Biography
Kathryn is a National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow and Associate Director of the Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), a World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention.
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. Her research spans the use of Artificial Intelligence (Machine Vision), Data Scraping, Citizen science (and crowdsourcing), Epidemiology, Policy Analyses and Ethnographic techniques.
Kathryn is co-convenor for the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) Food and Nutrition Special Interest Group, board member of PHAA and a member of the Western Pacific Regional Network for the implementation of the WHO’s Ending Childhood Obesity plan. Kathryn regularly consults to UN agencies (WHO and UNICEF) and to government entities across the East Asia Pacific Region.
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 a National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow and Associate Director of the Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), a World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention. Kathryn leads a program of research focused on the social, commercial and cultural determinats of population health and is particularly interested in interdisciplinary solutions to complex public health problems.
Career highlights
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 (particularly 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
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
Key projects include:
Building an Artificial Intelligent System for monitoring unhealthy (food, tobacco and alcohol) advertsing to children (SCANNER project)
Understanding the social, commercial and cultural influences of population health and health inequities
Development of a national database to monitor the price and affordability of foods and diets and to monitor food prices in response to system shocks (e.g COVID-19, Bushfires, Floods etc)
Publications
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, C1
C Driessen, B Kelly, F Sing, K Backholer
(2022), Vol. 11, pp. 9-18, Current Nutrition Reports, 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
Streamlined data-gathering techniques to estimate the price and affordability of healthy and unhealthy diets under different pricing scenarios
C Zorbas, A Lee, A Peeters, M Lewis, T Landrigan, K Backholer
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 1-11, Public Health Nutrition, C1
Emma Gearon, Devorah Riesenberg, Kathryn Backholer, Adrian Cameron, Gary Sacks, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Anna Peeters
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 193-202, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., 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, pp. 1-20, Obesity Reviews, Hoboken, NJ, 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, pp. 1-16, JMIR public health and surveillance, Toronto, Ont., C1
S Gerritsen, F Sing, K Lin, F Martino, K Backholer, A Culpin, S Mackay
(2021), Vol. 8, pp. 1-13, Frontiers in nutrition, Lausanne, 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, Cambridge, Eng., C1
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, Chichester, Eng., 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, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
T Boelsen-Robinson, A Jerebine, A Kurzeme, B Gilham, O Huse, M Blake, K Backholer, A Chung, A Peeters
(2021), pp. 1-10, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
J Jacobs, N Crooks, S Allender, C Strugnell, K Backholer, M Nichols
(2021), Vol. 11, pp. 1-10, BMJ open, London, Eng., C1
J Browne, T Walker, A Brown, S Sherriff, R Christidis, M Egan, V Versace, S Allender, K Backholer
(2021), Vol. 15, pp. 1-8, SSM - Population Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Alexandra Chung, Christina Zorbas, Anna Peeters, Kathryn Backholer, Jennifer Browne
(2021), pp. 1-13, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Kerman, Iran, C1
Christina Zorbas, Ruby Brooks, Rebecca Bennett, Amanda Lee, Josephine Marshall, Shaan Naughton, Meron Lewis, Anna Peeters, Kathryn Backholer
(2021), pp. 1-10, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
J Jacobs, C Strugnell, S Allender, L Orellana, K Backholer, K Bolton, P Fraser, H Le, A Brown, M Nichols
(2021), Vol. 21, pp. 1-12, BMC Public Health, London, Eng., 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, Philadelphia, Pa., 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, pp. 1-11, Appetite, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 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, Cham, Switzerland, C1
Tara Boelsen-Robinson, Liliana Orellana, Kathryn Backholer, Ariana Kurzeme, Alethea Jerebine, Beth Gilham, Alexandra Chung, Anna Peeters
(2020), Vol. 10, BMJ Open, London, Eng., 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, pp. 1-15, BMJ Global Health, London, Eng., C1
Adyya Gupta, Natassja Billich, Neetu George, Miranda Blake, Oliver Huse, Kathryn Backholer, Tara Boelsen-Robinson, Anna Peeters
(2020), Nutrition Reviews, Oxford, Eng., C1
L Grigsby-Duffy, S Schultz, L Orellana, E Robinson, A Cameron, J Marshall, K Backholer, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-17, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, 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. S1-S32, Medical journal of Australia, Chichester, Eng., 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-S9, Medical journal of Australia, Chichester, Eng., 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
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
Miranda Blake, Emily Lancsar, Anna Peeters, Kathryn Backholer
(2019), Vol. 225, pp. 98-107, Social science and medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Christina Zorbas, Beth Gilham, Tara Boelsen-Robinson, Miranda Blake, Anna Peeters, Adrian Cameron, Jason Wu, Kathryn Backholer
(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 346-351, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Chichester, Eng., 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
Alexandra Chung, Anna Peeters, Emma Gearon, Kathryn Backholer
(2018), Vol. 47, pp. 820-828, International journal of epidemiology, Oxford, Eng., C1
Influence of early-life risk factors on socioeconomic inequalities in weight gain
