Overview
Background
Associate Professor Mamun is an internationally recognised leader in the areas of life course epidemiology and intergenerational perspectives. An approach that situates the individual risk factors and their interaction within a context that determines health outcomes has been the underlying basis of his research. He is one of the Principal Investigator’s of the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) cohort. Over the past 14 years, he has been leading the respiratory and cardiovascular epidemiology research in the MUSP that included 30 years follow-up of the MUSP offspring cohort (Gen 2) and the first follow-up of the children-of-the-offspring cohort (Gen 3). In recent years, he expanded his research in the low & middle income countries focusing on the rapid socio-economic development and the demographic and epidemiological transitions.
Mamun has made significant contributions to understand the critical stages of life and early life determinants of health. From the life course perspective, some of his papers are influential while thinking about the early development of health and well-being. For instance, his research confirmed that parents, especially mothers, are the role model for offspring health and well-being development from early life to adolescence and then to young adulthood. His research shows that weight management and prevention of obesity should start as early as possible even before or during pregnancy. He is interested to contribute new knowledge about the extent that socioeconomic, family and environmental factors track from generation to generation and how this impacts on health and well-being of the future generations.
Mamun has received several national (e.g. ARC, NHMRC, and NHF) and international competitive grants. He was awarded several highly competitive fellowships (e.g. NHMRC CDF Level 2, 2012-2016, NHMRC CDF Level 1, 2008-2011) and awards (UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards, 2009 and NHF Grants-in-Aid 2008). He has more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, most of which are published in high impact journals. He has an outstanding track-record of supervising RHD students. For instance, in the last five years, he has supervised 16 PhD students- 10 as Primary Advisor, who have been awarded their degrees.
Research Interests:
- Respiratory and cardiovascular health- development and early prevention
- Maternal and child health- early life environment and critical windows
- Social, structural and environmental basis of health and well-being
- Methodological innovation in longitudinal studies, administrative data and meta-analysis
Availability
- Professor Abdullah Mamun is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of Dhaka
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Dhaka
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Groningen
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Gestational diabetes mellitus and its impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes in Indigenous populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Duong, Thuy Linh, Shahunja, KM, Le, Minh, McIntyre, David H., Ward, James and Mamun, Abdullah A (2025). Gestational diabetes mellitus and its impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes in Indigenous populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 229 112462, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2025.112462
2025
Journal Article
Sleep quality, obesity and the risk of multimorbidity among Australian middle-aged and older adults: evidence from a national longitudinal household survey
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Basri, Rabeya, Mohammed, Aliu, Seidu, Abdul-Aziz, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku and Al Mamun, Abdullah (2025). Sleep quality, obesity and the risk of multimorbidity among Australian middle-aged and older adults: evidence from a national longitudinal household survey. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 100280, 100280. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100280
2025
Journal Article
Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Hay, Simon I, Ong, Kanyin Liane, Santomauro, Damian F, A, Bhoomadevi, Aalipour, Mohammad Amin, Aalruz, Hasan, Ababneh, Hazim S, Abaraogu, Ukachukwu O, Abate, Biruk Beletew, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Nasir, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abd ElHafeez, Samar, Abdalla, Ashraf Nabiel, Abdalla, Mohammed Altigani, Abdallah, Emad M, Abdeeq, Barkhad Aden, Abdel Razeq, Nadin M I, Abdelgalil, Ahmed Abdelrahman, Abdel-Hameed, Reda, Abdelmasseh, Michael, Abdelnabi, Mahmoud, Abdel-Rahman, Wael M, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief, Abdi, Sepideh, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdoun, Meriem, Abdous, Arman ... Gakidou, Emmanuela (2025). Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet, 406 (10513), 1873-1922. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)01637-x
2025
Journal Article
Challenges and opportunities for mitigating the risk of trihalomethane exposure in public water supplies in Queensland
Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Fatima, Yaqoot, Boyle, Fran, Choi, Phil Min, Hasan, Md. Mehedi and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2025). Challenges and opportunities for mitigating the risk of trihalomethane exposure in public water supplies in Queensland. Discover Water, 5 (1) 79, 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s43832-025-00290-2
