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Senior Research Fellow/Colac Area Health Director of Research

Faculty of Health/School of Medicine

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Senior Research Fellow/Colac Area Health Director of Research
Faculty of Health/School of Medicine

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laura.alston@deakin.edu.au (opens in a new tab)

Deakin University

Rural Health, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diet, Food Environments, Prevention,
Health Services Research

Knowledge Areas
Nutrition and Dietetics, Nutritional Epidemiology, Rural Health,
Cardiovascular Disease, Prevention, Health Disparities

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GRANT
A midwife-delivered prenatal dietary intervention to prevent perinatal depression and child neurocognitive vulnerability in regional and rural communities: a randomised controlled trial
1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2030
People funded by this grant:
- Vuillermin P,
- Dawson S,
- Jacka F,
- Alston L,
- Sominsky L
MRFF Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles - 2042534 - $2,922,893.68
GRANT
Western Alliance: Accelerating health research translation
1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2027
People funded by this grant:
- Payne W,
- Aras D,
- Versace V,
- Shee AW,
- Mercer N
NHMRC Supporting Research Translation Centres - 2046742 - $1,000,000.00
GRANT
Safeguarding the mental health of families in rural communities affected by environmental threats
1 Jun 2025 - 31 May 2027
People funded by this grant:
- Giallo R,
- Nicholson J,
- Fogarty A,
- Cooklin A,
- Hooker L
MRFF (NHMRC) - MMM Mental Health Research Grant - MRF2032839 - $995,123.00
GRANT
Safeguarding the mental health of families in rural communities affected by environmental threats
1 Jun 2025 - 31 May 2027
People funded by this grant:
- Giallo R,
- Nicholson J,
- Fogarty A,
- Cooklin A,
- Hooker L
Australian Clinicals Trials Alliance - Australian Teletrial Program Project
GRANT
A spatial, systems and solution focused approach to understanding food environment factors that influence dietary risks of Australians living in rural and remote areas
1 Mar 2024 - 28 Apr 2026
People funded by this grant:
- Needham C,
- Alston L,
- Zorbas C,
- Jacobs J
MRFF Early to Mid-Career Researchers - MRF2030589 - $757,310.20
GRANT
Revolutionising sarcopenia care for people living with cancer: Establishing effective screening and referral pathways into evidence-based treatment in rural and specialist cancer services
1 Mar 2024 - 29 Feb 2028
People funded by this grant:
- Kiss N,
- Bauer J,
- Prado C,
- Alston L,
- Hutchinson A
MRFF (NHMRC) - Clinician Researchers Initiative: Applied Research in Health Grant - MRF2031994 - $1,465,954.82
GRANT
The effect of a gut-focused dietary smartphone app for pregnant women on infant mental health-related outcomes: Beyond Bugs and Bumps RCT
1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
People funded by this grant:
- Dawson S,
- Alston L,
- Young C,
- Dhar P,
- Loughman A
Western Alliance - $20,000.00
GRANT
The effect of a gut-focused dietary smartphone app for pregnant women on infant mental health-related outcomes: Beyond Bugs and Bumps RCT
1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
People funded by this grant:
- Dawson S,
- Alston L,
- Young C,
- Dhar P,
- Loughman A
MRFF (NHMRC) - MMM Mental Health Research Grant - MRF2025947 - $930,501.49
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Dasman Diabetes Institute Geohealth Lab and Deakin University Collaboration.
9 Aug 2023 - 10 Aug 2027
People funded by this grant:
- Versace V,
- Coffee N,
- Namara KM,
- Feyissa T,
- Shee AW
Dasman Diabetes Institute - $4,090,030.00
GRANT
The effect of a gut-focused dietary smartphone app for pregnant women on the infant gut microbiome: Bugs & Bumps RCT
1 Jun 2023 - 30 Nov 2024
People funded by this grant:
- Dawson S,
- Jacka F,
- Vuillermin P,
- Young C,
- Alston L
Waterloo Foundation - Child Development - 2013-5198 - $142,627.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Colac Area Health and Deakin Rural Health Research Partnership.
1 Feb 2023 - 31 Dec 2027
People funded by this grant:
- Versace V,
- Alston L,
- Namara KM
Colac Area Health - $32,783.28
GRANT
Veg4Me - A personalised digital health solution for improving vegetable intake and cardiovascular health in young adults living in rural and disadvantaged communities
1 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
People funded by this grant:
- Livingstone K,
- Rawstorn J,
- Alston L,
- Partridge S
HF Vanguard Grant - Heart Foundation of Australia - 106800 - $72,984.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Ride Score Safe Routes to School.
6 Dec 2022 - 31 Dec 2023
People funded by this grant:
- Coffee N,
- Namara KM,
- Versace V,
- Alston L,
- Wheaton N
Australian Cycling Environmental & Health Foundation Ltd - $52,209.68
COMPETITIVE GRANT
CReW-Ace (COVID-19 & Regional Health Staff Wellbeing – Accessibility of Support Strategies)
Western Alliance1 Jun 2022 - 1 Aug 2023
People funded by this grant:
- Buccheri A,
- Wong Shee A,
- Isaacs A,
- Rasmussen B,
- Imran D
GRANT
DELIVER: Delivering Enhanced heaLthcare at home through optImising Virtual tools for oldEr people in Rural and regional Australia
1 Mar 2022 - 31 Dec 2026
People funded by this grant:
- Aras D,
- Peeters A,
- Versace V,
- Wilding C,
- Chapman W
MRFF (DISER) Rapid Applied Research Translation - RARUR000072 - $5,620,293.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Group Model Building: a collaborative, multi-stakeholder approach to reduce potentially avoidable visits to the Emergency Department.
1 Jul 2021 - 31 Jul 2023
People funded by this grant:
- Shee AW,
- Versace V,
- Namara KM,
- Allender S,
- Alston L
Ballarat Health Services - $48,036.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Victorian Healthcare Recovery Initiative (VHRI) Workforce Impact: Lessons learnt from COVID-19 and the impact on rural and regional health system workforce.
1 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
People funded by this grant:
- Hutchinson A,
- Albrecht S,
- Shee AW,
- Alston L
Western Alliance - $50,000.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
A review of evidence on interventions to improve the availability and promotion of healthy food in rural communities.
26 Jun 2020 - 15 Dec 2020
People funded by this grant:
- Alston L,
- Backholer K,
- Versace V,
- Allender S,
- Nichols M
Australasian Medical Publishing Co Proprietary Ltd - CONTR2020/00908 - $10,000.00
FELLOWSHIP
Reducing the burden of cardiovascular diseases for future rural dwelling Australians
1 Apr 2020 - 31 Jan 2023
People funded by this grant:
- Alston L,
- Allender S,
- Versace V
NHF Fellowship - Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - National Heart Foundation of Australia - 102530 - $120,960.00
FELLOWSHIP
Preventing 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 2023
People funded by this grant:
- Alston L,
- Allender S,
- Versace V,
- Nichols M,
- Bolton K
Western Alliance - WA-817272 - $82,549.00
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training and Research program 2018 - 2025
1 Jan 2018 - 30 Apr 2025
People funded by this grant:
- Versace V,
- Namara KM,
- Shee AW,
- Alston L,
- Coffee N
Australian Government Department of Health - $11,316,992.55

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