20092025

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Biography

Dr Sara Holton (PhD, M Gend Stud, Grad Dip Arts, Grad Dip Bus, BA) is a Senior Research Fellow in the Health and Social Care Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. Sara is mid‐career researcher and social scientist who conducts psychosocial research in three main, often intersecting, areas: women’s health, mental health and wellbeing, and health services research with a focus on women’s health and wellbeing during their childbearing years particularly women who have a chronic health condition. Sara has received over $2M in research funding from international and nationally competitive, government and philanthropic sources including the NHMRC, MRFF and ARC. Sara has expertise in partnership and stakeholder engagement, project management and leadership across multidisciplinary teams, equity and inclusion, implementation science and co-design. Sara’s research findings have informed health policy, practice, and research.

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 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Research area keywords

  • Women
  • Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • fertility
  • Health Service Research
  • Chronic diseases
  • Equity

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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