Biography
Kathryn is Co-Director of the Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), which includes a World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention. She holds a National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship and is a Fellow of the Public Health Association of Australia.
Kathryn leads a team of staff and students working to inform policy and practice of the most effective ways to improve population health and reduce social inequalities in health. Her research is focused on the intersections of equity and the commercial determinants of health and the application of interdisciplinary solutions to complex public health problems.
Kathryn is Vice President (Development) of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) and is co-convenor for their Food and Nutrition Special Interest Group. Kathryn regularly consults to UN agencies (WHO and UNICEF) and to government entities across the East Asia and Pacific and South Asia Regions.
Kathryn is an educator for Epidemiology within the Master of Public Health at the National Indigenous Knowledges Education Research Innovation (NIKERI) Institute at Deakin University.
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Kathryn is Co-Director of the Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), which includes a World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention. She holds a National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship and is a Fellow of the Public Health Association of Australia.
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Career highlights
2022 Awarded a Fellowship to the Public Health Association of Australia
2021 Finalist Research Australia Data Innovation award
2019 Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship
2018 Victorian Australia Institute of Policy and Science Tall Poppy Award
2014 Collaboration and Exchange Award from the National Heart Foundation
2013 Australia and New Zealand Obesity Society Young Investigator Award
2012-2017 National Heart Foundation Early Career Researcher Fellowship
Research interests
Food Policy (particularly food marketing and fiscal food policies)
Health equity and the social determinants of population health
Commercial determinants of health
Obesity prevention
Indigenous health
Affiliations
Adjunct Research Fellow, Monash Univeristy
Units taught
Epidemiology for the National Indigenous Knowledges Education Research Innovation (NIKERI) Institute
Knowledge areas
Food Policy (with a focus on food marketing and food fiscal policies)
Health equity and the social determinants of health
Obesity Prevention
Real-world policy evaluation
Epidemiology
Professional activities
Board member of Public Health Association of Australia
Media appearances
Kathryn regularly engages with the media in relation to her research, including features in the New York Times, ABC Life Matters, The Age, the Sydney Morning Herald and ABC Background Briefing, among others
Research groups
Equity in Food Policy (head)
Awards
2020 Finalist Research Australia Data Innovation award
2018 Victorian Tall Poppy Award
2018 Deakin Health and Social Development Research Excellence Award
2014 Heart Foundation Collaboration and Exchange Award
2013 annual Australia and New Zealand Obesity Society Young Investigator Award
Projects
Sample projects include:
#DigitalYouth - using emerging technologies to monitor children and youth exposure to, and enagement with, digital marketing of products and brands known to be harmful to health (unhealthy food, alcohol, tobacco, e-cigarettes, gambling)
SCANNER - Building an Artificial Intelligent System for monitoring unhealthy (food, tobacco and alcohol) advertsing to children
Nourishing South Asia - a partnership with UNICEF South Asia to build the evidence for policy and programs to improve adolescent diets and health
Understanding the social, commercial and cultural influences of population health and health inequities
Monitoring the price and affordability of foods and diets over time and in response to system shocks (e.g COVID-19, Bushfires, Floods etc) using automated data collection adn data analytics
Monitoring corporate activities and their impacts on health in the East Asia and Pacific and South Asia regions
Publications
Contemporary Approaches for Monitoring Food Marketing to Children to Progress Policy Actions
B Kelly, K Backholer, E Boyland, M Kent, M Bragg, T Karupaiah, S Ng
(2023), Vol. 12, pp. 14-25, Current Nutrition Reports, Berlin, Germany, C1
F Sing, K Backholer
(2023), Vol. 12, pp. 1-9, Current Obesity Reports, Berlin, Germany, C1
O Huse, E Reeve, P Zambrano, C Bell, A Peeters, G Sacks, P Baker, K Backholer
(2023), Vol. 19, pp. 1-16, Globalization and Health, London, Eng., C1
Perceptions towards unhealthy food sponsorship in junior sports in Victoria, Australia
C Zorbas, F Martino, T Heneghan, J Potter, M Chisholm, A Cameron, G Sacks, J Ananthapavan, K Backholer
(2023), Vol. 47, pp. 1-10, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
T Felmingham, K Backholer, E Hoban, A Brown, P Nagorcka-Smith, S Allender
(2023), Vol. 11, pp. 1-29, Frontiers in public health, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1-1
A Crocetti, B Cubillo (Larrakia), T Walker (Yorta Yorta), F Mitchell (Mununjali), Y Paradies (Wakaya), K Backholer, J Browne
