Overview
Background
Natasha is a Clinical Psychologist and Senior Research Fellow at the Child Health Research Centre. Natasha leads the Perinatal and Early Life Exposures Research Group.
The Perinatal and Early Life Exposures Group is dedicated to uncovering the foundational influences on lifelong health and wellbeing. Their research focuses on the critical impact of environmental, nutritional, substance exposures, and psychosocial factors during the perinatal and early childhood periods on long-term health outcomes. By advancing our understanding of these early exposures, they aim to inform public health strategies, improve clinical practices, and ultimately enhance the health and well-being of future generations. Their work contributes to reducing the burden of chronic diseases and mental health disorders, promoting healthier developmental outcomes, intergenerational health benefits and fostering resilient communities.
Availability
- Dr Natasha Reid is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
- Postgraduate Certificate, University of Melbourne
Research interests
-
Prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure, including fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Developing and implementing effective preventative interventions
-
Assessment and diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
Improving assessment methods and accessibility to services, including early detection.
-
Interventions for children with FASD
Developing and implementing effective interventions to improve outcomes for children with FASD and their families.
Works
Search Professor Natasha Reid’s works on UQ eSpace
2024
Conference Publication
Tools for early detection of developmental concerns and/or disability in young children (aged birth–5 years 11 months): A scoping review
Burgess, A., Luke, C., Jackman, M., Wotherspoon, J., Whittingham, K., Benfer, K., Goodman, S., Caesar, R., Nesakumar, T., Bora, S., Honeyman, D., Copplin, D., Reedman, S., Cairney, J., Reid, N., Sakzewski, L. and Boyd, R.N. (2024). Tools for early detection of developmental concerns and/or disability in young children (aged birth–5 years 11 months): A scoping review. European Academy of Childhood Disability, Bruges, Belgium, 29 May-1 June 2024. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2024
Conference Publication
Current fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic guidelines: a systematic review
Ashley, D. P., Kuhn, M., Hayes, N. and Reid, N. (2024). Current fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic guidelines: a systematic review. 2024 Southern Regional Meeting (SRM), New Orleans, LA United States, 22-24 February 2024. Philadelphia, PA United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
2024
Journal Article
Caregivers' perspectives of support needs for adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Skorka, Kelly, Copley, Jodie, McBryde, Catherine, Meredith, Pamela J. and Reid, Natasha (2024). Caregivers' perspectives of support needs for adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Children and Society. doi: 10.1111/chso.12831
2024
Journal Article
Exploring the experience of service users following attendance at a student-led interprofessional neurodevelopmental clinic
Garavelis, Khari Nicola, Hayes, Nicole, Rose, Tanya A., Maloney, Maree, Liddle, Karen, Moritz, Karen, Gullo, Matthew, Gullo, Hannah L., McMah, Rebeccah, Heussler, Helen and Reid, Natasha (2024). Exploring the experience of service users following attendance at a student-led interprofessional neurodevelopmental clinic. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46 (7), 1298-1308. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2193430
2023
Journal Article
Factors to be considered as part of a holistic assessment for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a scoping review
Reid, Natasha, Kent, Nykola, Hewlett, Nicole, Bagley, Kerryn, Tsang, Tracey W., Goldsbury, Sarah, Williams, Robyn, Akison, Lisa, Holland, Lorelle, Vanderpeet, Chelsea, Doyle, Michael, Boaden, Nirosha and Hayes, Nicole (2023). Factors to be considered as part of a holistic assessment for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a scoping review. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 47 (11), 2007-2021. doi: 10.1111/acer.15191
2023
Conference Publication
Revising and updating Australia's guidelines for assessment and diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Novel approaches to development of diagnostic criteria
Reid, Natasha (2023). Revising and updating Australia's guidelines for assessment and diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Novel approaches to development of diagnostic criteria. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2023
Journal Article
Exploring resource implications and models of care for assessment and diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a scoping review
Kent, Nykola, Hayes, Nicole, Young, Sophia, Vanderpeet, Chelsea, Shanley, Dianne, Harris, Katrina, Pestell, Carmela, Elliott, Elizabeth and Reid, Natasha (2023). Exploring resource implications and models of care for assessment and diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a scoping review. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 47 (11), 2022-2032. doi: 10.1111/acer.15198
2023
Journal Article
Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on infant lung function, wheeze, and respiratory infections in Australian children
Vilcins, Dwan, Blake, Tamara L., Sly, Peter D., Saffery, Richard, Ponsonby, Anne‐Louise, Burgner, David, Tang, Mimi L. K., Reid, Natasha and Barwon Infant Study Investigator Group (2023). Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on infant lung function, wheeze, and respiratory infections in Australian children. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 47 (12), 2278-2287. doi: 10.1111/acer.15205
2023
Journal Article
Navigating the barriers to supporting neurodevelopmental disorders in children in out-of-home care
Scrivens, Catherine, Logan, Jayden and Reid, Natasha (2023). Navigating the barriers to supporting neurodevelopmental disorders in children in out-of-home care. Children and Youth Services Review, 153 107090, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107090
2023
Journal Article
Alcohol use in Australia: countering harm with healing
Holland, Lorelle, Reid, Natasha, Hewlett, Nicole, Toombs, Maree, Elisara, Tylissa, Thomson, Amy, Humphrey, Tracy and Smirnov, Andrew (2023). Alcohol use in Australia: countering harm with healing. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 37 100774, 100774. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100774
2023
Journal Article
Diagnostic accuracy and economic value of a tiered assessment for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (DATAforFASD): Protocol
Shanley, Dianne C, Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie, Wheeler, Amanda J, Byrnes, Joshua, Ware, Robert S, Liu, Wei, Simcock, Gabrielle, White, Codi, Horton, Sarah, Page, Marjad, Shelton, Doug, Till, Haydn, Mills, Ianthe, Hislop, Carly, Harris, Katrina, Crichton, Alison, Reid, Natasha, Reilly, Sheena, Moritz, Karen, Walsh, Kerryann, Rundle-Thiele, Sharyn and Hawkins, Erinn (2023). Diagnostic accuracy and economic value of a tiered assessment for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (DATAforFASD): Protocol. BMJ Open, 13 (8) e071004, 1-8. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071004
2023
Journal Article
Lived experiences of the diagnostic assessment process for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: a systematic review of qualitative evidence
Hayes, N., Bagley, K., Hewlett, N., Elliott, E. J., Pestell, C. F., Gullo, M. J., Munn, Z., Middleton, P., Walker, P., Till, H., Shanley, D. C., Young, S. L., Boaden, N., Hutchinson, D., Kippin, N. R., Finlay-Jones, A., Friend, R., Shelton, D., Crichton, A. and Reid, N. (2023). Lived experiences of the diagnostic assessment process for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: a systematic review of qualitative evidence. Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 47 (7), 1209-1223. doi: 10.1111/acer.15097
2023
Conference Publication
Process of reviewing the Australian guide for diagnosis of FASD
Reid, N., Hayes, N. and Vanderpeet, C. (2023). Process of reviewing the Australian guide for diagnosis of FASD. 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcohol (RSA), Bellevue, WA United States, 24-28 June 2023. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2023
Journal Article
Prenatal alcohol exposure risk perception dimensions and influencing factors: A systematic review and conceptual model
Erng, May N., Reid, Natasha, Moritz, Karen M. and van Driel, Mieke (2023). Prenatal alcohol exposure risk perception dimensions and influencing factors: A systematic review and conceptual model. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47 (3) 100047, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100047
2023
Other Outputs
To reduce harm from alcohol, we need Indigenous-led responses
Holland, Lorelle, Smirnov, Andrew, Reid, Natasha, Hewlett, Nicole and Elisara, Tylissa (2023, 05 19). To reduce harm from alcohol, we need Indigenous-led responses The Conversation
2023
Journal Article
“Our mothers have handed that to us. Her mother has handed that to her”: Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander yarning about community wellbeing, healthy pregnancies, and the prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Lyall, Vivian, Egert, Sonya, Reid, Natasha, Moritz, Karen and Askew, Deborah (2023). “Our mothers have handed that to us. Her mother has handed that to her”: Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander yarning about community wellbeing, healthy pregnancies, and the prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (9) 5614, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20095614
2023
Journal Article
Development of an Australian FASD Indigenous framework: Aboriginal healing-informed and strengths-based ways of knowing, being and doing
Hewlett, Nicole, Hayes, Lorian, Williams, Robyn, Hamilton, Sharynne, Holland, Lorelle, Gall, Alana, Doyle, Michael, Goldsbury, Sarah, Boaden, Nirosha and Reid, Natasha (2023). Development of an Australian FASD Indigenous framework: Aboriginal healing-informed and strengths-based ways of knowing, being and doing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (6) 5215, 1-25. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20065215
2023
Journal Article
Renewed call to improve approaches for developing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic criteria: Commentary on “Comparison of three systems for the diagnosis of FASDs in a community sample”
Reid, Natasha (2023). Renewed call to improve approaches for developing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic criteria: Commentary on “Comparison of three systems for the diagnosis of FASDs in a community sample”. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 47 (5), 840-842. doi: 10.1111/acer.15050
2023
Book Chapter
Physical and mental health in FASD
Moritz, Karen M., Akison, Lisa K., Hayes, Nicole and Reid, Natasha (2023). Physical and mental health in FASD. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: a multidisciplinary approach. (pp. 241-267) edited by Omar A. Abdul-Rahman and Christie L. M. Petrenko. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-32386-7_12
2022
Journal Article
International survey of specialist fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic clinics: comparison of diagnostic approach and considerations regarding the potential for unification
Reid, Natasha, Shanley, Dianne C., Logan, Jayden, White, Codi, Liu, Wei and Hawkins, Erinn (2022). International survey of specialist fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic clinics: comparison of diagnostic approach and considerations regarding the potential for unification. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (23) 15663, 15663. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192315663
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Natasha Reid is:
- Available for supervision
Looking for a supervisor? Read our advice on how to choose a supervisor.
Available projects
-
Perinatal and Early Life Exposures
I am available to supervise students who have an interest in exploring potential impacts and protective effects of a range of different perinatal and early life exposures.
Supervision history
Current supervision
-
Doctor Philosophy
Implementation and evaluation of a culturally responsive framework for assessment diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
Principal Advisor
-
Doctor Philosophy
Advancing facial dysmorphology diagnostic practices for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Karen Moritz, Dr Lisa Akison
-
Doctor Philosophy
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Risk Perceptions : A Conceptual Model - Development and Application
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Karen Moritz
Completed supervision
-
2025
Doctor Philosophy
The Co-design of Transformative Healing and Adungadoo Pathways: Preventing the Criminalisation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children with Complex Support Needs
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Smirnov
-
2023
Doctor Philosophy
Development of a strengths-focused interprofessional collaborative practice framework to support the needs of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and their families
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jodie Copley
-
2022
Doctor Philosophy
Prevalence of prenatal alcohol exposure and effects on placental stress pathways and adolescent bone health
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Karen Moritz
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Natasha Reid directly for media enquiries about:
- alcohol use during pregnancy
- fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
- neurodevelopmental conditions
- prenatal alcohol exposure
Need help?
For help with finding experts, story ideas and media enquiries, contact our Media team: