Donna Cross joins the Telethon Institute

Internationally recognised child health researcher Professor Donna Cross will join The Kids for Child Health Research in 2014.

Professor Cross has an international profile in school health promotion intervention research and is a renowned campaigner for the wellbeing of children and young people.

Her research interests also include mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents, bullying and cyber bullying, road safety, smoking cessation, and obesity prevention in young people.

Professor Cross will be appointed a Winthrop Professor at The University of Western Australia and will be located at its affiliate, The Kids.  

The Kids Director Winthrop Professor Jonathan Carapetis said he was thrilled to have a researcher of Professor Cross' calibre joining the Institute team.

"Professor Cross is one of the world's leading researchers into ways to help young people navigate a path to adult life free from the social and emotional traumas that are all too common these days," Professor Carapetis said.

"She has an outstanding research track record, but it is her ability to translate research evidence into policy and practice that really stands out.  Her expertise is a perfect fit for the work we are doing, and will open up new directions at the Institute."
 
Professor Cross will join the Institute from Edith Cowan University where she is Professor of Child and Adolescent Health.  She was Founding Director of the Child Health Promotion Research Centre at ECU from 2004-2011.  ECU looks forward to developing additional research opportunities with the Institute and UWA through this appointment.

In 2012, Professor Cross was WA Australian of the Year and was made an Ambassador for Children and Young People by the WA Commissioner for Children and Young People.

Professor Cross will join the Institute in February 2014. 

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