Professor Stephanie Brown is a social epidemiologist, health services researcher and Head of the Intergenerational Health Group at Murdoch Children's Research Institute. She is Director of the Stronger Futures Centre of Research Excellence, Co-Convenor of the Aboriginal Health Program at MCRI and Honorary Professor in the Department of General Practice and Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne.
Stephanie has two decades of experience working at the interface of policy, health services and community to co-design and implement policy relevant epidemiological and intervention research focusing on the beginning of life, when change is most likely to lead to reduction of health inequalities across the life course. A major focus of her work is improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal children and families, women and children of refugee background and women and children experiencing family violence.
Professor Stephanie Brown is a social epidemiologist, health services researcher and Head of the Intergenerational Health Group at Murdoch Children's Research Institute. She is Director of the Stronger Futures Centre of Research Excellence,...
Professor Stephanie Brown is a social epidemiologist, health services researcher and Head of the Intergenerational Health Group at Murdoch Children's Research Institute. She is Director of the Stronger Futures Centre of Research Excellence, Co-Convenor of the Aboriginal Health Program at MCRI and Honorary Professor in the Department of General Practice and Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne.
Stephanie has two decades of experience working at the interface of policy, health services and community to co-design and implement policy relevant epidemiological and intervention research focusing on the beginning of life, when change is most likely to lead to reduction of health inequalities across the life course. A major focus of her work is improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal children and families, women and children of refugee background and women and children experiencing family violence.
Top Publications
Perlen, S, Brown, SJ, Yelland, J.
Have Guidelines About Smoking Cessation Support in Pregnancy Changed Practice in Victoria, Australia?.
Birth
40(2)
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81 -87
2013
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McDonald, E, Brown, S.
Does method of birth make a difference to when women resume sex after childbirth?.
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
120(7)
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823 -830
2013
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Sutherland, G, Brown, S, Yelland, J.
Applying a social disparities lens to obesity in pregnancy to inform efforts to intervene.
Midwifery
29(4)
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338 -343
2013
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Perlen, S, Woolhouse, H, Gartland, D, Brown, SJ.
Maternal depression and physical health problems in early pregnancy: Findings of an Australian nulliparous pregnancy cohort study.
Midwifery
29(3)
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233 -239
2013
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Hegarty, KL, O’Doherty, LJ, Chondros, P, Valpied, J, Taft, AJ, Astbury, J, Brown, SJ, Gold, L, Taket, A, Feder, GS, et al.
Effect of Type and Severity of Intimate Partner Violence on Women’s Health and Service Use.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
28(2)
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273 -294
2013
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