Professor Sharon Goldfeld is a paediatrician and Director, Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) the Royal Children’s Hospital, Co-Group leader of Policy and Equity, and Theme Director, Population Health at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. She has a decade of experience in state government as a senior policymaker in health and education including Principal Medical Advisor in the Victorian Department of Education and Training. Her research program is made up of complementary, synergistic and cross-disciplinary streams of work focused on investigating, testing and translating sustainable policy relevant solutions that eliminate inequities for Australia’s children. As an experienced policymaker, public health and paediatric researcher she aims to ensure ongoing effective, rapid translation of research into the policy and service arena.
Relevant experience
Professor Goldfeld’s career pathway has strategically straddled research, policy and practice. With over 120 peer reviewed publications and editorials to her name, Sharon has also authored 46 reports for state and national governments and several book chapters. Since 2002 Sharon has been awarded nearly $87 million (AUD) in competitive research funding both in Australia and internationally.
Sharon was recently awarded the inaugural Marles Medal in STEM (science, technology, engineering and medicine) for excellent and original research that led to outstanding achievement in research impact. She has received the medal for her leadership of the right@home study, a trial designed to build parenting capacity among disadvantaged parents. Her expertise as a child health policy and research translation leader have been recognised nationally and internationally through invitations to policy round tables and high level committees and invited presentations.
Professor Sharon Goldfeld is a paediatrician and Director, Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) the Royal Children’s Hospital, Co-Group leader of Policy and Equity, and Theme Director, Population Health at the Murdoch Children’s Research...
Professor Sharon Goldfeld is a paediatrician and Director, Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) the Royal Children’s Hospital, Co-Group leader of Policy and Equity, and Theme Director, Population Health at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. She has a decade of experience in state government as a senior policymaker in health and education including Principal Medical Advisor in the Victorian Department of Education and Training. Her research program is made up of complementary, synergistic and cross-disciplinary streams of work focused on investigating, testing and translating sustainable policy relevant solutions that eliminate inequities for Australia’s children. As an experienced policymaker, public health and paediatric researcher she aims to ensure ongoing effective, rapid translation of research into the policy and service arena.
Relevant experience
Professor Goldfeld’s career pathway has strategically straddled research, policy and practice. With over 120 peer reviewed publications and editorials to her name, Sharon has also authored 46 reports for state and national governments and several book chapters. Since 2002 Sharon has been awarded nearly $87 million (AUD) in competitive research funding both in Australia and internationally.
Sharon was recently awarded the inaugural Marles Medal in STEM (science, technology, engineering and medicine) for excellent and original research that led to outstanding achievement in research impact. She has received the medal for her leadership of the right@home study, a trial designed to build parenting capacity among disadvantaged parents. Her expertise as a child health policy and research translation leader have been recognised nationally and internationally through invitations to policy round tables and high level committees and invited presentations.
Top Publications
Molloy, C, Beatson, R, Harrop, C, Perini, N, Goldfeld, S.
Systematic review: Effects of sustained nurse home visiting programs for disadvantaged mothers and children.
Journal of Advanced Nursing
77(1)
:
147 -161
2021
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Jay, MA, Arat, A, Wijlaars, L, Ajetunmobi, O, Fitzpatrick, T, Lu, H, Lei, S, Skerritt, C, Goldfeld, S, Gissler, M, et al.
Timing of paediatric orchidopexy in universal healthcare systems: international administrative data cohort study.
BJS Open
4(6)
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1117 -1124
2020
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Newham, JJ, McLean, K, Ginja, S, Hurt, L, Molloy, C, Lingam, R, Goldfeld, S.
Brief evidence-based interventions for universal child health services: a restricted evidence assessment of the literature.
BMC Public Health
20(1)
:
993
2020
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O'Connor, M, Ponsonby, A-L, Collier, F, Liu, R, Sly, PD, Azzopardi, P, Lycett, K, Goldfeld, S, Arnup, SJ, Burgner, D, et al.
Exposure to adversity and inflammatory outcomes in mid and late childhood.
Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health
9:
100146
2020
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Elek, C, Gubhaju, L, Lloyd-Johnsen, C, Eades, S, Goldfeld, S.
Can early childhood education programs support positive outcomes for indigenous children? A systematic review of the international literature.
Educational Research Review
31:
100363
2020
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