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Dr Victoria Brown

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Position

Senior Research Fellow

Faculty

Faculty of Health

Department

School of Health & Social Dev

Campus

Melbourne Burwood Campus

Contact

Biography

Dr Vicki Brown is a Senior Research Fellow within Deakin Health Economics (DHE) at Deakin University, Melbourne Australia and a member of the Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE).  Vicki’s research interests include the economics of chronic disease prevention, and she is the health economist on a number of childhood obesity intervention trials.  Vicki was a key contributor to the National Health and Medical Research Council funded Centre of Research Excellence in Obesity Policy and Food Systems, and is a Chief Investigator on the Centre of Research Excellence in Translating the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood (CRE EPOCH-Translate).  She is interested in the ways in which economic evaluation and priority-setting studies can better inform the decision-making process, and is involved in teaching in the Deakin University Master of Health Economics as Unit Chair of the Economics and Health Policy Analysis unit (HSH766).

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Knowledge areas

Health economics

Economic evaluation

Publications

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2024

Are climate-change actions present in community-based obesity prevention interventions? Development and application of the DoublE-duty actions in CommunIty-baSed obesity InterVEntions (DECISIVE) framework

N Ward, M Nichols, M Moodie, B Swinburn, K Bolton, P Fraser, V Brown

(2024), pp. 1-12, Journal of Public Health, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

What Interventions are Cost Effective in Reducing Violence Against Women? A Scoping Review

Lauren Sheppard, Moosa Alsubhi, Vicki Brown, Ha Le, Kim Robinson, Marj Moodie

(2024), Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Cost-effectiveness of reducing children's sedentary time and increasing physical activity at school: the Transform-Us! intervention

V Brown, L Sheppard, J Salmon, L Arundell, E Cerin, N Ridgers, K Hesketh, R Daly, D Dunstan, H Brown, J Gatta, J Chinapaw, M Moodie

(2024), Vol. 21, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, C1

journal article

Model-Based Economic Evaluations of Interventions for Dementia: An Updated Systematic Review and Quality Assessment

M Darab, L Engel, D Henzler, M Lauerer, E Nagel, V Brown, C Mihalopoulos

(2024), Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, C1

journal article
2023

Transform-Us! cluster RCT: 18-month and 30-month effects on children's physical activity, sedentary time and cardiometabolic risk markers

J Salmon, L Arundell, E Cerin, N Ridgers, K Hesketh, R Daly, D Dunstan, H Brown, J Della Gatta, P Della Gatta, M Chinapaw, L Shepphard, M Moodie, C Hume, V Brown, K Ball, D Crawford

(2023), Vol. 57, pp. 311-319, British Journal of Sports Medicine, England, C1

journal article

Understanding weight status and dietary intakes among Australian school children by remoteness: A cross-sectional study

Jane Jacobs, Claudia Strugnell, Denise Becker, Jill Whelan, Josh Hayward, Melanie Nichols, Andrew Brown, Victoria Brown, Steven Allender, Colin Bell, Andrew Sanigorski, Liliana Orellana, Laura Alston

(2023), Vol. 26, pp. 1185-1193, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1

journal article

Longitudinal relationships between sub-clinical depression, sub-clinical eating disorders and health-related quality of life in early adolescence

B Kenny, S Bowe, C Taylor, M Moodie, V Brown, E Hoban, J Williams

(2023), pp. 1-11, International Journal of Eating Disorders, London, Eng., C1

journal article

A systematic review of economic evidence for community-based obesity prevention interventions in children

M Sultana, M Nichols, M Moodie, S Allender, V Brown

(2023), Vol. 24, pp. 1-14, Obesity Reviews, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Evaluation of a menu box delivery service for Australian long day care services to improve food provision and child intake: a cluster randomised controlled trial

S Kashef, L Bell, V Brown, C Gardner, D Zarnowiecki, S Morgillo, J Arguelles, D Cox, R Golley