(2023), Vol. 19, Globalization and Health, C1
S Schultz, C Zorbas, A Peeters, S Yoong, K Backholer
(2023), Vol. 22, International Journal for Equity in Health, C1
Kelemu Kibret, Kathryn Backholer, Anna Peeters, Fisaha Tesfay, Melanie Nichols
(2023), Vol. 13, pp. e071319-e071319, BMJ Open, London, Eng., C1
Jacqueline Monaghan, Kathryn Backholer, Amy‐Louise McKelvey, Rebecca Christidis, Ann Borda, Cobi Calyx, Alessandro Crocetti, Christine Driessen, Christina Zorbas
(2023), pp. 1-30, Obesity Reviews, London, Eng., C1
E Looi, K Backholer, A Cameron, L Grigsby-Duffy, L Orellana, G Sacks
(2022), Vol. 25, pp. 513-527, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1
C Zorbas, R Brooks, R Bennett, A Lee, J Marshall, S Naughton, M Lewis, A Peeters, K Backholer
(2022), Vol. 25, pp. 528-537, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1
A Chung, C Zorbas, D Riesenberg, A Sartori, K Kennington, J Ananthapavan, K Backholer
(2022), Vol. 23, pp. 1-15, Obesity Reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
Holding no-one back: The Nutrition Equity Framework in theory and practice
N Nisbett, J Harris, K Backholer, P Baker, V Jernigan, S Friel
(2022), Vol. 32, pp. 1-13, Global Food Security, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
O Huse, E Reeve, P Baker, D Hunt, C Bell, A Peeters, K Backholer
(2022), pp. 1-20, Obesity Reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
R Brooks, D Nguyen, A Bhatti, S Allender, M Johnstone, C Lim, K Backholer
(2022), Vol. 25, pp. 1291-1299, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Christine Driessen, Bridget Kelly, Fiona Sing, Kathryn Backholer
(2022), Vol. 11, pp. 9-18, Current Nutrition Reports, Berlin, Germany, C1
The Magnitude of NCD Risk Factors in Ethiopia: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Evidence
F Tesfay, K Backholer, C Zorbas, S Bowe, L Alston, C Bennett
(2022), Vol. 19, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
R Brooks, R Christidis, N Carah, B Kelly, F Martino, K Backholer
(2022), Vol. 7, BMJ Global Health, England, C1
J Browne, D Becker, L Orellana, J Ryan, T Walker, J Whelan, L Alston, M Egan, B Johnson, A Rossignoli, N Crooks, A Brown, K Bolton, P Fraser, H Le, C Bell, J Hayward, A Sanigorski, K Backholer, S Allender, C Strugnell
(2022), pp. 1-9, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Chichester, Eng., C1
L Grigsby-Duffy, A Cameron, K Backholer, G Sacks
(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Public Health, England, C1
F Sing, B Reeve, K Backholer, S Mackay, B Swinburn
(2022), Vol. 18, pp. 1-19, Globalization and Health, London, Eng., C1
F Tesfay, C Zorbas, L Alston, K Backholer, S Bowe, C Bennett
(2022), Vol. 10, Frontiers in Public Health, Switzerland, C1
Devorah Riesenberg, A Peeters, K Backholer, J Martin, C Mhurchu, M Blake
(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 1-15, PLoS ONE, San Fran Cisco, CA, C1
C Zorbas, J Browne, A Chung, A Peeters, S Booth, C Pollard, S Allender, A Isaacs, C Hawkes, K Backholer
(2022), Food Security, Berlin, Germany, C1
The impact of primary school nutrition policy on the school food environment: a systematic review
L Grigsby-Duffy, R Brooks, T Boelsen-Robinson, M Blake, K Backholer, C Palermo, A Peeters
(2022), Vol. 37, Health promotion international, England, C1
The commercial determinants of Indigenous health and well-being: a systematic scoping review
Alessandro Crocetti, Beau Cubillo (Larrakia), Mark Lock (Ngiyampaa), Troy Walker (Yorta Yorta), Karen Hill (Torres Strait Islander), Fiona Mitchell (Mununjali), Yin Paradies (Wakaya), Kathryn Backholer, Jennifer Browne
(2022), Vol. 7, pp. e010366-e010366, BMJ Global Health, England, C1
O Huse, E Reeve, C Bell, G Sacks, P Baker, B Wood, K Backholer
(2022), Vol. 7, BMJ Global Health, England, C1
Factors influencing sweet drink consumption among preschool-age children: A qualitative analysis
A Chung, K Backholer, C Zorbas, L Hanna, A Peeters
(2021), Vol. 32, pp. 96-106, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, Australia, C1
J Jacobs, K Backholer, C Strugnell, S Allender, M Nichols
(2021), Vol. 46, pp. 98-107, Journal of Community Health, Netherlands, C1
C Zorbas, A Lee, A Peeters, M Lewis, T Landrigan, K Backholer
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 1-11, Public Health Nutrition, C1
E Gearon, D Riesenberg, K Backholer, A Cameron, G Sacks, C Ni Mhurchu, A Peeters
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 193-202, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1
O Huse, L Orellana, M Ferguson, C Palermo, A Jerebine, C Zorbas, T Boelsen-Robinson, M Blake, A Peeters, J Brimblecombe, M Moodie, K Backholer
(2021), Vol. 36, pp. 430-448, Health Promotion International, England, C1
J Browne, M Gilmore, M Lock, K Backholer
(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 871-885, International journal of health policy and management, Iran, C1
K Backholer, A Gupta, C Zorbas, R Bennett, O Huse, A Chung, A Isaacs, G Golds, B Kelly, A Peeters
(2021), Vol. 22, Obesity Reviews, England, C1
A Gupta, N Billich, N George, M Blake, O Huse, K Backholer, T Boelsen-Robinson, A Peeters
(2021), Vol. 79, pp. 1165-1181, Nutrition Reviews, United States, C1
National nutrition policy in high-income countries: Is health equity on the agenda?
