Annual Report 2000

Annual Report 2000 Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health in association with 2 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUSTRALIAN LONGITUINAL STUDY ON WOMEN’S HEALTH, 2000 Contents Director’s Report ..................................................................................................................................................................4 Investigators .........................................................................................................................................................................5 Associate Investigators 2000 ................................................................................................................................................6 Students ...............................................................................................................................................................................6 Staff ......................................................................................................................................................................................7 What is Women’s Health Australia? .....................................................................................................................................8 Research Highlights 2000................................................................................................................................................... 11 Completed Research Theses 2000 ....................................................................................................................................14 Completed Substudies 2000...............................................................................................................................................17 Substudies and Student Projects in Progress 2000 ............................................................................................................19 Publications 2000 ...............................................................................................................................................................30 Presentations 2000 .............................................................................................................................................................40 Members of the NHMRC Project Advisory Committee .......................................................................................................41 Financial Statement 2000 - 2001 ........................................................................................................................................42 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUSTRALIAN LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON WOMEN’S HEALTH, 2000 3 Director’s Report The Australian Longitudinal Study on group which is characterised by circumstances, such as family Women’s Health (known as Women’s extremely high levels of mobility and caregiving. Increasingly, the research Health Australia - WHA) has been in change. A smaller targeted survey of findings support calls for greater progress since 1995. The project, Filipina migrants in Queensland was integration of government policies in conducted by The University of completed, and a series of surveys of order to provide appropriate services Newcastle in collaboration with The indigenous women living in Deed of to women throughout Australia. University of Queensland, involves Grant communities and urban areas in longitudinal survey research with large Queensland was continued. Planning for surveys in 2001 and cohorts of Australian women in three beyond, statistical work on the age groups. Smaller targeted studies WHA research is guided by the twin databases, and general maintenance focusing on indigenous and other principles of scientific excellence and of the project are ongoing tasks which special groups are also conducted. relevance to public policy. Projects in require continual attention. I am proud progress during 2000 have involved of the results of the project so far, and The WHA project takes a social view additional substudies of all three of the work of the staff and of women’s health, studying women’s cohorts, as well as subsidiary analyses researchers. We welcome your health and health service use in the of existing data. The need to comments and suggestions on the context of their personal, family, social, understand women’s health in context further development of this valuable employment and economic is made clear by the complex and unique Australian resource. circumstances. The research team interactions among variables. This is comprises experts in a wide range of true whether one focuses on health- disciplines including sociology, related behaviour, such as alcohol epidemiology, psychology, medicine, consumption or use of medications; on nutrition and statistics. symptoms, such as menstrual difficulties