Biography summary
Anita completed her PhD in 2018, exploring ways of operationalising equity for socioeconomic position into cost-effectiveness analysis of obesity prevention policies as part of the NHMRC funded Centre for Research Excellence in Obesity Policy and Food Systems (#1041020). Anita has over 5 years’ experience in conducting economic evaluations of a range of public health interventions including for the prevention of obesity, mental health illnesses, increasing physical activity and smoking cessation. She was awarded a Dean's Research Postdoctoral fellowship in 2019 and will be continuing her research of incorporating equity into the economic evaluation of cancer prevention strategies.
Publications
E Reeve, A Thow, S Namohunu, C Bell, A Lal, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 36, pp. 1257-1268, Health Policy and Planning, Oxford, Eng., C1
Psychological workplace interventions to prevent major depression: A model-based economic evaluation
L Le, Y Lee, L Engel, A Lal, C Mihalopoulos
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 1-15, Mental Health & Prevention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Y Lee, L Le, A Lal, L Engel, C Mihalopoulos
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 1-8, Mental Health and Prevention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Yong Lee, Long Le, Anita Lal, Lidia Engel, Cathrine Mihalopoulos
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 1-8, Mental Health & Prevention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
L Engel, Y Lee, L Le, A Lal, C Mihalopoulos
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 1-16, Mental Health and Prevention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Lal, L Le, L Engel, Y Lee, C Mihalopoulos
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 1-11, Mental Health and Prevention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Modelled cost-effectiveness of a parent education program for the prevention of anxiety in children
A Lal, L Le, L Engel, Y Lee, C Mihalopoulos
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 1-7, Mental Health and Prevention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
L Le, L Engel, Y Lee, A Lal, C Mihalopoulos
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 1-9, Mental Health and Prevention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
E Robinson, P Nguyen, H Jiang, M Livingston, J Ananthapavan, A Lal, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 12, pp. 1-15, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
A Lal, A Peeters, V Brown, P Nguyen, H Tran, T Nguyen, U Tonmukayakul, G Sacks, H Calache, J Martin, M Moodie, J Ananthapavan
(2020), Vol. 12, pp. 1-14, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
E Gearon, K Backholer, A Lal, W Nusselder, A Peeters
(2020), Vol. 44, pp. 121-128, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Hoboken, N.J., C1
J Ananthapavan, G Sacks, V Brown, M Moodie, P Nguyen, L Veerman, A Mantilla Herrera, A Lal, A Peeters, R Carter
(2020), Vol. 15, pp. 1-19, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, CA, C1
A Lal, M Mohebi, R Sweeney, M Moodie, A Peeters, R Carter
(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 247-253, Value in health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Anita Lal, Marj Moodie, Gavin Abbott, Alison Carver, Jo Salmon, Billie Giles-Corti, Anna Timperio, Jenny Veitch
(2019), Vol. 16, pp. 1-8, International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, London, Eng., C1
Cost-effectiveness of community-based childhood obesity prevention interventions in Australia
Jaithri Ananthapavan, Phuong Nguyen, Steven Bowe, Gary Sacks, Ana Mantilla Herrera, Boyd Swinburn, Vicki Brown, Rohan Sweeney, Anita Lal, Claudia Strugnell, Marj Moodie
(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 1102-1112, International journal of obesity, London, Eng., C1
Weighting health outcomes by socioeconomic position using stated preferences
A Lal, M Siahpush, M Moodie, A Peeters, R Carter
(2018), Vol. 2, pp. 43-51, PharmacoEconomics - Open, Cham, Switzerland, C1
A Lal, M Moodie, A Peeters, R Carter
(2018), Vol. 42, pp. 207-213, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Chichester, Eng., C1
Vicki Brown, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Lennert Veerman, Gary Sacks, Anita Lal, Anna Peeters, Kathryn Backholer, Marjory Moodie
(2018), Vol. 10, pp. 1-14, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Lan Gao, Anna Flego, David Dunstan, Elisabeth Winkler, Genevieve Healy, Elizabeth Eakin, Lisa Willenberg, Neville Owen, Anthony LaMontagne, Anita Lal, Glen Wiesner, Nyssa Hadgraft, Marj Moodie
(2018), Vol. 44, pp. 503-511, Scandinavian journal of work, environment and health, Helsinki, Finland, C1
Assessing Cost-Effectiveness of Obesity Prevention Policies in Australia 2018 (ACE-Obesity Policy)
Jaithri Ananthapavan, Gary Sacks, Vicki Brown, Marj Moodie, Phuong Nguyen, Jan Barendregt, Lennert Veerman, Ana Mantilla Herrera, Anita Lal, Anna Peeters, Rob Carter
(2018), Geelong, Vic., A6
A Lal, A Mantilla-Herrera, L Veerman, K Backholer, G Sacks, M Moodie, M Siahpush, R Carter, A Peeters
(2017), Vol. 14, pp. 1-17, PLoS medicine, San Francisco, Calif., C1
M Crino, A Herrera, J Ananthapavan, J Wu, B Neal, Y Lee, M Zheng, A Lal, G Sacks
(2017), Vol. 9, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
The cost-effectiveness of call back counseling for smoking cessation
A Lal, C Mihalopoulos, A Wallace, T Vos
(2014), Vol. 23, pp. 437-442, Tobacco control, London, England, C1
M Moodie, A Lal, S Vidmar, D Armstrong, C Byrnes, J Carlin, J Cheney, P Cooper, K Grimwood, C Robertson, H Tiddens, C Wainwright
(2014), Vol. 165, pp. 564-569.e5, The Journal of Pediatrics, United States, C1
C Mihalopoulos, A Magnus, A Lal, L Dell, D Forbes, A Phelps
(2014), pp. 1-17, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom, C1
Health care and lost productivity costs of overweight and obesity in New Zealand
A Lal, M Moodie, T Ashton, M Siahpush, B Swinburn
(2012), Vol. 36, pp. 550-556, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Richmond, Vic., C1
Economic evaluation protocol for the Cool Little Kids trial
C Mihalopoulos, A Lal
(2010), Geelong, Vic., A6-1
The effect of smoke-free policies on revenue in bars in Tasmania, Australia
A Lal, M Siahpush
(2009), Vol. 18, pp. 405-408, Tobacco control, London, England, C1
The effect of smokefree policies on electronic gaming machine expenditure in Victoria, Australia
A Lal, M Siahpush
(2008), Vol. 62, pp. 11-15, Journal of epidemiology and community health, London, England, C1-1
The economic impact of smoke-free policies on sales in restaurants and cafes in Victoria
A Lal, M Siahpush, M Scollo
(2003), Vol. 27, pp. 557-558, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Canberra, A.C.T., C1-1
M Scollo, A Lal, A Hyland, S Glantz
(2003), Vol. 12, pp. 13-20, Tobacco control, London, England, C1-1
The effect of a smoke-free law on restaurant business in South Australia
M Wakefield, M Siahpush, M Scollo, A Lal, A Hyland, K McCaul, C Miller
(2002), Vol. 26, pp. 375-382, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Canberra, A.C.T., C1-1
S Chapman, R Borland, A Lal
(2001), Vol. 174, pp. 512-515, Medical journal of Australia, Sydney, N.S.W., C1-1
Environmental tobacco smoke in Australia. A report to commonwealth department of health & aged care.
A Lal
(2001), Canberra, A.C.T., A6-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
The equity impacts and cost-effectiveness of targeted programs to increase bowel and breast cancer screening in Victoria
Dr Anita Lal
VCA Victorian Cancer Agency Early Career Research Fellowship
- 2022: $42,500
- 2021: $220,000
Industry and Other Funding
Synthesis of cost-effectiveness literature in cancer control
Ms Anne Magnus, Emeritus Professor Rob Carter, Dr Anita Lal, Prof Eric Vos
Cancer Council Victoria Grant - Research
- 2011: $31,500
Three Raid Systematic Reviews for the Minderoo Foundation in Tobacco Prevention
Emeritus Professor Rob Carter, Dr Sophy Shih, Dr Anita Lal, Ms Gail Younie
The Trustee for the Minderoo Foundation Trust (Minderoo Foundation)
- 2018: $79,375
Other Funding Sources
5x DecisionTools Ind Desktop Academic Subscription - Anita Lal
Dr Anita Lal
NHMRC - Equipment Grant - Not R&D income countable (2017-current)
- 2021: $7,325
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report