Research output per year
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Personal profile
Public Profile
Professor Alex Brown is an Aboriginal medical doctor and researcher. He grew up on the south coast of New South Wales (NSW) with family connections to Nowra, Wreck Bay and Wallaga Lake on the far south coast of NSW.
Over the last 20 years, Alex has established an extensive and unique research program focused on chronic disease in vulnerable communities, with a particular focus on outlining and overcoming health disparities. He leads projects encompassing epidemiology, psychosocial determinants of chronic disease, mixed methods health services research in Aboriginal primary care and hospital settings, and randomised controlled trials of pharmacological and non-pharmacological chronic disease.
In July 2012, Alex joined SAHMRI to lead Aboriginal health research.
In November 2012, Alex was awarded the prestigious Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellowship to further his research into the impacts of psychosocial determinants on cardiovascular disease in Aboriginal communities. He holds an NHMRC Research Fellowship.
Alex left SAHMRI in 2022 and is now the Professor of Indigenous Genomics at the Telethon Kids Institute and The Australian National University, and Senior Principal Research Fellow at SAHMRI.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Kurunpa [Spirit]: Exploring the Links between Psychosocial Stress, Depression and Heart Disease in Indigenous Men , University of Queensland
… → Jun 2010
PhD, Kurunpa [Spirit]: Exploring the Links between Psychosocial Stress, Depression and Heart Disease in Indigenous Men , University of Queensland
… → Jun 2010
PhD, Kurunpa [Spirit]: Exploring the Links between Psychosocial Stress, Depression and Heart Disease in Indigenous Men , University of Queensland
… → Jun 2010
PhD, Kurunpa [Spirit]: Exploring the Links between Psychosocial Stress, Depression and Heart Disease in Indigenous Men , University of Queensland
… → Jun 2010
Masters, Masters of Public Health , Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Sept 1998 → Sept 1999
Masters, Masters of Public Health , Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Sept 1998 → Sept 1999
Masters, Masters of Public Health , Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Sept 1998 → Sept 1999
Masters, Masters of Public Health , Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Sept 1998 → Sept 1999
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor of Medicine , University of Newcastle
1990 → 1995
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor of Medicine , University of Newcastle
1990 → 1995
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor of Medicine , University of Newcastle
1990 → 1995
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor of Medicine , University of Newcastle
1990 → 1995
External positions
Scientific Director, Aboriginal Grand Challenge, Telethon Kids Institute
1 Jan 2020 → …
Scientific Director, Aboriginal Grand Challenge, Telethon Kids Institute
1 Jan 2020 → …
Scientific Director, Aboriginal Grand Challenge, Telethon Kids Institute
1 Jan 2020 → …
Scientific Director, Aboriginal Grand Challenge, Telethon Kids Institute
1 Jan 2020 → …
Professor of Aboriginal Health, University of Adelaide
4 Mar 2019 → …
Professor of Aboriginal Health, University of Adelaide
4 Mar 2019 → …
Professor of Aboriginal Health, University of Adelaide
4 Mar 2019 → …
Professor of Aboriginal Health, University of Adelaide
4 Mar 2019 → …
Honorary Senior Principal Research Fellow, Charles Perkins Centre
12 Nov 2018 → …
Honorary Senior Principal Research Fellow, Charles Perkins Centre
12 Nov 2018 → …
Honorary Senior Principal Research Fellow, Charles Perkins Centre
12 Nov 2018 → …
Honorary Senior Principal Research Fellow, Charles Perkins Centre
12 Nov 2018 → …
Honorary Professor, Department of Diabetes, Monash University
1 Jan 2018 → …
Honorary Professor, Department of Diabetes, Monash University
1 Jan 2018 → …
Honorary Professor, Department of Diabetes, Monash University
1 Jan 2018 → …
Honorary Professor, Department of Diabetes, Monash University
1 Jan 2018 → …
Keywords
- Aboriginal health
- Cardiology
- Diabetes
- Biopsychosocial
- Health Services
- epidemiology
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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2023 Australian guideline for assessing and managing cardiovascular disease risk
Nelson, M. R., Banks, E., Brown, A., Chow, C. K., Peiris, D. P., Stocks, N. P., Davies AO, R., Raffoul, N., Kalman, L., Bradburn, E. & Jennings, G., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Medical Journal of Australia.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Attitudes to Organ Donation in Central Australia: A Qualitative Pilot Study
Secombe, P., Lankin, E., Beadle, R., McAnulty, G., Brown, A., Bailey, M., Schultz, R. & Pilcher, D., 29 Aug 2024, In: Transplantation Direct. 10, 9, p. e1692Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aged care service use by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people after aged care eligibility assessments, 2017–2019: a population-based retrospective cohort study
Pearson, O., Air, T., Humphrey, G., Bradley, C., Tunny, N., Brown, A., Wesselingh, S. L., Inacio, M. C. & Caughey, G. E., 1 Jul 2024, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 221, 1, p. 31-38 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can flash glucose monitoring improve glucose management for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with type 2 diabetes? A protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Hachem, M., Hearn, T., Kelly, R., Eer, A., Moore, B., Sommerville, C., Atkinson-Briggs, S., Twigg, S., Freund, M., O’Neal, D., Story, D., Brown, A., McLean, A., Sinha, A., Furler, J., O’Brien, R., Tran Duy, A., Clarke, P., Braat, S. & Koye, D. N. & 3 others, , Dec 2024, In: Trials. 25, 1, 493.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Codesigning enhanced models of care for Northern Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth with type 2 diabetes: study protocol
Kirkham, R., Puszka, S., Titmuss, A., Freeman, N., Weaver, E., Morris, J., Mack, S., O'Donnell, V., Boffa, J., Dowler, J., Ellis, E., Corpus, S., Graham, S., Scott, L., Sinha, A. K., Connors, C., Shaw, J. E., Azzopardi, P., Brown, A. & Davis, E. & 2 others, , 7 Mar 2024, In: BMJ open. 14, 3, e080328.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Brian Stokes Orator, University of Western Australia/Royal Perth Hospital, 2015
Brown, A. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Honorary award
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Colin Johnstone Lecturer, High Blood Pressure Council of Australia
Brown, A. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Honorary award
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Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (honorary)
Brown, A. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Honorary award
Activities
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Exploring the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people seeking care at a metropolitan South Australian emergency department and leaving without treatment: A pilot study
Brown, A. (Participant), Howard, N. (Participant), Dawson, A. (Participant), Brodie, T. (Participant) & Warrior, E. (Participant)
2021Activity: Other › Consumer Engagement
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South Australian Genomics Centre (SAGC) (External organisation)
Brown, A. (Member)
2 Mar 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing
Howard, N. (Participant) & Brown, A. (Participant)
2021 → 2025Activity: Other › Consumer Engagement
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Insights into supporting the wellbeing of older Aboriginal people receiving home care packages who are experiencing grief and loss and the wellbeing of staff who care for them: a pilot project
Brown, A. (Participant) & Pearson, O. (Participant)
2021 → 2022Activity: Other › Consumer Engagement
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A roadmap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health: Defining priority health needs and actions through the empowerment & capacity development of young people
Azzopardi, P. (Participant), Westhead, S. (Participant), Pearson, O. (Participant), Reilly, R. (Participant), Brodie, T. (Participant) & Brown, A. (Participant)
2021 → 2024Activity: Other › Consumer Engagement