Research Officer
BExSS MPH
Emma has been at Telethon Kids Institute since 2017, and is currently a Research Officer in the Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course. The Life Course Centre brings together Australian and international researchers who aim to address questions surrounding the transmission of disadvantage within families and across generations.
Emma’s work involves investigating factors related to student wellbeing and learning progress over time.
Prior to joining the Life Course Centre, Emma worked on Telethon Kids research projects in Aboriginal Health, particularly on school-based interventions in remote communities. Before joining Telethon Kids, Emma worked as a Research and Evaluation Officer on type 2 diabetes prevention and management programs at Diabetes WA.
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Publications
March 2020
RE-AIM evaluation of a teacher-delivered programme to improve the self-regulation of children attending Australian Aboriginal community primary schools
Benefits in teaching the Alert Program® to students in a region with high reported rates of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and self-regulation impairment
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Published research Health Promotion & Education Alcohol and Pregnancy and FASD Research Group A Streptococcal & Rheumatic Heart DiseaseOctober 2019Overcoming the challenges of caring for a child with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a Pilbara community perspective
The caregivers in this study have gained valuable knowledge and wisdom through caring for a child with FASD
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Published research Alcohol and Pregnancy and FASD ResearchMarch 2019Improving self-regulation and executive functioning skills in primary school children in a remote Australian Aboriginal community: A pilot study of the Alert Program®
This community partnered pilot research, evaluated a school-based program to reduce the behavioral impact of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Published research Health Promotion & Education Alcohol and Pregnancy and FASD Research -
Education and Qualifications