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Senior Professor

Rodney Croft

Professor Health Psychology

School of Psychology

Orcid identifier0000-0002-5986-9136
  • Professor Health Psychology
    School of Psychology
  • +61 2 42213652 (Work)
  • University of Wollongong, Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia

BIO

Rodney’s initial training was in philosophy. He then completed psychological science training followed by a PhD in human neurophysiology methodology at the University of Wollongong in Australia. His postdoctoral research utilized such neurophysiology techniques to explore a range of issues, primarily coupling these with pharmacological treatments to better understand psychiatric illnesses. He embarked on bioelectromagnetics research in 2000, and since then has focused on determining potential adverse effects of radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure on human brain function. He is Director of the National Health & Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence into RF EMF health, Chair of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), led the development and recent publication of ICNIRP’s RF EMF guidelines, and regularly contributes to the community via the provision of guidance on non-ionizing radiation and health.

UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor Health Psychology
    Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, School of Psychology, Wollongong, Australia2010 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Chairman
    International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)2021 - 2024
  • Director
    Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research, Australia2005 - 2023
  • Commissioner
    International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), Munich, Germany2012 - 2024

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Chair
    International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, Oberschleißheim, Germany2012 - 2024

DEGREES

  • PhD, Psychology
    University of Wollongong, Australia1997 - 2000
  • B. Science (HONS), Psychology
    University of Wollongong, Australia1993 - 1996
  • B. Arts, Philosophy
    University of Wollongong, Australia1992 - 1995

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

AVAILABILITY

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (FOR)