Caroline Gao
Associate Professor; Head of Environ-Mental Health, Orygen, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
Caroline Gao is listed as Associate Professor; Head of Environ-Mental Health, Orygen, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne. Caroline is scheduled to speak at IAYMH 2026 on 24 November 2026.
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About
Associate Professor Caroline Gao is a biostatistician, environmental epidemiologist, and data scientist working at the intersection of climate change, youth mental health and mental health system research. She is the Head of Environment and Climate and Head of Data Strategy and Operation at Orygen and Centre for Youth Mental Health at The University of Melbourne. Caroline leads interdisciplinary research focused on understanding and responding to the mental-health impacts of climate change, particularly among young people. Her work includes leading some of the world’s largest studies examining climate change and youth mental health, with findings contributing to national climate and mental-health policy. She leads the PRIME study, one of Australia’s largest youth climate mental health accelerators, which supports the development and evaluation of interventions spanning mental-health promotion, early intervention, and clinical care. Caroline is also recognised for her expertise in biost
Upcoming
IAYMH 2026 23 November 2026 – 27 November 2026
- Environ-Mental Health: Rethinking wellbeing in a changing climate Speaker · 24 November 2026
Spoke alongside
People who have shared a session with Caroline at events on B2DB.
- Britt Wray Director, CIRCLE · Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford Medicine 1 shared session
- Hasini Gunasiri Research Fellow · Orygen, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne 1 shared session
- Samantha Eala Health Equity and Climate Change Researcher and Practitioner · University of Melbourne; Ateneo de Manila University 1 shared session
- Sunny Nguyen Research Officer, Disaster, Climate and Adversity Unit & Climate CATCH Lab · Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne 1 shared session