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Biography
Nicole Black (née Au) is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School. She currently holds an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA). A key focus of her research is to investigate the role of children’s time investments in reducing inequalities in children’s cognitive development, emotional wellbeing and mental health. She is also a chief investigator on an ARC Discovery Research Project, which aims to investigate the socioeconomic inequalities in access to mental healthcare in Australia. She is currently on the editorial board of the peer-reviewed journal, Health Economics.
From 2013-2018 she was funded by an Australian National Preventive Health Agency Research Fellowship to investigate the economic consequences of childhood and adolescent obesity over the life-course. Her research has contributed to understanding the health care costs attributable to childhood obesity and the causal relationships between childhood obesity and human capital development (including academic achievement and socio-emotional skill development). Nicole received her PhD in Health Economics from Monash University, and received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher in 2016.
Nicole's research interests include child health and development, economics of mental health, economics of obesity, and measurement issues in health and wellbeing.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Health Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, Obesity in Australia: An Economic Perspective
Award Date: 10 May 2012
Research area keywords
- mental health
- child health
- child development
- obesity
- health economics
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Embedding modular data assets in MADIP
Petrie, D., Kunz, J., Jayawardana, D., Black, N. & Badji, S.
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) (Australia)
1/10/23 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Microeconometric Analysis of Socioeconomic Inequity in Mental Healthcare
Johnston, D., Shields, M., Black, N., Harris, A., Lubman, D. & Knapp, M.
18/03/21 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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High inflation and implications for health
Black, N., Harris, A., Johnston, D. & Jayawardana, D.
12/09/23 → 17/11/23
Project: Research
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Department of Health Mental Health Modelling
Petrie, D., de New, S., Black, N., Kunz, J., Saxby, K., Avdic, D. & Shilling, C.
19/05/22 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Economic, health and behavioural consequences of greater gambling availability
Badji, S., Black, N. & Johnston, D. W., Jun 2023, In: Economic Modelling. 123, 15 p., 106285.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Household donations of time and money in response to a health shock
De Gruyter, E., Petrie, D. & Black, N., Sept 2023, In: Social Science & Medicine. 333, 15 p., 116165.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Long-term health effects of a school construction program
Rizal, M. F., Black, N., Johnston, D. W. & Sweeney, R., Aug 2023, In: Health Economics. 32, 8, p. 1670-1688 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Changes in children’s time use during periods of financial hardship
Arnup, J. L., Black, N. & Johnston, D. W., 2022, In: Journal of Population Economics. 35, p. 1133-1162 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Exploring the impacts of a fresh produce market program: a realist economic evaluation
Polzella, L., Kleve, S., Black, N., Palermo, C. & McCartan, J., Oct 2022, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 46, 5, p. 716-721 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Australian Health Economics Society Early Career Researcher Prize
Black, Nicole (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher
Black, Nicole (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vice-Chancellor's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
Black, Nicole (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Pre-committing to a grocery list may help in the battle of the bulge
Nicole Black & Duncan Mortimer
12/09/13
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs