Professor Elizabeth Waters

Professorial Fellow: Public Health and Health Equity

Telephone: +61 3 8344 3183
Facsimile: +61 3 9348 2832
Email: ewaters@ unimelb.edu.au

Introduction

Professor Elizabeth Waters is Professorial Fellow: Public Health and Health Equity with the McCaughey Centre, School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne. She holds a Master of Public Health from Monash University (1993) and a DPhil from the University of Oxford (2001).

She commenced her public health career with the MacFarlane Burnet Centre in Fairfield in 1993. Professor Waters spent the next 10 years based at the Centre for Community Child Health at the Royal Children's Hospital and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and in the University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics commencing as Lecturer in 1995 through to Associate Professor in 2003. During this time she was seconded by the Victorian Department of Human Services to be the state representative to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare to develop the National Health Information Model (1995), and to edit and write The Health of Young Victorians (1998). Her early research focused on building epidemiological knowledge of the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents across Victoria, and in particular the health inequalities experienced by particular groups within the population. She worked with local and international clinical groups in the measurement of health outcomes, and in particular, children with disabilities. In partnership with clinical and parent teams she established health promotion initiatives for children with spina bifida and research collaborations for the use and development of measures of quality of life in clinical research and practice, particularly for children with cerebral palsy.

In 1998 she was invited to undertake her Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford at Nuffield College (1998-2000). Upon return, she consolidated her focus on health equity and health inequalities, the lifecourse approach, intergenerational influences and the development of upstream solutions to areas of child public health where there are significant health inequalities and high morbidity: oral health, overweight and obesity, injury and mental health and wellbeing. The intended impact is to build the public health evidence base aimed at a better understanding of what works, for whom, why and at what cost. This latter area has been the focus of her VicHealth Senior Public Health Research Fellowship (2002-2007).

Among many government and non-government roles, Professor Waters was co-convenor of the Child, Youth and Families Network of the Health Inequalities Research Collaboration (2001-2004). In 2003 she was appointed as a member of the NHMRC Health Advisory Committee (2003-2006), Chairing the Working Group to develop and edit: Increasing cultural competence in health: a guide for policy, practice and participation, and a member of the Indigenous Cardiac Rehabilitation Working Committee that resulted in guidelines and a Geographic Information System for Indigenous peoples cardiovascular health. In 2006, she was invited to Chair the new International Standing Committee Advisory Panel on Intergenerational Effects for the Minister of Veteran's Affairs. She recently has been a panel member for the NHMRC Career Development Awards, NHMRC Public Health Project Grant Review Panel (2007) and NHMRC General Practice Strategic Research Panel. She is a member of the Ethics Committee of the Brotherhood of St Laurence.

Professor Waters' contribution to public health extends beyond national committees to include WHO, UNICEF, and the international Cochrane Collaboration, a not-for-profit organisation, of over 15000 authors and members, which seeks to develop best evidence on the effectiveness of health interventions. Professor Waters is an elected member of the Steering Group and Board of Directors, and leads the Health Promotion and Public Health Field and emerging Public Health Group, which aims to provide best available evidence for public health decision making for upstream interventions. With the World Health Organisation, Professor Waters is a member of the WHO Expert Advisory Committees on childhood obesity prevention, childhood growth standards, mental health promotion and equity measurement.

Key research highlights include university-community research partnerships with Moreland Community Health Service: fun n healthy in Moreland!; a 5 year school-community program to improve child health and wellbeing and prevent overweight and obesity; Teeth Tales, a study of socio-cultural determinants of oral health in families from new and emerging communities; the VicGeneration study, a new birth cohort to examine the environmental, social, behavioural and biological risk and protective factors for child health inequalities; the development of the international measure of quality of life for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CPQOL) and a range of knowledge translation research to build understanding of what methods work and are cost-effective in terms of knowledge uptake.

Professor Waters' has attracted over $14 million in competitive research funding, has published over 100 peer reviewed articles in international journals, 18 book chapters, and has been invited to present 91 national and international keynote presentations. She is on the editorial board of a number of international journals, and regular reviewer for international competitive research funders (NIH, ESRC, MRC, CIHR) and international health research journals.

Team

Dr Elise Davis
Naomi Priest
Dr Lisa Gibbs
Rosie Ashbolt
Karen Block
Dr Andrea Sanigorski
Elisha Riggs
Ana Neumann
Rebecca Armstrong
Jodie Doyle
Lauren Prosser
Lisa Willenberg

Masters by Research and PhD Students

Rebecca Armstrong
Naomi Priest
Elisha Riggs
Mark Gussy
Lauren Prosser
Dionne Holland
Kim Webster
Sue West

Co-supervision and Adjunct Appointments

Dr Andre Renzaho, Deakin University
Dr Cate Burns, Deakin University
Mark Gussy, MCRI
Dr Ana Neumann, MCRI
Assoc Prof Jan Nicholson, MCRI

Research Supervision Interests

• Social and public health and health promotion interventions to address health inequalities and health equity
• Culturally competent and community based participatory intervention research
• Development and evaluation of complex, multifactorial interventions within complex systems
• Mixed method research (combining qualitative, quantitative, and new technologies), particularly focusing on methods to engage hard to reach populations
• Measurement and indicators of health, wellbeing and quality of life
• Population epidemiological research – cross sectional and longitudinal studies
• Promotion of child health and wellbeing and prevention of childhood obesity, dental caries, injury and exposure to tobacco smoke
• Systematic reviews of upstream and complex public health interventions
• Knowledge translation, exchange and synthesis

Teaching

Child public health, lifecourse approach to child and adolescent health inequalities, childhood obesity prevention, developing and evaluating complex interventions, evidence based public health and systematic reviews of public health interventions.

Qualifications

Doctorate of Philosophy (DPhil). 2002. Department of Public Health and Nuffield College, University of Oxford, England. Thesis Measuring child health and wellbeing and child health inequalities.

Master of Public Health (MPH). 1994. Monash University,  Melbourne. Dux: Public Health Policy & Planning, Health Economics, International Health. Thesis: The relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and quality of care: SES as a risk factor for death in hospital.

Work History

2007- present: Professorial Fellow, Public Health and Health Equity, The McCaughey Centre

2004 -2007: Professor and Chair in Public Health, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria

1998 - 2004: Director, Research and Public Health Unit, Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH), University of Melbourne, Royal Children’s Hospital, Victoria

2003 – 2004: Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria

1999 - 2002: Senior Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics.University of Melbourne

1998 - 2000: Senior Research Fellow, Health Services Research Unit, Institute of Health Sciences & Department of Public Health & Primary Care, University of Oxford, UK

1996 - 1998: Coordinator Child Public Health Unit, CCCH, Royal Children’s Hospital

1995 - 1998: Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne & Coordinator, Child Public Health Education Program

1996-1997: Consultant Epidemiologist. Child Public Health Child and Adolescent Health Policy Unit; Office of the Family; Victorian Government Department of Human Services

1995-1996 : Child Health Consultant, Public Health Branch, Victorian Government Department of Human Services

1995-1995: Senior Project Officer (and Victorian State representative), Project Working Group, National Health Information Model, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra, ACT

1994-1995: Project Coordinator Victorian Community Child Health Data Collection Project, CCCH, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne

1993-1994: Research Associate. Macfarlane Burnett Centre for Epidemiology & International Health. Victorian Injecting Drug Users and Communicable Diseases Cohort Study

Research (from 2004 onwards)

Cook K.; Waters E.; Lo S.; Davis E. The health implications of uncertain child support payments for children in low‑income single parent families. Australian Research Council Discovery Grant 2008:$78,648, 2009:$78,648, 2010: $78,648

Swinburn B, Sanigorski AM, Moodie M, Gibbs L, Waters E, Carter R. Sustainable impact, capacity gains and cost-effectiveness of a successful community-wide, child obesity prevention program 2008 NHMRC Project Grant. $180,125, 2009 $284,000 2010 $210,125. National Health and Medical Research Council.

Waters, Kilpatrick, Dashper, Lo, Nicholson. Environmental, socio-behavioural and biological predictors of early childhood caries: a rural longitudinal birth cohort study. NHMRC Primary Health Care Project Grant ID 425829.  May 2007. $470,985 National Health and Medical Research Council

Waters E., Armstrong R., Doyle J. Cochrane-Campbell Public Health Review Group. 2007-2012. $1,303,519. Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Kilpatrick N., Waters E., Gold L. Mixed method evaluation of the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of environmental fluoride in Victoria. 2007. $50,000. Victorian Government Department of Human Services

Burns C., Armstrong R., Waters E., Swinburn B., Nowson C. Healthy Eating and Food Access for All Framework and Evidence Based Health Promotion Practitioner Resource. Public Health Research. 2007 $105,613. Victorian Government Department of Human Services

Green J, Renzaho A, Waters E, Eisenbruch M, Lo Bianco J, Popay J. Parent-centred and culturally-competent literacies for health promotion with newly arrived African communities.  Public Health Research Grants 2007, $118,536.00. Victorian Government Department of Human Services

Waters E. Building public health evidence base. 2007. $20,000.  Queensland Health

Waters E., Riggs E., Kilpatrick N. Support and analysis of the population epidemiological survey of oral health literacy of school aged children. 2007. $15,000. Dental Health Services Victoria

Kilpatrick N, Gussy M, Waters E, Gold L and Carlin J. Is water fluoridation effective in reducing children’s oral health inequalities? Collection of baseline data for the evaluation of water fluoridation in rural Victoria. 2007-8. $50,000. The Myer Foundation

Tugwell P, Robinson V., Ortiz Z., Nasser M., Waters E., Doyle J., Oxman A., Prioritising Cochrane review topics to reduce the know do gap in low and middle income countries. Competitive tender through prioritisation funding. 17, 194 UK pounds. Cochrane Collaboration

Davis E, Reddihough D, Waters E, Boyd R, Mackinnon A, Graham HK, Shelly A, Reid S. A Quality of Life (QOL) Questionnaire for Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy for Clinical and Public Health Research and Practice. $77,056. Submitted March 2007. William Buckland Foundation

Reddihough D, Davis E, Waters E, Boyd R, Mackinnon A, Graham HK, Shelly A, Reid S. A Quality of Life (QOL) Questionnaire for Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy for Clinical and Public Health Research and Practice. 2007 $73,472.00. Jack Brockhoff Foundation

Reddihough D, Graham HK, Davis E, Waters E, Boyd R, Mackinnon A, Reid S. Developing a quality of life questionnaire for adolescents with cerebral palsy: An extension of the cerebral palsy quality of life questionnaire for children (CP QOL-Child). 2007 $25,000 Murdoch Childrens Research institute

Davis E, Mackinnon A, Reddihough D. Waters E. Developing a quality of life questionnaire for adolescents with cerebral palsy: An extension of the CP QOL-Child. 2007, $54,960. Foundation for Children

Renzaho, A., McCabe, M, Swinburn, B, Waters, E. "Understanding cultural factors predicting body size ideal among African migrants" Faculty Research Development Grant 2007, $11,000. Deakin University

Gibbs L., Gold L., Waters E. Valuing the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Project: how do students, teachers, parents and volunteers value a community-based obesity prevention intervention? Faculty Research Development Grant 2007 $12,000. Deakin University

Davis E, Waters E, Herrman H, Nicholson J, Harrison L, Cook K, Sims M, Marshall B, Davies B, Strazdins L.  Strategies to promote mental health in childcare settings: A qualitative study of facilitators, barriers and needs.  Faculty Research Development Grant 2007, $12,000. Deakin University

Waters E., Swinburn B., Moore L., Lo S.K., Carter R Gold L., Armstrong R., Anderson L., Dobbins M., Petticrew M. A cluster randomized controlled trial of knowledge translation methods for obesity prevention. NHMRC Project Grant ID 425839. $240,613. National Health and Medical Research Council

Swinburn B., Waters E., Carter R., McCabe M. Community Obesity Prevention in Childhood and Adolescence. NHMRC Capacity Building Grant 2006. 425855. $1,958,075. National Health and Medical Research Council.
Boyd R., Rawicki B., Fahey M., Mann I., Waters E., Davis E. VicCP cohort. Prospective cohort study of children with cerebral palsy. NHMRC Project Grant. ID 465128. $464,525.National Health and Medical Research Council

Waters E, Gibbs L., Swinburn B, Gold L, Booth M, Gibbons K, Magarey A, O'Connor T, Green J., Garrard J., Ashbolt R. Cluster randomised school-community trial of a sustainable school-community intervention to promote child health prevent intervention overweight and obesity. 2007-2010. $604,000. Victorian Government Department of Human Services

Kilpatrick N., Waters E., Goldfeld S., Gussy M. Country KIDS (Kids Improved Dental Status): A cluster randomized controlled community trial of an oral health promotion intervention – analysis of outcomes data. 2006 $27,355.90. Victorian Government Department of Human Services

Waters E., Riggs E., Van Gemert C., Gibbs L., Kulkens M.,  Kilpatrick N., Gussy M., Cook K., Watt R. Social determinants of oral health in families with young children from new and emerging communities living in a low SES area of metropolitan Melbourne. 2006. $50,000 Dental Health Services Victoria

Waters E., Riggs E., Kilpatrick N. Population epidemiological survey of oral health literacy of school aged children. 2006 $34,000. Dental Health Services Victoria

Waters E., Armstrong R., Davis E. Queensland Health Broad-based Evidence for Policy and Program action: mental health promotion and falls prevention in the elderly. 2006 $79,424. Queensland Government Department of Health

Waters E., Riggs E., Van Gemert C., Gibbs L., Kulkens M., Kilpatrick N., Gussy M., Cook K., Watt R. Social, cultural and environmental determinants of oral health in families with young children from new and emerging communities living in a low SES area of metropolitan Melbourne: community views and development and evaluation of a community intervention study to prevent oral health inequalities. Community Development Fund. 2006 $150,000 Telstra Foundation

Davis E., Waters E. Child mental health and wellbeing. Public Health Research Fellowship. 2007-2012. $525,000. Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Gibbs L., Wallace J., Waters E., Kulkens M., Webber L., Ashbolt R., Mathews C. Obesity Prevention in a Special Development School Setting. 2006. $20,000 Helen McPherson Smith Trust

Waters E, Kilpatrick N, Making a difference to rural children's oral health: community intervention study with policy makers, health professionals and community. 2006-2007. $49,130. Helen Macpherson Smith Trust

Kilpatrick N., Waters E., Gussy M. A controlled multi-faceted community intervention trial to improve the oral health of pre-school aged children in rural Victoria (Country Kids). 2006. $3850. Australian Dental Research Foundation

Davis E, Waters E, Reddihough D, Boyd R., & Cook K. Exploring the quality of life of parents of children with cerebral palsy: Parent's recommendations for support services.  Central Research Grants, $25,000. Deakin University

Davis E., Waters E., Kai Lo S. Promoting the mental health of children living in low-income families: A statistical analysis of the determinants of mental health. Faculty Grant 2006. $17K Deakin University

Cook K., Pease B., Waters E. The health implications of child support payment exemptions. Faculty Grant Research Scheme. $17,000. 2006. Deakin University

Waters E., Baillie R., Doyle J. Recommendations for conduct and processes for public health evidence syntheses for indigenous populations Cochrane Category 4. 2005 $43,000. Australian Government Department of Health

Keleher H., Waters E., Round R. Evaluation of the Evidence Based Health Promotion Resources.. 2005. $78,000. Victorian Government Department of Human Services

Naccarella L., Furler J., Scott A., Young D., Waters E., Swerinssen H. Innovative Models for Comprehensive Primary Health Care Delivery. 2005. $154,997. Australian Institute for Primary Health Care

J.M. Nicholson, T. Sleigh, E. Maher, E. Waters, S. Zubrick, S. Silburn. Measuring the determinants of children’s health and wellbeing: An indicators and instruments database for Australian researchers. 2005-2007. $139,316. Financial Markets Foundation for Children

Slack-Smith L., Kilpatrick N., Waters E., Bower C., Kendall G., Brearley Messer L., Neesham D., Jarman P. Linkage of School Dental Service Records with Raine Study data - A population data approach to dental caries. 2005. $25,000. Ada Garth Foundation

Kirk E, Halliday J, Amor D, Meiser B., Waters E. Follow up of children with prenatally detected de novo apparently balanced chromosomal rearrangements. 2005. $25,000. Apex Foundation for Research into Intellectual Disability Limited

Maher, E., Waters, E, Cummins, R.A., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Gosch, A., & Cook, K. Parent-proxy and child self-reports of quality of life: Determining the cognitive explanations for discordance. Faculty Research Development Grant. 2005 $12,377.Deakin University

Davis E., Waters E., Cook K., Gibbs L. Social exclusion in children: Examining the impact of culture. Central Research Grants Scheme. 2005. $24,700.Deakin University

Oldroyd J., Morley R., Waters E. Differences in body composition between twin and singleton infants. Central Research Grants Scheme. 2005. $20,951. Deakin University

Davis E., Waters E., Cook K., Gibbs L. Social exclusion in children: Examining the impact of culture. Central Research Grants Scheme. 2005. $24,700. Deakin University

Wake M, Patton G, Waters E, Williams J, Hesketh K, Olds T. Predictors and correlates of health-related quality of life and morbidity in overweight/obese adolescents: cohort study.  NHMRC Project Grant 334303 (2005 $218,000; 2006 $203,650; 2007 $82,550). 2005-7. $504,200. National Health and Medical Research Council

Wake M., Gunn J.  Baur L, McCallum Z, Gibbons K, Sanci L., Riess C., Cahill H.,  Gold L.,   Naughton G., Waters E. Randomised controlled trial of a brief GP intervention to reduce overweight in Victorian primary school children. NHMRC Project Grant 2005 ($255,850; 2006 $210,850; 2007 $185,850). $652,550. National Health and Medical Research Council

Waters E., Doyle J., Jackson N., Howes F. Cochrane Collaboration Health Promotion and Public Health Field. 2004-2007. $450,000.Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Waters E. Cochrane systematic review of childhood obesity prevention. October 2004. US$9500.World Health Organisation

Waters E, Swinburn B, Gold L, Booth M, Gibbons K, Gibbs L. (CIs); AIs: Glover S, Magarey A, O'Connor T, Williams J, Green J. Randomised trial of a sustainable school-community intervention to promote child health and prevent overweight and obesity, Victoria, April 2004. $30,000, Victorian Government Department of Education

