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... is a Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics in the College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing at the University of Newcastle and ... is an internationally distinguished leader in nutrition and dietetics health, with a track record of excellence in research leadership, whose ... member 2002-2009 and Vice President 2007-09; Australasian Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network (ACAORN) Inaugural convenor Food and ...
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... him around the world and back. Now he’s determined to improve the health and wellbeing of young people across the globe - right here from ... Interests Modifying physical activity trajectories in priority adolescent populations to reduce the burden of chronic disease. Design ... interventions to increase physical activity in child and adolescent populations. Identifying measurable cost-effective ...
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... exploring voice training Trans gender and gender diversity health care Youth health and wellbeing Laryngeal disorders Why did you get into research? ... hospital with inpatients in the PICU, NICU, children’s and adolescent wards as well as with patients attending video fluoroscopy ...
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... a psychosis but can be precursors to developing a more serious mental health condition. My ambition is to identify the brain changes ... at Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, and is a member of the NeuRA Schizophrenia Research Council. ... Future Focus My future focus will be on laboratory models of mental health disorders that affect many young people. It is possible to model ...
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... and as a co-author on the International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) Preschool Guidelines (only Australian ... Excellence award. Dr Smart was invited convenor of the ISPAD Health Professional Science School and the non-medical representative on ... University of Newcastle International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes, Allied Health and Nursing Representative ...
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... expert in the areas of the assessment of dietary intake, mental health and food addiction and in conducting high-quality research ... the Food and Nutrition Stream of the Australasian Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network (ACAORN). She Established the TRACE ... Eating Research Organisation (ACERO) (Lead) Australasian Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network Why did you get into research? ...
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... regulating fat metabolism in obesity and its effects on the health of heart and blood vessels. My goal is to find new treatments to ... of obesity and its adverse effects on metabolism and cardiovascular health. About 400 million adults worldwide are obese and one billion are ... diseases. I want our research to lead to improvements in survival and health for everyone affected with these conditions. Biography Professor ...
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... associated brain networks are associated with higher risk of mental health problems and poorer outcomes in both physical and mental illness. ... and clinicians in the Faculty of Science and IT, and the Faculty of Health and Medicine, as well as prominent national (e.g., UNSW, ... ADHD, Parkinson’s disease) Affiliations Brain and Mental Health Program PRC Brain and Mental Health PRC Stroke and Brain Injury ...
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... a PhD in Neuroscience (University of Constance), a MD in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (University of Duisburg-Essen), and DSc ... 2012. Professor Schall sees children and young people at the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service of Hunter New England Health and EDUCARE. Throughout ...
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... Profile Professor Joerg Mattes is the Chair of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Newcastle, course coordinator for the Women, Children and Adolescent course in the Joint Medical program (MD) at the University of ... of the Paediatric Lung Function Service in the Northern NSW Child Health Network (Kaleidoscope). Professor Mattes’ research looks at ...