Researchers
Our research is structured into research themes, programs of work and teams. We are committed to collaboration and to work together.

Research theme leaders

BA (Education) PhD Candidate
Director of First Nations Strategy and Leadership; Head, First Nations Health and Equity Research

BSc (Hons) PhD
Head, Brain and Behaviour Research

MBBS FRACP PhD
Co-director of Children’s Diabetes Centre

BMedSci (Dist) MBBS, PhD (Dist) FRACP
Research Theme Head, Early Environment; Team Lead, Chronobiology
Shaping excellence
Rewarding excellence
Learn more about how The Kids rewards research excellence
Learn more about how The Kids rewards research excellenceResearch governance
We pride ourselves on conducting research to the highest standards possible
Find out more about research governanceCurrent career opportunities
Want to join our team and help make a difference to child health?
Learn more about Current career opportunitiesHelp shape our research
Find out how you can involve consumers and the community in your research
Help shape our researchReports & findings
A Systematic Review of Psychometric Properties of General Trust Measures Across the Lifespan
Belief in the trustworthiness of other people is foundational to human interaction, and thus, there is interest in its assessment across many disciplines. However, disunity in approaches to its conceptualization has resulted in a myriad of measures. This review collates and systematically appraises self-report general trust measures for use in either children or adults; examining target age, type of trust assessed, and measurement and psychometric properties.
First Impressions Towards Autistic People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Emerging evidence suggests that observers tend to form less favorable first impressions toward autistic people than toward non-autistic people. These negative impressions may be associated with immediate behavioral responses, as well as long-lasting attitudes toward those being observed that may negatively impact their psychosocial wellbeing.
Intravenous Iron-Induced Hypophosphatemia in Surgical Patients
This study explores the incidence of preoperative hypophosphatemia and whether hypophosphatemia may have affected patient or trial outcomes for those who received ferric carboxymaltose
#TransTok: a digital ethnographic study using content analysis to investigate transgender and gender diverse ‘for you page’ content on TikTok that may affect mental health
Transgender and gender diverse (“trans”) people are more likely to experience adverse mental health outcomes due to the social adversities that are commonly experienced. One ameliorating factor for poor mental health outcomes can be connection to community, often facilitated in online spaces such as TikTok.