Waters E, Gibbs L., Swinburn B, Gold L, Booth M, Gibbons K, Magarey A, O'Connor T, Williams J, Green J. Cluster randomised school-community trial of a sustainable school-community intervention to promote child health prevent intervention overweight and obesity. (2004-5 $138,000, 2005-6 $160,000, 2006-7 $102,000) 2004-6. $400,000.Victorian Government Department of Human Services

Waters E, Gibbs L., Swinburn B, Gold L, Booth M, Gibbons K., Magarey A, O'Connor T, Williams J, Green J.. Cluster randomised school-community trial of a sustainable school-community intervention to promote child health prevent intervention overweight and obesity. Aust Clinical Trials Registry (ACTR). Reference no. 082060. October 2004. (2004-5 $138,000, 2005-6 $160,000, 2006-7 $102,000). $400,000.Victorian Government Department of Sport and Recreation

Gibbs L, Waters E, Young S. Doesn’t everyone have poison in the kitchen cupboard?: Investigating socio-cultural differences in child unintentional poisoning.. 2004-2005 $74,280 Victorian Government Department of Human Services

Waters E, Boyd R, Reddihough D, Graham K, MacKinnon A, Wolfe R, Blair E, Bjornsen K, Hoare P. Ravens-Sieberer U, Development of a health-related quality of life instrument for children with cerebral palsy. NHMRC Project Grant 284514. 2003. Yr 1 $58,250, Yr 2 $53,250. $111,500. National Health and Medical Research Council

Publications (from 2000 onwwards)

Waters E., Petticrew M., Priest N., Weightman A, Harden A, Doyle J. Evidence synthesis, upstream determinants and health inequalities: a Cochrane Public Health Collaborative Review Group. European Journal of Public Health. In Press. November 2007

Ingleby R., Prosser L., Waters E. UNCROC and the Prevention of Childhood Obesity: The right not to have food advertisements on Television. Journal of Law and Medicine. In press November 2007
Davis, E., Davies, B., Waters, E. & Priest, N. The relationship between primary caregiver-proxy reported health-related quality of life and parental mental health: parental gender differences. Child: Care, Health and Development, In Press, November 2007

Davis, E., Davies, B., Cook, K., Waters, E., Gibbs, L. & Priest, N. A cross cultural examination of barriers to social inclusion for children: a qualitative study using child-centred methods. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, In Press November, 2007

Davis E., Waters E., McKinnon A., Reddihough D., Boyd R., Graham K. Quality of life of children with cerebral palsy: importance of condition specific evaluation and parent reports. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology  In Press. November 2007

Shelly A, Davis E, Waters E. Measuring the quality of life (QOL) of children with cerebral palsy (CP): Comparing the conceptual underpinnings and psychometric properties of three instruments. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. In Press November 2007

Renzaho A., Oldroyd J., Burns C., Waters E., Riggs E., Renzaho C. Overnutrition, undernutrition and Australian immigrants: assessing the influence of birthplace and language skills on the nutritional status among 4-5 year old children. International Journal of Paediatric Obesity. In Press November 2007

Armstrong R., Waters E., Moore L., Cuervo L., Lamp P., Hawe P. Improving the reporting of public health intervention research: advancing TREND and CONSORT. Journal of Public Health In Press October 2007

Waters E. Ashbolt R., Gibbs L, Booth M, Gibbons K., Magarey A., Green J., O’Connor T., Gold L, Swinburn B. Double jeopardy: the influence of ethnicity over sociodemographic status on childhood overweight and obesity: findings from an inner urban population of primary school children. International Journal of Paediatric Obesity. In press October 2007

Gibbs L., Gold L., Kulkens M., Riggs E., Van Gemert C., Waters E. Are the benefits of a community-based participatory approach to public health research worth the costs? Just Policy. In Press September 2007
Gussy MG, Gold L, Riggs E., Waters EB, Kilpatrick N.M. Community water fluoridation: is it still worthwhile? In Press Just Policy. September 2007

Waters E., Davis E., Rosenbaum P., Seigal S., Colver A.. Criteria for understanding the frameworks for the selection of QOL measures for children and adolescents. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. In Press. June 2007

Wake M., Gold L., McCallum Z., Gerner B., Waters E. Economic Evaluation of a primary care trial to reduce weight gain in overweight/obese children: LEAP (Live, Eat and Play) study. Ambulatory Pediatrics In Press September 2006. IF. 1.6

Naccarella L, Southern D., Furler J., Scott A., Prosser L, Young D., Swerissen H., Waters E. Primary care funding and organisational policy options and implications: A narrative review of evidence from five comparator countries. In Press. MJA 2007

Shelly A, Davis E, Waters E, Mackinnon A, Reddihough D, Boyd R, Reid S, Graham HK. The Relationship Between Quality of Life (QOL) and Functioning for Children with Cerebral Palsy. Does Poor Functioning equate with Poor QOL? Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, In Press Feb 2007

Oldroyd J., Burns C., Haikerwal A., Lucas P., Waters E. The effectiveness of nutrition interventions on dietary outcomes by relative social disadvantage: a systematic review. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health In Press October 2007

Olds T, Ridley K, Wake M, Hesketh K, Waters E, Carlin J, Patton G, Williams J.  How should activity guidelines for young people be operationalised?  International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 17 July 2007 (Ref # 1663004976142236) 4:43 (21 Sep 2007)

Gussy M.G., Waters E.B., Riggs E., Lo,SK., Kilpatrick N.M.  Parental knowledge, beliefs and behaviours for infant oral health of infants residing in rural Victoria. Australian Dental Journal. In Press March 2007

Davis E., Nicolas C., Waters E. Determinants of Children’s Health Related Quality of Life (QOL):  Examining the Relationship between Family Functioning, Socioeconomic Status and HRQOL. Quality of Life Research.  April 2006. IF 1.82

Hesketh K, Wake M., Graham M., Waters E. Stability of television viewing and electronic game/computer use in a cohort of Australian children: relationship with body mass index. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity  2007; 4: 60. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-4-60

Hesketh K., Graham M., Waters E. Children’s after school activity patterns: associations with weight status and family circumstance. Journal of Pediatric Exercise Science. April 2007 IF.1.6

Waters E., Davis E. Nicolas C., Wake M., Sing K.L. The impact of childhood conditions and concurrent morbidities on health and wellbeing. Child Care Health and Development. In Press March 2007

