Associate ProfessorMelanie Nichols
Honorary Associate Professor
Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development
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- Honorary Associate ProfessorFaculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development
- +61 3 522 78446 (Work)
- Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Evaluation of large scale and 'natural' experiments in public health
Epidemiological modelling of non-communicable diseases
Community-based and complex systems interventions
Improved use of routine datasets for monitoring population health
Early childhood prevention
Promoting equity through prevention interventions
Improving use of existing data and systems to generate high quality evidence.
Projects
Systems Thinking with Active Implementation Research (STAIR) to prevent
childhood obesity: an effectiveness-implementation trial. NHMRC Partnership
Grant, 2023-2028
PRECIS: PRecision Evidence for Childhood obesity prevention InterventionS
NHMRC Ideas Grant 2021-2024
Connecting the Dots, a VicHealth Local Government Partnership Module. Systems
thinking approaches to municipal planning VicHealth 2021-2023
RESPOND: Reflexive Evidence and Systems Interventions to Prevent Obesity and
Non-Communicable Disease NHMRC Partnership Grant 2019-2023
Epidemiological modelling of non-communicable diseases
Community-based and complex systems interventions
Improved use of routine datasets for monitoring population health
Early childhood prevention
Promoting equity through prevention interventions
Improving use of existing data and systems to generate high quality evidence.
Projects
Systems Thinking with Active Implementation Research (STAIR) to prevent
childhood obesity: an effectiveness-implementation trial. NHMRC Partnership
Grant, 2023-2028
PRECIS: PRecision Evidence for Childhood obesity prevention InterventionS
NHMRC Ideas Grant 2021-2024
Connecting the Dots, a VicHealth Local Government Partnership Module. Systems
thinking approaches to municipal planning VicHealth 2021-2023
RESPOND: Reflexive Evidence and Systems Interventions to Prevent Obesity and
Non-Communicable Disease NHMRC Partnership Grant 2019-2023
GRANTS
- GRANTSystems Thinking with Active Implementation Research (STAIR) to prevent childhood obesity: an effectiveness-implementation trial1 Aug 2023 - 31 Jul 2028People funded by this grant:
- Bell C,
- Whelan J,
- Allender S,
- Wolfenden L,
- Nichols M
- GRANTSystems Thinking with Active Implementation Research (STAIR) to prevent childhood obesity: an effectiveness-implementation trial1 Aug 2023 - 31 Jul 2028People funded by this grant:
- Bell C,
- Whelan J,
- Allender S,
- Wolfenden L,
- Nichols M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHConnecting the Dots Phase Two: VLGP ModuleVicHealth1 Feb 2022 - 31 Oct 2023People funded by this grant:
- Hayward J,
- Allender S,
- Strugnell C,
- Whelan J,
- Bolton K
- CONTRACT RESEARCHSystems Thinking Approaches to Municipal PlanningVicHealth1 Mar 2021 - 1 Feb 2022People funded by this grant:
- Allender S,
- Strugnell C,
- Whelan J,
- Bolton K,
- Bell C
- GRANTPRECIS: PRecision Evidence for Childhood obesity prevention InterventionS1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Nichols M,
- Backholer K,
- Swinburn B,
- Brown V,
- Nguyen T
- INTERNAL GRANTRESPOND: COVID-Impacted Research Projects SchemeDeakin University1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Hayward J,
- Allender S,
- Strugnell C,
- Swinburn B,
- Nichols M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHA review of evidence on interventions to improve the availability and promotion of healthy food in rural communities.26 Jun 2020 - 15 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Alston L,
- Backholer K,
- Versace V,
- Allender S,
- Nichols M
- FELLOWSHIPPreventing chronic diseases in rural populations for future generations: The role of rural health services in guiding community efforts to improve the food environment.1 Mar 2019 - 31 May 2023People funded by this grant:
- Alston L,
- Allender S,
- Versace V,
- Nichols M,
- Bolton K
- GRANTRESPOND: Reflexive Evidence and Systems interventions to Prevent Obesity and Non-Communicable Disease1 Dec 2018 - 30 Nov 2023People funded by this grant:
- Allender S,
- Strugnell C,
- Swinburn B,
- Nichols M,
- Peeters A
- GRANTRESPOND: Reflexive Evidence and Systems interventions to Prevent Obesity and Non-Communicable Disease1 Dec 2018 - 30 Nov 2023People funded by this grant:
- Allender S,
- Strugnell C,
- Swinburn B,
- Nichols M,
- Peeters A
- GRANTRESPOND: Reflexive Evidence and Systems interventions to Prevent Obesity and Non-Communicable Disease1 Dec 2018 - 30 Nov 2023People funded by this grant:
- Allender S,
- Strugnell C,
- Swinburn B,
- Nichols M,
- Peeters A
- CONTRACT RESEARCHTranslate a community-based and 'systems informed' childhood obesity intervention.1 Jun 2018 - 30 Jun 2019People funded by this grant:
- Strugnell C,
- Allender S,
- Nichols M,
- Peeters A,
- Bell C
- CONTRACT RESEARCHEvaluation of the amended Victorian Achievement Program for schools - Pilot study of outcomes for teachers1 Apr 2018 - 1 Jun 2020People funded by this grant:
- Peeters A,
- Orellana L,
- LaMontagne T,
- Nichols M,
- Strugnell C
- COLLABORATIVE GRANTHeartStats Project: The Heart Foundation/Deakin University Australian Heart Disease Statistics Project21 May 2013 - 31 Dec 2016People funded by this grant:
- Allender S,
- Nichols M
- COLLABORATIVE GRANTDeveloping a resource for evidence based healthy living programs9 Nov 2011 - 31 Mar 2012People funded by this grant:
- Allender S,
- Swinburn B,
- Nichols M
- COLLABORATIVE GRANT(Phase 2) - Provision and Evaluation of the It's Your Move Program in the ACT. (Phase 1) - systems-based interventions to promote healthy weight in ACT secondary schools - program planning22 Mar 2011 - 22 May 2011People funded by this grant:
- Millar L,
- Nichols M,
- Swinburn B,
- Allender S