A/Prof Rebecca Giallo
A/Prof Rebecca Giallo
Details
Role
Team Leader / Honorary Fellow Manager
Research area
Population Health
Group
Intergenerational Health
Associate Professor Giallo leads a productive life course epidemiological and clinical intervention research program focused on optimising the mental health of children and families affected by social adversity and intergenerational trauma. She is particularly passionate about men’s health in early fatherhood, and family-based interventions in the early years of children’s lives to prevent and disrupt intergenerational cycles of poor health within families. This work has been enabled by partnerships with community health services supporting children and their families. Her research is informed by 10 years’ experience as a psychologist working with children and families in educational, hospital and community health settings.
Associate Professor Giallo's vision is to optimise the health of children and their families affected by intergenerational trauma and social adversity across the life course. She is leading research that is informing investment in evidence-based, cost-effective and scalable interventions for families during pregnancy and the critical early years of their child’s development.
Her integrated program of life course epidemiological and clinical intervention research is:
(1) determining the relative contribution of early life adversity, including the COVID-19 pandemic, to poor family health and common child health problems (poor mental health, asthma, obesity) that are of significant burden to children, families and the health care system,
(2) identifying what promotes resilience in children and families experiencing social adversity, and
(3) designing and trialling scalable interventions for harder-to-reach and neglected cohorts such as fathers, families receiving child protection services, and those affected by family violence.
This research program is generating high-quality evidence to reduce health inequalities in socially disadvantaged children and break intergenerational cycles of poor family heath.
Associate Professor Giallo's vision is to optimise the health of children and their families affected by intergenerational trauma and social adversity across the life course. She is leading research that is informing investment in evidence-based, cost-effective and scalable interventions for families during pregnancy and the critical early years of their child’s development.
Her integrated program of life course epidemiological and clinical intervention research is:
(1) determining the relative contribution of early life adversity, including the COVID-19 pandemic, to poor family health and common child health problems (poor mental health, asthma, obesity) that are of significant burden to children, families and the health care system,
(2) identifying what promotes resilience in children and families experiencing social adversity, and
(3) designing and trialling scalable interventions for harder-to-reach and neglected cohorts such as fathers, families receiving child protection services, and those affected by family violence.
This research program is generating high-quality evidence to reduce health inequalities in socially disadvantaged children and break intergenerational cycles of poor family heath.
Associate Professor Giallo leads a productive life course epidemiological and clinical intervention research program focused on optimising the mental health of children and families affected by social adversity and intergenerational trauma. She is...
Associate Professor Giallo leads a productive life course epidemiological and clinical intervention research program focused on optimising the mental health of children and families affected by social adversity and intergenerational trauma. She is particularly passionate about men’s health in early fatherhood, and family-based interventions in the early years of children’s lives to prevent and disrupt intergenerational cycles of poor health within families. This work has been enabled by partnerships with community health services supporting children and their families. Her research is informed by 10 years’ experience as a psychologist working with children and families in educational, hospital and community health settings.
Associate Professor Giallo's vision is to optimise the health of children and their families affected by intergenerational trauma and social adversity across the life course. She is leading research that is informing investment in evidence-based, cost-effective and scalable interventions for families during pregnancy and the critical early years of their child’s development.
Her integrated program of life course epidemiological and clinical intervention research is:
(1) determining the relative contribution of early life adversity, including the COVID-19 pandemic, to poor family health and common child health problems (poor mental health, asthma, obesity) that are of significant burden to children, families and the health care system,
(2) identifying what promotes resilience in children and families experiencing social adversity, and
(3) designing and trialling scalable interventions for harder-to-reach and neglected cohorts such as fathers, families receiving child protection services, and those affected by family violence.
This research program is generating high-quality evidence to reduce health inequalities in socially disadvantaged children and break intergenerational cycles of poor family heath.
Associate Professor Giallo's vision is to optimise the health of children and their families affected by intergenerational trauma and social adversity across the life course. She is leading research that is informing investment in evidence-based, cost-effective and scalable interventions for families during pregnancy and the critical early years of their child’s development.
Her integrated program of life course epidemiological and clinical intervention research is:
(1) determining the relative contribution of early life adversity, including the COVID-19 pandemic, to poor family health and common child health problems (poor mental health, asthma, obesity) that are of significant burden to children, families and the health care system,
(2) identifying what promotes resilience in children and families experiencing social adversity, and
(3) designing and trialling scalable interventions for harder-to-reach and neglected cohorts such as fathers, families receiving child protection services, and those affected by family violence.
This research program is generating high-quality evidence to reduce health inequalities in socially disadvantaged children and break intergenerational cycles of poor family heath.
Top Publications
- Fogarty, A, Jones, A, Evans, K, O'Brien, J, Giallo, R. The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic for families of infants involved with Child Protection Services for maltreatment concerns.. Health Soc Care Community 30(5) : 1754 -1762 2022 view publication
- Giallo, R, Seymour, M, Fogarty, A, Feinberg, M, Christensen, D, Gartland, D, Wood, C, Brown, SJ, Cooklin, A. Trajectories of interparental conflict and children's emotional-behavioural functioning at 10-11 years: an Australian population-based study.. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 31(4) : 625 -635 2022 view publication
- Kingston, D, Kehler, H, Austin, M-P, Mughal, MK, Wajid, A, Vermeyden, L, Benzies, K, Brown, S, Stuart, S, Giallo, R. Trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy and the first 12 months postpartum and child externalizing and internalizing behavior at three years.. PLoS One 13(4) : e0195365 2018 view publication
- Jarde, A, Morais, M, Kingston, D, Giallo, R, MacQueen, GM, Giglia, L, Beyene, J, Wang, Y, McDonald, SD. Neonatal Outcomes in Women With Untreated Antenatal Depression Compared With Women Without Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.. JAMA Psychiatry 73(8) : 826 -837 2016 view publication
- Leach, LS, Poyser, C, Cooklin, AR, Giallo, R. Prevalence and course of anxiety disorders (and symptom levels) in men across the perinatal period: A systematic review.. J Affect Disord 190: 675 -686 2016 view publication
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