Gibbs L, O'Connor T, Waters E, Booth M, Walsh O, Green J, Bartlett J, Swinburn B, Body image considerations for community obesity  prevention interventions in childhood. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity 2007 (in press)

Davies, B, Davis, E, Cook, K, Waters, E. Getting the complete picture: Combining parental and child data to identify the barriers to social inclusion for children living in low socioeconomic areas. Child: Care, Health and Development. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00786.x, 2007

Waters E., Maher E., Mehmet-Radji. Increasing Participation in Population Surveys on Child Health and Wellbeing: Parental Views on Data Collection Methods and Content. International Journal of Social Research 2007; 10 (3): 167-181

Lucio Naccarella, Donna Southern, John Furler Anthony Scott, Lauren Prosser, Doris Young, Hal Swerissen, Elizabeth Waters. Reforming primary care in Australia: a narrative review of the evidence from five comparator countries. ANZ JPrimary Care 2007; 2 (13): 38-45

Armstrong R., Waters E., Crockett B., Keleher H. The nature of evidence resources and knowledge transfer for health promotion practitioners. Health Promotion International Advance Access published online on June 27, 2007 doi:10.1093/heapro/dam017

Waters E., Priest N., Armstrong R., Oliver S., Baker P., McQueen D., Summerbell C., Kelly M.P., Swinburn B.The role of a Prospective Public Health Intervention Study Register in building public health evidence: proposal for content and use

Journal of Public Health 2007; Advance Access June 14, 2007; doi: doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdm039

Swinburn B., King L., Bell C., Magarey A., O'Brien K., Waters E., on behalf of the Primary Prevention Group of the Australian Childhood Obesity Research Network. Obesity prevention programs demand high quality evaluations. ANZJPH 2007; 31 (4) 305-307

Ingleby, R., Prosser, L., Waters, E., (2007) Fast-Food Restaurants and Obesity: How about planners making a difference through Zoning Legislation? Australian Planner 2007; June. 44 (2). 12-13

Waters E., Armstrong R. Knowledge synthesis, translation and exchange in public health and health promotion: the role of a Cochrane Review Group. International Union of Health Promotion and Education. 2007; Vol XIV, No.1 pg 34-35

Priest N., Waters E. Integrating health and education in a community-based early childhood service setting – outcomes for kindergarten staff using realistic evaluation techniques. Accepted for publication. Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy 2007; 54: Issue 2. 140-148

Davis E. Nicholas C, Waters E, Cook K, Gibbs L, Gosch A, Ravens-Sieberer U. Examining the discordance between parent-proxy and child self-reports of quality of life: A think aloud study.  Quality of Life Research 2007; 16: 863-871

Fedorowicz Z, Waters E, Tugwell P, Nasser M. Health research priority setting in developing countries of the Eastern Mediterranean  region: partnering with the Cochrane Collaboration. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2007; Volume 13: No. 3: 727-730

Waters E., Davis E., Sing K.L., Boyd R, Reddihough D., Graham K., McKinnon A., Wolfe R., Ravens-Sieberer U., Stevenson R., Bjornsen K., Blair E., Hoare E.,. Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children (CP QOL- Child):  Psychometric Properties of Parent Proxy Questionaire. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2007; (49)1:49-55. IF 1.898

Zoë McCallum, Melissa Wake, Bibi Gerner, Louise A Baur, Kay Gibbons, Lisa Gold, Jane Gunn, Claire Harris, Geraldine Naughton, Colin Riess, Lena Sanci, Jane Sheehan, Obioha Ukoumunne,  Elizabeth Waters. Fifteen-month outcome data from the LEAP (Live, Eat and Play) trial: a randomised controlled trial of a primary care intervention for childhood overweight / mild obesity. IJO 2006 31: 630-636; online publication 12 December. PMID: 17160087 IF 4.5

Priest N. and Waters, E. (2006) 'Motor Magic': Evaluation of a community capacity-building approach to supporting the development of preschool children (Part 2), Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 2006; 1-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00618.x.

Armstrong R., Waters E., Roberts H., Oliver S., Popay J.  The role and theoretical evolution of knowledge translation and exchange in public health. Journal of Public Health 2006; 28: 384 – 389. DOI 10.1093. IF: 1.235

Gussy M., Waters E., Kilpatrick N. A qualitative study exploring barriers to a model of shared care for preschool children’s oral health. British Dental Journal. 2006; 201 (3): 165- 170. IF: not available

Rickard Bell G., Waters E., Ward J. Evidence-based clinical policy: case report of a reproducible process to encourage understanding and evaluation of evidence.  Internal Medicine Journal. July 2006; Vol. 36 Issue 7. 452-456. IF 1.037

Rebecca Armstrong, Jodie Doyle, Chris Lamb, Elizabeth Waters. Multi-sectoral health promotion and public health: the role of evidence J Public Health 2006; 28: 168-172. IF. 1.235

Taryn Young, EJ Brunner, M Thorogood, K Rees, G Hewitt, Elizabeth Waters, Carolyn Summerbell, and Helen Moore. Cochrane Column. Int. J. Epidemiol. 2006; 35: 538-540. IF 4.405

Davis, E., Waters, E., Mackinnon, A., Reddihough, D., Graham, H.K., Mehmet-Radji, O., & Boyd, R.. Paediatric Quality of Life Instruments: A review of the impact of the conceptual framework on outcomes.  Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2006; 48: 311-318. IF 2003: 1.898

Waters E., Doyle J., Howes F., Brunton G, Oakley A. Public Health within the Cochrane Collaboration: opportunities and challenges. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2006; 60 (4): 285-289. IF 3.003

Gussy M., Waters E., Walsh O., Kilpatrick N., Early Childhood Caries: current evidence for aetiology and prevention. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2006; 42: 37-43. IF. 1.235

Waters E., Armstrong R., Jackson N., Garrard J. Ensuring the delivery occurred - and its quality, is essential for public health intervention evidence. BMJ Rapid response September 5 2005. IF 9.052

Amor D., Neo W.T., Waters E., Heussler H., Parkinson E., Pertile M., Halliday J. Health and Developmental Outcome of Children Diagnosed with Confined Placental Mosaicism. Prenatal Diagnosis 2005; 6 (5). 443-448. IF 1.692