C Zorbas, J Browne, A Chung, P Baker, C Palermo, E Reeve, A Peeters, K Backholer
(2021), Vol. 79, pp. 1100-1113, Nutrition Reviews, United States, C1
F Martino, R Brooks, J Browne, N Carah, C Zorbas, K Corben, E Saleeba, J Martin, A Peeters, K Backholer
(2021), Vol. 7, JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, Canada, C1
S Gerritsen, F Sing, K Lin, F Martino, K Backholer, A Culpin, S Mackay
(2021), Vol. 8, Frontiers in Nutrition, Switzerland, C1
Jennifer Browne, Catherine Macdonald, Mikaela Egan, Kylie Carville, Robyn Delbridge, Kathryn Backholer
(2021), Vol. 45, pp. 263-269, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Chichester, Eng., C1
Do taxes on unhealthy foods and beverages influence food purchases?
G Sacks, J Kwon, K Backholer
(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 179-187, Current Nutrition Reports, United States, C1
Australia in 2030: what is our path to health for all?
K Backholer, F Baum, S Finlay, S Friel, B Giles-Corti, A Jones, R Patrick, J Shill, B Townsend, F Armstrong, P Baker, K Bowen, J Browne, C Büsst, A Butt, K Canuto, K Canuto, A Capon, K Corben, M Daube, S Goldfeld, R Grenfell, L Gunn, P Harris, K Horton, L Keane, J Lacy-Nichols, S Lo, R Lovett, M Lowe, J Martin, N Neal, A Peeters, T Pettman, A Thoms, A Thow, A Timperio, C Williams, A Wright, B Zapata-Diomedi, S Demaio
(2021), Vol. 214, pp. S5-S40, Medical journal of Australia, Chichester, Eng., C1
A state-wide audit of unhealthy sponsorship within junior sporting clubs in Victoria, Australia
F Martino, A Chung, J Potter, T Heneghan, M Chisholm, D Riesenberg, A Gupta, K Backholer
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 3797-3804, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1
Chapter 6 Digital determinants of health: the digital transformation
Kathryn Backholer, Jennifer Browne, Annemarie Wright, Robert Grenfell, Anna Peeters
(2021), Vol. 214, pp. S32-S35, MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, C1
Chapter 5 Disrupting the commercial determinants of health
Alexandra Jones, Jennifer Lacy-Nichols, Phil Baker, Anne Thow, Jane Martin, Mike Daube, Kathryn Backholer, Belinda Townsend
(2021), Vol. 214, pp. S27-S31, MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, C1
T Boelsen-Robinson, A Jerebine, A Kurzeme, B Gilham, O Huse, M Blake, K Backholer, A Chung, A Peeters
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 5166-5175, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1
J Jacobs, N Crooks, S Allender, C Strugnell, K Backholer, M Nichols
(2021), Vol. 11, BMJ Open, England, C1
J Browne, T Walker, A Brown, S Sherriff, R Christidis, M Egan, V Versace, S Allender, K Backholer
(2021), Vol. 15, SSM - Population Health, England, C1
Alexandra Chung, Christina Zorbas, Anna Peeters, Kathryn Backholer, Jennifer Browne
(2021), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT, Iran, C1
J Jacobs, C Strugnell, S Allender, L Orellana, K Backholer, K Bolton, P Fraser, H Le, A Brown, M Nichols
(2021), Vol. 21, BMC Public Health, England, C1
A Cameron, E Reeve, J Marshall, T Scapin, O Huse, D Riesenberg, D Jeyapalan, S Demaio, F Watson, R Kupka, K Correa, M Blake, K Backholer, A Peeters, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 267-281, Current Nutrition Reports, United States, C1
Application Based Cigarette Detection on Social Media Platforms Using Machine Learning Algorithms
Asim Bhatti
(2021), Vol. 13076, pp. 68-80, FDSE 2021 : Preceedings of the 8th Future Data and Security Engineering International Conference, Virtual Event, E1
Recreation centre managers' perceptions of pricing interventions to promote healthy eating
Oliver Huse, Christina Zorbas, Alethea Jerebine, Ari Kurzeme, Miranda Blake, Megan Ferguson, Claire Palermo, Anna Peeters, Liliana Orellana, Julie Brimblecombe, Marj Moodie, Kathryn Backholer
(2020), Vol. 35, pp. 682-691, Health promotion international, Oxford, Eng., C1
C Zorbas, H Eyles, L Orellana, A Peeters, C Mhurchu, D Riesenberg, K Backholer
(2020), Vol. 144, Appetite, C1
R Bennett, C Zorbas, O Huse, A Peeters, A Cameron, G Sacks, K Backholer
(2020), Vol. 21, pp. 1-21, Obesity Reviews, London, Eng., C1
O Huse, J Ananthapavan, G Sacks, A Cameron, C Zorbas, A Peeters, M Moodie, J Martin, K Backholer
(2020), Vol. 44, pp. 1011-1020, International Journal of Obesity, London, Eng., C1
C Zorbas, L Grigsby-Duffy, K Backholer
(2020), Vol. 9, pp. 42-53, Current Nutrition Reports, C1
T Boelsen-Robinson, L Orellana, K Backholer, A Kurzeme, A Jerebine, B Gilham, A Chung, A Peeters
(2020), Vol. 10, BMJ Open, England, 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
P Baker, P Machado, T Santos, K Sievert, K Backholer, M Hadjikakou, C Russell, O Huse, C Bell, G Scrinis, A Worsley, S Friel, M Lawrence
(2020), Vol. 21, Obesity Reviews, England, C1
J Browne, M Lock, T Walker, M Egan, K Backholer
(2020), Vol. 5, BMJ Global Health, England, C1
L Grigsby-Duffy, S Schultz, L Orellana, E Robinson, A Cameron, J Marshall, K Backholer, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-18, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