(2023), pp. 1-26, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1

journal article

Spillover effects of childhood obesity prevention interventions: A systematic review

V Brown, H Tran, J Jacobs, J Ananthapavan, C Strugnell, K Backholer, M Sultana, M Alsubhi, S Allender, R Novotny, M Nichols

(2023), pp. e13692-, Obesity Reviews, England, C1

journal article
2022

A scoping review of outcomes commonly reported in obesity prevention interventions aiming to improve obesity-related health behaviors in children to age 5 years

V Brown, M Moodie, M Sultana, K Hunter, R Byrne, D Zarnowiecki, A Seidler, R Golley, R Taylor, K Hesketh, K Matvienko-Sikar

(2022), Vol. 23, pp. 1-11, Obesity Reviews, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Cost-effectiveness of scaling up a whole-of-community intervention: The Romp & Chomp early childhood obesity prevention intervention

H Tran, A Killedar, E Tan, M Moodie, A Hayes, B Swinburn, M Nichols, V Brown

(2022), pp. 1-11, Pediatric Obesity, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Exploring the economics of public health intervention scale-up: a case study of the Supporting Healthy Image, Nutrition and Exercise (SHINE) cluster randomised controlled trial

V Brown, H Tran, J Williams, R Laws, M Moodie

(2022), Vol. 22, pp. 1-13, BMC Public Health, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Bi-directional associations between depressive symptoms and eating disorder symptoms in early adolescence

B Kenny, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M Moodie, V Brown, J Williams

(2022), Vol. 42, pp. 246-256, Body Image, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Core outcome set for early intervention trials to prevent obesity in childhood (COS-EPOCH): Agreement on "what" to measure

V Brown, M Moodie, M Sultana, K Hunter, R Byrne, A Seidler, R Golley, R Taylor, K Hesketh, K Matvienko-Sikar

(2022), Vol. 46, pp. 1867-1874, International Journal of Obesity, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Reflexive Evidence and Systems interventions to Prevention Obesity and Non-communicable Disease (RESPOND): Protocol and baseline outcomes for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised prevention trial

J Whelan, J Hayward, M Nichols, A Brown, L Orellana, V Brown, D Becker, C Bell, B Swinburn, A Peeters, M Moodie, S Geddes, C Chadwick, S Allender, C Strugnell

(2022), Vol. 12, BMJ Open, England, C1

journal article
2021

A systematic review of economic evaluations of web-based or telephone-delivered interventions for preventing overweight and obesity and/or improving obesity-related behaviors

V Brown, H Tran, K Downing, K Hesketh, M Moodie

(2021), Vol. 22, Obesity Reviews, England, C1

journal article

Cluster randomised controlled trial of a menu box delivery service for Australian long day care services to improve menu guideline compliance: a study protocol

Shabnam Kashef, Dorota Zarnowiecki, Victoria Brown, Jennifer Arguelles, David Cox, Rebecca Golley

(2021), Vol. 11, pp. 1-8, BMJ Open, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Protocol for the development of Core Outcome Sets for Early intervention trials to Prevent Obesity in CHildren (COS-EPOCH)

V Brown, M Moodie, H Tran, M Sultana, K Hunter, R Byrne, D Zarnowiecki, A Seidler, R Golley, R Taylor, K Hesketh, K Matvienko-Sikar

(2021), Vol. 11, BMJ Open, England, C1

journal article

Depression and eating disorders in early adolescence: A network analysis approach

B Kenny, L Orellana, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M Moodie, V Brown, J Williams

(2021), Vol. 54, pp. 2143-2154, International Journal of Eating Disorders, United States, C1

journal article
2020

The modelled population obesity-related health benefits of reducing consumption of discretionary foods in Australia

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, Nutrients, C1

journal article

Cost comparison of five Australasian obesity prevention interventions for children aged from birth to two years