2025
Journal Article
Genome-wide association meta-analysis of childhood ADHD symptoms and diagnosis identifies new loci and potential effector genes
van der Laan, Camiel M., Ip, Hill F., Schipper, Marijn, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, St Pourcain, Beate, Zayats, Tetyana, Pool, René, Krapohl, Eva M. L., Brikell, Isabell, Soler Artigas, María, Cabana-Domínguez, Judit, Nolte, Ilja M., Bolhuis, Koen, Palviainen, Teemu, Zafarmand, Hadi, Gordon, Scott, Aliev, Fazil, Burt, S. Alexandra, Wang, Carol A., Saunders, Gretchen, Karhunen, Ville, Adkins, Daniel E., Border, Richard, Peterson, Roseann E., Prinz, Joseph A., Thiering, Elisabeth, Vilor-Tejedor, Natàlia, Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S., Allegrini, Andrea ... Llonga, Natalia (2025). Genome-wide association meta-analysis of childhood ADHD symptoms and diagnosis identifies new loci and potential effector genes. Nature Genetics, 57 (10), 2427-2435. doi: 10.1038/s41588-025-02295-y
2025
Conference Publication
Type 2 diabetes prevention and management among indigenous children and youth: a systematic review of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA
Kanmiki, Edmund W., Fatima, Yaqoot, Duong, Thuy Linh, Von Senden, Roslyn and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2025). Type 2 diabetes prevention and management among indigenous children and youth: a systematic review of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA. Australian Public Health Conference, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 16-18 September 2025.
2025
Journal Article
The impact of adverse childhood experiences on health outcomes of indigenous populations over the life course: a systematic review
Shahunja, K. M., Alam, Md Ashraful, Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Egoda Kapuralalage, Thilini Nisansala, Duong, Thuy Linh, Graham, Sarah and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2025). The impact of adverse childhood experiences on health outcomes of indigenous populations over the life course: a systematic review. Public Health, 243 105724, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2025.105724
2025
Journal Article
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage : The Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Global Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Risk Factors Collaborators, Rautalin, Ilari, Volovici, Victor, Stark, Benjamin A., Johnson, Catherine O., Kaprio, Jaakko, Korja, Miikka, Krishnamurthi, Rita V., Nair, Balakrishnan Sukumaran, Ranta, Annemarei, Rinkel, Gabriel J. E., Vergouwen, Mervyn D. I., Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelkader, Atef, Abdi, Parsa, Abdollahi, Arash, Abdullahi, Auwal, Abiodun, Olugbenga Olusola, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Abouzid, Mohamed, Abtahi, Dariush, Abu Rumeileh, Samir, Abualhasan, Ahmed, Abualruz, Hasan, Abukhadijah, Hana J., Abu-Zaid, Ahmed, Adamu, Lawan Hassan ... Feigin, Valery L. (2025). Global, Regional, and National Burden of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage : The Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. JAMA Neurology, 82 (8), 765-787. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.1522
2025
Journal Article
Stroke incidence, trends, and geographic disparities in Ghana: An analysis of nationwide health facility records
Kanmiki, E.W., Oguoma, V.M., Mayeden, S., Kofitse, S.K., Nonterah, E.A., Akazili, J. and Mamun, A.A. (2025). Stroke incidence, trends, and geographic disparities in Ghana: An analysis of nationwide health facility records. Public Health, 242, 44-49. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2025.02.023
2025
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Adolescent BMI Collaborators and Mamun, Abdullah A. (GBD 2021 Adolescent BMI collaborator) (2025). Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 405 (10481), 785-812. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00397-6
2025
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Adult BMI Collaborators and Mamun, Abdullah A. (GBD 2021 Adult BMI collaborator) (2025). Global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 405 (10481), 813-838. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00355-1
2025
Other Outputs
Addressing Type 2 diabetes in Indigenous youth
Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam and Mamun, Abdullah (2025, 03 05). Addressing Type 2 diabetes in Indigenous youth Indigenous Business News
2025
Other Outputs
Culturally relevant interventions crucial for addressing Type 2 diabetes in Indigenous youth
Kanmiki, Edmund W. and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2025, 02 25). Culturally relevant interventions crucial for addressing Type 2 diabetes in Indigenous youth News Medical
2025
Journal Article
A co-designed program for better sleep in Australian First Nations adolescents: Protocol for the Let’s Yarn About Sleep adolescent sleep health program
Fatima, Yaqoot, Von Senden, Roslyn, Bucks, Romola S., Ashby, Caitie, Sullivan, Daniel P., Smith, Simon S., Blunden, Sarah, Yiallourou, Stephanie, Eastwood, Peter R., Mamun, Abdullah, McDaid, Lisa, Walsh, Jen, Kinghorn, Mina, Potia, Azhar H., Varela, Sharon, King, Stephanie, Solomon, Shaun, Fanti, Markesh and Skinner, Timothy C. (2025). A co-designed program for better sleep in Australian First Nations adolescents: Protocol for the Let’s Yarn About Sleep adolescent sleep health program. Sleep Advances, 6 (2) zpaf012, 1-9. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpaf012
