Dr Nina Lazarevic is a Research Fellow at the Centre of Epidemiology for Policy and Practice at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health. She holds a PhD in environmental epidemiology and biostatistics, and Masters degrees in biostatistics and environmental science. She previously worked as an econometrician in banking and market research.

Her research interests include statistical methods in environmental epidemiology, particularly for estimating the health effects of environmental chemical mixtures and exposome-health associations; Bayesian nonparametric statistical methods; and the health effects of prenatal environmental exposures on child development and maternal health.

Her work on the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Health Study focused on the effects of exposure to PFAS on cardiometabolic, liver, and kidney function markers and conditions, and on psychological distress in people living in PFAS-contaminated areas.

She is currently working with large-scale linked data to inform government policy on cardiovascular disease prevention, to quantify the impacts of telehealth policy changes on chronic disease management in primary care, and on mesothelioma and cancer incidence related to asbestos exposure in the ACT Asbestos Health Study II.