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Role Group Leader / Snr Princ Research Fellow
Research area Population Health

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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

  • Fogarty, A, Giallo, R, Gartland, D, Mensah, F, Brown, S. Mothers’ and Young People’s Study Policy Brief #4: Young people’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021
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  • Brown, S, Glover, K, Leane, C, Gartland, D, Nikolof, A, Weetra, D, Mensah, F, Giallo, R, Reilly, S, Middleton, P, et al. Aboriginal Families Study Policy Brief No 6: Social health issues – time for action. 2021
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  • Brown, S, Glover, K, Leane, C, Gartland, D, Nikolof, A, Weetra, D, Mensah, F, Giallo, R, Reilly, S, Middleton, P, et al. Aboriginal Families Study Policy Brief No 7: Health consequences of family and community violence. 2021
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  • Gartland, D, Riggs, E, Giallo, R, Glover, K, Casey, S, Muyeen, S, Weetra, D, White, S, Koolmatrie, T, Brown, SJ. Using Participatory Methods to Engage Diverse Families in Research about Resilience in Middle Childhood.. J Health Care Poor Underserved 32(4) : 1844 -1871 2021
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  • Brown, SJ, Conway, LJ, FitzPatrick, KM, Hegarty, K, Mensah, FK, Papadopoullos, S, Woolhouse, H, Giallo, R, Gartland, D. Physical and mental health of women exposed to intimate partner violence in the 10 years after having their first child: an Australian prospective cohort study of first-time mothers.. BMJ Open 10(12) : e040891 2020
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