V Brown, E Tan, A Hayes, L Baur, K Campbell, R Taylor, R Byrne, L Wen, K Hesketh, M Moodie

(2020), Vol. 15, pp. e12684-, Pediatric Obesity, England, C1

journal article

Priority-setting for obesity prevention-The Assessing Cost-Effectiveness of obesity prevention policies in Australia (ACE-Obesity Policy) study

J Ananthapavan, G Sacks, V Brown, M Moodie, P Nguyen, L Veerman, A Mantilla Herrera, A Lal, A Peeters, R Carter

(2020), Vol. 15, PLoS ONE, United States, C1

journal article

Protocol for economic evaluation alongside the SHINE (Supporting Healthy Image, Nutrition and Exercise) cluster randomised controlled trial

V Brown, J Williams, L McGivern, S Sawyer, L Orellana, W Luo, K Hesketh, D Wilfley, M Moodie

(2020), Vol. 10, BMJ Open, England, C1

journal article

Protocol for the measurement of changes in knowledge and engagement in the stepped wedge cluster randomised trial for childhood obesity prevention in Australia: (Reflexive Evidence and Systems interventions to Prevent Obesity and Non-communicable Disease (RESPOND))

J Whelan, C Strugnell, S Allender, A Korn, A Brown, L Orellana, J Hayward, V Brown, C Bell, M Moodie, A Peeters, M Nichols

(2020), Vol. 21, Trials, England, C1

journal article

A narrative review of economic constructs in commonly used implementation and scale-up theories, frameworks and models

B Vicki, T Huong, B Miranda, L Rachel, M Marj

(2020), Vol. 18, Health Research Policy and Systems, England, C1

journal article

Cost-effectiveness of a novel sleep intervention in infancy to prevent overweight in childhood

E Tan, R Taylor, B Taylor, V Brown, A Hayes

(2020), Vol. 28, pp. 2201-2208, Obesity, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article
2019

Patterns and costs of health-care utilisation in Australian children: The first 5 years

A Hayes, V Brown, E Tan, A Chevalier, M D’Souza, C Rissel, L Baur, L Wen, M Moodie

(2019), Vol. 55, pp. 802-808, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Australia, C1

journal article

The potential for long-term cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention interventions in the early years of life

V Brown, J Ananthapavan, D Sonntag, E Tan, A Hayes, M Moodie

(2019), Vol. 14, Pediatric Obesity, England, C1

journal article

A new model for evaluation of interventions to prevent obesity in early childhood

A Hayes, E Tan, T Lung, V Brown, M Moodie, L Baur

(2019), Vol. 10, Frontiers in Endocrinology, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Cost-effectiveness of community-based childhood obesity prevention interventions in Australia

J Ananthapavan, P Nguyen, S Bowe, G Sacks, A Mantilla Herrera, B Swinburn, V Brown, R Sweeney, A Lal, C Strugnell, M Moodie

(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 1102-1112, International Journal of Obesity, England, C1

journal article

A systematic review and meta-analysis of prostate cancer utility values of patients and partners between 2007 and 2016

Anne Magnus, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Victoria Brown, Rob Carter

(2019), Vol. 4, pp. 1-19, MDM policy & practice, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Better transport accessibility, better health: a health economic impact assessment study for Melbourne, Australia

V Brown, A Barr, J Scheurer, A Magnus, B Zapata-Diomedi, R Bentley

(2019), Vol. 16, pp. 1-10, International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, London, Eng., C1

journal article
2018

Utility values for childhood obesity interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence for use in economic evaluation

V Brown, E Tan, A Hayes, S Petrou, M Moodie

(2018), Vol. 19, pp. 905-916, Obesity Reviews, England, C1

journal article

The potential cost-effectiveness and equity impacts of restricting television advertising of unhealthy food and beverages to Australian children

V Brown, J Ananthapavan, L Veerman, G Sacks, A Lal, A Peeters, K Backholer, M Moodie

(2018), Vol. 10, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Is there an association between early weight status and utility-based health-related quality of life in young children?

