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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):
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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PKD-QPL: Pregnancy and childbearing for women with polycystic kidney disease: development and evaluation of a question prompt list
Holton, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Nelson, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Lumsden, N. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Rasmussen, B. (Associate Investigator (AI))
16/06/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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“Silent issues” in the health of Australia’s women and girls
Skouteris, H. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bowden, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Holton, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Van Dyke, T. (Project Manager)
14/10/24 → 30/04/25
Project: Research
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Addressing an unrecognised public health problem in Vietnam: a clustered randomised controlled trial of the culturally adapted Resourceful Adolescent Program (RAP-V) to improve adolescent mental health
Tran, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Nguyen, H. T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fisher, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shochet, I. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Le, T. H. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Holton, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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MAMA study: The effect of partner-delivered massage on maternal mental health during pregnancy: a pilot study.
Hall, H. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Lauche, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Carr, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Monk, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Holton, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Weller, C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/03/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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MAMA study: The effect of partner-delivered massage on maternal mental health during pregnancy: a pilot study.
Hall, H. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Lauche, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Holton, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Weller, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Carr, B. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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Psychosocial well-being and diabetes distress in the transition to motherhood among women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes
Rasmussen, B., Mekonnen, A., Geller, G., Holton, S., Orellana, L., Nankervis, A., Houlihan, C., Hendrieckx, C., Steele, C., McNamara, C., Read, M. & Wynter, K., Mar 2025, In: Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare. 43, 7 p., 101048.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Social networking sites: a powerful tool for co-design and discussion group research
Holton, S. & Wynne, R., 2024, In: Contemporary Nurse. 60, 5, p. 433-437 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
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Development of a breastfeeding website for women with pre-pregnancy diabetes: A mixed method study
Rasmussen, B., Wynter, K., Mullan, L., McNamara, C., McCormick, M., Steele, C., Carolan-Olah, M., Holton, S. & Nankervis, A., Mar 2023, In: Breastfeeding Review. 31, 1, p. 33-45 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Feasibility and acceptability of an online guided self-determination program to improve diabetes self-management in young adults
Rasmussen, B., Wynter, K., Hamblin, P. S., Rodda, C., Steele, C., Holton, S., Zoffmann, V. & Currey, J., 2023, In: Digital Health. 9, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Australian community health service staff's occupational and personal lives: A longitudinal study
Holton, S., Wynter, K. H., Peeters, A., Georgalas, A., Yeomanson, A. & Rasmussen, B., 13 Feb 2023, In: Australian Journal of Primary Health. 29, 5, p. 527-536 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)