Who is Who?
Growing up in Australia's Child Health CheckPoint is led by Professor Melissa Wake at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. Professor Wake has played a key role in designing the health aspects of Growing up in Australia since its inception in 2002. Alongside her is a large investigator team, comprising researchers from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Deakin University, University of South Australia and Adelaide University. In addition, there is representation from the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) and the Government Department of Social Services (DSS) - the government agencies who oversee Growing Up in Australia. Assisting the investigator team is the project team. The project team is led by Dr Susan Clifford and based at the Murdoch Children Research Institute. The project team manage the day-to-day running of the project.
Meet the CheckPoint team
Chief Investigator
Professor Melissa Wake
Investigator team members
| Peter Azzopardi | Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne |
| Louise Baur | Children's Hospital Westmead University of Sydney |
| Dave Burgner | Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne |
| John Carlin | Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne |
| Dr Michael Cheung | Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Murdoch Childrens Research Institute |
| Susan Clifford | Murdoch Childrens Research Institute |
| Terry Dwyer | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| Lisa Gold | Deakin University |
| Ben Edwards | Australian Institute of Family Studies |
| Fiona Mensah | Murdoch Childrens Research Institute |
| Tim Olds | The University of South Australia |
| Sarath Ranganathan | Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne |
| Helen Rogers | The Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
| Richard Saffery | Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne |
| Michael Sawyer | University of Adelaide |
| Luke Stevens | Murdoch Childrens Research Institute |