Stacey Pizzino

Dr Stacey Pizzino is a Fellow at UNIDIR’s Conventional Weapons Programme. She is an academic in the School of Public Health at the University of Queensland researching the environmental and public health impacts of armed conflict, with expertise in explosive ordnance, mine action and humanitarian health. Bringing a public health lens, her work examines who is harmed by conflict, how severely, and what the long-term consequences are for individuals, communities, environment and health systems.

She has led international research and contributed to policy initiatives on explosive ordnance and the environmental consequences of conflict. Her landmark study, the world’s largest epidemiological analysis of casualties from landmines and other explosive remnants of war, analysed data from more than 100,000 individuals across 17 countries. This work underpins efforts to address the health burden of explosive ordnance contamination and strengthen evidence-informed policy.

Stacey engages with governments and UN entities to advance mine action and post-conflict recovery. Her research highlights the links between disarmament, health and sustainable development, and supports the integration of public health perspectives into conventional weapons policy and practice.