Investigators and Collaborators
Investigator team
Professor Craig Olsson, the ATP Chief Investigator, together with the investigator team, lead the design and strategic priorities for ATP. These Investigators bring together a wealth of knowledge in areas that are important to the ATP.
| Professor Craig Olsson
Principal Research Fellow, Deakin University |
Professor David Burgner
Research Fellow, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute |
Associate Professor Joanne Ryan
Monash University |
| Professor Tim Slade
Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School / The Matilda Centre |
Dr Christopher Greenwood
Data Manager, Deakin University |
Dr Liz Spry
Early Career Research Fellow |
| Professor Peter Azzopardi
Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute |
Dr Primrose Letcher
Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University |
Professor Suzanne Robinson
Chair and Head, Deakin Health Economics, Deakin University |
| Professor Bob Hancox
Research Professor and Head of Department, University of Otago |
Professor Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz
Associate Dean for Research and Impact, Deakin University |
Professor Viviana Wuthrich
Macquarie University |
| Professor Peter Butterworth
Deakin University
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Professor Peter Enticott
Associate Dean, Research, Deakin University |
Dr Meredith O’Connor
Senior Research Fellow, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute |
| Associate Professor Jacqui Macdonald
Deakin University |
Associate Professor Delyse Hutchinson
NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow |
Associate Professor Mihiri Silva Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne |
| Dr Toby Mansell
Senior Research Officer, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute |
Mx Emily Unity
Senior Project Officer, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute |
Associate Professor Alex Bahar-Fuchs
Deakin University |
Founding Investigators
The Founding Investigators established ATP over 40 years ago and laid the foundation for its long-term study of health in the population.
| Professor Frank Oberklaid
Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne, MCRI |
Professor Margot Prior
Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne |
Professor Ann Sanson
Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne |
| Dr Diana Smart
Senior Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Family Studies |
Dr Suzanne Vassallo
Senior Research Fellow (Training Development and Innovation), Deakin University |
Collaborators
ATP works closely with a wide range of experts in longitudinal and population-based research to study how health changes over time. These collaborations help strengthen the quality of the research, support innovative studies, and generate valuable insights to improve public health.
| Professor Ben Edwards
Senior Fellow, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods |
Professor Jennifer McIntosh
La Trobe University |
Professor Sarah Whittle
University of Melbourne |
| Associate Professor Martin Guhn
Director Human Early Partnership, UBC, Vancouver, Canada |
Dr Judith Solomon
Director of Training, the Child FIRST Program at Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut |
Associate Professor Jonathan Mynard
Senior Research Fellow, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute |
| Dr Peter Fransquet
Public Health Genomics, Monash University |
