Cheryce Harrison

Assoc Professor

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20082025

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Biography

A/Professor Cheryce Harrison is a senior academic and Head, Public Health Research Program at the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, within the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University. Research to date has focused on developing and leading a program of research and translation of healthy lifestyle interventions that are effective, low-intensity, cost effective and reduce complications. With expertise in implementation research and influence across policy and practice, she has a broad aim of optimising lifestyle as an effective strategy for obesity prevention relevant to all women, across all phases of reproduction, with impact at individual, community and population levels.

She has expertise in translation at scale in both public (Monash Health, Western Health and Royal Hobart Hospital) and private healthcare settings (Medibank Private). International reach includes adaptation in Asia, via the Global Alliance on Chronic Disease and in Europe, via the Impact Diabetes Bump2Baby Consortium.  She has experience in Australian Government engagement and policy development, contribution to National evidence-based guidelines, epidemiological research, clinical trial design and management and mechanistic exercise intervention studies.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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