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A/ProfKrassi Rumchev

Associate Professor

Curtin School of Population Health

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  • Associate Professor
    Curtin School of Population Health
  • +61 8 9266 4342 (Work)

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT

Krassi Rumchev is the Program coordinator of BSc (Health, Safety and Environment) and Program Lead, Healthy Environments, Curtin enAble Institute. She teaches a range of undergraduate and postgraduate units in the areas of environmental and occupational health and supervises Masters and PhD students. Krassi's research interests include indoor air quality, air pollution, risk assessment, health impact assessment, and exposure assessment in environmental and occupational settings. 

Current Research Projects:

* Air quality health impact assessment;
* Mental well-being of working mothers during the COVID-19 isolation period;
* Development of a framework for safety leadership within the Australian mining industry.
* Flour dust exposure assessment and respiratory health in a bakery:
* Indoor air quality in primary schools and children’s health;
* Indoor air quality assessment in daycare centres;
* Reducing car idling at primary schools - an intervention study;
* Indoor quality health impact assessment in sustainable and conventional buildings;
* Evaluation of exposure to particulate air pollution and airway deposition in cyclists in the Perth Metropolitan Area;
* Assessment of exposure to diesel particulate matter among underground mine workers;
* Quantitative assessment of the thermal environment and air quality in underground mine workers;
* Assessment of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in residential settings.

DEGREES

  • PhD
    Curtin University, Perth, Australia

ROLE

  • Staff

SUPERVISOR LEVEL

  • Level 1 (Primary Supervisor): The lead academic responsible for overseeing the candidate's research and progress.

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • 3201 - Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 3202 - Clinical sciences
  • 3302 - Building
  • 3505 - Human resources and industrial relations
  • 3701 - Atmospheric sciences
  • 3702 - Climate change science
  • 4005 - Civil engineering
  • 4104 - Environmental management
  • 4203 - Health services and systems
  • 4206 - Public health

DEPARTMENT

  • Curtin School of Population Health