This sample of past and current grant recipients is to provide context for prospective applicants of the scope, scale & range of initiatives that have been supported:
YEAR |
GRANT RECIPIENT |
PROJECT TITLE |
PUBLICATIONS |
LINKS |
2023 | Professor Lisa Gibbs, Director of the Disaster, Climate and Adversity Unit, University of Melbourne | Climate change impacts on Teacher health and wellbeing | ||
2022 |
Tammie Jakstas, PhD Candidate
School of Health Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle
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Teacher Food and Nutrition Related Health and Wellbeing | Jakstas T, Bucher T, Miller A, Shrewsbury VA, Collins CE. An e-Delphi study to evaluate content validity of the Teacher Food and Nutrition-Questionnaire. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 2024;83(OCE1):E165. doi:10.1017/S0029665124001836 | |
2020 | Professor Lisa Gibbs, Director, Child and Community Wellbeing, Centre for Health Equity; and Academic Lead, Community Resilience and Public Health, Centre for Disaster Management and Public Safety, University of Melbourne |
School staff support after major emergencies |
L G, K M, J N, A TL, E T, M U, N C, S C, E CV. Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Support Programs Following Natural Disasters-a Scoping Review of Emerging Evidence. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2021 Oct 15;23(12):82. doi: 10.1007/s11920-021-01293-1. PMID: 34652557; PMCID: PMC8517063.
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2019 | Dr Colin Gallagher, Research Fellow, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology |
A social network evaluation and intervention for teachers of students with refugee backgrounds | ||
2019 | Professor Adrian Bauman, Sesquicentenary Professor of Public Health, Sydney School of Public Health Director, Prevention Research Collaboration Theme Leader, Physical Activity, Exercise and Energy Expenditure, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney |
Understanding Australia school teachers’ health needs: unwrapping the potential for prevention |
Corbett, Lucy et al. “Teachers’ experience, needs and recommendations for promoting their health and wellbeing in Australia: A reflexive thematic analysis.” Teaching and Teacher Education (2025): n. pag. |
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2018 | Prof Pascal Perez, Director SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongon |
Uncovering prevalent and emerging health issues in the education sector through claims data analysis | ||
2018 | Professor Anna Peeters, Global Obesity Centre, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University | Evaluation of the amended Victorian Achievement Program for schools – Pilot study of outcomes for teachers | ||
2018 | Dr Nicole Nathan, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle | Addressing the health risk behaviours of the education workforce: A program to enhance the wellbeing of primary school teachers (SWISH) | Nathan N, Murawski B, Hope K, Young S, Sutherland R, Hodder R, Booth D, Toomey E, Yoong SL, Reilly K, Tzelepis F, Taylor N, Wolfenden L. The Efficacy of Workplace Interventions on Improving the Dietary, Physical Activity and Sleep Behaviours of School and Childcare Staff: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 11;17(14):4998. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17144998. PMID: 32664554; PMCID: PMC7400238. | |
2017 | Dr Yoon-Suk Hwang, Research Fellow, Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, Australian Catholic University | Teachers Wellbeing (Mindfulness) A key to school and community success | ||
2016 | Professor Anna Peeters, Global Obesity Centre, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University | School – creating a healthy eating and activity workplace | ||
2016 | Ronald Plotnikoff, Professor & Chair in Physical Activity and Population Health Education; Director, Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition; Hunter Medical Research Institute | A physical activity intervention for the prevention & treatment of type 2 diabetes | ||
2016 | Associate Professor Lisa Gibbs, Jack Brockhoff Child Health & Wellbeing Program, University of Melbourne | Disaster Impact Profiling in Schools | Gibbs, L., Nursey, J., Cook, J., Ireton, G., Alkemade, N., Roberts, M., Gallagher, H.C., Bryant, R., Block, K., Molyneaux, R. and Forbes, D. (2019), Delayed Disaster Impacts on Academic Performance of Primary School Children. Child Dev, 90: 1402-1412. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13200 | |
2015 | Professor Nicholas Procter, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia | Suicide & self-harm prevention training for teaching professionals working with refugee & asylum seeker students | ||
2015 | Dr Gavin Hazel, Hunter Institute of Mental Health | Start Well – Assessing peer support as a strategy for improving wellbeing of early career teachers |
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