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ProfessorJames Dunbar

Honorary Professor

Faculty of Health/School of Medicine

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  • Honorary Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Medicine
  • +61 3 924 43054 (Work)
  • Off-Campus (Home)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Knowledge Areas
Prevention of diabetes and quality improvement in health care, especially for multimorbidity; depression, diabetes and heart disease.

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Dasman Diabetes Institute Geohealth Lab and Deakin University Collaboration.
    9 Aug 2023 - 10 Aug 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    Dasman Diabetes Institute - $4,090,030.00
  • GRANT
    GooD4Mum: A randomised controlled implementation trial to reduce conversion from gestational diabetes to type 2 diabetes using follow-up in general practice.
    1 Feb 2021 - 31 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    NHMRC - Partnership Project - APP1191307 - $73,656.00
  • GRANT
    GooD4Mum: A randomised controlled implementation trial to reduce conversion from gestational diabetes to type 2 diabetes using follow-up in general practice.
    1 Feb 2021 - 31 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Diabetes Australia - (National) - $36,828.00
  • GRANT
    Mothers and Gestational Diabetes in Australia: MaGDA-2 - Risk prediction and follow-up for prevention of pregnancy complications and type 2 diabetes
    1 Mar 2020 - 28 Feb 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Versace V,
    • Teede H,
    • Dunbar J,
    • Sutton B,
    • Spurrier N
    NHMRC - Partnership Project - APP1170847 - $963,843.00
  • GRANT
    Mothers and Gestational Diabetes in Australia: MaGDA-2 - Risk prediction and follow-up for prevention of pregnancy complications and type 2 diabetes
    1 Mar 2020 - 29 Feb 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Versace V,
    • Teede H,
    • Dunbar J,
    • Sutton B,
    • Spurrier N
    Monash Health - $60,000.00
  • GRANT
    Mothers and Gestational Diabetes in Australia: MaGDA-2 - Risk prediction and follow-up for prevention of pregnancy complications and type 2 diabetes
    1 Mar 2020 - 29 Feb 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Versace V,
    • Teede H,
    • Dunbar J,
    • Sutton B,
    • Spurrier N
    Department of Health and Human Services - Victoria - $280,000.00
  • GRANT
    Mothers and Gestational Diabetes in Australia: MaGDA-2 - Risk prediction and follow-up for prevention of pregnancy complications and type 2 diabetes
    1 Mar 2020 - 29 Feb 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Versace V,
    • Teede H,
    • Dunbar J,
    • Sutton B,
    • Spurrier N
    Diabetes Australia - (National) - $36,828.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Engaging and supporting women with previous gestational diabetes to screen for and prevent type 2 diabetes.
    8 Mar 2019 - 14 Jan 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Health - Commonwealth - CONTR2019/00458 - $449,740.00
  • GRANT
    Absolute risk screening in Pharmacy
    7 Jul 2014 - 31 Dec 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Namara KM,
    • Dunbar J,
    • Krass I,
    • Peterson G
    NHF Focus Grant - National Heart Foundation of Australia - $63,500.00
  • GRANT
    Preventing diabetes in pregnancy from progressing to type 2 diabetes: macrolevel system change in South Australia and Victoria.
    1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Dunbar J,
    • Best J,
    • Janus E,
    • Carter R,
    • Oats J
    SA Health - $47,636.43
  • GRANT
    Preventing diabetes in pregnancy from progressing to type 2 diabetes: macrolevel system change in South Australia and Victoria.
    1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Dunbar J,
    • Best J,
    • Janus E,
    • Carter R,
    • Oats J
    Diabetes Australia - Vic - $100,000.00
  • GRANT
    Preventing diabetes in pregnancy from progressing to type 2 diabetes: macrolevel system change in South Australia and Victoria.
    1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Dunbar J,
    • Best J,
    • Janus E,
    • Carter R,
    • Oats J
    DH VIC - Grants Department of Health Victoria - $450,000.00
  • GRANT
    Preventing diabetes in pregnancy from progressing to type 2 diabetes: macrolevel system change in South Australia and Victoria.
    1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Dunbar J,
    • Best J,
    • Janus E,
    • Carter R,
    • Oats J
    NHMRC - Partnership Project - 533956 - $1,656,768.53
  • GRANT
    A controlled evaluation of the Australasian peers for progress Diabetes program (PfP-DP) and its transferability to other countries - DU component
    21 Sep 2009 - 31 Dec 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Oldenburg B,
    • Dunbar J,
    • Reddy P,
    • Audehm R,
    • Johnson G
    AAFPF Grant - Research American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation - $59,250.00
  • GRANT
    Life! diabetes prevention program: a randomised cluster control trial of its efficacy and cost effectiveness
    22 Jun 2009 - 31 Dec 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    NHMRC Project Grant - 533819 - $866,067.01