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
Clark, Y, Gee, G, Naomi, R, Caroline, A, Stephanie, B, Glover, K, Helen, M, Tanja, H, Gartland, D, Catherine, C, et al.
The Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future: Cultural and emotional safety framework.
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing. Te Mauri-Pimatisiwin
5(1)
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38 -57
2020
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Valpied, J, Hegarty, K, Brown, S, O'doherty, L.
Self-efficacy and doctor support as mediators of depression outcomes following counselling by family doctors for intimate partner violence..
Family Practice
37(2)
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255 -262
2020
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Fogarty, A, Giallo, R, Wood, C, Kaufman, J, Brown, S.
Emotional-behavioral resilience and competence in preschool children exposed and not exposed to intimate partner violence in early life.
International Journal of Behavioral Development
44(2)
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97 -106
2020
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Cook, F, Conway, L, Gartland, D, Giallo, R, Keys, E, Brown, S.
Profiles and Predictors of Infant Sleep Problems Across the First Year..
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
41(2)
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104 -116
2020
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Brown, SJ, Mensah, F, Giallo, R, Woolhouse, H, Hegarty, K, Nicholson, JM, Gartland, D.
Intimate partner violence and maternal mental health ten years after a first birth: An Australian prospective cohort study of first-time mothers.
Journal of Affective Disorders
262:
247 -257
2020
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