2025
Journal Article
Access to Potentially Harmful Online Content and Psychological Distress in Australian Older Adolescents: a Population-Based Study
Biswas, Tuhin, Edmed, Shannon L., Tran, Nam, Huda, M. Mamun, Pattinson, Cassandra, Maravilla, Joemer, Baxter, Janeen and Al Mamun, Abdullah (2025). Access to Potentially Harmful Online Content and Psychological Distress in Australian Older Adolescents: a Population-Based Study. Child Indicators Research, 18 (2) e0202048, 867-883. doi: 10.1007/s12187-025-10217-x
2025
Journal Article
Equity effect of a community-based primary healthcare program on the incidence of childhood morbidity in rural Northern Ghana
Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Mamun, Abdullah A., Phillips, James F. and O’Flaherty, Martin (2025). Equity effect of a community-based primary healthcare program on the incidence of childhood morbidity in rural Northern Ghana. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 26 e23, e23-26. doi: 10.1017/s1463423625000106
2025
Journal Article
Interventions for type 2 diabetes prevention and management among Indigenous children and youth: A systematic review
Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Fatima, Yaqoot, Duong, Thuy Linh, Von Senden, Roslyn, Ushula, Tolassa W. and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2025). Interventions for type 2 diabetes prevention and management among Indigenous children and youth: A systematic review. Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 8 (1) e70026, 1-19. doi: 10.1002/edm2.70026
2025
Journal Article
An upward trend of dyslipidemia among adult population in Vietnam: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis
Dang, Anh Kim, Thi Le, Linh Thao, Pham, Ngoc Minh, Nguyen, Dung Quang, Thi Nguyen, Ha Thu, Dang, Son Cong, Le Nguyen, Anh Tuan, Le, Huong Thi, Mamun, Abdullah A., Phung, Dung and Thai, Phong K. (2025). An upward trend of dyslipidemia among adult population in Vietnam: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome, 19 (1) 103171, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2024.103171
2024
Journal Article
Dietary Supplementation of Turmeric Rhizome Promotes the Growth Performance, Serum Lipid Profile and Intestinal Microflora of Broilers
Sultana, Rabeya, Sohag, Abdullah Al Mamun, Hossain, Md Tahmeed and Hannan, Md Abdul (2024). Dietary Supplementation of Turmeric Rhizome Promotes the Growth Performance, Serum Lipid Profile and Intestinal Microflora of Broilers. Journal of Science and Technology Research, 6 (1), 117-124. doi: 10.3329/jscitr.v6i1.77383
2024
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Global Stillbirths Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah (GBD 2021 Global Stillbirths Collaborators member), Begum, Tahmina (GBD 2021 Global Stillbirths Collaborators member) and Maravilla, Joemer (GBD 2021 Global Stillbirths Collaborators member) (2024). Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet, 404 (10466), 1955-1988. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01925-1
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
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- Professor Abdullah Mamun is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Impacts of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus on Women and Children across Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Non-Indigenous Communities in Queensland, Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre, Professor James Ward
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Doctor Philosophy
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Outcomes in Indigenous Population: A Life Course Approach
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Leonie Callaway, Professor James Ward
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Doctor Philosophy
Preventing non-communicable diseases (PreventNCD) among Indigenous children and youth in major cities of Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Ms Lorelle Holland, Dr K M Shahunja
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Doctor Philosophy
Implementing a life course approach in antenatal and postnatal care settings for prevention and reduction of non-communicable disease risks in Nepal (IpreventNCD)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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Doctor Philosophy
The effects of children's behaviour problems on parental health behaviours in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin O'Flaherty
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Doctor Philosophy
Oxytocin in childbirth
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melinda Protani, Professor Leonie Callaway
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Trajectories of asthma symptom and their associations with family, neighbourhood, and psychosocial environmental factors among children in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Life Course Predictors of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Resemblance of parent-offspring dietary patterns and the development of offspring cardiometabolic risks: A life course perspective
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Caesarean birth and its impact on maternal and offspring health in Australia: A life course perspective
