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  • Senior management

    Professor Susan Sawyer

    CAH - Susan Sawyer 

    Director, Centre for Adolescent Health

    E: susan.sawyer@rch.org.au


    Professor Craig Olsson

    Craig-Olsson 

    Group Leader, Adolescent Health
    E: Craig.Olsson@rch.org.au


    Professor Stuart Kinner

    CAH - Stuart Kinner 

    Group Leader, Justice Health
    E: s.kinner@unimelb.edu.au


    A/Professor Peter Azzopardi

    Peter A 

    Group Leader, Adolescent Health
    E: peter.azzopardi@mcri.edu.au 


    Laura Griffith

    Laura_Griffith 

    Executive Assistant / Strategic Support

    E: laura.griffith@rch.org.au 


     

    Education and training

    The Centre for Adolescent Health, through the  Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne, offers a range of online postgraduate courses. Visit the page for further information. 

    Ani-WierengaManager

    Dr Anitra Wierenga
    T: +61 3 9345 6676 

    Helen D Administrator

     Helen D'Cruz 
     T: +61 39345 6671  

     

    Subject coordinators Dr Ani Wierenga

    • Andrea Krelle
    • Bern Murphy
    • Hennie Williams
    • Kristina Bennett
    • Lucy Holland
    • Dr Monika Raniti
    • Toni Lindsay

    Research

    CAH - Kristina Bennett Manager

     Kristina Bennett
     T: +61 3 9345 6535



    2000 stories

    The 2000 Stories project is a landmark longitudinal study spanning almost 30 years. It is comprised of two studies, the original Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort (VAHCS) Study – which recruited 2000 year 9 students in 1992; and the Victorian Intergenerational Health Cohort Study (VIHCS) study, which recruited children from the original participants. 

    Ari Graf 

    CAH - Carolina Murphy 

    Carolina Murphy 

     Elizabeth Spry 

    Elizabeth Spry

    Hanafi Mohamad Husin 

    Hanafi Mohamad Husin

    CAH - Steph Aarsman 

    Stephanie Aarsman



    Australian Temperament Project (ATP)

    The ATP is a three generation longitudinal study of social and emotional development that has followed over 2000 Young Australians and their families from infancy to adulthood over 15 waves since 1983 (Generation 1 and 2), and over 1000 offspring cohort offspring (Generation 3) since 2012.

    Annette_Hall 

    Annette Hall

    CAH - Chris Greenwood 

    Dr Chris Greenwood

    Craig-Olsson 

    Prof Craig Olsson

    Peter F 

    Dr Peter Fransquet 

    CAH - Primrose Letcher 

    Dr Primrose Letcher

      CAH - Sophie Barker 

    Sophie Barker 


    Communities that Care Australia (CTC) / International Youth Development Study (IYDS)

    CTC is an evidence-based process implemented at the community level to reduce youth health and behaviour problems and promote healthy development. IYDS is a long-term study that began 2002, that looks at the development of healthy and problem behaviours among young people in the state of Victoria, Australia, and the state of Washington, United States.

    CAH - Amber Osborn 

    Amber Osborn

    CAH - Rachel Smith 

    Rachel Smith

     


    Global Health

    The world now has the largest group of young people there will ever be on the planet. How they grow during the adolescent years will affect not only their own health later in life but the contribution they will make to their societies in the future. Our studies describe these changing patterns of health and growth as countries undergo major transitions economically, nutritionally, demographically and epidemiologically. Visit the global health page to learn more.

    Crisitina 

    Cristina De Nicolas Izquierdo

    Ella 

    Dr Ella Cehun

    CAH - Kate Francis 

    Kate Francis

    CAH - Molly O'Sullivan 

    Molly O'Sullivan

      monika 

    Dr Monika Raniti

    Peter A 

    A/Prof Peter Azzopardi

    Ruth_Aston 

    Dr Ruth Aston

     

     


    Justice Health

    Young people and adults who come into contact with the criminal justice system are among society’s most vulnerable. They are distinguished by a high prevalence of complex, co-occurring health problems, typically set against a backdrop of entrenched disadvantage. Visit the justice health page to learn more.

    Alex.Campbell 

    Alex Campbell

    Jesse Young 

    Dr Jesse Young

    Lindsay.Pearce 

    Lindsay Pearce

    Lucas_Ferreira 

    Dr Lucas Ferreira

    CAH - Rohan Borschmann 

    Dr Rohan Borschmann


    The Child to Adult Transition Study (CATS)

    CATS is a unique longitudinal study following over 1200 children as they transition through puberty to adolescence and from primary school to secondary. 

    CAH - Carolina Murphy 

    Dr Carolina Murphy

    Dongmei

    Dongmei Luo 

    Ellie_May_Robson 

    Dr Ellie May Robson

    Hanafi Mohamad Husin 

    Hanafi Mohamad Husin

    CAH - Louise Canterford 

    Louise Canterford

    Nandi_Vijayakumar 

    Dr Nandi Vijayakumar 

    Paige_Farrow 

    Paige Farrow 




    Honorary staff

    • Carolyn Coffey
    • Claire Burton
    • Claire Wilson
    • Danielle Pogos
    • Delyse Hutchinson
    • Elissa Kennedy
    • Felice Jacka
    • George Youssef
    • Holly Erskine
    • Ian Williams
    • Jacqui Macdonald
    • Jennifer Marino
    • Jennifer McIntosh
    • Jenny Proimos
    • Jesse Young
    • Jessica Heerde
    • John Toumbourou
    • Julian Simmons
    • Libby Hughes
    • Lisa Mundy
    • Louisa Degenhardt
    • Michelle Telfer
    • Nick Allen
    • Nicola Reavley
    • Nola Firth
    • Rianna Chapman
    • Sheryl Hemphill
    • Silja Kosola
    • Stephanie Plenty
    • Susan Skinner
    • Tracy Evans-Whipp

    Visiting scholars

    • Prof Tianjio Chen
    • Dr Leelaraprin Chongwatanswat

    To see the full list, please visit the CAH International Fellows page.

    Students

    • Dongmei Luo
    • Ebony Biden
    • Farnaz Sabet
    • Jackson Newberry-Dupe 

    • Joyce Cleary
    • Karly Cini
    • Heidi Renner
    • Margaretha

    To see the full list, please visit the  CAH Student Project page.


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