
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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2022
Journal Article
Geographical variations in the association between bullying victimization and sleep loss among adolescents: a population-based study of 91 countries
Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Fatima, Yaqoot, Smith, Simon S., Tariqujjaman, Md., Jatrana, Santosh and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2022). Geographical variations in the association between bullying victimization and sleep loss among adolescents: a population-based study of 91 countries. Sleep Medicine, 90, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.12.014
2022
Other Outputs
Kids whose grandparents are overweight are almost twice as likely to struggle with obesity
Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Mamun, Abdullah and Fatima, Yaqoot (2022, 01 21). Kids whose grandparents are overweight are almost twice as likely to struggle with obesity The Conversation
2022
Book Chapter
Cultural identity and social and emotional wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Fatima, Yaqoot, Cleary, Anne, King, Stephanie, Solomon, Shaun, McDaid, Lisa, Hasan, Md Mehedi, Al Mamun, Abdullah and Baxter, Janeen (2022). Cultural identity and social and emotional wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Family dynamics over the life course: foundations, turning points and outcomes. (pp. 57-70) edited by Janeen Baxter, Jack Lam, Jenny Povey, Rennie Lee and Stephen R. Zubrick. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-12224-8_4
2021
Journal Article
Triceps skinfold thickness and body mass index and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence from a multigenerational cohort study
Alwash, Sura M., McIntyre, H. David, Najman, Jake and Mamun, Abdullah (2021). Triceps skinfold thickness and body mass index and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence from a multigenerational cohort study. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 16 (1), 44-49. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2021.12.005
2021
Journal Article
Family, neighbourhood and psychosocial environmental factors and their associations with asthma in Australia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Shahunja, K M, Sly, Peter D., Begum, Tahmina, Biswas, Tuhin and Mamun, Abdullah (2021). Family, neighbourhood and psychosocial environmental factors and their associations with asthma in Australia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Asthma, 59 (12), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2021.2018707
2021
Conference Publication
Spatial patterns of canine rabies evidence at the local government area level in Nigeria: association with socioeconomic and ecological determinants
Mshelbwala, Philip P., Weese, J. Scott, Tekki, Ishaya, Chakma, Shovon, Shamaki, David, Mamun, Abdullah A., Clark, Nicholas J., Rupprecht, Charles E. and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2021). Spatial patterns of canine rabies evidence at the local government area level in Nigeria: association with socioeconomic and ecological determinants. 7th One Heath Aotearoa Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand, 6-7 December 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Temporal trends in between and within‐country inequalities in caesarean delivery in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a Bayesian analysis
Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Ahmed, Saifuddin, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Begum, Tahmina, Fatima, Yaqoot and Mamun, Abdullah A (2021). Temporal trends in between and within‐country inequalities in caesarean delivery in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a Bayesian analysis. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128 (12) 1471-0528.16744, 1928-1937. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16744
2021
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Ward, Joseph L., Azzopardi, Peter S., Francis, Kate Louise, Santelli, John S., Skirbekk, Vegard, Sawyer, Susan M., Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Mokdad, Ali H., Hay, Simon I., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdoli, Amir, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abedi, Aidin, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adekanmbi, Victor, Adham, Davoud, Advani, Shailesh M., Afshari, Khashayar, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmed, Anwar E., Aji, Budi, Akombi-Inyang, Blessing ... Viner, Russell M. (2021). Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 398 (10311), 1593-1618.
