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Effectiveness of childcare centre interventions to increase young children’s physical activity

Gina Hayley Trapp Christian BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. Honorary Research Associate Program Head, Healthy Behaviours and Environments; National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow 08 6319 1040 Gina.Trapp@

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Development of a nutrition-focussed food outlet classification system

Gina Heather Trapp Croll BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD BHSc Honorary Research Associate Program Coordinator 08 6319 1469 Gina.Trapp@telethonkids.org.au Heather.McKee@telethonkids.org.au ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research Program

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The Core Story for Early Childhood Development and Learning in Australia

Samantha Veurink BSc PostGradDip MPH Research Officer 08 6319 1492 Samantha.Veurink@telethonkids.org.au Research Officer Samantha Veurink is a Research Officer within the Food and Nutrition Team at The Kids Research Institute Australia. Sam

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Bright Tomorrows Start Today (Parent App)

Our team: Karen Forde (Project Lead), Candice Rainsford (Project Coordinator), Aida Noordin (Research Assistant) and Joanne Readman (Project Assistant). External collaborators: Ken Resnicow (University of Michigan), James White (Reach HPI) Partners:

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Building Out Bullying: The influence of the school environment on bullying behaviour and mental health in primary and secondary school students

Gina Trapp BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD Honorary Research Associate Gina.Trapp@telethonkids.org.au ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research Dr Gina Trapp is an Honorary Research Associate at The Kids Research Institute Australia. She has

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Amped Up: An Energy Drink Study

Gina Hayley Heather Trapp Christian Croll BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. BHSc Honorary Research Associate Program Head, Healthy Behaviours and Environments; National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow Program

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Testing the meningococcal conjugate vaccine MenACWY-TT in toddlers

Jennifer Peter Kent Richmond RN MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Clinical Research Manager Head, Vaccine Trials Group Jennifer.Kent@telethonkids.org.au Clinical Research Manager Head, Vaccine Trials Group Jennifer completed her Diploma of Nursing in 1986 at

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Study of an oral medication for infants hospitalized with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection

Christopher Jennifer Peter Blyth Kent Richmond MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD RN MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Centre Head, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases; Co-Head, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and

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PneumoWA: A case-control study of the role of viral and bacterial pathogens in causing pneumonia among Western Australian children

Christopher Elke Jennifer Peter Tom Blyth Seppanen Kent Richmond Snelling MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD BSc PhD RN MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP BMBS DTMH GDipClinEpid PhD FRACP Centre Head, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases; Co-Head,

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Phase 2b Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MEDI8897, a Monoclonal Antibody With an Extended Half-life Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus, in Healthy Preterm Infants

Jennifer Peter Kent Richmond RN MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Clinical Research Manager Head, Vaccine Trials Group Jennifer.Kent@telethonkids.org.au Clinical Research Manager Head, Vaccine Trials Group Jennifer completed her Diploma of Nursing in 1986 at