Leadership Team
Professor Susan SawyerÌý
Director
E: susan.sawyer@rch.org.au
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Laura GriffithÌý
Department Coordinator E: laura.griffith@rch.org.au
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Associate Professor Jess Heerde
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ÌýDr Anitra Wierenga
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DrÌýCarolina Murphy
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Dr Jennifer Dam
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ÌýDrÌýJessica Kerr
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DrÌýMonika Raniti
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DrÌýNandi Vijayakumar
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ÌýDrÌýSusan Paudel
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Education and training
The Centre for Adolescent Health, through the
, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne, offers a range of online
postgraduate courses. Visit the page for further information.Ìý
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Dr Anitra WierengaÌý
Academic Convenor
E: wierenga@unimelb.com.au
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Helen D’Cruz
Academic Programs Officer
E: hdcruz@unimelb.com.au
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Kristina Bennett
Masters Coordinator
E: kbe@unimelb.edu.au
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Subject coordinators
- Andrea Krelle
- Bern Murphy
- Hillary Field
- Kristina Bennett
- Louise Boucher
- Lucy Holland
- Phillipa Bellemore
- Toni Lindsay
- Dr Jennifer Dam
- Michael CameronÌý
- Cristina de Nicolás Izquierdo
- Dr Ellen Pittman
CommunicationsÌý
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Adolescent Responsive Health SystemsÌý
As part of the UN’s agenda to make 'every school a health promoting school', CAH contributed to developing the first ever Global Standards for HPS and an accompanying Implementation Guidance. Visit the
Health Promoting Schools page
to learn more.
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Dr Monika Raniti Senior Research Fellow Healthy
Learning Systems Team Leader
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Dr Jennifer DamÌý Senior Project CoordinatorÌý Healthy
Learning Systems
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Socially Excluded Adolescents
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Associate Prof Jess Heerde Group Leader, Socially Excluded Adolescents E:Ìýjessica.heerde@unimelb.edu.auÌýÌýÌý
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Justice Health
Young people and adults who come into contact with the criminal justice system are among society’s most vulnerable. They are distinguished by a high prevalence of complex, co-occurring health problems, typically set against a backdrop of entrenched disadvantage.ÌýVisit
the
Justice Health
page to learn more.
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Prof Stuart Kinner
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Alex Campbell
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Clare Chiminchello
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Lindsay PearceÌý
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Dr Lucas Calais Ferreira
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Dr Rohan Borschmann
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Darcy Coulter
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Sarah BrickÌý |
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Population Studies of adolescents
2000 stories
The
2000 Stories project is a landmark longitudinal study spanning almost 30 years. It is comprised of two studies, the original Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort (VAHCS) Study – which
recruited 2000 year 9 students in 1992; and the Victorian Intergenerational Health Cohort Study (VIHCS) study,Ìýwhich recruited children from the original participants.
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Prof Craig Olsson Study Director
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Dr Caroline MurphyÌý Project Manager
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Hanafi Mohamad Husin Biostatistician
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Dr Jessica Kerr Senior Research Fellow
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Ari Graf Project Assistant
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The Child to Adult Transition Study (CATS)
CATS is a unique longitudinal study following over 1200 children as they transition through puberty to adolescence and from primary school to secondary.Ìý
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Prof Susan SawyerÌý Study Director
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Dr Carolina Murphy Project Manager
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Louise Canterford Biostatistician
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Dr Nandi Vijayakumar Senior Researcher
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Dr GhazalehÌýDashsti Senior Biostatistician
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Dr Ellie May Robson Postdoctoral Researcher
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Hanafi Mohamad Husin Biostatistician
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Anthony Parissi Biostatistician
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The Connected Minds Study
The Connected Minds Study aims to understand the impact of Australia's social media ban on adolescent wellbeing and development.
Prof Susan Sawyer Principal Investigator |
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Sylvia Lin Postdoctoral ResearcherÌý |
Dr Jennifer Dam Associate Investigator
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Monika Raniti Associate Investigator |
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Collaborators
- Hannah Jarman (Deakin University) - Associate InvestigatorÌý
- Sharon Horwood (Deakin University) - Associate InvestigatorÌý
Honorary staff
- Belinda Tomic
- Bruce Rasmussen
- Dot Dumuid
- Holly Erskine
- Jennifer Marino
- John Symons
- John Toumbourou
- Kajal Hirani
- Katina Tan
- Leelarapin Chongwatansawat
- Lindsey Hines
- Liz Spry
- Margaretha Margaretha
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Melissa Whitelaw
- Nicola Reavley
- Rohan Borschmann
- Ruth Aston
- Sam Van Staalduuinen
- Shilpa Aggarwal
- Sue William
Visiting scholars
To see the full list, please visit the
CAH International Fellows page.
Students
- Dongmei Luo
- Ebony Biden
- Heidi Renner
- Jackson Newberry-DupeÌý
- Karly Cini
- Luo Li
To see the full list, please visit the
CAH Student ProjectÌýpage.
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