2021
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Adolescent Mortality Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah, Anderlini, Deanna, Lalloo, Ratilal, McGrath, John, Uddin, Riaz and Leung, Janni (2021). Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet (London, England), 398 (10311), 1593-1618. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01546-4
2021
Journal Article
Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018
Kinyoki, Damaris, Osgood-Zimmerman, Aaron E., Bhattacharjee, Natalia V., Local Burden of Disease Anaemia Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah A., Uddin, Riaz, Hasan, Md. Mehedi , Kassebaum, Nicholas J. and Hay, Simon I. (2021). Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018. Nature medicine, 27 (10), 1761-1782. doi: 10.1038/s41591-021-01498-0
2021
Journal Article
Lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults: Evidence from an Australian birth cohort
Ushula, Tolassa W., Lahmann, Petra H., Mamun, Abdullah, Wang, William Y. S., Williams, Gail M and Najman, Jake M (2021). Lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults: Evidence from an Australian birth cohort. Public Health Nutrition, 25 (8) PII S1368980021003864, 1-12. doi: 10.1017/S1368980021003864
2021
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Under-5 Mortality Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah A., Lalloo, Ratilal, Anderlini, Deanna, McGrath, John, Uddin, Riaz and Moni, Mohammad Ali (2021). Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 398 (10303), 870-905. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01207-1
2021
Journal Article
The association of general obesity, central obesity and visceral body fat with the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis
Alwash, Sura M., McIntyre, H. David and Mamun, Abdullah (2021). The association of general obesity, central obesity and visceral body fat with the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 15 (5), 425-430. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2021.07.005
2021
Conference Publication
The effect of caesarean birth on childhood body mass index (BMI) trajectories in Australia
Begum, Tahmina, Fatima, Yaqoot, Anuradha, Satyamurthy and Mamun, Abdullah (2021). The effect of caesarean birth on childhood body mass index (BMI) trajectories in Australia. World Congress of Epidemiology, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 7-9 September 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination
Mshelbwala, Philip P., Weese, J. Scott, Sanni-Adeniyi, Olufunmilayo A., Chakma, Shovon, Okeme, Stephen S., Mamun, Abdullah A., Rupprecht, Charles E. and Magalhaes, R. J. Soares (2021). Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15 (8) e0009617, e0009617. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009617
2021
Journal Article
Pathways linking bullying victimisation and suicidal behaviours among adolescents
Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Fatima, Yaqoot, Pandey, Sumali, Tariqujjaman, Md., Cleary, Anne, Baxter, Janeen and Mamun, Abdullah A (2021). Pathways linking bullying victimisation and suicidal behaviours among adolescents. Psychiatry Research, 302 113992, 113992. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113992
2021
Journal Article
Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age
Ip, Hill F., van der Laan, Camiel M., Krapohl, Eva M. L., Brikell, Isabell, Sánchez-Mora, Cristina, Nolte, Ilja M., St Pourcain, Beate, Bolhuis, Koen, Palviainen, Teemu, Zafarmand, Hadi, Colodro-Conde, Lucía, Gordon, Scott, Zayats, Tetyana, Aliev, Fazil, Jiang, Chang, Wang, Carol A., Saunders, Gretchen, Karhunen, Ville, Hammerschlag, Anke R., Adkins, Daniel E., Border, Richard, Peterson, Roseann E., Prinz, Joseph A., Thiering, Elisabeth, Seppälä, Ilkka, Vilor-Tejedor, Natàlia, Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S., Day, Felix R., Hottenga, Jouke-Jan ... Boomsma, Dorret I. (2021). Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age. Translational Psychiatry, 11 (1) 413, 413. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01480-x
2021
Journal Article
Predicting the environmental suitability for onchocerciasis in Africa as an aid to elimination planning
Cromwell, Elizabeth A., Osborne, Joshua C. P., Unnasch, Thomas R., Basáñez, Maria-Gloria, Gass, Katherine M., Barbre, Kira A., Hill, Elex, Johnson, Kimberly B., Donkers, Katie M., Shirude, Shreya, Schmidt, Chris A., Adekanmbi, Victor, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Afarideh, Mohsen, Ahmadpour, Ehsan, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Akalu, Temesgen Yihunie, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour, Alanzi, Turki M., Alipour, Vahid, Andrei, Catalina Liliana, Ansari, Fereshteh, Ansha, Mustafa Geleto, Anvari, Davood, Appiah, Seth Christopher Yaw, Arabloo, Jalal, Arnold, Benjamin F., Ausloos, Marcel ... Pigott, David M. (2021). Predicting the environmental suitability for onchocerciasis in Africa as an aid to elimination planning. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15 (7) e0008824, e0008824. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008824
2021
Journal Article
Does the millennial generation of women experience more mental illness than their mothers?
Najman, Jake M., Bor, William, Williams, Gail M., Middeldorp, Christel M., Mamun, Abdullah A., Clavarino, Alexandra M. and Scott, James G. (2021). Does the millennial generation of women experience more mental illness than their mothers?. BMC Psychiatry, 21 (1) 359, 359. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03361-5
2021
Journal Article
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Reitsma, Marissa B, Kendrick, Parkes J, Ababneh, Emad, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abdoli, Amir, Abedi, Aidin, Abhilash, E. S., Abila, Derrick Bary, Aboyans, Victor, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen ME, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Advani, Shailesh M, Aghaali, Mohammad, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Ahmad, Sohail, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmed, Haroon, Aji, Budi, Akunna, Chisom Joyqueenet, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alanzi, Turki M, Alhabib, Khalid F, Ali, Liaqat, Alif, Sheikh Mohammad, Alipour, Vahid, Aljunid, Syed Mohamed, Alla, François, Allebeck, Peter ... Zuniga, Y. H. (2021). Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 397 (10292), 2337-2360. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01169-7
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Supervision
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- Professor Abdullah Mamun is:
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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
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
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
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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
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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
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
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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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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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
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
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
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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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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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
Enquiries
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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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