E Tan, V Brown, S Petrou, M D’Souza, M Moodie, L Wen, L Baur, C Rissel, A Hayes

(2018), Vol. 27, pp. 2851-2858, Quality of Life Research, Netherlands, C1

journal article

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

research report/technical paper
2017

Active transport and obesity prevention - A transportation sector obesity impact scoping review and assessment for Melbourne, Australia

V Brown, M Moodie, A Mantilla Herrera, J Veerman, R Carter

(2017), Vol. 96, pp. 49-66, Preventive Medicine, United States, C1

journal article

Evidence for associations between traffic calming and safety and active transport or obesity: a scoping review

V Brown, M Moodie, R Carter

(2017), Vol. 7, pp. 23-37, Journal of transport and health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Obesity-related health impacts of fuel excise taxation- an evidence review and cost-effectiveness study

V Brown, M Moodie, L Cobiac, A Mantilla Herrera, R Carter

(2017), Vol. 17, BMC Public Health, England, C1

journal article

Cost-effectiveness of a lifestyle modification program in long-term survivors of hemopoietic stem cell transplantation

L Gao, M Moodie, V Brown, S Avery

(2017), Vol. 31, Clinical Transplantation, Denmark, C1

journal article

Obesity-related health impacts of active transport policies in Australia - a policy review and health impact modelling study

V Brown, M Moodie, L Cobiac, H Mantilla, R Carter

(2017), Vol. 41, pp. 611-616, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, London, Eng., C1

journal article
2016

A systematic review of economic analyses of active transport interventions that include physical activity benefits

V Brown, B Diomedi, M Moodie, J Veerman, R Carter

(2016), Vol. 45, pp. 190-208, Transport Policy, C1

journal article
2015

Congestion pricing and active transport - evidence from five opportunities for natural experiment

V Brown, V Brown, M Moodie, M Moodie, R Carter, R Carter

(2015), Vol. 2, pp. 568-579, Journal of transport and health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Funded Projects at Deakin

Australian Competitive Grants

Evaluating real-world implementation of an evidence-based program addressing lifestyle behaviours from the start of life

A/Prof Rachel Laws, Prof Karen Campbell, Prof Kylie Hesketh, Dr Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, Prof Marj Moodie, Dr Victoria Brown, A/Prof Harriet Koorts, Dr Kok-Leong Ong, Prof Liliana Orellana, Dr Penny Love, Dr Jennifer Browne

NHMRC - Partnership Project

  • 2024: $97,997
  • 2023: $222,273
  • 2022: $170,602
  • 2021: $121,705
  • 2020: $91,259
  • 2019: $5,606

Maximising health potential through enhancement of movement behaviours from early life

Prof Kylie Hesketh, Prof Jo Salmon, A/Prof Barbara Galland, Prof Jan Nicholson, A/Prof Rachael Taylor, Prof Liliana Orellana, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, A/Prof Harriet Koorts, Dr Victoria Brown, Dr Katherine Downing

NHMRC Project Grant

  • 2023: $413,075
  • 2022: $345,664
  • 2021: $397,701
  • 2020: $320,326
  • 2019: $243,009

PRECIS: PRecision Evidence for Childhood obesity prevention InterventionS

A/Prof Melanie Nichols, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Dr Victoria Brown, Dr Thin Nguyen, Prof Christina Economos

NHMRC - Ideas Grant

  • 2024: $101,889
  • 2023: $332,248
  • 2022: $367,668
  • 2021: $322,739

Centre of Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood-Translate: (EPOCH-Translate)

Prof Louise Baur, Prof Kylie Hesketh, Dr Rebecca Golley, Dr Li Ming Wen, A/Prof Rachel Laws, Dr Alison Hayes, Prof Karen Campbell, Dr Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, Dr Victoria Brown, Dr Anna Lene Seidler