Gibbs L, Waters E, Sherrard J, Ozanne-Smith J, Robinson J, Young S, Hutchinson A. Understanding parental motivators and barriers to parental uptake of child poisoning prevention strategies – a qualitative study. Injury Prevention 2005; 11: 373-377

Armstrong R., Jackson N., Doyle J., Waters E. It’s in your hands: the value of handsearching in conducting systematic reviews of public health interventions. Journal of Public Health. 2005 27: 388-391. IF 1.235

Jackson, N., Waters E., for the Guidelines for Systematic Reviews in Health Promotion and Public Health Taskforce. Criteria for the systematic review of health promotion and public health interventions. Health Promotion International 2005; 20 (4): 367-374. IF 1.159

Waters, E., Davis, E., Reddihough, D., Graham, H.K., Mackinnon, A., Wolfe, R., Stevenson, R., Bjornsen, K., Blair, E., Hoare, P., Ravens-Sieberer, U., & Boyd, R. A new condition-specific quality of life scale for children with cerebral palsy.  PRO 2005; 35: 10-12

Robinson V, Tugwell P, Petticrew M, Kristjansson E, Waters E.  What works at enhancing health equity? Cochrane and Campbell. Global Forum Update on Research for Health Volume 2, Poverty, Equity and Health Research September 2005, pp 64-69

Davis E., Waters E. A structured review on studies on health-related quality of life and economic evaluation in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Journal of the National Cancer Institute; 2005: 97, 1-2

Waters E., Maher E. Quality of Life of Children with Cancer: Current State of Research. Sociedad Iberoamericana de Información Científica (SIIC) 2004. September 2005. Official Organ of the Latin American Company of Scientific Information (SIIC)  ISSN 1667 - 8990

McCallum Z, Wake M, Gerner B, Harris C, Gunn J, Waters E, Baur L. Can Australian general practitioners tackle childhood overweight/obesity? Methods and processes from the LEAP (Live, Eat and Play) randomized controlled trial. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. Vol. 41 Issue 9-10 Page 488 September 2005 . IF. 1.235

Davis, E., Waters, E., Wake, M., Goldfeld, S., Williams, J., Mehmet-Radji, O., & Oberklaid, F.  Population health and wellbeing: identifying priority areas for Victorian children. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2005, 2:16 (20 July 2005)

Green J., Howes F., Waters E., Maher E., Oberklaid F., Reviewing the evidence base of interventions promoting the social and emotional health of primary school aged children: implications for research and practice. International Journal of Mental Health 2005; 7 (2) August 2005; 30-36

Summerbell C., Waters E., Campbell K., Kelly S., Edmunds L. Interventions for preventing obesity in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Jul 20;(3):CD001871. PMID: 16034868

Jackson NW, Howes FS, Gupta S, Doyle JL, Waters E. Interventions implemented through sporting organisations for increasing participation in sport. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD004812. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004812.pub2

Jackson NW, Howes FS, Gupta S, Doyle JL, Waters E. Policy interventions implemented through sporting organisations for promoting healthy behaviour change. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD004809. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004809.pub2

McMichael C., Waters E. Evidence-based public health: what does it offer international health? Journal of Public Health 2005 27: 215-221. IF. 1.235

Waters, E; Maher, E; Salmon, L; Reddihough, D; Boyd, R.  Development of a condition-specific measure of quality of life for children with cerebral palsy: Empirical thematic data reported by parents and children. Child: Care, Health and Development 2005; 31: 2: 127-135

Doyle J, Waters E, Yach D, McQueen D, De Francisco A, Stewart T, Reddy P, Gulmezoglu AM, Galea G, Portela A. Global priority setting for Cochrane systematic reviews of health promotion and public health research. J. Epidemiol. Community Health, Mar 2005; 59: 193 – 197. IF 3.003

Williams J, Wake M, Hesketh K, Maher E and Waters E. Health-related quality of life of overweight and obese children. JAMA 2005; 293: 70-76. IF 24.831

Jackson N, Waters E. The challenges of systematically reviewing public health interventions. Journal of Public Health 2005; 26 (3): 303-307.IF. 1.235

Hesketh K, Waters E, Salmon L, Williams J, Green J. Healthy eating, activity and obesity prevention: a qualitative study of parent and child perceptions. Health Promotion International 2005; 0:5031

Doyle J., Waters E. Harnessing support for prioritised Cochrane reviews in health promotion and public health. Promotion and Education 2004. XI 4. 8-9

Rychetnik L, Hawe P, Waters E, Barratt A, Frommer M. A Glossary for Evidence-based Public Health. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2004;58 538-545. IF. 3.003

Howes F, Doyle J, Jackson N, Waters E. Evidence-based public health: the importance of finding "difficult to locate" public health and health promotion intervention studies for systematic reviews. Journal of Public Health Medicine. Mar 2004; 26(1):101. IF. 1.235

Hesketh K, Wake M, Waters E. Body mass index and parent-reported self esteem in elementary school children: evidence for a causal relationship. International Journal of Obesity 2004; 28: 1233-1237. 4.482

Hesketh K, Wake M, Waters E, Carlin J, Crawford D. Stability of BMI in Australian children: a prospective cohort study across the middle childhood years. Public Health Nutrition.2004 7 (2): 303-309

Waters E, Doyle J, Brunton G, Howes F, Jackson N. Developing priority Cochrane systematic reviews for public health in developing countries BMJ.com Rapid Response, 6 Feb 2004. IF 9.052

Howes FS, Doyle JL, Jackson NW, Waters E. Policy interventions implemented through sporting organisations for promoting healthy behaviour change. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD004809. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004809

Howes FS, Doyle JL, Jackson NW, Waters E. Interventions implemented through sporting organisations for increasing participation in sport. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD004812. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004812

Waters E, Doyle J, Jackson N. Evidence-based public health: improving the relevance of Cochrane Collaboration systematic reviews to global public health priorities. J Public Health Med 2003; 25: 263-266. IF. 1.235

Maher E, Waters E, Wake M, Goldfeld S, Williams J, Oberklaid F. A review of epidemiological studies on children’s health and wellbeing. Australasian Epidemiologist 2003; 10(2):4-8

Roseby R, Waters E, Polnay A, Campbell R, Webster P, Spencer N. Family and carer smoking control programmes for reducing children's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2002, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD001746. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001746

