About Us
The ATP began in 1983 as a collaboration between the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne and La Trobe University, Victoria Australia. Over time the collaboration has expanded to include The University of Melbourne (Department of Paediatrics), The Australian Institute of Family Studies, and Deakin University (Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development).
The ATP Generation 3 Project is based within the Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, located within the Royal Children’s Hospital, and since 2012, has been funded through National Health and Medical Research and Australian Research Council Grants awarded through the Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, Deakin University.
The study has numerous additional collaborations with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, the University of New South Wales, and Otago University (New Zealand). We have also partnered with different organisations such as the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, the Transport Accident Commission of Victoria, Crime Prevention Victoria, and researchers at other universities to investigate specific issues.
Scientific Directors
Professor Craig Olsson
Scientific Director, ATP Generation 3 Study (from 2009)
Project Management Team
Dr Primrose Letcher
Senior Project Manager (Publication, Data, Strategy)
Dr Lisa Mundy
Senior Program Lead
Esther Laurance
Project Coordinator
Dr Chris Greenwood
Data Manager/Analyst
Dr Catherine Olsson
Senior Research Fellow
Isabel Hyland
Population Studies Interviewer
Gessica Misuraca
Population Studies Interviewer
Population Studies
Professor Craig Olsson
NHMRC Leadership Fellow (2020-2024)
Professor George Patton
NHMRC Leadership Fellow (2021-2025)
Dr Primrose Letcher
Mid-Career Research Fellow
Dr Chris Greenwood
Early Career Research Fellow (Biostatistics)
Dr Liz Spry
Early Career Research Fellow
Dr Jacqui Macdonald
Mid-Career Research Fellow & Founding G3 Project Manager (2011-2013)
Dr George Youssef
Mid-Career Research Fellow (Biostatistics)
Dr Delyse Hutchinson
NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow (2021-2025)
Associate Professor Martin Guhn
Director Human Early Partnership, UBC, Vancouver, Canada
Attachment Studies
Professor Jennifer McIntosh
Clinical Investigator, Attachment Studies
Professor Carol George
International Collaborator
Dr Judith Solomon
International Collaborator
Professor Bob Marvin
International Collaboration
Professor Alan Schore
International Collaborator
Molecular Studies
Dr Joanne Ryan
Genetics and Epigenetics
Peter Fransquet
Molecular Studies Coordinator (DNA)
Neurobiological Studies
Professor Peter Enticott
ARC Future Fellow, Neurodevelopmental Studies
Professor Sarah Whittle
NHMRC CDF, Neurodevelopmental Studies
Dr Martha Finn
Neurosonographer, Neurodevelopmental Studies
Founding Investigators
Professor Margot Prior
Professor Frank Oberklaid
Associate Professor Ben Edwards
Dr Diana Smart
Ms Suzanne Vassallo
