The Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit Welcomes Collaborator from the George Institute

On Monday, June 29, Professor Rebecca Ivers, director of the Injury Division at the George Institute, joined the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU) to discuss injury prevention effectiveness and interventions.

While here, Dr. Ivers explained the work of the George Institute, a global, non-profit medical research institution, with offices in Sydney, Australia; Beijing, China; New Delhi, India; and Oxford, United Kingdom.

Like the JH-IIRU, the Injury Division of the Institute works to understand the burden of injury and the effectiveness of interventions. The Injury Division also has a particular focus on Indigenous populations.

Dr. Ivers’ work with the Injury Division ranges from motorcycle safety and Aboriginal licensing support to seatbelt use in pre-school aged children and older driver studies.

Dr. Ivers is an injury epidemiologist with a MPH and PhD in injury epidemiology from the University of Sydney. Currently, she is a Professor at the University of Sydney. In addition to the above projects, her research interests include novice drivers, motorcycle helmets in Asia and heavy vehicle research and vulnerable road users in the low and middle income. She is particularly interested in injury prevention among Indigenous communities.

JH-IIRU looks forward to future collaborations with Dr. Ivers and her team at the George Institute.