S Osborne, L Alston, K Bolton, J Whelan, E Reeve, A Wong Shee, J Browne, T Walker, V Versace, S Allender, M Nichols, K Backholer, N Goodwin, S Lewis, H Dalton, G Prael, M Curtin, R Brooks, S Verdon, J Crockett, G Hodgins, S Walsh, D Lyle, S Thompson, L Browne, S Knight, S Pit, M Jones, M Gillam, M Leach, D Gonzalez-Chica, K Muyambi, T Eshetie, K Tran, E May, G Lieschke, V Parker, A Smith, C Hayes, A Dunlop, H Rajappa, R White, P Oakley, S Holliday
(2020), Vol. 213, pp. S3-S32.e1, Medical Journal of Australia, Australia, C1
Laura Alston, Kristy Bolton, Jill Whelan, Erica Reeve, Anna Shee, Jennifer Browne, Troy Walker, Vincent Versace, Steven Allender, Melanie Nichols, Kathryn Backholer
(2020), Vol. 213, pp. S5-+, MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, C1
Jennifer Browne, Mark Lock, Troy Walker, Mikaela Egan, Kathryn Backholer
(2020), Vol. 5, BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH, C1
Ruby Brooks, Kathryn Backholer, Alexandra Chung, Claire Palermo, Chad Foulkes, Carly Monaghan, Anna Peeters
(2019), Vol. 30, pp. 276-280, Health promotion journal of Australia, Chichester, Eng., C1
The relative price of healthy and less healthy foods available in Australian school canteens
N Billich, M Adderley, L Ford, I Keeton, C Palermo, A Peeters, J Woods, K Backholer
(2019), Vol. 34, pp. 677-686, Health Promotion International, England, C1
Implementing healthy food policies in health services: a qualitative study
Tara Boelsen-Robinson, Miranda Blake, Kathryn Backholer, Janitha Hettiarachchi, Claire Palermo, Anna Peeters
(2019), Vol. 76, pp. 336-343, Nutrition and dietetics, Chichester, Eng., C1
Jane Jacobs, Laura Alston, Cindy Needham, Kathryn Backholer, Claudia Strugnell, Steven Allender, Melanie Nichols
(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 686-700, Obesity reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
Sugar-sweetened beverage price elasticities in a hypothetical convenience store
M Blake, E Lancsar, A Peeters, K Backholer
(2019), Vol. 225, pp. 98-107, Social Science and Medicine, England, C1
C Zorbas, B Gilham, T Boelsen-Robinson, M Blake, A Peeters, A Cameron, J Wu, K Backholer
(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 346-351, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, C1
K Backholer, G Sacks, A Cameron
(2019), Vol. 8, pp. 250-255, Current nutrition reports, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
Investigating business outcomes of healthy food retail strategies: a systematic scoping review
M Blake, K Backholer, E Lancsar, T Boelsen-Robinson, C Mah, J Brimblecombe, C Zorbas, N Billich, A Peeters
(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 1384-1399, Obesity Reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
Devorah Riesenberg, Kathryn Backholer, Christina Zorbas, Gary Sacks, Anna Paix, Josephine Marshall, Miranda Blake, Rebecca Bennett, Anna Peeters, Adrian Cameron
(2019), Vol. 109, pp. 1434-1439, American journal of public health, Washington, D.C., C1
M Blake, A Peeters, E Lancsar, T Boelsen-Robinson, K Corben, C Stevenson, C Palermo, K Backholer
(2018), Vol. 118, pp. 1027-1036.e8, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Chung, A Peeters, E Gearon, K Backholer
(2018), Vol. 47, pp. 820-828, International Journal of Epidemiology, England, C1
Influence of early-life risk factors on socioeconomic inequalities in weight gain
I Iguacel, A Chung, E Gearon, L Moreno, A Peeters, K Backholer
(2018), Vol. 40, pp. e447-e455, Journal of public health (Oxford, England), England, C1
Miranda Blake, Emily Lancsar, Anna Peeters, Kathryn Backholer
(2018), Vol. 126, pp. 156-162, Appetite, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Emma Gearon, Anna Peeters, Winda Ng, Allison Hodge, Kathryn Backholer
(2018), Vol. 63, pp. 883-893, International journal of public health, Berlin, Germany, C1
V Brown, J Ananthapavan, L Veerman, G Sacks, A Lal, A Peeters, K Backholer, M Moodie
(2018), Vol. 10, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
N Billich, M Blake, K Backholer, M Cobcroft, V Li, A Peeters
(2018), Vol. 128, pp. 233-241, Appetite, England, C1
Christina Zorbas, Claire Palermo, Alexandra Chung, Isabel Iguacel, Anna Peeters, Rebecca Bennett, Kathryn Backholer
(2018), Vol. 76, pp. 861-874, Nutrition reviews, Oxford, Eng., C1
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes: the Potential for Cardiovascular Health
K Backholer, P Baker
(2018), Vol. 12, Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, C1
K Backholer, S Peters, S Bots, A Peeters, R Huxley, M Woodward
(2017), Vol. 71, pp. 550-557, Journal of epidemiology and community health, London, Eng., C1
K Backholer, Y Hirakawa, A Tonkin, G Giles, D Magliano, S Colagiuri, M Harris, P Mitchell, M Nelson, J Shaw, D Simmons, L Simons, A Taylor, J Harding, B Gopinath, M Woodward
(2017), Vol. 17, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, England, C1-1
How to influence the obesity landscape using health policies