NHMRC - Centres of Research Excellence

  • 2024: $30,228
  • 2023: $120,915
  • 2022: $120,915

Systems Thinking with Active Implementation Research (STAIR) to prevent childhood obesity: an effectiveness-implementation trial

Prof Colin Bell, Dr Jill Whelan, Prof Steven Allender, Dr Luke Wolfenden, A/Prof Melanie Nichols, Dr Victoria Brown, A/Prof Serene Yoong, Prof Liliana Orellana, A/Prof Kristy Bolton

NHMRC - Partnership Project

  • 2024: $94,777
  • 2023: $115,020

A nutrition and movement behaviour intervention for toddlers: efficacy, cost effectiveness and scale-up pathways

Prof Kylie Hesketh, A/Prof Rachel Laws, Dr Penny Love, A/Prof Harriet Koorts, Ms Brittany Markides, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Jan Nicholson, Dr Miaobing Zheng, Dr Katherine Downing, Dr Victoria Brown, Prof Liliana Orellana, A/Prof Rachael Taylor, Dr Alison Spence

MRFF (NHMRC) Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles

  • 2024: $1,298,944

Other Public Sector Funding

Evaluating real-world implementation of an evidence-based program addressing lifestyle behaviours from the start of life

A/Prof Rachel Laws, Prof Karen Campbell, Prof Kylie Hesketh, Dr Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, Prof Marj Moodie, Dr Victoria Brown, A/Prof Harriet Koorts, Dr Kok-Leong Ong, Prof Liliana Orellana, Dr Penny Love, Dr Jennifer Browne

VicHealth - NHMRC Partnership Project Grants

  • 2021: $50,000
  • 2020: $50,000
  • 2019: $50,000

Management of acute low back pain in hospital emergency departments: adherence to evidence-based guidelines

Dr Paul Buntine, A/Prof Daniel Belavy, Prof Nick Taylor, Dr Clint Miller, Dr Patrick Owen, A/Prof Harriet Koorts, A/Prof Steve Bowe, Dr Christopher Fong, Leanne Roddy, Prof Marj Moodie, Dr Victoria Brown

Eastern Health

  • 2020: $13,000

Systems Thinking with Active Implementation Research (STAIR) to prevent childhood obesity: an effectiveness-implementation trial

Prof Colin Bell, Dr Jill Whelan, Prof Steven Allender, Dr Luke Wolfenden, A/Prof Melanie Nichols, Dr Victoria Brown, A/Prof Serene Yoong, Prof Liliana Orellana, A/Prof Kristy Bolton

VicHealth - NHMRC Partnership Project Grants

  • 2024: $20,000

It takes s village: a neighbourhood approach to improve health and wellbeing.

A/Prof Kristy Bolton, Dr Rebecca Lindberg, Dr Victoria Brown

VicHealth Grant - Research

  • 2023: $125,000

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

Evaluation of the amended Victorian Achievement Program for schools - Pilot study of outcomes for teachers

Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Liliana Orellana, Prof Tony LaMontagne, A/Prof Melanie Nichols, Dr Claudia Strugnell, Dr Victoria Brown, Mr Nic Crooks

Teachers Health Foundation

  • 2020: $85,000
  • 2019: $92,000
  • 2018: $40,000

Scoping the nature, potential value and limitations of developing an economics of prevention 'benefits bank'

Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan, Dr Victoria Brown

The Sax Institute

  • 2023: $10,000
  • 2022: $15,901

Literature Review: Investigating the co-benefits of prevention initiatives.

Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan, Dr Phuong Nguyen, Dr Victoria Brown, Miss Siti Mohamad Asfia

The Sax Institute

  • 2023: $15,000
  • 2022: $43,495

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

Supervisions

Associate Supervisor
2023

Bridget Kenny

Thesis entitled: Sub-clinical depression and sub-clinical eating disorders in early adolescence

Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development