Over the next five years, I will further expand and continue to translate my basic and clinical research programs in women’s health to deliver outcomes to the Australian and international health care systems. In particular, I will target the concept of pregnancy as a determinant of future community health and wellbeing. There is now substantial consensus that environmental influences (including, but not limited to, maternal nutrition) during early life can have a fundamental impact on human deve ....Over the next five years, I will further expand and continue to translate my basic and clinical research programs in women’s health to deliver outcomes to the Australian and international health care systems. In particular, I will target the concept of pregnancy as a determinant of future community health and wellbeing. There is now substantial consensus that environmental influences (including, but not limited to, maternal nutrition) during early life can have a fundamental impact on human development, with consequences for biological and social function and behaviour throughout the lifecourseRead moreRead less
I am a behavioural scientist whose research focuses on development of the evidence base for health behaviour interventions. Specifically, my focus is on physical activity, diet and weight control interventions that have broad population reach and are appl
I am a clinician-scientist in infectious and tropical diseases, working towards the better understanding of the pathophysiology of malaria and other tropical diseases of public health importance in our region, and new ways of prevention and treatment.