A Peeters, K Backholer
(2017), Vol. 41, pp. 835-839, International journal of obesity, London, United Kingdom, C1
T Boelsen-Robinson, K Backholer, K Corben, M Blake, C Palermo, A Peeters
(2017), Vol. 114, pp. 73-81, Appetite, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Lal, A Mantilla-Herrera, L Veerman, K Backholer, G Sacks, M Moodie, M Siahpush, R Carter, A Peeters
(2017), Vol. 14, PLoS Medicine, United States, C1
The association between socio-economic position and diet quality in Australian adults
K Backholer, E Spencer, E Gearon, D Magliano, S Mcnaughton, J Shaw, A Peeters
(2016), Vol. 19, pp. 477-485, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1
Prevalence of disability in Australian elderly: Impact of trends in obesity and diabetes
E Wong, M Woodward, C Stevenson, K Backholer, D Sarink, A Peeters
(2016), Vol. 82, pp. 105-110, Preventive Medicine, United States, C1
Digital marketing of unhealthy foods to Australian children and adolescents
T Boelsen-Robinson, K Backholer, A Peeters
(2016), Vol. 31, pp. 523-533, Health promotion international, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
A Chung, K Backholer, E Wong, C Palermo, C Keating, A Peeters
(2016), Vol. 17, pp. 276-295, Obesity Reviews, England, C1
The impact of menu energy labelling across socioeconomic groups: A systematic review
D Sarink, A Peeters, R Freak-Poli, A Beauchamp, J Woods, K Ball, K Backholer
(2016), Vol. 99, pp. 59-75, Appetite, England, C1
S Tanamas, V Permatahati, W Ng, K Backholer, R Wolfe, J Shaw, A Peeters
(2016), Vol. 3, pp. 1-8, BMC obesity, London, Eng., C1-1
Quantifying the proportion of deaths due to body mass index- and waist circumference-defined obesity
S Tanamas, W Ng, K Backholer, A Hodge, P Zimmet, A Peeters
(2016), Vol. 24, pp. 735-742, Obesity, United States, C1-1
Socioeconomic position and premature mortality in the AusDiab cohort of Australian adults
H Bihan, K Backholer, A Peeters, C Stevenson, J Shaw, D Magliano
(2016), Vol. 106, pp. 470-477, American journal of public health, Washington, D.C., C1-1
K Backholer, D Sarink, A Beauchamp, C Keating, V Loh, K Ball, J Martin, A Peeters
(2016), Vol. 19, pp. 3070-3084, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1
Age of onset of obesity and risk of type 2 diabetes
S Tanamas, E Wong, K Backholer, A Abdullah, R Wolfe, J Barendregt, A Peeters
(2016), Vol. 40, pp. 579-581, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Australia, C1-1
Predicting the risk of physical disability in old age using modifiable mid-life risk factors
E Wong, C Stevenson, K Backholer, M Woodward, J Shaw, A Peeters
(2015), Vol. 69, pp. 70-76, Journal of epidemiology and community health, London, Eng., C1
C Keating, K Backholer, M Moodie, C Stevenson, A Peeters
(2015), Vol. 150, pp. 367-368, JAMA Surgery, Chicago, III., C1
The role of obesity duration on the association between obesity and risk of physical disability
E Wong, S Tanamas, R Wolfe, K Backholer, C Stevenson, A Abdullah, A Peeters
(2015), Vol. 23, pp. 443-447, Obesity, London, Eng., C1
Prevalence of class-I, class-II and class-III obesity in Australian adults between 1995 and 2011-12
C Keating, K Backholer, E Gearon, C Stevenson, B Swinburn, M Moodie, R Carter, A Peeters
(2015), Vol. 9, pp. 553-562, Obesity research & clinical practice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
E Gearon, K Backholer, C Stevenson, D Magliano, C Keating, K Ball, A Beauchamp, A Peeters
(2015), Vol. 39, pp. 1019-1026, International journal of obesity, London, Eng., C1
T Boelsen-Robinson, A Peeters, A Beauchamp, A Chung, E Gearon, K Backholer
(2015), Vol. 16, pp. 806-816, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
Duration of obesity and incident hypertension in adults from the Framingham Heart Study
S Tanamas, E Wong, K Backholer, A Abdullah, R Wolfe, J Barendregt, A Peeters
(2015), Vol. 33, pp. 542-545, Journal of hypertension, London, Eng., C1-1
A Peeters, E Gearon, K Backholer, B Carstensen
(2015), Vol. 25, pp. 26-33, Annals of epidemiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
A Hayes, E Gearon, K Backholer, A Bauman, A Peeters
(2015), Vol. 39, pp. 1209-1216, International journal of obesity, London, Eng., C1-1
A Beauchamp, K Backholer, D Magliano, A Peeters
(2014), Vol. 15, pp. 541-554, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
J Harding, K Backholer, E Williams, A Peeters, A Cameron, M Hare, J Shaw, D Magliano
(2014), Vol. 22, pp. 277-286, Obesity, Hoboken, NJ, C1
K Backholer, A Beauchamp, K Ball, G Turrell, J Martin, J Woods, A Peeters
(2014), Vol. 104, pp. 43-50, American Journal of Public Health, Washington, D.C., C1
Explaining educational disparities in adiposity: The role of neighborhood environments
G Abbott, K Backholer, A Peeters, L Thornton, D Crawford, K Ball
(2014), Vol. 22, pp. 2413-2419, Obesity, United States, C1
A Chung, K Backholer, E Wong, C Palermo, C Keating, A Peeters
(2014), Vol. 3, pp. 1-4, Systematic reviews, London, Eng., C1-1
S Tanamas, J Shaw, K Backholer, D Magliano, A Peeters
