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Research output per year
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, University of Queensland
… → Jun 2010
PhD, University of Queensland
… → Jun 2010
PhD, University of Queensland
… → Jun 2010
PhD, University of Queensland
… → Jun 2010
Masters, Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Sep 1998 → Sep 1999
Masters, Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Sep 1998 → Sep 1999
Masters, Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Sep 1998 → Sep 1999
Masters, Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Sep 1998 → Sep 1999
Bachelor's Degree, University of Newcastle
1990 → 1995
Bachelor's Degree, University of Newcastle
1990 → 1995
Bachelor's Degree, University of Newcastle
1990 → 1995
Bachelor's Degree, 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
Network
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Indigenous peoples and inclusion in clinical and genomic research: Understanding the history and navigating contemporary engagement
Waanders, A., Brown, A., Caron, N. R., Plisiewicz, A., McHugh, S. T., Nguyen, T. Q., Lehmann, K., Stevens, J., Storm, P. J., Resnick, A., Davidson, T. B., Mueller, S. & Kline, C., Mar 2023, In: Neoplasia (United States). 37, 100879.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Murru Minya -informing the development of practical recommendations to support ethical conduct in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research: A protocol for a national mixed-methods study
McGuffog, R., Chamberlain, C., Hughes, J., Kong, K., Wenitong, M., Bryant, J., Brown, A., Eades, S. J., Griffiths, K. E., Collis, F., Hobden, B., O'Mara, P., Ridgeway, T., Walter, M. & Kennedy, M., 10 Feb 2023, In: BMJ open. 13, 2, e067054.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association between hyperglycaemia in pregnancy and growth of offspring in early childhood: The PANDORA study
the PANDORA study research team, 29 May 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Pediatric Obesity.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A systematic review on assessment and management of preventive cardiovascular care in primary health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and men
McBride, K., Nguyen, J., Dowling, A., Howard, N. J., Franks, C., Hillier, S., Wade, V., King, V., Rigney, J., Burton, N., Mitchell, J. A., Nicholls, S. J., Paquet, C. & Brown, A., 8 Apr 2022, In: Australian Journal of Primary Health. 28, 3, p. 179-199 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Breastfeeding and infant growth in offspring of mothers with hyperglycaemia in pregnancy: The pregnancy and neonatal diabetes outcomes in remote Australia study
Longmore, D. K., Titmuss, A., Barr, E., Barzi, F., Simmonds, A., Lee, I. L., Hawthorne, E., Derkenne, R., Connors, C., Boyle, J., Zimmet, P., O'Dea, K., Oats, J., McIntyre, H. D., Brown, A., Shaw, J. & Maple-Brown, L. J., Jun 2022, In: Pediatric Obesity. 17, 6, e12891.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Brian Stokes Orator, University of Western Australia/Royal Perth Hospital, 2015
Brown, Alex (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Honorary award
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Colin Johnstone Lecturer, High Blood Pressure Council of Australia
Brown, Alex (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Honorary award
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Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (honorary)
Brown, Alex (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Honorary award
Activities
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National Network for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers
Alex Brown (Participant), Karla Canuto (Participant), Odette Pearson (Participant) & Kootsy Canuto (Participant)
2021 → 2025Activity: Other › Consumer Engagement
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Leaving no-one behind: Informing Indigenous aged care policy with big data
Odette Pearson (Participant), Gillian Caughey (Participant), Clare Bradley (Participant), Maria Inacio (Participant), Alex Brown (Participant), Robert Jorissen (Participant) & Noeleen Tunny (Participant)
2021 → 2025Activity: Other › Consumer Engagement
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Predicting Renal, Ophthalmic and Heart Events in the Aboriginal Community: The PROPHECY Diabetes Multi-Omics Cohort Study
Alex Brown (Participant) & Natasha Howard (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
Alex Brown (Participant) & Odette Pearson (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
Peter Azzopardi (Participant), Seth Westhead (Participant), Odette Pearson (Participant), Rachel Reilly (Participant), Tina Brodie (Participant) & Alex Brown (Participant)
2021 → 2024Activity: Other › Consumer Engagement