Personal profile
Research interests
Global Health Health Promotion
Mental Health Inequities
Migration and Migrants' Health
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations
Social Determinants of Health
Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Children and Young People
Infectious Diseases
Research Profile
Professor Mwanri graduated in Medicine from the University of Dar es Salaam and held senior positions in both clinical and public health in Tanzania before migrating to Australia. In Australia, Lillian has worked in a wide range of settings including governments, communities and in academia. Lillian has a Masters of Community Degree and a PhD from the University of Queensland and the University of Adelaide respectively. She is also a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (FAFPHM). Lillian’s interest and research areas include Global Health, Migration and Health, Inequities and inequalities, Minority health, Physical Activity & Nutrition and general public health medicine research. Lillian has published more than 200 research articles in high impact journals. She has also been journal editors and reviewers in a wide range of journals. She has supervised (to completion) more than 20 High Degree by Research students from across the world including from Indonesia. Her supervision has included a range of PhD topics including in Mental Health, HIV/AIDS, Antimicrobial resistance, medical education, surveillance & outbreak investigation, nutrition issues.
Education/Academic qualification
Graduate Certificate of Education (Higher Education)
… → 2014
Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), Adelaide University
… → 2001
Master of Community Nutrition, University of Queensland
… → 1994
Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Dar Es Salaam
… → 1991
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Risk and protective factors for social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) of young people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds in South Australia.
Mwanri, L. (Principal Chief Investigator) & Trinh, K. (Chief Investigator)
1/10/24 → 30/09/26
Project: Contract Research
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Priority Populations Mapping and Evidence Review for Preventive Health SA
Ward, P. (Principal Chief Investigator), Lunnay, B. (Chief Investigator), Duko , B. (Associate Investigator) & Mwanri, L. (Chief Investigator)
5/06/25 → 30/10/25
Project: Consultancy with a Research Component
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Protective and Risk Factors for Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children and Young People in South Australia
Mwanri, L. (Principal Chief Investigator), Ziersch, A. (Chief Investigator), Due, C. (Chief Investigator) & Walsh, M. (Chief Investigator)
1/04/24 → 31/05/26
Project: Competitive Research Grant
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Adelaide Primary Health Network Multicultural Access Needs Assessment 2023
Ward, P. (Principal Chief Investigator) & Mwanri, L. (Chief Investigator)
14/12/23 → 30/04/24
Project: Consultancy with a Research Component
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Rapid Review and Environmental Scan: Aboriginal Child and Adolescent, Social and Emotional Wellbeing in South Australia
Mwanri, L. (Principal Chief Investigator) & Ward, P. (Chief Investigator)
19/06/23 → 4/08/23
Project: Contract Research
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Association Between Low Maternal Body Mass Index (BMI) and the Co-Occurrence of Multiple Forms of Childhood Undernutrition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Sahiledengle, B., Ward, P., Duko, B., Agho, K. & Mwanri, L., 16 Apr 2026, In: Maternal and Child Nutrition. 22, 2, e70188.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Depression, psychological distress, and coping strategies among African migrants in Australia: a cross-sectional web-based study
Osuagwu, U. L., Mwanri, L., Botchway-Commey, E. N., Chisanga, D., Tembo, A., Meribe, N., Gatwiri, K., Adonteng-Kissi, O., Doyle, K. P., Baffour, F. D. & Moustafa, A. A., 1 Jan 2026, In: BMC Psychiatry. 26, 1, 22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Frailty Among Older African Migrants in Australia: Validation, Item and Domain-Level Analysis of a Culturally Adapted Instrument
Dzando, G., Ward, P. R., Mwanri, L., Agbadi, P. & Ambagtsheer, R. C., Jun 2026, In: Geriatrics and Gerontology International. 26, 6, e70564.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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HIV care continuity for women in postconflict Tigray: assessing mother-to-child transmission rates, infant health and cervical cancer screening
Kebede, H. K., Gesesew, H. A., Mwanri, L. & Ward, P., May 2026, In: BMJ Global Health. 11, 5, e023272.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lived Experience of Secondary Vicarious Trauma Among the Tegaru Australian Diaspora in the Postwar Context of Tigray
Gesesew, H. A., Fauk, N. K., Tesfamicael, K. G., Werid, G. M., Mwanri, L., Gebremedhin, A., Gebremariam, K., Hailu, S., Mruts, K. B., Musker, M., Tesfay, F. H., Tesema, A. G. & Ward, P., 2026, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 2026, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review