Project Team
Project Team
The ATP project team manages the day-to-day operations of the study and works closely with participants throughout periods of data collection. If you’re a participant, you may receive a call or email from one of our friendly staff members listed below!
Senior Program Lead, Deakin University Lisa is a Senior Research Fellow and has a background in developmental psychology lifecourse epidemiology. She has extensive experience running longitudinal cohort studies. Lisa’s primary research focus is on child and adolescent wellbeing and mental health, and she has a particular interest in the health and education interface.
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Project Manager, Deakin University Elissa has a strong background in managing some of Australia’s most important longitudinal studies of child and family health.
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Liam Graeme Data Manager, Deakin University Liam is a PhD candidate, Research Assistant and Undergraduate Psychology Tutor in the School of Psychology. Liam’s research focuses on the mental health and development of young people and athletes, and on the application of innovative data-analytic research methods to developmental research.
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Steph Aarsman Data Analyst, Deakin University Steph is a Biostatistician within the SEED Lifespan centre. She has expertise in the application of statistical methods to longitudinal and observational data, with a particular interest in causal inference methods. |
Paige Farrow Research Assistant, Deakin University Paige has completed an Honours degree in Psychology and has been working in population research for the last four years
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Gessica Misuraca Research Assistant, Deakin University Gessica has completed a Bachelor of Psychology with Honours and is a Research Assistant and sessional academic at Deakin University. She has experience engaging and maintaining contact with participants across several longitudinal studies |
Fiona Olsson Research Assistant, Deakin University Fiona has a Bachelor of Arts (Outdoor Education) and a Diploma in Journalism. She has extensive experience working on community development projects.
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Meg Kaegi Research Assistant, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) With a background in science, Meg is an experienced senior Research Assistant and study coordinator of cohort studies run at MCRI. Meg’s work has contributed to successful grant applications and significant funding approval.
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 Jenn Copley
Research Assistant, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Jenn is a registered Oral Health Therapist and joined MCRI as a Research Assistant in 2020 contributing to various cohort studies including the development of study procedures and data collection methods. She also lectures in dental sciences at the University of Melbourne. |
Lead Investigators
The project team are guided by the ATP lead Investigators. You can read more about the Investigator team on the Investigators and Collaborators page of the website.
Director, Deakin University Craig is a Developmental Psychologist with expertise in lifecourse epidemiology and human genetics. He began as Scientific Director of the ATP in 2009.
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Deputy Director, Deakin University Primrose is a Senior Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist with a long affiliation with the ATP commencing in 1998. Both her research and clinical work is dedicated to her interest in mental health and wellbeing across the lifespan.
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ATP Investigator, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) David Burgner is a practising paediatric infectious diseases physician. He leads the Inflammatory Origins Group and co-leads the LifeCourse longitudinal observational cohorts initiative at MCRI. |
