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Biography
Jane Fisher, Professor of Global Health, is Director of Global and Women’s Health and Head, Co-Director Planetary Health Division, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. She is an academic Clinical and Health Psychologist with longstanding interests in the social determinants of health, and healthcare participation. Her research has focused on gender-based risks to mental health and psychological functioning from adolescence to mid-life, in particular related to fertility, conception, pregnancy, the perinatal period and chronic non-communicable diseases; and on parenting capabilities and early childhood development in low- and high-income settings. She has completed major epidemiological studies in clinical and community settings in Australia, Vietnam and Nepal, nationally funded intervention trials, and has supervised more than 50 research higher degree and postgraduate coursework candidates to completion. She is an expert technical advisor to international agencies including the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund.
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):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Early Journey of Life (EJOL) – Vietnam: extending a tested birth to 2 program model to disadvantaged communities
Fisher, J., Baek, Y., Tran, T., Nguyen, H., Tran, H., Pham, H. & Tran, T.
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Early Childhood Development in Fiji: Addressing Policy Evidence Gaps
Fisher, J., Tran, T. & Popplestone, S. E.
1/07/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Collaboration between a public and a private early parenting centre to improve social disadvantage though continuous quality improvement
Fisher, J., Stanzel, K., Dwyer, A., Tran, T., Nguyen, H. & Thean, P.
1/07/24 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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SPHERE - The Centre of Research Excellence in Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health in Primary Care
Mazza, D., Black, K. I., Bateson, D. J., Norman, W. V., Mishra, G. D., Fisher, J., Grzeskowiak, L. E., Edvardsson, K., Tarzia, L., Cameron, S., McMillan, F., Parker, S., Michelmore, J., Carr, R., Price, K., Taft, A. J., Gemzell-Danielsson, K., Grossman, D., Stephenson, J. M. & French, R.
5/02/24 → 31/01/29
Project: Research
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ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
True, J., Carlson, B., Douglas, H., Davies, S., Fisher, J., Humphreys, C. F., Islam, A., O'Leary, P., Wendt, S., D'Costa, B., Mavisakalyan, A., Mavisakalyan, A., Flynn, A., Wilson, D., Kidman, J., Tolmie, J., Naepi, S., Wood, E., Goodmark, L., Anderson, S., Kotsadam, A., Marddent, A., Eddyono, S., Olsson, M., Tran, T., Cripps, K., Mataia-Milo, L., Hutton, L. & Crookes, A.
Australian Research Council (ARC), University of Melbourne, Australian National University (ANU), Griffith University, Curtin University, Macquarie University, Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution, Office of the eSafety Commissioner, Respect Victoria, ActionAid Australia, Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety Limited (ANROWS), Safe and Equal Inc (trading as Domestic Violence Victoria (DV Vic) Incorporated, No To Violence, Our Watch Limited, Western Australian Council of Social Services Inc, Domestic Violence NSW Inc, Asia Foundation, Wesnet (Women's Services Network) Incorporated, Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration, SMERU Research Institute, Black Rainbow, Gaston Zavalla Ortigas Peace Institute, UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund (Headquarters), Thammasat University, Lunivesite Aoao o Samoa (National University of Samoa), University of the South Pacific, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Gadjah Mada University), Peace Research Institute (PRIO), Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Auckland University of Technology, Research and Training Center for Community Development (RTCCD), University of Auckland, University of British Columbia, University of Maryland Baltimore , Victoria University of Wellington, Yale University, Australian Institute of Women Judges, Kornar Winmil Yunti Aboriginal Corporation, Women's Safety Services SA Incorporated, DVConnect Limited, Koorie Women Mean Business Incorporated, National Indigenous Australians Agency, Breaking Silent Codes Network Incorporated, Department of Social Services (DSS) (Australia) , National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research Ltd (trading as The Lowitja Institute), Fiji Women's Rights Movement, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) (Australia), Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales (AH&MRC), Raoul Wallenberg Institute
1/01/24 → 31/12/30
Project: Research
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Measuring improvements in occupational health and safety in the artificial stone benchtop industry
Hore-Lacy, F., Gwini, S. M., Dimitriadis, C., Jimenez-Martin, J., Hoy, R. F., Fisher, J., Sim, M. R., Walker-Bone, K. & Glass, D. C., Jan 2025, In: Annals of Work Exposures and Health. 69, 1, p. 5-16 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A longitudinal qualitative exploration of victorian healthcare workers’ and organisations’ evolving views and experiences during COVID-19
McGuinness, S. L., Eades, O., Zhong, S., Clifford, S., Fisher, J., Kelsall, H. L., Kirkman, M., Russell, G., Skouteris, H. & Leder, K., 7 May 2024, In: BMC Health Services Research. 24, 1, 11 p., 596.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Caregiver mental health promotion and early parenting programmes
Fisher, J., Sept 2024, In: The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 8, 9, p. 615-616 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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Coping Self-Efficacy and Thoughts of Self-Harm Among Adolescents in Vietnam: A Longitudinal Study
Tran, T., Nguyen, H., Shochet, I., Nguyen, N., La, N., Wurfl, A., Orr, J., Nguyen, H., Stocker, R. & Fisher, J., 2024, In: Archives of Suicide Research. 28, 3, p. 1022-1034 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Determinants of respectful maternity care at a tertiary care teaching institute in South India: A mixed-methods study
Dasari, P., Sastry, J. G., Thulasingam, M., Fisher, J. & Chandrasekaran, N., Feb 2024, In: International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 164, 2, p. 721-731 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Press/Media
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‘What Happens Next?’: How Do We Build a Future Where Everyone Feels Safe?
Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Jane Fisher, Steven Roberts, Stephanie Wescott, Charles Livingstone & Fiona McCormack
29/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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‘What Happens Next?’: What’s Behind the Gender-Based Violence Crisis?
Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Jane Fisher, Steven Roberts, Stephanie Wescott, Charles Livingstone & Fiona McCormack
22/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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Women with endometriosis need support, not judgement
Kate Young, Jane Rosamond Woodward Fisher & Maggie Kirkman
3/03/15
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature