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
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) and Begum, Tahmina (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
2024
Journal Article
Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Bryazka, Dana, Reitsma, Marissa B, Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis, Abd Al Magied, Abdallah H A, Abdelkader, Atef, Abdollahi, Arash, Abdoun, Meriem, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abeldaño Zuñiga, Roberto Ariel, Abhilash, E. S., Abiodun, Olugbenga Olusola, Abiodun, Olumide, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abtahi, Dariush, Abualruz, Hasan, Abubakar, Bilyaminu, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen ME, Aburuz, Salahdein, Abu-Zaid, Ahmed, Adane, Mesafint Molla, Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi, Adegboye, Oyelola A, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adewuyi, Habeeb Omoponle, Adnani, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah, Adzigbli, Leticia Akua, Afaghi, Siamak, Afolabi, Aanuoluwapo Adeyimika ... Gakidou, Emmanuela (2024). Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Public Health, 9 (10), e729-e744. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00166-X
2024
Journal Article
Multimorbidity among the Indigenous population: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Shahunja, K. M., Ushula, Tolassa Wakayo, Hussain, Mohammad Akhter, Pati, Sanghamitra and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2024). Multimorbidity among the Indigenous population: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Epidemiology, 98, 8-17. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2024.07.047
2024
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Stroke Risk Factor Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah (Stroke Risk Factor member) and Khan, Asaduzzaman (Stroke Risk Factor member) (2024). Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet. Neurology, 23 (10), 973-1003. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00369-7
2024
Journal Article
Efficacy of a structured audio-visual asthma care session during GP visit in Australia: a single GP centre intervention trial
Hasan, Md Imrose, Shahunja, K. M. and Mamun, Abdullah (2024). Efficacy of a structured audio-visual asthma care session during GP visit in Australia: a single GP centre intervention trial. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 30 (5) PY24026, 1-9. doi: 10.1071/py24026
2024
Journal Article
Progress toward universal health coverage in Vietnam: evidence on dispensing trends of diabetes medications from 2015 to 2021
Dang, Anh Kim, Vu, Binh Ngan, Lam, Toi Phung, Ho, Thanh Kim Thi, Nguyen, Anh Kieu Thi, Le, Huong Thi, Mamun, Abdullah A., Phung, Dung and Thai, Phong K. (2024). Progress toward universal health coverage in Vietnam: evidence on dispensing trends of diabetes medications from 2015 to 2021. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 212 111691, 111691. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2024.111691
2024
Journal Article
Pre-COVID life expectancy, mortality, and burden of diseases for adults 70 years and older in Australia: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study
Ciobanu, Liliana G., Baryshnikova, Nadezhda V., Jawahar, Magdalene Catharine, Toben, Catherine G., Sokolenko, Elysia, Arnet, Victoria Kiriaki, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Adegboye, Oyelola A., Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Alam, Khurshid, Alif, Sheikh Mohammad, Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena, Anderlini, Deanna (GBD 2019 Australia Collaborators), Angell, Blake, Ansar, Adnan, Anyasodor, Anayochukwu Edward, Astell-Burt, Thomas, Atorkey, Prince, Ayala Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina, Ayano, Getinet, Babu, Abraham Samuel, Bagheri, Nasser, Baune, Bernhard T., Bhandari, Dinesh, Bhaskar, Sonu, Boufous, Soufiane, Briggs, Andrew M., Bulamu, Norma B., Burns, Richard A. ... GBD 2019 Australia Collaborators (2024). Pre-COVID life expectancy, mortality, and burden of diseases for adults 70 years and older in Australia: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 47 101092, 101092. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101092
2024
Journal Article
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah A., Anderlini, Deanna, Chung, Eric, Ferrari, Alize J., Santomauro, Damian Francesco, Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Maravilla, Joemer C., Khan, Asaduzzaman, Moni, Mohammad Ali, McGrath, John J. and Sartorius, Benn (2024). Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2162-2203. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00933-4
2024
Journal Article
Associations of gestational weight gain with the long-term postpartum weight gain, body mass index, waist circumference and abdominal obesity: a 27-year prospective cohort study
Mamun, Abdullah A., Oken, Emily, McIntyre, Harold D., Najman, Jake M., Williams, Gail M., Clavarino, Alexandra and Ushula, Tolassa W. (2024). Associations of gestational weight gain with the long-term postpartum weight gain, body mass index, waist circumference and abdominal obesity: a 27-year prospective cohort study. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 18 (2), 147-153. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2024.03.003
2024
Journal Article
Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators, Kanmiki, Edmund, Maravilla, Joemer, Lalloo, Ratilal, Mamun, Abdullah, Kelly, Jaimon, Khan, Asaduzzaman and Santomauro, Damian (2024). Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2100-2132. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00367-2
2024
Journal Article
Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Fertility and Forecasting Collaborators, Anderlini, D., Begum, T., Chung, E., Huda, M., Kanmiki, E., Maravilla, J. C., Khan, A., Moni, M., Lalloo, R., McGrath, J. J. and Mamun, Abdullah (2024). Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2057-2099. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00550-6
2024
Journal Article
Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950-2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators, Begum, Tahmina, Kanmiki, E., Maravilla, J. C., Khan, A., Moni, M., Lalloo, R., McGrath, J. J., Veerman, L. J. and Mamun, A. A. (2024). Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950-2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 1989-2056. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00476-8
2024
Journal Article
Research needed on urban Indigenous health inequalities
Mamun, Abdullah A., Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Leske, Stuart, Stajic, Janet and Ward, James (2024). Research needed on urban Indigenous health inequalities. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 102 (2), 146-148. doi: 10.2471/BLT.23.290868
2024
Journal Article
Measuring progress toward the Closing the Gap healthy birthweight target for Indigenous babies: an analysis of Queensland perinatal data, 2011–2020
Huda, M. Mamun, Ward, James and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2024). Measuring progress toward the Closing the Gap healthy birthweight target for Indigenous babies: an analysis of Queensland perinatal data, 2011–2020. Medical Journal of Australia, 221 (5), 277-278. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52408
2024
Journal Article
Gender differences in cardiovascular disease risk: adolescence to young adulthood
Najman, Jake M., Kisely, Steve, Scott, James G., Ushula, Tolassa W., Williams, Gail M., Clavarino, Alexandra M., McGee, Tara R., Mamun, Abdullah A. and Wang, William Y. S. (2024). Gender differences in cardiovascular disease risk: adolescence to young adulthood. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 34 (1), 98-106. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2023.09.024
2023
Journal Article
Impact of a community-based primary healthcare programme on childhood diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DPT3) immunisation coverage in rural northern Ghana
Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Mamun, Abdullah A., Phillips, James F. and O’Flaherty, Martin (2023). Impact of a community-based primary healthcare programme on childhood diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DPT3) immunisation coverage in rural northern Ghana. Research in Health Services & Regions, 2 (1) 18, 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s43999-023-00032-8
2023
Journal Article
The pre-pregnancy fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin and lipid profiles as blood biomarkers for gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence from a multigenerational cohort study
Alwash, Sura, McIntyre, David and Mamun, Abdullah (2023). The pre-pregnancy fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin and lipid profiles as blood biomarkers for gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence from a multigenerational cohort study. The Journal of Maternal - Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 36 (1) 2195524, 1-9. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2023.2195524
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Multidisciplinary efforts to eliminate sexually transmissible infections in regional and remote 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
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
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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Doctor Philosophy
Hormonal physiology in childbearing and the impacts of maternity-care interventions for mothers, babies and public health' to Oxytocin in childbearing
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, Associate Professor Yaqoot Fatima
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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
Other advisors: Associate Professor Yaqoot Fatima
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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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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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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
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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2017
Doctor Philosophy
A quantitative exploration of the major risk factors of cardiovascular disease in a low-middle income country in South East Asia: 21 year longitudinal study of the Indonesian adult population
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Peter Hill
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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: Associate Professor Peter Hill, Emeritus Professor Gail Williams
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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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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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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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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
Performance of Birth Weight Models
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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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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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
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- 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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