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Natasha Helen Jacinta Pearce Monks Francis PhD (Public Health), PostGrad Dip (Health Promotion), BApp Sc MPH BA(Psych) PhD BSc, MPH, PhD Honorary
To investigate the associations between interpregnancy intervals (IPIs) and developmental vulnerability in children's first year of full-time school (age 5). A retrospective cohort study using logistic regression. ORs were estimated for associations with IPIs with adjustment for child, parent and community sociodemographic variables.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a condition caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol and characterised by severe neurodevelopmental impairment which have lifelong implications. Impairments in executive function, memory, cognition, language and attention are common, and can lead to early and repeat engagement with the criminal justice system.
Researchers' understanding of bystanders' perspectives in the cyber-environment fails to take young people's perceptions into account and remains imperfect.
Socioeconomic inequality in emotional symptoms exists. This inequality is partly explained by socioeconomic inequality in self-efficacy
The perspectives of professionals involved in bullying and cyberbullying policy construction, across three different Australian states
Older maternal age is associated with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in young adult females
Researchers conducting program evaluations in other contexts are advised to consider testing for this potential source of bias in their studies
Opinions of employees from the education and legal systems, regarding their perceptions of the role of the law and cyberbullying in Australian schools
Professional development of school staff can be enhanced with carefully developed and delivered online learning resources