Chris Derry

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Biography

Chris Derry has 30 years teaching expertise in the areas of epidemiology, toxicology, health risk analysis and communicable disease control, from undergraduate to doctoral level, in university schools of science and medicine. Chris has provided supervision of research projects from undergraduate to doctoral level for the past 20 years.  Chris holds degree and diploma qualifications in environmental health, epidemiology and university education with research qualification in medicine (epidemiological/toxicological research relating to water chemistry and health).

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Epidemiology, toxicology, health risk analysis, water and food supply safety.

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Grants / Current Projects

A study of wastewater treatment in small urban reedbed systems, to develop guidelines for safe operation.

Climate and disease risk management: An international initiative in the Asia Pacific Region.

Developing a health risk model for safe food crop irrigation using wetland-polished urban wastewater.

Health Risk Perception and Communication in Water Reuse.

Communication Design and the Management of Healthy Urban Lakes in Wuhan, PR China.

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Awards and Recognition

1997 Cape Peninsula University award for excellence in teaching

1989 Cape Peninsula University award for excellence in research

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Publications

Books/Chapters
Attwater, R., Aiken, J. and Derry, C. (2007) Diversity and decentralisation for water cycle management: reflections from the Hawkesbury Water Recycling Scheme, in Water Reuse and Recycling (Eds. Khan SJ, Stuetz RM, Anderson JM.), CWWT/AWA, (ISBN 978 0 7334 2517 2), Sydney.

Huda, A.K.S., Hind-Lanoiselet, T., Derry, C., Murray, G. and Spooner-Hart, R.N., (2007) (Eds: Sivakumar MVK and Motha RP) Managing Weather and Climate Risks in Agriculture. Chapter 16: Examples of coping strategies with agrometeorological risks and uncertainties for Integrated Pest Management, Springer, (ISBN 978-3-540-72744-6), New York.

Derry, C. (1990) Potable Water Quality. Chapter 5, Water Research Commission Report No 186/1/90, (ISBN 0 947447 78 4), Pretoria.

Peer reviewed publications
Aiken, J.T., Derry, C. and Attwater, R. (2007) Impact of a sewage treatment plant upgrade on a water recycling scheme in North Western Sydney, Proceedings of the International Water Association: Asia Pacific Region Conference, Perth, 28 October – 1 November.

Derry, C. (2007) Developing a health risk model for safe food crop irrigation using wetland polished urban wastewater, Proceedings of the Australian Water Association: Water & Health Specialty Conference III, Sydney, 23-24 May.

Attwater, R., Aiken, J. and Derry, C. (2007) Diversity and decentralisation for water cycle management : reflections from the Hawkesbury Water Recycling Scheme, Water Reuse and Recycling, pp 49-56.

Derry, C. (2006) Risk assessment, communication and management, Proceedings of Asia Pacific Network scoping workshop: Climate and Crop Disease Risk Management: An International Initiative in the Asia Pacific Region. Eds: Huda AKS, Desai S, Derry CW, Ramakrishna YS, Spooner-Hart RN. Hyderabad, 6-10 November.

Derry, C. and Attwater, R. (2006) Risk perception and communication relating to effluent irrigation on a University campus. Water 33, 5, 57-62.

Derry, C., Attwater, R. and Booth S. (2006) Rapid health risk assessment of effluent irrigation on an Australian university campus. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 209, 159-171.

Attwater, R., Aiken, J., Beveridge, G., Booth, C.A., Derry, C, Shams, R. and Stewart, J. (2006) An adaptive systems toolkit for managing the Hawkesbury water recycling scheme Desalination 188, 1-3, 21-30.

Huda, A.K.S., Hind-Lanoiselet, T., Derry, C., Murray, G. and Spooner-Hart, R.N. (2005) Examples of coping strategies with agrometeorological risks and uncertainties for integrated pest management, Proceedings of the World Meteorological Organisation conference: Agrometeorological Risk Management; Challenges and Opportunities, New Delhi, 25-27 October.

Attwater, R. and Derry, C. (2005) Engaging communities of practice for risk communication in the Hawkesbury Water Recycling Scheme. Action Research ISSN 1476-7503 2005, 3, 2: 193-209.

Nijjhar, R. and Derry, C. (2005) An environmental health audit of high voltage power transmission lines in a residential suburb.

Attwater, R., Aiken, J., Beveridge, G., Booth, C.A., Derry, C., Shams, R. and Stewart, J. (2005) An adaptive systems toolkit for managing the Hawkesbury Water Recycling Scheme. Proceedings of the International Conference on Water Reuse, Wollongong. 14-16 Feb. Environmental Health Forum (accomplished research outcomes section) ISSN 1675-3941 2003, 1, 2: 54-63.

Booth, C.A., Attwater, R., Derry, C. and Simmons, B. (2003) The Hawkesbury Water Reuse Scheme. Water (special sustainability and reuse issue) ISSN 0310-0367 2003, 28-30.

Derry, C., Booth, S. and Attwater, R. (2003) A risk management approach to sustainable water reuse. Environmental Health (special sustainability issue) ISSN 1444-5212 2003, 3: 78-86.

Attwater, R., Booth, S., Guthrie, A. and Derry, C. (2003) Linking investment frameworks and risk communication for integrated catchment management: examples from the Hawkesbury Nepean. Australian Water Association National Conference on Integrated Catchment Management, Sydney, 26-27 November.

Derry, C. and Luyt, S.A. (2002) Hygiene indicator profiling in the objective assessment of health education interventions in food industry risk management. Environmental Health ISSN 1444-5212 2002, 2, 1: 43-54.

Derry, C., Attwater, R., Booth, S. and Dingsdag, D. (2002) Health risk management and the Richmond Water Reuse Scheme. Proceedings of the 3rd World Congress of the International Water Association, Melbourne, Australia, 7-11 April.

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Optional

2001-2009 - Invited member to NSW Health's Wastewater Management Advisory Committee.

2003-2007 - Elected academic representative to College of Natural Science Board of Studies, UWS.

2003-2004 - Visiting professor in public health epidemiology at Tongji Medical College, Wuhan.

2000-2004 - Elected State Councillor to AIEH.

2002-2003 - Invited team member of Chinese Strategic and Educational Initiative for healthy urban lakes in China.

1999-2003 - Head of Program, Environmental Health nad Environmental Management, UWS.

2002 - Co-convenor of AIEH National Conference including David Suzuki workshop.

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