Researcher profile

Craig Cumming

Mr Craig Cumming is an early career researcher who uses epidemiological methods to investigate the health, social and justice outcomes of socially disadvantaged people. Particular foci include mental illness, drug and alcohol misuse, dual diagnosis, and preventable poor health outcomes for people in contact with the justice system, as well as people experiencing homelessness. He is currently completing a PhD at the Centre for Health Services Research in the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western Australia (UWA). Craig has worked extensively interviewing study participants in custodial settings across multiple projects, and his work routinely involves analysing a range of linked state and commonwealth administrative data. He completed a Bachelor of Laws (1st class Hons)/Bachelor of Criminology and Justice double degree at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in 2016, and has presented his research at conferences in Australia and internationally. Craig is primarily focused on providing evidence to inform the development of policy and practice and has authored multiple articles published in internationally-recognised peer reviewed journals in both the law and health-science areas.