Dr Claire Hayward

Research Interests

Antimicrobial Resistance Conceptual Modelling Health and ecological risk assessment Microbiology Modelling and simulation Water and waste services Water policy (incl. water allocation)

Dr Claire Hayward

Research Fellow

Future Industries Institute

Future Industries Institute

Date Position Institution name
2025 - ongoing Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of South Australia
2023 - 2024 Associate Lecturer Flinders University

Date Institution name Country Title
2021 - 2024 Flinders University Australia PhD
2020 - 2021 Flinders University Australia Graduate Diploma

Year Citation
2025 Breed, M. F., Liddicoat, C., Sun, X., Ramesh, S., Hawken, S., Lee, K., . . . Robinson, J. M. (2025). Opportunities, challenges, and policy implications of the aerobiome paradigm shift.. mSphere, 10(8), e0020325.
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2025 Robinson, J. M., Brame, J., Cando Dumancela, C., Deshmukh, S., Fickling, N. W., Hawken, S., . . . Breed, M. F. (2025). Mapping and cataloguing microbial and biochemical determinants of health: towards a 'database of Salutogenic potential'. Microbial Biotechnology, 10(e70243), 1-7.
DOI Europe PMC1
2025 Hayward, C., Ross, K. E., Brown, M. H., & Whiley, H. (2025). The impact of water flow rates on bioaerosol production from handwashing basins. Building and Environment, 271(112624), 1-10.
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2025 Hayward, C., Ross, K. E., Brown, M. H., Bentham, R., Hinds, J., & Whiley, H. (2025). Drinking water plumbing systems are a hot spot for antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. Journal of Hospital Infection, 159, 62-70.
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2025 Hayward, C., Whiley, H., & Ashbolt, N. J. (2025). Plumbing problem: rising antimicrobial resistance in building water systems. Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases, 38(4), 347-353.
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2025 Hayward, C., Ross, K. E., Brown, M. H., Bentham, R., Nisar, M. A., Hinds, J., . . . Whiley, H. (2025). Microbial risks in drinking water systems: persistence and public health implications of opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens. Frontiers in Microbiology, 16(1575789), 1-11.
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2024 Hayward, C., Ross, K. E., Brown, M. H., Bentham, R., Hinds, J., Best, G., . . . Whiley, H. (2024). Comparison of the antimicrobial activity of Brass versus Stainless Steel against opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens. ACS ES&T Water, 4(11), 4893-4907.
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2024 Hayward, C., Ross, K. E., Brown, M. H., Nisar, M. A., Hinds, J., Jamieson, T., . . . Whiley, H. (2024). Handwashing basins and healthcare associated infections: bacterial diversity in biofilms on faucets and drains. Science of The Total Environment, 949(175194), 1-14.
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2024 Robinson, J., Liddicoat, C., Sun, X., Whiley, H., Ramesh, S., Hawken, S., . . . Breed, B. (2024). The climate change-pollution-aerobiome nexus: a ‘systems thinking’ mini-review. Microbial Biotechnology, 17(10), e70018-1-e70018-10.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC2
2022 Hayward, C., Ross, K. E., Brown, M. H., Bentham, R., & Whiley, H. (2022). The presence of opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens in residential buildings: a literature review. Water (Switzerland), 14(no. 7, article no. 1129), 1-24.
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2022 Hayward, C., Brown, M. H., & Whiley, H. (2022). Hospital water as the source of healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial-resistant organisms. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 35(4), 339-345.
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2020 Hayward, C., Ross, K. E., Brown, M. H., & Whiley, H. (2020). Water as a source of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections. Pathogens, 9(no. 8, article no. 667), 1-21.
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  • Chemical Monitoring Tools Kickstart (K022), CRC SAAFE Limited, 17/06/2025 - 18/05/2026

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2022 - ongoing Member Australian Water Association SA Young Water Professionals University of South Australia Australia

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