Dr Jess Abbonizio
Sustainable Healthcare Manager
Dr Jess Abbonizio is a dedicated advocate for sustainable healthcare and planetary health and brings a diverse, interdisciplinary background to her work. She holds a PhD in planetary health education, a Master of Environment and Sustainability, and a Bachelor of Science (Pharmacology). Her experience includes co‑designing planetary health education with students and health professionals, contributing to a multinational climate communication and education research project, and working as a hospital pharmacy technician and in NGOs. Jess is the Sustainable Healthcare Manager in the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS). With Professor Forbes McGain, she is co-developing a Faculty-wide Sustainability Strategy and strengthening education for sustainability across the MDHS curriculum. She further supports Professor McGain as Project Manager for the NHMRC-funded Healthcare Environmental Sustainability Projects and as co-lead of the Plant to Learn the vAlue of biodiversity iN healThcare (PLANT) Project.
Dr Jess Abbonizio is a dedicated advocate for sustainable healthcare and planetary health and brings a diverse, interdisciplinary background to her work. She holds a PhD in planetary health education, a Master of Environment and Sustainability, and a Bachelor of Science (Pharmacology).
Her experience includes co‑designing planetary health education with students and health professionals, contributing to a multinational climate communication and education research project, and working as a hospital pharmacy technician and in Non-Government Organisations.
Jess is the Sustainable Healthcare Manager in the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS). With Professor Forbes McGain, she is co-developing a Faculty-wide Sustainability Strategy and strengthening education for sustainability across the MDHS curriculum. She further supports Professor McGain as Project Manager for the NHMRC-funded Healthcare Environmental Sustainability Projects and as co-lead of the Plant to Learn the vAlue of biodiversity iN healThcare (PLANT) Project.