Isabel Iguacel, Alexandra Chung, Emma Gearon, Luis Moreno, Anna Peeters, Kathryn Backholer
(2018), Vol. 40, pp. e447-e455, Journal of public health, Oxford, Eng., C1
Miranda Blake, Emily Lancsar, Anna Peeters, Kathryn Backholer
(2018), Vol. 126, pp. 156-162, Appetite, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The relative price of healthy and less healthy foods available in Australian school canteens
Natassja Billich, Marijke Adderley, Laura Ford, Isabel Keeton, Claire Palermo, Anna Peeters, Julie Woods, Kathryn Backholer
(2018), pp. 1-10, Health promotion international, Oxford, Eng., 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
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
Natassja Billich, Miranda Blake, Kathryn Backholer, Megan Cobcroft, Vincy Li, Anna Peeters
(2018), Vol. 128, pp. 233-241, Appetite, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 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, New York, N.Y., 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, pp. 1-9, BMC cardiovasular disorders, London, Eng., 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, pp. 1-17, PLoS medicine, San Francisco, Calif., C1
M Blake, A Peeters, E Lancsar, T Boelsen-Robinson, K Corben, C Stevenson, C Palermo, K Backholer
(2017), Vol. 118, pp. 1027-1036.e8, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 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, Cambridge, Eng., 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, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 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, London, Eng., 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, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 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, Chichester, Eng., 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, Cambridge, Eng., 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, London, Eng., 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
Trends in body mass index according to educational attainment for urban Australian adults between 1980 and 2007
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, 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
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Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Improving the detection of disadvantaged Australians at high risk of cardiovascular disease
A/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, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/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)
A/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
A/Prof Kathryn Backholer
NHF Future Leader Fellowship - National Heart Foundation of Australia
- 2022: $77,800
- 2021: $114,700
- 2020: $123,010
- 2019: $85,810
Supporting food companies to implement policies for improving population nutrition
A/Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Bruce Neal, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, Mrs Jaithri Ananthapavan
VicHealth - NHMRC Partnership Project Grants, NHMRC - Partnership Project
- 2022: $19,460
- 2021: $79,806
- 2020: $50,000
Food and beverage price promotions: An untapped policy target
A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Anna Peeters
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2022: $72,233
- 2021: $101,559
Food and Nutrition Policy for First Nations peoples- translating evidence into action
Dr Jennifer Browne, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Steven Allender, Prof Yin Paradies
NHF Fellowship - Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - National Heart Foundation of Australia
- 2022: $38,100
- 2021: $75,000
PRECIS: PRecision Evidence for Childhood obesity prevention InterventionS
Dr Melanie Nichols, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Dr Victoria Brown, Dr Thin Nguyen, Prof Christina Economos
NHMRC - Ideas Grant
- 2022: $122,556
- 2021: $322,739
Other Public Sector Funding
PRomoting Incentives for healthy food Choices with retailer-led Economic interventions (PRICE study)
A/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, A/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
A/Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Bruce Neal, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, Mrs Jaithri Ananthapavan
Department of Health - Commonwealth - Partner contribution
- 2021: $68,181
- 2020: $68,181
Food and nutrition policies for Aboriginal Victorians: Evidence and Advocates for change
Dr Jennifer Browne, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Steven Allender, Mr Andrew Brown, Ms Mikaela Egan
VicHealth Impact Research Grant
- 2020: $90,000
- 2019: $90,000
Junk food sponsorship in children's sport research project.
A/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.
A/Prof Kathryn Backholer
VicHealth Grant - Research
- 2020: $13,000
Local Government Healthy Sports Vouchers evaluation.
A/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, A/Prof Gary Sacks, Ms Josephine Marshall, Mr Oliver Huse, Dr Miranda Blake, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters
VicHealth
- 2021: $15,432
Industry and Other Funding
Equity analysis of the Achievement Program
Prof Anna Peeters, A/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, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Catherine Bennett, Dr Claudia Strugnell, A/Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Adrian Cameron
The Sax Institute
- 2019: $75,000
Queensland Health and TAPPC rapid review: healthy eating and physical activity.
A/Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Anna Peeters, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/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
A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, A/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.
A/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, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Vincent Versace, Prof Steven Allender, Dr Melanie Nichols, Dr Jill Whelan, Dr Anna Wong Shee, Ms Erica Reeve
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
A/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.
A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Gary Sacks
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Switzerland
- 2022: $61,633
Supervisions
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