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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.
Education/Academic qualification
Public Health, PhD, Insulin Resistance in Reproductive Aged Women, MONASH UNIVERSITY
2007 → 2011
Award Date: 11 Apr 2011
Biomedical Science / Neuroscience, BBNSc (Honours0, Monash University
2003 → 2006
Award Date: 1 Dec 2006
Research area keywords
- Pregnancy Care
- Preventive Health
- Weight Management
- Health Systems Research
- Implementation Science
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):
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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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A Learning Health System to implement prevention into routine pregnancy care
Teede, H. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Callander, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mol, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Enticott, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lorber Rolnik, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Harrison, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moran, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bahri-Khomami, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Powell, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Thangaratinam, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zeps, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Palmer, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Hunt, R. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/04/25 → 30/06/30
Project: Research
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Preventing obesity and optimising health across preconception, pregnancy and postpartum
Harrison, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Health in Preconception, Pregnancy and Post-Birth (HIPPP): An antenatal lifestyle promotion program for the Royal Hobart Hospital
Kilpatrick, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Venn, A. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barnden, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McBeath, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Harrison, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Skouteris, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hills, A. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Teede, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hill, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Lim, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation
23/09/22 → 1/05/23
Project: Research
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Innovative methodologies in AI-powered risk prediction and risk communication in pregnancy
Lim, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McIntosh, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Enticott, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cooray, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moran, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Teede, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Harrison, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Thong, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ranakombu, K. K. D. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Du, L. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Improving the safety and credibility of digital healthy lifestyle APPS that target women during pregnancy: an evidence-based approach towards better regulation
Hayman, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Harrison, C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/09/21 → 1/11/23
Project: Research
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Exploring health information needs and preferences of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women during pregnancy: A mixed methods study
Nitya Nagesh (Leading Author), Brammall, B. R. (Leading Author), Govindaraju, T., Madill, R. L., Coombs, G., Flynn, D., Thiessen, M., Teede, H. J. & Harrison, C. L. (Leading Author), Aug 2026, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 149, 8 p., 109693.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Effective components of integrated motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy for lifestyle behaviour change: a modified Delphi study
Barrett, S., Begg, S., Dunford, A. R., O’Halloran, P., Breckon, J., Denniss, E., Rodda, K., Hardcastle, S., Marshall, P. W., Anstiss, T., Kwasnicka, D., Bohman, B., Atkinson, C., Taylor, N. F., Randall, C., Greaves, C., Hall, K., Kunstler, B., Lakerveld, J. & Goodwin, D. & 5 others, , 2025, In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 22, 1, 13 p., 135.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Embedding consumer and community involvement in antenatal healthcare research: A methodological approach and perspectives of culturally and linguistically diverse women in Australia
Brammall, B. R., Madill, R. L., Garad, R. M., Nguyen, B. N., Nagesh, N. & Harrison, C. L., Dec 2025, In: Research Involvement and Engagement. 11, 1, 12 p., 41.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Ethnic Differences in Facilitators and Barriers to Lifestyle Management After Childbirth: A Multi-Methods Study Using the TDF and COM-B Model
Chen, M., Makama, M., Skouteris, H., Moran, L. J., Harrison, C. L. & Lim, S., 2 Jan 2025, In: Nutrients. 17, 2, 18 p., 286.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring the acceptability of a risk prediction tool for cardiometabolic risk (gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy) for use in early pregnancy: A qualitative study
Lang, S., McIntosh, J. G., Enticott, J., Goldstein, R., Baker, S., McGowan, M., Cooray, S., Du, L., Reddy, A., Harrison, C. L., Thong, E., De Silva, K., Teede, H., Moran, L. J. & Lim, S. (Leading Author), Feb 2025, In: Midwifery. 141, 9 p., 104270.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Activities
- 4 Editorial responsibility
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (Journal)
Harrison, C. (Editorial board member)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Nutrients (Journal)
Harrison, C. (Editorial board member)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Frontiers in Physiology (Journal)
Harrison, C. (Editor in chief)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Nutrients (Journal)
Harrison, C. (Editor in chief)
2018 → 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility