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

 

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