(2014), Vol. 22, pp. 1538-1545, Obesity, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
A Peeters, D Magliano, K Backholer, P Zimmet, J Shaw
(2014), Vol. 4, pp. 1-8, BMJ open, London, Eng., C1-1
Diabetes and risk of physical disability in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
E Wong, K Backholer, E Gearon, J Harding, R Freak-Poli, C Stevenson, A Peeters
(2013), Vol. 1, pp. 106-114, The Lancet Diabetes and Endochrinology, Amsterdam, Nertherlands, C1
Diabetes prevention and treatment strategies: are we doing enough?
K Backholer, A Peeters, W Herman, J Shaw, D Liew, Z Ademi, D Magliano
(2013), Vol. 36, pp. 2714-2719, Diabetes care, Alexandria, Va., C1-1
E Gearon, K Backholer, A Hodge, A Peeters
(2013), Vol. 13, pp. 1-16, BMC public health, London, Eng., C1-1
J Harding, R Freak-Poli, K Backholer, A Peeters
(2013), Vol. 10, pp. 533-543, Journal of physical activity and health, Champaign, Ill., C1-1
The effect of educational status on the relationship between obesity and risk of type 2 diabetes
I Madjid, K Backholer, E Williams, D Magliano, J Shaw, A Peeters
(2013), Vol. 7, pp. 20-20, AOCO 2013 : Proceedings of the 7th Asia-Oceania Conference on Obesity 2013, Bandung, Indonesia, E1-1
Projected socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of obesity among Australian adults
K Backholer, H Mannan, D Magliano, H Walls, C Stevenson, A Beauchamp, J Shaw, A Peeters
(2012), Vol. 36, pp. 557-563, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Richmond, Vic., C1-1
Projected progression of the prevalence of obesity in Australia
H Walls, D Magliano, C Stevenson, K Backholer, H Mannan, J Shaw, A Peeters
(2012), Vol. 20, pp. 872-878, Obesity, United States, C1-1
The relationship between body mass index prior to old age and disability in old age
K Backholer, K Pasupathi, E Wong, A Hodge, C Stevenson, A Peeters
(2012), Vol. 36, pp. 1180-1186, International journal of obesity, London, England, C1
Adiposity measures as predictors of long-term physical disability
E Wong, C Stevenson, K Backholer, H Mannan, K Pasupathi, A Hodge, R Freak-Poli, A Peeters
(2012), Vol. 22, pp. 710-716, Annals of epidemiology, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
E Wong, K Backholer, J Harding, E Gearon, C Stevenson, R Freak-Poli, A Peeters
(2012), Vol. 1, pp. 1-4, Systematic Reviews, London, UK, C1-1
K Backholer, E Wong, R Freak-Poli, H Walls, A Peeters
(2012), Vol. 13, pp. 456-468, Obesity reviews, London, Eng., C1-1
A systematic review of the impact of weight loss on cancer incidence and mortality
S Birks, A Peeters, K Backholer, P O'Brien, W Brown
(2012), Vol. 13, pp. 868-891, Obesity reviews, London, Eng., C1-1
Obesity and trends in life expectancy
H Walls, K Backholer, J Proietto, J McNeil
(2012), Vol. 2012, pp. 1-4, Journal of obesity, Cairo, Egypt, C1-1
Daily step-count and change in waist circumference during a workplace pedometer program
K Backholer, R Freak-Poli, A Peeters
(2012), Vol. 2, pp. 249-256, Open journal of preventive medicine, Irvine, Calif., C1-1
Age-specific trends in cardiovascular mortality rates in Australia between 1980 and 2005
K Backholer, C Stevenson, W Nusselder, E Boyko, L Moon, A Tonkin, A Peeters
(2011), Vol. 18, pp. 33-37, Australasian epidemiologist, Parkville, Vic., C1-1
R Freak-Poli, R Wolfe, H Walls, K Backholer, A Peeters
(2011), Vol. 11, pp. 1-18, BMC public health, London, Eng., C1-1
Impact of a pedometer-based workplace health program on cardiovascular and diabetes risk profile
R Freak-Poli, R Wolfe, K Backholer, M de Courten, A Peeters
(2011), Vol. 53, pp. 162-171, Preventive medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Setting population targets for measuring successful obesity prevention
K Backholer, H Walls, D Magliano, A Peeters
(2010), Vol. 100, pp. 2033-2037, American journal of public health, Washington, D.C., C1-1
K Backholer, M Bowden, K Gamber, C Bjørbaek, J Iqbal, I Clarke
(2010), Vol. 91, pp. 27-40, Neuroendocrinology, Basel, Switzerland, C1-1
K Backholer, J Smith, A Rao, A Pereira, J Iqbal, S Ogawa, Q Li, I Clarke
(2010), Vol. 151, pp. 2233-2243, Endocrinology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
I Clarke, K Backholer, A Tilbrook
(2005), Vol. 146, pp. 769-775, Endocrinology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Improving the detection of disadvantaged Australians at high risk of cardiovascular disease
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters
NHF Fellowship - Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - National Heart Foundation of Australia
- 2016: $500
- 2015: $62,664
Trends in discretionary food and drink sales in Australia, 2014-2017
Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Kathryn Backholer, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Gary Sacks
NHF Vanguard Grant - National Heart Foundation of Australia
- 2017: $75,000
Development of a national food and beverage price monitoring system (Price Tracker)
Prof Kathryn Backholer, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Dr Iman Avazpour, Prof Anna Peeters, Dr Jason Wu