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Adolescent Motherhood in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Trends, Determinants, and Child Health Outcomes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin O'Flaherty
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Future direction of maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Double burden of malnutrition among women in South and Southeast Asia: Geographical variation, health inequality and health achievement
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Early Life Predictors of Peak Lung function at 21 years Findings from a Longitudinal Cohort Study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Predictors and Consequences of Body Weight Misclassification among Adolescents: A 30-year Longitudinal Study
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Early life predictors of young adulthood renal function
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Gender differences in risk factors and healthcare for hypertension, diabetes and CVD among Bangladeshi adults
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Gail Williams
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Sleep Problems in Adolescence and Young Adulthood and their Association with Overweight and Obesity in Young Adults
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The association between parental overweight and obesity before pregnancy and the development of offspring overweight and obesity in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Trends, determinants and spatial risks of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Gail Williams, Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Association of Vitamin D Status with Acute Respiratory Infection and Diarrhoea in Children Less Than Two Years of Age in an Urban Slum of Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Double Burden of Underweight and Overweight in Bangladesh: Contributing Factors and Economic Consequences
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
ADIPOQ genetic variations, modifiable lifestyle factors and kidney disease in type 2 diabetes: A cohort study in Taiwan
Principal Advisor
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
The metabolic syndrome in relation to nutritional status among adults in Vietnam
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Dung Phung, Associate Professor Phong Thai
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Effect of a Community-Based Primary Healthcare Programme on Equity in Health and Access to Maternal and Child Health Services in Ghana
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin O'Flaherty
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Dietary patterns and the development of cardiometabolic risk profiles among young adults: A life-course perspective
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Darsy Darssan, Associate Professor William Wang
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Spatial epidemiological approaches to monitor and measure the risk of human leptospirosis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the risk of mental and behavioural disorders in offspring
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Scott
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The overweight/obesity - depression links over the life course
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Women's mental health following the birth of a child: a life course approach
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The contribution of fish to nutrition and food security: informing the evidence base for agricultural policy in Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the association between mental health and diabetes mellitus among women, in a developed and a developing country.
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
The Association between Micronutrients Status, Stunting, Body Mass Index and Adiposity among Mexican American Children
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Performance of Birth Weight Models
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Explaining the Heterogeneity in Overweight and Underweight amongst Adult Indonesians, 1993-2007: The Influence of Compositional and Contextual Factors
Associate Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Transition in food choices and their effect on overweight/obesity for adolescents and young adults
Associate Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Predicting unscheduled dental visits by members of the Australian Defence Force
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
Prediciton of use of cannabis by young adults in an Australian birth cohort
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
Associate Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
THE ROLE OF DIETARY FACTORS IN THE AETIOLOGY OF NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY IN YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA
Associate Advisor
Media
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- Blood pressure - health
- Cardiovascular risk
- Epidemiology
- Health - longitudinal studies
- Heart attack risk
- Mental health - risk factors
- Obesity
- Population health - longitudinal studies
- Public health
- Risk factors - smoking, obesity
- Smoking
- Tobacco
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