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Biography
Miranda is the Guidelines Program Manager at the Australian Living Evidence Consortium (ALEC), leading the Evidence Synthesis Team working to develop Australia's first living clinical guidelines for pregnancy and postnatal care (the LEAPP project). In addition, Miranda is Co-Director of Cochrane's international Planetary Health Thematic Group, and lead's ALEC's Climate Health initiative.
Miranda's research focuses on methods for evidence synthesis and systematic reviews, with a particular interest in public health and planetary health. She enjoys making synthesis methods accessible for authors and useful for decision makers, having worked for many years as a Methods Editor with Cochrane Public Health, co-editing the 2nd Edition of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, and holding previous roles leading Cochrane's international training program for authors of systematic reviews (see http://training.cochrane.org), as well as regional training programs in Australia and Canada.
Miranda has a background in public health policy, having worked for the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing and as a parliamentary adviser in health policy, as well as working with Cochrane Australia on knowledge translation and exchange programs to support evidence-based policy making.
Miranda holds a PhD in epidemiology from Monash University, a Masters in Public Health from the University of Queensland and an Honours degree in Government from the University of Sydney.
Education/Academic qualification
Public Health, Master of Public Health, Mass media interventions for influencing the use of health services, University of Queensland
Award Date: 14 Dec 2007
Government, Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Partnerships in Practice: Consultation and the development of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy 1996-97 to 1998-99, University of Sydney
Award Date: 17 Apr 1998
Research area keywords
- Systematic reviews
- Evidence synthesis
- Evidence-based policy
- Evidence-based practice
- Clinical practice guidelines
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 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 13 Climate Action
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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COPD-X Guideline
Turner, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McDonald, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cumpston, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), White, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McGloughlin, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Zazryn, T. (Project Manager)
1/07/26 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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National clinical guidelines for menopause and perimenopause
Turner, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Davis, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jang, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hamblin, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), White, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Green, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cumpston, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), White, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Synnot, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Millard, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McDonald, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chakli, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hickey, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Magraith, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Best, O. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Zazryn, T. (Project Manager)
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (Australia)
26/06/26 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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Newborn Bloodspot Screening scoping, feasibility study and development of clinical guidance
Turner, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McGloughlin, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cumpston, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Roberts, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Seastres, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Millard, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Seid, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barnes, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chakraborty, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McDonald, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Synnot, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zazryn, T. (Project Manager) & Steen, J. (Project Manager)
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (Australia)
4/06/26 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Early Diagnosis and Management of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Turner, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Green, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cumpston, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Synnot, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McDonald, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chakraborty, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Millard, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), White, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McGloughlin, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Zazryn, T. (Project Manager)
1/04/26 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Evidence synthesis activities to support RANZCOG with 1) updating the Australian Endometriosis Clinical Practice Guideline and 2) transitioning this guideline to living mode
Turner, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), White, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Cumpston, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
27/10/23 → 26/10/24
Project: Research
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Integrating planetary health considerations into health guidelines: Decision-making bodies must show leadership
Metzendorf, M. I., Aloosh, M., Benton, L., Pérez, J. B., Cumpston, M., De'donato, F. K., Laot, S., Piggott, T., Saif-Ur Rahman, K. M. & Stein, A. T., Mar 2026, In: BMJ Leader. 10, 1, p. 101-105 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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So where do we start? Prioritizing clinical topics for the new Australian living guidelines for pregnancy and postnatal care
Millard, T., Khot, N., Bradfield, Z., Chakraborty, S., Synnot, A., Quigley, M., Cumpston, M. & Turner, T., Jan 2026, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 189, 16 p., 112037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Methods for living guidelines: paper 6: insights from Australian Living Evidence Collaboration's (ALEC) use of existing systematic reviews in living guideline development
St Pierre, K., Cashmore, B., Cumpston, M. S., Hill, K., McDonald, S., Pattuwage, L., White, H., Whittle, S. L., Turner, T. & Tunnicliffe, D. J., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 187, 13 p., 111812.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The intergenerational association of preterm birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Seid, A., Cumpston, M. S., Ahmed, K. Y., Bizuayehu, H. M., Thapa, S., Tegegne, T. K., Dadi, A. F., Odo, D. B., Shifti, D. M., Belachew, S. A., Kibret, G. D., Ketema, D. B., Kassa, Z. Y., Amsalu, E., Bore, M. G. & Hassen, T. A., Jan 2025, In: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 132, 1, p. 18-26 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Critical elements of synthesis questions are incompletely reported: survey of systematic reviews of intervention effects
Cumpston, M. S., McKenzie, J. E., Ryan, R., Thomas, J. & Brennan, S. E., Nov 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 163, p. 79-91 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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Dean's Awards for Excellence in Research - Enterprise (team)
Turner, T. (Recipient), Elliott, J. (Recipient), Tendal, B. (Recipient), Tate, R. (Recipient), Morris-Donovan, B. (Recipient), Hudson, E. (Recipient), McDonald, S. (Recipient), White, H. (Recipient), Cheyne, S. (Recipient), Fraile Navarro, D. (Recipient), Vogel, J. (Recipient), Chakraborty, S. (Recipient), Primmer, D. (Recipient), Timms, S. (Recipient), Poole, A. (Recipient), Kunstler, B. (Recipient), Gurry, S. (Recipient), Hurley, S. (Recipient), Hewitt, J. (Recipient), Cumpston, M. (Recipient), Sidhu, J. (Recipient), Millard, T. (Recipient), Tieu, L. (Recipient) & Henty, J. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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BMC Public Health (Journal)
Cumpston, M. (Peer reviewer)
2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Environment International (Journal)
Cumpston, M. (Peer reviewer)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Disability and Rehabilitation (Journal)
Cumpston, M. (Peer reviewer)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (Journal)
Cumpston, M. (Peer reviewer)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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The Journal of Climate Change and Health (Journal)
Cumpston, M. (Peer reviewer)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility