Our People
CCCH employs over 90 staff from a range of disciplines including paediatrics, psychology, education, early childhood, public health and communications.
Internationally recognised researcher, author, lecturer and consultant, Professor Frank Oberklaid is the Director of the Centre for Community Child Health and a Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne.
Key CCCH People
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Expertise |
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 Professor Frank Oberklaid
Centre Director
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- Early childhood development & behaviour
- Brain development and life-course
- Prevention, early detection and intervention of problems affecting children (obesity, mental health, language, learning and literacy, hearing)
- Refocusing early childhood services for better outcomes
- Early childhood and health policy
- School reform
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 Associate Professor Jill Sewell
Associate Director, Clinical Services
Centre Deputy Director |
- Early childhood development and behaviour
- Learning difficulties, language delay, ADHD, ASD, and other developmental/behavioural disorders
- Child health services
- Health/education interface
- Medical workforce
- Health policy at state, national and international settings
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 Professor Melissa Wake
Associate Director, Research |
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Childhood obesity
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Language and literacy delay
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Developmental and behavioural concerns
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Infant hearing screening
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Community-based health strategies
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 June McLoughlin
Associate Director, Programs |
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 Dr Daryl Efron
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Child development
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Developmental disorders of childhood including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning difficulties, autistic spectrum disorders
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Paediatric psychopharmacology
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Neurodisability in childhood
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Interfaces between education, welfare and child health
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 Dr Harriet Hiscock
Senior Research Fellow |
- Early intervention and prevention of common infant and child behaviour
- Infant crying problems
- Infant sleep problems
- Child behaviour problems
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 Dr Tim Moore
Senior Research Fellow |
- Early childhood intervention services for children with developmental disabilities
- Early childhood service development and family centred practice
- Professional development of health- and early-childhood professionals
- Building self esteem in children
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 Dr Sharon Goldfeld
Paediatrician and Senior Research Fellow
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- Indicators and data to measure children's outcomes
- Policy service development
- Early literacy promotion
- Health services research
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 Dr Jordana Bayer
Research Fellow |
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