Doyle J, Waters E, Jackson N.  New developments for effectiveness systematic reviews in health promotion: Cochrane Health Promotion and Public Health Field. Promotion and Education 2003;10(3):118-119

Green J, Waters E, Haikerwal A, O’Neill C, Raman S, Booth M.L, Gibbons K. Social, cultural and environmental influences on child activity and eating in Australian migrant communities.  Child: Care, Health and Development 2003; 29(6): 441-448

Waters E, Stewart-Brown S, Fitzpatrick R. Agreement between adolescent self-report and parent reports of health and well-being: results of an epidemiological study.  Child: Care, Health and Development 2003; 29 (6): 501-509

Waters E, Baur L. Childhood obesity – modernity’s scourge. Med J Aust 2003; 178 (9): 422-423

Waters E.  Evidence-based paediatric practice and its relation to the Cochrane Collaboration.  Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2003; 39(2): 137-138

Wake M, Hesketh K, Waters E.  Television, computer use and body mass index in Australian primary school children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2003; 39(2):130-134

Waters E, Doyle J.  Evidence based public health: Cochrane Update. Journal of Public Health Medicine 2003; 25 (1): 72-75.  IF. 1.235

Waters E, Wake M, Hesketh K, Ashley D, Smibert E.  Health-related quality of life of children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: comparisons and correlations between parent and clinician reports.  International Journal of Cancer 2003. 103(4):514-8

Doyle J, Waters E. The Cochrane Health Promotion and Public Health Field – expanding and promoting the evidence base. International Union of Health Promotion and Health Education 2002; 9(3): 96-97

Waters E, Doyle J. Evidence-based public health. Journal of Public Health Medicine 2003; 25(1):72-75. 1.235

Chen Y, Waters E, Green J. Geospatial Analysis of Childhood pertussis in Victoria, 1993-1997.  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2002; 26(5):456-461

Waters E, Doyle J. Evidence-based public health practice: improving the quality and quantity of the evidence. Journal of Public Health Medicine 2002. 24(3):227-229. IF. 1.235

Haby M, Powell C, Oberklaid F, Waters E, Robertson CF.  Asthma in children: Gaps between current practice and best practice.  J Paediatrics and Child Health June 2002. 38(3):284-289. IF 1.007

Wake M, Waters E, Salmon L, Wright M, Hesketh K. Parent-reported health status of overweight and obese Australian primary school children: a cross-sectional population survey. International Journal of Obesity 2002; 26:717-724. IF 4.482

Summerbell CD, Ashton V, Campbell KJ, Edmunds L, Kelly S, Waters E. Interventions for treating obesity in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD001872. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001872

Campbell K, Waters E, O'Meara S, Kelly S, Summerbell C. Interventions for preventing obesity in children (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2004. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Waters E, Doyle J, Shepherd J.  Systematic Reviews in Health Promotion. Health Promotion Journal of Australia 2001;12(2).171-171

Oliver S, Oakley L, Lumley J, Waters E. Smoking cessation programmes in pregnancy: systematically addressing development, implementation, women’s concerns and effectiveness. Health Education Journal 2001; 60 (4):362-370

Campbell K, Waters E, O’Meara S, Summerbell C. Interventions to prevent obesity in childhood: Implications from a recent systematic review. Obesity Matters 2001;2: 149-157

Edmunds L, Waters E, Elliott E.J. Evidence based paediatrics: Evidence based management of childhood obesity BMJ 2001;323: 916-919. IF 9.052

Haby MM, Waters E, Robertson CF, Gibson PG, Ducharme FM. Interventions for educating children who have attended the emergency room for asthma (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2004. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Campbell K, Waters E, O’Meara S, Summerbell C. Interventions for preventing obesity in childhood: a systematic review.  Obesity Reviews 2001; 2(3):149-157

Waters E, Salmon L, Wake M, Wright M, Hesketh K.  The health and wellbeing of adolescents: a school-based population study of the self-report Child Health Questionnaire.  Journal of Adolescent Health 2001; 29(2):140-149. IF 1.571

Waters E, Doyle J, Wolfe R, Wright M, Wake M, Salmon L.  The influence of parental gender, health and illness on child health reports.  Pediatrics 2000; 106(6): 1422-1428. IF 3.903

Lumley J, Oliver S, Waters E. Interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy Cochrane Review. (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2004. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Periconceptional Folate.  Policy Statements 2000.  Public Health Association of Australia.  2000

Waters E, Haby M, Wake M, Salmon L. Public health and illness prevention in children: current practices of Victorian GPs and barriers to participation. MJA 2000; 173(2):68-71

Green JB, Escobar FJ, Waters E, Sneddon J.  Geospatial information in the general practice sector: development and evaluation of a Geographic Information System.  Telehealth International Journal 2000; 1(1).
Waters E.  Preventing injuries in children.  Journal of Evidence-based Health Care 2000; 4(1):23

Waters E, Salmon L, Wake M.  The parent-form Child Health Questionnaire in Australia: comparison of reliability, validity, structure and norms.  Journal of Paediatric Psychology 2000; 25(6): 381-391. IF 1.973

Waters E, Salmon L, Wake M, Hesketh K, Wright M.  The Child Health Questionnaire in Australia: reliability, validity and population means. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2000; 24(2):207-210

Lazarus R, Wake M, Hesketh K, Waters E. Change in body mass index in Australian primary school children, 1985-1997.Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2000 Jun;24(6):679-84

Major Reports

Waters E, Chair Working Committee. Cultural Competency in Health: A guide for policy, partnerships and participation. Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council. Canberra 2005

Armstrong R., Waters E., Davis E., Priest N. The development of evidence based recommendations for policy and practice. Queensland Health Population Health. April 2007

Waters E., Davis E., Priest N. Childhood Wellbeing. Commissioned by Office for Children, Department of Human Services. May 2006

Waters E., Davis E., Swinburn B., Summerbell C. Defining a healthy child and identifying parameters for population data. Submitted to the World health Organization, Geneva and Kobe. March 14 2006

Waters E., Davis E., Nicholson J., Ravens-Sieberer. Beyond survival: Towards international indicators of child health and wellbeing: increasing the focus on mental and social health dimensions UNICEF January 2006

Nicholson J.M, Carroll J, Waters E, Vimpani G. Child Youth and Families Network, Final Report, December 2003. Commissioned for the Health Inequalities Research Collaboration, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Nicholson J.M, Carroll J, Waters E, Vimpani G. Establishing the Children, Youth and Family Research Network. Progress Report. December 2002

Nicholson J.M, Vimpani G, Waters E, Carroll J. Establishing the Children, Youth and Family Research Network: Progress Report, May 2002. Commissioned for the Health Inequalities Research Collaboration (HIRC) Department of Health and Ageing. May 2002

Waters E, Goldfeld S, Hopkins S. Indicators for Child Health, Development and Wellbeing. An evidence based review of the international literature on population child health and wellbeing indicators. Conducted for the Department of Human Services, Victoria. ISBN 0 9578286 3 2 Submitted Jan 2002

Waters E. et al. Evidence-based Health Promotion: No. 4 Child Injury Prevention. Department of Human Services. 2001

Waters E, Green J, Beck D, Paine N, Douglas N. Measuring the exposure of children to indoor and outdoor air pollutants in urban areas of Melbourne. Report of the Pilot Study conducted in June 2001. Centre for Community Child Health, University of Melbourne, Royal Children’s Hospital. 2001

Waters, E, Salmon, L, Wake, M, Wright, M, and Hesketh, K: The interpretation guide for the Australian Authorised Adaptation of the Child Health Questionnaire: adolescent self- report form CHQ CF80. Melbourne, Centre for Community Child Health, 2001

Waters, E, Salmon, L, Wake, M, Wright, M, and Hesketh, K: The interpretation guide for the Australian Authorised Adaptation of the Child Health Questionnaire: parent/proxy form CHQ PF50 & PF28. Melbourne, Centre for Community Child Health, 1999

Waters E, Green J, Sneddon J.  Evaluating a Geographic Information System (GIS) in Divisions of General Practice.  Final report for General Practice Evaluation Program.  GPEP Grant 757. 1998.
The Health of Young Victorians. Child Health Unit, Public Health Branch, Department of Human Services, Melbourne. 1998

National and Iternational Presentations: Recent and Future

Invited keynote speaker. The 5th European Youth Heart Study Symposium with the title - Children, Physical Activity & Nutrition. University of Iceland. 9th - 11th October 2008

Invited speaker. Chengdu University. Building public health evidence – cross cultural public health systematic reviews. China July 28-30 2008

Keynote plenary. Evaluating public health interventions and programs: building the evidence. Evaluating complex public health interventions: Obesity: it doesn’t get more complex! European Congress on Obesity. Geneva, May 14-18th 2008

Dinah Reddihough Oration at the 2008 AusACPDM Conference in Brisbane, Australia. April 2008. Quality of Life measures, development of the field and value to families and children

Invited speaker, University of Edmonton. Developing and evaluating child and adolescent population health interventions. March 6 2008

Keynote. Centre for Disease Control Taskforce, Atlanta February 29 2008

Keynote. Dental Health Services Victoria, Annual General Meeting. 29th November 2007

Keynote plenary: Evidence needs for public health and social care. Joanna Briggs International Convention Adelaide. 26-28 November 2007

Invitation to present on Acculturation and Intergenerational health and wellbeing: implications for policy. One day symposium on acculturation and its impact on health. November 23 VicHealth. Melbourne

Invited speaker. Evidence informed public health and Knowledge Translation in Public Health. College of Public Health in National Taiwan University. Taipei, Taiwan. November 16 2007

Invited keynote. Asia Pacific Evidence based Medicine Scientific Conference. Taipei. November 16-18 2007

Keynote plenary. Scoping and setting evidence priorities for public health decision making: ways forward for the Cochrane Collaboration. 15th International Cochrane Colloquia Sao Paolo, Brazil. 25th October, 2007

Invitation to Chair. Trial registry issues (Davina Ghersi, Richard Horton, Lisa Askie and John Stubbs). International Symposium on Clinical Trials, Sydney, 24 Sept 2007

Invitation to present on Leadership styles, qualities and journeys. Australian Health Promotion Association (Vic Branch)/Public Health Association’s Mentoring Program. September 4 2007. VicHealth

Invitation to present at Victorian Government Fluoride Forum Wednesday 22 August 2007 from 1pm to 2.30pm at the Geelong Council Chambers

Invitation to present research seminar at Centre for Health and Society. The development of complex public health interventions to address social and cultural inequalities in child health August 16, 1-2pm 2007. University of Melbourne, Melbourne

Keynote presentation and workshop. Improving outcomes for clients on the basis of evidence. 2007 Community Services and Health Industry Training Awards and Conference, 19-20 July 2007 at the Jasper Hotel, Elizabeth St, Melbourne

Keynote plenary Researching children’s health: implications of the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford. July 4 and 5 2007

Invitation to Victorian Government ‘Think Tank’ on marketing and advertising of food and beverages to children. July 3 2007. Melbourne 

Keynote plenary. Current evidence and future perspectives for lifestyle interventions in children and adolescents - HELENA-IDEFICS-ProChildren joint symposium" at Karolinska Institute, June 19th, 2007, Stockholm

Invited panel. Evidence, health promotion and public health, with Don Nutbeam, Penny Hawe, Viv Speller, David McQueen and Shawner Mercer. IUHPE June 11-15 2007. Vancouver

Research Awards and Scholarships

2004: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre Fellowship, Social and Economic Policy Unit. Towards international indicators of child health and wellbeing: increasing the focus on mental and social health dimensions. UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Florence, Italy

2002: VicHealth Health Promotion Research Awards, Sociocultural influences on promoting child health and wellbeing: healthy eating, physical activity and child wellbeing (special commendation)

2003-2007: VicHealth Public Health Research Fellowship. Health, development and wellbeing of young children in Victoria

1998-2001  DPhil Studentship, Nuffield College, University of Oxford

1998: National Health & Medical Research Council Public Health Travelling Scholarship, DPhil Studentship

1998: Uncle Bob’s Travelling Scholarship, Royal Children’s Hospital, DPhil Studentship, Oxford University.

1998: Rue Wright Award for Research in Community Child Health, Finalist X 2, Royal Australian College of Physicians and Royal Australian College of Paediatrics Annual Scientific Meeting, May 11-16, 1998, Melbourne

1997: World Health Organization Travelling Fellowship, Institute of Child Health, London; and Health Institute and Harvard University, Boston

1994: Public Health Association, Child Health Conference Award