A5039228976- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Reading and Literacy Development
Edith Cowan University
2020-2025
The Kids Research Institute Australia
2016-2025
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2025
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
2021-2024
Columbia University
2021-2023
The University of Western Australia
2008-2023
Perth Children's Hospital
2021
UNSW Sydney
2017-2019
Hospice UK
2016
University of Strathclyde
2011
Objective: To investigate the relationship between a child's weight and broad range of family maternal factors. Design, setting participants: Cross-sectional data from population-based prospective study, collected January 2004 December 2005, for 329 children aged 6–13 years (192 healthy weight, 97 overweight 40 obese) their mothers (n = 265) recruited paediatric hospital endocrinology department eight randomly selected primary schools in Perth, Western Australia. Main outcome measures:...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, breastfeeding women have experienced restricted access to support, placing them at increased risk of mental health concerns and limited assistance. This study investigated effect pandemic on feeding choices maternal wellbeing amongst mothers living in Australian New Zealand. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey that examined methods, wellbeing, worries, challenges, positive experiences during pandemic. Most were exclusively (82%). Partial was associated...
Objective: The aims of the present study were to (i) examine relationship between children's degree adiposity and psychosocial functioning; (ii) compare patterns clustering measures healthy weight overweight/obese children. Method: Cross-sectional data from a population-based cohort 158 weight, 77 overweight, 27 obese children aged 8–13 years analysed. Height, depression, quality life, self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, eating disorder symptoms, peer relationships behavioural emotional...
Abstract Cognitive control is typically described as disrupted following exposure to early caregiving instability. While much of the work within this field has approached cognitive broadly, evidence from adults retrospectively reporting early‐life instability shown more nuanced effects on control, even demonstrating enhancements in certain subdomains. That is, unstable may disrupt some areas yet promote adaptation others. Here, we investigated three domains a sample school‐age children ( N =...
Abstract The current narrative surrounding children’s health and wellbeing often focuses on adversity dysregulation with a lack of positive messaging. However, promoting protective buffering factors may be as important reducing adverse exposures. While the concept flourishing is commonly applied in context adults, defining what means for children academic literature remains unclear. Our study addressed this gap by undertaking grounded theory approach consulting extensively consumers key...
Previous studies have found associations between maternal and family factors child eating disorder symptoms. However, it is not clear whether predict symptoms specifically, or relate to more general psychopathology, of which may be one component. This study aimed identify that increases decreases in over time, accounting for children's body mass index z-scores levels psychological distress. Participants were 221 mother-child dyads from the Childhood Growth Development Study, a prospective...
Abstract Early psychosocial adversities exist at many levels, including caregiving-related, extrafamilial, and sociodemographic, which despite their high interrelatedness may have unique impacts on development. In this paper, we focus caregiving-related early (crEAs) parse the heterogeneity of crEAs via data reduction techniques that identify experiential cooccurrences. Using network science, characterized crEA cooccurrences to represent comorbidity experiences across a sample school-age...
The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between emotional health and wellbeing support needs perinatal women during COVID-19 pandemic, understand their experiences need for support. This is a potentially vulnerable group critical developmental phase infants. A mixed methods design used collect quantitative qualitative data that provided robust insight into unique needs. total 174 who were either pregnant or post-birth participated. main findings demonstrated in cohort...
Previous research suggests that children with developmental dyslexia have low-level visual and auditory deficits. The present study further examines these proposed deficits how they relate to component reading skills. Children control were administered measures of processing a battery tasks, including nonword irregular-word reading, as phonological orthographic Significant group differences found on all tasks. However, at an individual level only minority dyslexics had In both controls, was...
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted new mothers' wellbeing and breastfeeding experience. Women have experienced changes in birth postnatal care restricted access to their support network. It is unclear how these impacts may changed over time with shifting rates of infection policies restricting movement services Australia New Zealand. This study investigated the longitudinal effect on maternal Mothers (n = 246) completed an online survey every 4 weeks for 6 months that examined feeding...
Abstract Background: Childhood obesity is a global issue. Excessive weight gain in early pregnancy independently associated with the next generation. Given uptake of e-health, our primary aim was to pilot feasibility an e-health intervention, starting first trimester, promote healthy lifestyle and prevent excess pregnancy. Methods: Women were recruited between 8 11 weeks gestation randomised intervention or routine antenatal care. The involved program providing diet, physical activity...
We aimed to explore the impact of externally worn diabetes technologies on sexual behavior and activity, body image, anxiety in adopters nonadopters these devices.
Smartphone applications (apps) offer a promising alternative to face-to-face treatment due their ease of access and convenience. However, there is lack evidence-based apps for cannabis users wishing reduce use.The current study evaluated the feasibility acceptability smartphone app intervention (called Assess, Plan, Track, Tips [APTT]) wanting included 111 (68% male, aged 18-50 yrs) who had used in past month, were not currently treatment, wanted reduce/quit use. Participants given APTT 1...
Maternal psychological distress is related to poorer physical and mental health as well child developmental problems. Interventions that optimise maternal wellbeing during the "first 1,000 days" of life should have wide-reaching benefits for mother her child. Digital interventions (DMHIs) this critical period potential equip women with enhanced coping strategies can be applied maintained in daily life. This study aimed understand uptake DMHIs pregnancy, extent participants apply intervention...