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Project Team<\/b><\/h3>\n

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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Dr Lisa Mundy<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Senior Program Lead, Deakin University<\/p>\n

Lisa is a Senior Research Fellow and has a background in developmental psychology lifecourse epidemiology. She has extensive experience running longitudinal cohort studies.\u00a0 Lisa\u2019s primary research focus is on child and adolescent wellbeing and mental health, and she has a particular interest in the health and education interface.<\/td>\n

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Elissa Phillips<\/b>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Project Manager, Deakin University<\/p>\n

Elissa is an experienced Project Manager with extensive knowledge managing some of Australia\u2019s most important longitudinal studies of child and family health.<\/p>\n

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Liam Graeme<\/b><\/p>\n

Data Manager<\/span>, <\/span>Deakin <\/span>University<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Liam<\/span> is a PhD graduate, Research Assistant and Undergraduate Psychology Tutor in the School of Psychology. Liam\u2019s 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<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Steph Aarsman<\/b><\/p>\n

Data Analyst, Deakin University<\/p>\n

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.<\/td>\n

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Paige Farrow<\/b><\/p>\n

Project Officer<\/span>, <\/span>Deakin <\/span>University<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paige has an Honours degree in Psychology from the University of Melbourne. She has worked in population research across a variety of studies since 2020.<\/p>\n

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Gessica Misuraca<\/b><\/p>\n

Research Assistant<\/span>, <\/span>Deakin <\/span>University<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gessica<\/span> has completed a Bachelor of Psychology with Honours and is a <\/span>R<\/span>esearch <\/span>A<\/span>ssistant and sessional academic at Deakin University. She has experience engaging and <\/span>maintaining<\/span> contact with participants across several longitudinal studies<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Fiona Olsson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research Assistant<\/span>, <\/span>Deakin <\/span>University<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fiona has a Bachelor of Arts (Outdoor Education) and a Diploma in Journalism. She has extensive experience working on community development projects.<\/span><\/td>\n

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Oliver Cotchin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research Assistant<\/span>, <\/span>Deakin <\/span>University<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Oliver completed a Bachelor of Psychology with Honours at Deakin University. He has a background in longitudinal family studies and systematic reviews and extensive experience working with vulnerable populations as a mental health support worker.<\/span><\/td>\n

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Chloe Sidwell<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research Assistant<\/span>, <\/span>Deakin <\/span>University<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chloe holds a Bachelor of Biomedicine with Honours from the University of Melbourne with a major in Psychology. She has a background in participant engagement and data collection in psychological research.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Meg Kaegi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research Assistant, Murdoch Children\u2019s Research Institute (MCRI)<\/p>\n

With a background in science, Meg is an experienced senior Research Assistant and study coordinator of cohort studies run at MCRI. Meg\u2019s work has contributed to successful grant applications and significant funding approval.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Jenn Copley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research Assistant, Murdoch Children\u2019s Research Institute (MCRI)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Lead Investigators<\/h3>\n

The project team are guided by the ATP lead Investigators. You can read more about the Investigator team on the Investigators and Collaborators<\/em> page of the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Professor Craig Olsson<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Director, Deakin University<\/p>\n

Craig is a Developmental Psychologist with expertise in lifecourse epidemiology and human genetics.\u00a0 He began as Scientific Director of the ATP in 2009.<\/p>\n

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Dr Primrose Letcher<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Deputy Director, Deakin University<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Professor David Burgner<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

ATP Investigator, Murdoch Children\u2019s Research Institute (MCRI)<\/p>\n

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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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