NHF Vanguard Grant - National Heart Foundation of Australia
- 2018: $74,252
Building the evidence for effective and equitable pricing policies that improve cardiovascular health, for all Australians
Prof Kathryn Backholer
NHF Future Leader Fellowship - National Heart Foundation of Australia
- 2023: $38,400
- 2022: $115,600
- 2021: $114,700
- 2020: $123,010
- 2019: $85,810
Supporting food companies to implement policies for improving population nutrition
Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Bruce Neal, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan
NHMRC - Partnership Project
- 2023: $91,602
- 2022: $54,485
- 2021: $29,806
Food and beverage price promotions: An untapped policy target
Prof Kathryn Backholer, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Anna Peeters
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2023: $99,566
- 2022: $164,167
- 2021: $101,559
Food and Nutrition Policy for First Nations peoples- translating evidence into action
Dr Jennifer Browne, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Steven Allender, Prof Yin Paradies
NHF Fellowship - Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - National Heart Foundation of Australia
- 2022: $76,200
- 2021: $75,000
PRECIS: PRecision Evidence for Childhood obesity prevention InterventionS
Dr Melanie Nichols, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Dr Victoria Brown, Dr Thin Nguyen, Prof Christina Economos
NHMRC - Ideas Grant
- 2023: $304,560
- 2022: $367,668
- 2021: $322,739
Safeguarding children from the online marketing of products known to increase risk of cardiovascular disease
Prof Kathryn Backholer
NHF Future Leader Fellowship - National Heart Foundation of Australia
- 2023: $105,000
Other Public Sector Funding
PRomoting Incentives for healthy food Choices with retailer-led Economic interventions (PRICE study)
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Liliana Orellana, Ms Claire Palermo
VicHealth Innovation Research Grant 2015 & Onwards (Cat 2)
- 2019: $20,000
- 2018: $90,000
- 2017: $80,692
Achievement program workplaces equity analysis
Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Tony LaMontagne, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Dr Emma Gearon
Department of Health and Human Services - Victoria
- 2018: $11,543
Supporting food companies to implement policies for improving population nutrition
Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Bruce Neal, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan
VicHealth - NHMRC Partnership Project Grants, Department of Health - Commonwealth - Partner contribution
- 2022: $50,000
- 2021: $118,181
- 2020: $118,181
Food and nutrition policies for Aboriginal Victorians: Evidence and Advocates for change
Dr Jennifer Browne, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Steven Allender, Mr Andrew Brown, Ms Mikaela Egan
VicHealth Impact Research Grant
- 2023: $20,000
- 2020: $90,000
- 2019: $90,000
Junk food sponsorship in children's sport research project.
Prof Kathryn Backholer
VicHealth
- 2021: $4,800
- 2020: $1,750
- 2019: $33,250
Corporate activity and marketing by unhealthy food and alcohol corporations during the coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic.
Prof Kathryn Backholer
VicHealth Grant - Research
- 2020: $13,000
Local Government Healthy Sports Vouchers evaluation.
Prof Kathryn Backholer
VicHealth Grant - Research
- 2021: $5,000
- 2020: $25,000
Developing a research agenda to support improvement in urban food retail environments in LMICs from the Asia Pacific Region.
A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Gary Sacks, Ms Josephine Marshall, Mr Oliver Huse, Dr Miranda Blake, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters
VicHealth
- 2021: $15,432
Harmful Industry Monitoring Hub Fellowship
Dr Florentine Martino, Prof Kathryn Backholer
VicHealth Research Fellowship
- 2023: $62,093
- 2022: $75,000
DIGITAL-YOUTH: An intelligent systems approach to monitoring harmful online advertising to children and youth
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Dr Bridget Kelly, Dr Becky Freeman, Dr Nicholas Carah, Dr Florentine Martino, Prof Asim Bhatti, Prof Anna Peeters
VicHealth - Partnership, Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
- 2023: $70,000
'' Making big busines everybody's business ''
Dr Jennifer Browne, Dr Mark Lock, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Yin Paradies, Prof Steven Allender, Dr Karen Hill, Mr Troy Walker, Mrs Fiona Mitchell, Ms Joleen Ryan
VicHealth
- 2023: $80,000
- 2022: $90,000
Healthy Schools, Healthy Early Childhood Services and Healthy Workplaces Achievement Program review
A/Prof Serene Yoong, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Kristy Bolton, Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan, Mrs Sally Schultz, Dr Alison Hemerik
DH VIC - Grants Department of Health Victoria
- 2023: $161,279
Exploring young people's participation with alcohol marketing and user-generated promotions in Victoria.
