A portion of our work related to the aetiology and management of non-communicable disease is undertaken in the area of Women’s Health:

  • Our Cancer Epidemiology researchers aim to understand cancer aetiology, with a particular focus on how reproductive factors are involved in the development of women’s cancers, and factors associated with patterns of care and survival.
  • Using data from the long running Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) study our researchers focus on the health of women, largely during early and mid-adulthood (e.g., maternal and child health and menopausal health), examining our understanding of how various factors (such as sex differences, reproductive factors, behaviours, overweight and obesity, dementia, abuse and area of residence) contribute to risk of non-communicable disease.
  • Expanding on the wealth of research and outcomes generated by ALSWH, the International collaboration for a Life course Approach to reproductive health and Chronic disease Events (InterLACE) study aims to improve international and cross-cultural comparisons in women’s health; and our NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Women and Non-Communicable Diseases (CRE WaND) looks to move beyond reproductive and sexual health to encompass and prioritise the prevention and detection of non-communicable diseases.
  • Jenny Doust

    Professor Jenny Doust

    Clinical Prof Research Fellow
    School of Public Health
  • Professor Susan Jordan

    Lecturer & Professor and NHMRC Leadership Fellow
    School of Public Health
    Affiliate of Australian Women's and Girls' Health Research Centre
    Australian Women's and Girls' Health Research Centre
  • Professor Gita Mishra

    Division Head, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    NHMRC Leadership Fellow
    School of Public Health
    Centre Director of Australian Women's and Girls' Health Research Centre & Affiliate of Australian Women's and Girls' Health Research Centre
    Australian Women's and Girls' Health Research Centre
  • Associate Professor Leigh Tooth

    Principal Research Fellow
    School of Public Health
    Affiliate of Australian Women's and Girls' Health Research Centre
    Australian Women's and Girls' Health Research Centre
  • Dr Michael Waller

    Affiliate of Australian Women's and Girls' Health Research Centre
    Australian Women's and Girls' Health Research Centre
  • Dr Louise Wilson

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    School of Public Health
  • Professor Annette Dobson

    Professor of Biostatistics
    School of Public Health
    Affiliate of Australian Women's and Girls' Health Research Centre
    Australian Women's and Girls' Health Research Centre
  • Dr Gregore Iven Mielke

    NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow
    School of Public Health
    Affiliate of Australian Women's and Girls' Health Research Centre
    Australian Women's and Girls' Health Research Centre
    Affiliate of Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health
    Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health