina, Huang, Junwang, Su, Tin Tin, Zhang, Ying, Tong, Shilu, Li, Shanshan and Guo, Yuming (2026). Climate change, environmental extremes, and human health. Innovation Medicine, 4 (3) 100235, 100235. doi: 10.59717/j.xinn-med.2026.100235

Climate change, environmental extremes, and human health

2026

Journal Article

Seroprevalence of dengue virus infection in people residing in Vietnam: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Le, Anh Tuan, Pham, Huy Trang, Vu, Kim-Duy, Khuy, Cao Minh, Lien, Tran Hoang My, Duyen, Pham Thi Thanh, Le, Hong H. T. C., Hung, Trinh Manh, Phung, Dung and Nam, Vu Sinh (2026). Seroprevalence of dengue virus infection in people residing in Vietnam: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Public Health, 256 106300, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2026.106300

Seroprevalence of dengue virus infection in people residing in Vietnam: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2026

Journal Article

Regional variations in emergency care vulnerability to summer heat

Yu, Wenhua, Xu, Rongbin, Huang, Wenzhong, Yang, Zhengyu, Ye, Tingting, Yu, Pei, Zhang, Yiwen, Wu, Yao, Wen, Bo, Liu, Yanming, Zhang, Yuxi, Zhang, Ying, Bi, Peng, Green, Donna, Jalaludin, Bin, Hu, Wenbiao, Hales, Simon, Lavigne, Eric, Saldiva, Paulo, Coelho, Micheline, Guo, Yue Leon, Phung, Dung, Capon, Anthony, Arblaster, Julie, Zhou, Shuang, Xu, Zhihu, Li, Zhaoyuan, Li, Shanshan and Guo, Yuming (2026). Regional variations in emergency care vulnerability to summer heat. Nature Communications, 17 (1) 6779, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-73338-z

Regional variations in emergency care vulnerability to summer heat

2026

Journal Article

Mortality risk due to non-optimum temperatures by cause of death, age, and sex: a multi-country time-series study

Wen, Bo, Wu, Yao, Xu, Rongbin, Yu, Pei, Liu, Yanming, Yu, Wenhua, Ye, Tingting, Huang, Wenzhong, Yang, Zhengyu, Zhang, Yiwen, Xu, Zhihu, Zhou, Shuang, Zhang, Yuxi, Ju, Ke, Hales, Simon, Lavigne, Eric, Saldiva, Paulo Hilario Nascimento, Coelho, Micheline de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio, Matus, Patricia, Seposo, Xerxes Tesoro, Kim, Ho, Guo, Yue Leon, Tantrakarnapa, Kraichat, Kliengchuay, Wissanupong, Capon, Anthony, Bi, Peng, Jalaludin, Bin, Hu, Wenbiao, Green, Donna ... Li, Shanshan (2026). Mortality risk due to non-optimum temperatures by cause of death, age, and sex: a multi-country time-series study. eClinicalMedicine, 95 103920, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103920

Mortality risk due to non-optimum temperatures by cause of death, age, and sex: a multi-country time-series study

2026

Journal Article

Future temperature-related labour loss due to premature deaths: a multi-country study

Wen, Bo, Ademi, Zanfina, Wu, Yao, Xu, Rongbin, Yu, Pei, Liu, Yanming, Yu, Wenhua, Ye, Tingting, Huang, Wenzhong, Yang, Zhengyu, Zhang, Yiwen, Zhang, Yuxi, Ju, Ke, Hales, Simon, Lavigne, Eric, Sadiva, Paulo Hilario Nascimento, Stagliorio Coêlho, Micheline de Sousa Zanotti, Matus, Patricia, Kim, Ho, Tantrakarnapa, Kraichat, Kliengchuay, Wissanupong, Capon, Anthony, Bi, Peng, Jalaludin, Bin, Hu, Wenbiao, Green, Donna, Zhang, Ying, Arblaster, Julie, Phung, Dung ... Li, Shanshan (2026). Future temperature-related labour loss due to premature deaths: a multi-country study. Environmental Research, 296 124045, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.124045

Future temperature-related labour loss due to premature deaths: a multi-country study

2026

Other Outputs

Exploring the association between Dengue infection and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Vien, Linh Dang Khanh, Nguyen, Thi Thanh Thao, Dao, Phuoc Thang, Do, Hoang Xuan, Do, Kien Quoc, Le, Hong Huynh Thi Cam, Luong, Quang Chan, Darssan, Darsy and Phung, Dung (2026). Exploring the association between Dengue infection and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Middletown, DE United States: INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols. doi: 10.37766/inplasy2026.3.0110

Exploring the association between Dengue infection and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2026

Journal Article

Data resource profile: Climate and Enteric Diseases research project (ClimED)

Chua, Paul L.C., Madaniyazi, Lina, Tobias, Aurelio, Ng, Chris Fook Sheng, Phung, Vera Ling Hui, Pan, Rui, Hossain, Nasif, Abrutzky, Rosana, Carrasco Escobar, Gabriel, Phung, Dung T., Faruque, Abu Syed Golam, Brown, Patrick, Stagliorio Coêlho, Micheline de Sousa Zanotti, Saldiva, Paulo Hilario Nascimento, Lavigne, Eric, Salazar, Miguel Antonio, Royé, Dominic, Jung, Chau-Ren, Tantrakarnapa, Kraichat, Kliengchuay, Wissanupong, Scovronick, Noah, Lynch, Victoria, Park, Jinah, Kim, Yoonhee, Huang, Cunrui, Semenza, Jan C., Hales, Simon and Hashizume, Masahiro (2026). Data resource profile: Climate and Enteric Diseases research project (ClimED). International Journal of Epidemiology, 55 (1) dyaf215. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaf215

Data resource profile: Climate and Enteric Diseases research project (ClimED)

2026

Journal Article

Heat exposure and agricultural workers' health: a global systematic review with implications for Peri-urban and semi-urban Southeast Asia

Tran, Nu Quy Linh, Chu, Cordia, Phung, Hai, Nghiem, Son, Le, Huynh Thi Cam Hong, Tran, Tuyet-Hanh and Phung, Dung (2026). Heat exposure and agricultural workers' health: a global systematic review with implications for Peri-urban and semi-urban Southeast Asia. Urban Climate, 65 (Occup. Environ. Med. 71 4 2014) 102811, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.uclim.2026.102811

Heat exposure and agricultural workers' health: a global systematic review with implications for Peri-urban and semi-urban Southeast Asia

2026

Conference Publication

Dengue knowledge and vaccine uptake: a pilot matched case-control study in Vietnam

Khanh Linh Vien, Dang, Darssan, Darsy, Le, Hong H. T. C., Chan Luong, Quang and Phung, Dung (2026). Dengue knowledge and vaccine uptake: a pilot matched case-control study in Vietnam. Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference 2026, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 15 June 2026. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100560

Dengue knowledge and vaccine uptake: a pilot matched case-control study in Vietnam

2026

Journal Article

Challenges and strategies for the development and implementation of climate‐informed early warning systems for vector‐borne diseases: a systematic review

Pham, Cong Tuan, Nguyen, Ha Thu, Le, Hong H. T. C., Tran, Nu Quy Linh, Do, Kien Quoc, Bui, Vinh, Phung, Hai, Phung, Dung and Chu, Cordia (2026). Challenges and strategies for the development and implementation of climate‐informed early warning systems for vector‐borne diseases: a systematic review. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 31 (1), 10-21. doi: 10.1111/tmi.70045

Challenges and strategies for the development and implementation of climate‐informed early warning systems for vector‐borne diseases: a systematic review

2026

Conference Publication

Spatial models and risk factors for predicting dengue outbreaks to inform surveillance

Nguyen, Thao, Yu, Fan, Quoc Do, Kien, Reid, Simon, Weinberger, Daniel, Bui, Vinh, Areed, Wala, Skinner, Eloise and Phung, Dung (2026). Spatial models and risk factors for predicting dengue outbreaks to inform surveillance. Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference 2026, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 15 June 2026. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100348

Spatial models and risk factors for predicting dengue outbreaks to inform surveillance

2026

Journal Article

Association between maternal exposure to elevated ambient temperatures and adverse birth outcomes, and potential effect modification of sociodemographic and economic factors: a study in Queensland, Australia

Dalugoda, Yohani, Linh Tran, Nu Quy, Vilcins, Dwan, Darssan, Darsy, Pizzino, Stacey and Phung, Dung (2026). Association between maternal exposure to elevated ambient temperatures and adverse birth outcomes, and potential effect modification of sociodemographic and economic factors: a study in Queensland, Australia. Environmental Research, 289 123374, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.123374

Association between maternal exposure to elevated ambient temperatures and adverse birth outcomes, and potential effect modification of sociodemographic and economic factors: a study in Queensland, Australia

2025

Journal Article

The temporal change in heat-related mortality in relation to the Heat Health Action Plans in the five major cities of Australia

Vy, Nguyen Thi Tuong, Tran, Nu Quy Linh, Dalugoda, Yohani, Quoc, Nguyen Minh, Thanh, Nguyen Ngoc Nhat, Pizzino, Stacey and Phung, Dung (2025). The temporal change in heat-related mortality in relation to the Heat Health Action Plans in the five major cities of Australia. Environmental Research, 286 (Part 1) 122764, 122764. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122764

The temporal change in heat-related mortality in relation to the Heat Health Action Plans in the five major cities of Australia

Current funding

  • 2026
    Identifying environmental and behavioural drivers of dengue dynamics in climate-vulnerable communities in Vietnam (HEAL Innovation Fund administered by the University of Canberra)
    University of Canberra
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    A user-friendly digital prediction tool for dengue prevention
    Wellcome Trust Discretionary Award
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    Climate Change and Human Health in Asia: Current Impacts, Future Risks, and Health Benefits of Mitigation Policies (NHMRC e-ASIA 2022 Joint Research Program administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Dung Phung is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • The health effects of extreme weather events

  • The impact of air pollution on human health

  • The cooling methods for reducing heat-related morbidity and mortality

  • Evaluating the effects of policy on health

  • Climate sensitive infectious diseases

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Spatial analysis for dengue hotspot prediction advancing early warning systems in a hyperendemic region, Vietnam

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Simon Reid, Dr Wala Areed, Dr Eloise Skinner

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Combined Effects of Air Pollution, Climate Conditions, and Socioeconomic Factors on Mental Health in Vietnam

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The cost-effectiveness of the E-Dengue, a decision support tool, in the Mekong Delta Region

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kim-Huong Nguyen, Associate Professor Son Hong Nghiem

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Developing spatiotemporal methods for investigating infectious diseases in Bangladesh

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Simon Reid

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Effectiveness of digital Dengue early warning system (E-DENGUE) for Dengue control in the Mekong Delta Region

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Colleen Lau

  • Master Philosophy

    EXPLORING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DENGUE VIRUS INFECTION AND OBESITY

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Darsy Darssan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Climate Change, Biodiversity and Respiratory Health

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Darsy Darssan, Associate Professor Nicholas Osborne

Completed supervision

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