Dr Matthew Dunn, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Dr Jennifer Browne, Prof Peter Miller, Dr Mark Lock, Dr Florentine Martino
VicHealth
- 2023: $155,000
Research project to assess affordability of locally grown produce in the Loddon Compaspe region.
Dr Christina Zorbas, Prof Kathryn Backholer
City of Greater Bendigo
- 2023: $19,774
Obesity Evidence Hub
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Gary Sacks
Australian Government Department of Health
- 2023: $10,000
Unhealthy food marketing to children.
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan, Dr Victoria Brown, Prof Anna Peeters
Department of Health & Aged Care (Dept of Finance) Commonwealth
- 2023: $69,155
Industry and Other Funding
Equity analysis of the Achievement Program
Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Ms Beth Gilham
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited
- 2017: $32,266
- 2016: $32,266
Effectiveness of health promotion interventions delivered by local councils for healthy eating, physical activity, alcohol harm prevention and smoking cessation.
Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Catherine Bennett, Dr Claudia Strugnell, Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Adrian Cameron
The Sax Institute
- 2019: $75,000
Queensland Health and TAPPC rapid review: healthy eating and physical activity.
Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Anna Peeters, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Kathryn Backholer
The Sax Institute
- 2019: $26,000
Developing novel methods to monitor the digital marketing of products that increase the risk of cancer to children: An intelligent systems approach
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Asim Bhatti, Prof Chee Peng Lim, Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Colin Bell, Dr Becky Freeman, A/Prof Michael Johnstone, Dr Christina Zorbas, Jane Martin
Cancer Council Victoria Grant - Research
- 2022: $95,849
- 2021: $191,699
- 2020: $95,849
Effectiveness of Interventions delivered by local council to address the social determinants of health.
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Tony LaMontagne, Dr Shane Kavanagh, Dr Christina Zorbas
The Sax Institute
- 2019: $25,000
A review of evidence on interventions to improve the availability and promotion of healthy food in rural communities.
Dr Laura Alston, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Vincent Versace, Prof Steven Allender, Dr Melanie Nichols, Dr Jill Whelan, Dr Erica Reeve, Dr Anna Wong Shee
Australasian Medical Publishing Co Proprietary Ltd
- 2020: $10,000
Review to assist CCWA and its partners in building evidence for the effectiveness of a proposed restriction of junk food advertising on State-owned assets in WA
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Mrs Alexandra Chung
Cancer Council of Western Australia (Inc)
- 2020: $23,764
Surveying food retailers and online food delivery applications across the region & developing an advocacy and partnerships strategy to reduce the hazards of marketing unhealthy foods to children.
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Gary Sacks
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Switzerland
- 2023: $73,336
- 2022: $18,038
DIGITAL-YOUTH: An intelligent systems approach to monitoring harmful online advertising to children and youth
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Dr Bridget Kelly, Dr Becky Freeman, Dr Nicholas Carah, Dr Florentine Martino, Prof Asim Bhatti, Prof Anna Peeters
Ian Potter Foundation Grant - Research
- 2023: $160,000
- 2022: $270,000
Better Knowledge for Better Diets and Growth of Adolescent Girls in South Asia.
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Dr Christina Zorbas, Mr Oliver Huse, Dr Erica Reeve
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- 2022: $73,087
Economic evaluation of the implementation of a policy to restrict unhealthy food and drink advertising on Western Australia (WA) State - owned assets.
Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan, Ms Mary Rose Angeles, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Victoria Brown
Cancer Council of Western Australia (Inc)
- 2023: $38,167
- 2022: $16,833
Children's exposure to high fat, sugar amd salt food and drink advertising and response to brand advertising: a robust and comprehensive baseline assessment and qualitative exploration.
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Asim Bhatti
National Institute for Health Research NIHR
- 2023: $12,121
- 2022: $18,345
Reducing the exposure of children and adolscents to digital marketing of unhealthy foods.
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Asim Bhatti
The Food Safety Promotion Board (Safefood)
- 2023: $11,319
Better Knowledge for Better Diets and Growth of Adolescent Girls in South Asia (Phase 2)
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Dr Christina Zorbas, Mrs Cherie Russell, Mr Oliver Huse, Dr Navoda Liyana Pathirana, Ms Ella Robinson
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- 2023: $74,861
Analyzing Global Commitments to Food Security and Diets.
Dr Christina Zorbas, Prof Kathryn Backholer
International Food Policy Research Institute
- 2023: $23,191
Supervisions
Oliver Huse
Thesis entitled: The Commercial Determinants of Unhealthy Diets in East Asia
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development
Christina Zorbas
Thesis entitled: Policy Opportunities to Equitably Promote Healthy Diets in High-Income Countries
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development
Jane Jacobs
Thesis entitled: Socio-economic and regional variation in childhood obesity prevalence and determinants
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development