or urinary leakage; or on life This report outlines progress and highlights during 2000. This year saw the second survey of the youngest cohort, now aged 22 to 27, an age Project Director 4 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUSTRALIAN LONGITUINAL STUDY ON WOMEN’S HEALTH, 2000 Investigators Professor Annette Dobson Dr Gita Mishra BSC, MSC, PHD BSC, MSC, PHD Annette Dobson is the Director of the Gita Mishra is a lecturer in the Women’s Health Australia project. Department of Statistics at The She is also Professor of Biostatistics University of Newcastle. at The University of Queensland Professor Christina Lee Associate Professor Margot BA, PHD Schofield BA, DIPSC, MCLINPSYCH, PHD Christina Lee is the Project Manager for Women’s Health Australia. She is Margot Schofield is Program Director also the Director of the Research in Counselling in the School of Health Centre for Gender and Health at The at The University of New England. University of Newcastle. Professor Wendy Brown Dr Penny Warner-Smith BSC(HONS), DIPED, MSC, PHD BA, DIPED, CERTTESL, MED, PHD Wendy Brown is a Professor in the Penny Warner-Smith is a Lecturer in Department of Human Movement the Department of Leisure and Studies at The University of Tourism Studies at The University of Queensland. Newcastle. Emeritus Professor Lois Bryson Associate Professor Gail Williams BA, DIPSOCSTUD, DIPED, PHD MSC, MSC(EPIDEMIOLOGY), PHD Lois Bryson is Emeritus Professor of Gail Williams is Associate Professor Sociology, with the Research Centre in Statistics at the Australian Centre for Gender and Health at The for International and Tropical Health University of Newcastle. and Nutrition, The University of Queensland. Dr Julie Byles Dr Anne Young BMED, PHD BMATH(HONS), DIPMEDSTAT, PHD Julie Byles is a Senior Lecturer in Anne Young is a research academic Clinical Epidemiology and Director of in the Research Centre for Gender the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Health, and the statistician with and Biostatistics at The University of the Women’s Health Australia project. Newcastle. Associate Professor Justin Kenardy BSC(HONS), PHD Justin Kenardy is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at The University of Queensland. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUSTRALIAN LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON WOMEN’S HEALTH, 2000 5 Associate Investigators 2000 Dr Surinder Baines, BSC, DIPNUT, DIPDIET, Dr Marilys Guillemin, BAPPSCI, DIPED, Ms Sue Outram, BA, RN, PHD CANDIDATE PHD MED, PHD Faculty of Medicine and Health Discipline of Nutrition and Dietetics, Centre for the Study of Health and Sciences, The University of The University of Newcastle Society, The University of Melbourne Newcastle Dr Kylie Ball, BA(PSYCH), PHD Dr Margaret Harris, BHSC, Dr Amanda Patterson, BSC, School of Health Sciences, Deakin GRADDIPHEALTHSOCSCI, PHD MNUTRDIET, PHD University Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Research Centre for Gender & Biostatistics, The University of Health, The University of Newcastle Dr Martin Bell, BA(HONS), MA, PHD Newcastle Department of Geography, The Dr Samantha Thompson, BSC(HONS), University of Adelaide Dr Rafat Hussain, MBBS, MPH, PHD MPH, PHD School of Health, The University of Australian Centre for International Associate Professor Peter Brown, New England and Tropical Health and Nutrition, BSOCSCI(HONS), DIPED, MSC, PHD The University of Queensland Department of Leisure and Tourism Dr Helen Jonas, MSC, PHD Studies, The University of Newcastle School of Health and Human Dr Deidre Wicks, BA, MA Sciences, La Trobe University, Department of Sociology & Ms Pauline Chiarelli, DIPPHYSIO, Bendigo Anthropology, The University of GRADDIPHLTHSOCSCI, MMEDSCI(HPROM), PHD Newcastle CANDIDATE Dr Helen Keleher, RN, BA, MA, PHD Faculty of Medicine and Health School of Health and Human Ms Lauren Williams, BSC(HONS), Sciences, The University of Newcastle Sciences, La Trobe University, GRADDIPDIET, GRADDIPSOCSCI Bendigo Mr John Germov, BA, MA, PHD CANDIDATE Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, The University of Newcastle Department of Sociology & Dr Ann Larson, BA, MA, PHD Anthropology, The University of Combined Universities Centre for Newcastle Rural Health, Geraldton Students Mr Brendan Goodger, BSW(HONS), Ms Allison Schmidt, BMEDSC(HONS), Congratulations to our GRADDIPHLTHSOCSCI(MEDSOCSCI), PHD CANDIDATE MNUTRDIET, PHD CANDIDATE successful graduates - 2000 Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Research Centre for Gender and Biostatistics, The University of Health, The University of Newcastle Dr Kylie Ball, PHD Newcastle Ms Nadine Smith, BSC (HONS), MMEDSTATS Ms Sandra Bell, BSC(PSYCH)(HONS) Ms Melissa Graham, PH(HONS), CANDIDATE Ms Glennys Parker, BA, BSC(HONS) MHEALTHSCI CANDIDATE Research Centre for Gender and School of Health and Human Health, The University

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