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Dr David Coall

Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 2118
Facsimile: +61 8 6304 5717
Email: d.coall@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO21.508  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0488-2683

Dr David Coall is a multi-disciplinary Teaching and Research Scholar exploring Intergenerational Health, in the discipline of Medical Sciences. He is a Senior Lecturer, Biomedical Science Course Coordinator and Corordinator of the Human Biology Major and Minor in Biomedical Science. Coall is Research Lead for the Grandparent and Intergenerational Health Solutions Research Group. David’s research focuses on the complex intergenerational influences on health and behaviour within families. His work is impacting government policy and is now being translated into support services for people in low resource family situations.

Current Teaching

Dr Coall’s teaching philosophy focuses on incorporating cutting-edge research to inspire students, creating enthusiasm for the subject, and through assessment for learning, ultimately promote life-long learning. This requires a dedicated process of continuous improvement through reflection, revision and innovation. This constant reflection and innovation has developed a profound teaching-research nexus in evolutionary understandings of human behaviour that many students have found motivating and illuminating.

Unit Co-ordinator:

  • SCH1132 Human Evolution and Ecology
  • MMS3101 Evolutionary Perspectives on Health and Disease
  • SCH3434 Human Reproduction, Development and Ageing

Course Co-ordinator:

  • K05 Bachelor of Biomedical Science
  • Human Biology Major
  • Human Biology Minor

Background

  • 2012-present Senior Lecturer, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia
  • 2021-2023 Discipline Lead, Medical Sciences
  • 2022-present Visiting Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku, Finland
  • 2016-present Course Coordinator Bachelor of Biomedical Science (K05)
  • 2014-2022 Course Coordinator, Human Biology
  • 2012-2018 Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia
  • 2010-2012 Lecturer School of Medical Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia
  • 2009-2010 Research Fellow, School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia
  • 2005-2008 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Institute of Psychology University of Basel, Switzerland
  • 2005 Assistant Lecturer, Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, The University of Western Australia

Professional Associations

  • Australasian Society for Human Biology (ASHB: Life Member, Vice President 2021-2024)
  • European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA: Life Member and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer 2024-2026).
  • International Society of Evolutionary Medicine and Public Health (ISEMPH: Life Member)
  • Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
  • Human Behaviour and Evolution Society (HBES)
  • Western Australia Social Research Network (WASRN: Founding Member)
  • The Association for Anthropology, Gerontology and the Life Course (AAGE)
  • Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)

Awards and Recognition

National and International Research Positions

Research Areas and Interests

Research Interests: Intergenerational Health

  • The impact investment by grandparents has on the growth and development of grandchildren and the health of grandparents in contemporary industrialised societies
  • Grandparents raising their grandchildren: Experiences, needs and health of this hidden population in Australia
  • Prenatal environment and fetal and placental growth: Using life history theory as a framework for examining factors that influence clinically significant variation in birth weight and placental weight
  • Reproductive strategies and health: The influence of the early environment on growth, development, reproduction, and mental and physical health
  • Suicide prevention: Theory, evidence, and industry
  • Mental health service evaluation.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, 2005.
  • Bachelor of Science with 1st Class Honours, The University of Western Australia, 1999.
  • Bachelor of Psychology, The University of Western Australia, 1995.

Research Outputs

2024

Book Chapters

  • Sheppard, P., Coall, D. (2024). The Role of Ontogeny in Understanding Human Demographic Behaviour. Human Evolutionary Demography (1-22). Open Book Publishers. https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0251.10.

Journal Articles

  • Helle, S., Tanskanen, A., Coall, D., Perry, G., Daly, M., Danielsbacka, M. (2024). Investment by maternal grandmother buffers children against the impacts of adverse early life experiences. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article number 6815. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56760-5.
  • Goodman, H., Grueter, C., Coall, D. (2024). The Combined Role of Sexual Selection and Socioeconomic Environment in Explaining Everyday Risk-Taking Behavior in Human Males. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 2024(Article in press), 14 pages. https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000351.
  • Budden, T., Coall, D., Jackson, B., Christian, H., Nathan, A., Jongenelis, M. (2024). Barriers and enablers to promoting grandchildren’s physical activity and reducing screen time: a qualitative study with Australian grandparents. BMC Public Health, 24(1), Article number 1670. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19178-2.
  • Jongenelis, M., Budden, T., Jackson, B., Christian, H., Nathan, A., Coall, D., Glassenbury, E. (2024). Australian children’s physical activity and screen time while in grandparental care. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2024(Article in press), Article number 100146. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100146.
  • Jongenelis, M., Budden, T., Christian, H., Coall, D., Jackson, B., Nathan, A., Glassenbury, E. (2024). The Role of Grandparents in Facilitating Children’s Physical Activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2024(Article in press), 9 pages. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0066.
  • Panting, E., Weight, J., Sartori, J., Coall, D., Smith, J. (2024). The role of placental kisspeptin in trophoblast invasion and migration: an assessment in Kiss1r knockout mice, BeWo cell lines and human term placenta. Reproduction Fertility and Development, 36(11), Article number RD23230. https://doi.org/10.1071/RD23230.
  • Robertson, F., Coall, D., McAullay, D. (2024). Speculation on the evolution of the Nyoongar hunter-gatherer family system. Hunter Gatherer Research, 2024(Article in press), 29 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3828/hgr.2024.3.
  • Pettay, JE., Coall, D., Danielsbacka, M., Tanskanen, AO. (2024). The role of mating effort and co-residence history in step-grandparental investment. Evolutionary Human Sciences, 6(Article in press), Article number e27. https://doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2024.17.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Andrew, L., Karthigesu, S., Coall, D., Sim, M., Dare, J., Boxall, K. (2023). What makes a space safe? Consumers' perspectives on a mental health safe space. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 32(5), 1355-1364. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13174.
  • Anto, E., Ofori Boadu, WI., Addai-Mensah, O., Wiafe, YA., Owiredu, WK., Obirikorang, C., Annani-Akollor, ME., Adua, E., Appiah, M., Opoku, S., Acheampong, E., Asamoah, EA., Owiredu, E., Odame Anto, AO., Tawiah, A., Ankobea, F., Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Coall, D. (2023). Association between micronutrients, oxidative stress biomarkers and angiogenic growth mediators in early and late-onset preeclamptic Ghanaian women. Sage Open Medicine, 11(2023), Article number 20503121231175759. https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121231175759.
  • Grueter, C., Goodman, H., Fay, N., Walker, B., Coall, D. (2023). Preference for Male Risk Takers Varies with Relationship Context and Health Status but not COVID Risk. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 2023(Article in press), 10 pages. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-023-00354-3.
  • Dare, J., Wilkinson, C., Karthigesu, S., Coall, D., Marquis, R. (2023). Keeping the family: A socio-ecological perspective on the challenges of child removal and reunification for mothers who have experienced substance-related harms. Children and Youth Services Review, 145(February 2023), Article number 106772. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106772.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Anto, E., Coall, D., Asiamah, E., Afriyie, O., Addai-Mensah, O., Wiafe, YA., Owiredu, W., Obirikorang, C., Annani-Akollor, M., Titiloye, NA., Adua, E., Acheampong, E., Asamoah Adu, E., Opoku, S., Odame Anto, A., Tawiah, A., Wang, Y., Wang, W. (2022). Placental lesions and differential expression of pro-and anti-angiogenic growth mediators and oxidative DNA damage marker in placentae of Ghanaian suboptimal and optimal health status pregnant women who later developed preeclampsia. PLoS One, 17(3), article number e0265717. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265717.
  • Helle, S., Tanskanen, A., Coall, D., Danielsbacka, M. (2022). Matrilateral bias of grandparental investment in grandchildren persists despite the grandchildren’s adverse early life experiences. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289(1969), article number 20212574. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.2574.

Reports

  • Boylan, J., Goodman, H., Karthigesu, S., Holmes, L., Dickson, J., Cattani, M., Coall, D. (2022). TCS@HOME PILOT PROGRAM: A qualitative exploration of the high attrition rate experienced in the pretest/post-test control study. Joondalup. Edith Cowan Univeristy.
  • Boylan, J., Goodman, H., Karthigesu, S., Holmes, L., Dickson, J., Cattani, M., Coall, D. (2022). TCS@HOME PILOT PROGRAM The psychological safety of volunteering from home as a Lifeline WA telephone crisis supporter. Joondalup. Edith Cowan Univeristy.

2021

Books

Journal Articles

  • Dare, J., Seiver, H., Andrew, L., Coall, D., Karthigesu, S., Sim, M., Boxall, K. (2021). Co-creating visual representations of safe spaces with mental health service users using photovoice and Zoom. Methods in Psychology, 5(December 2021), Article number 100059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metip.2021.100059.
  • Anto, E., Coall, D., Addai-Mensah, O., Amo Wlafe, Y., Owiredu, W., Obirikorang, C., Annani-Akollor, M., Adua, E., Tawiah, A., Acheampong, E., Adu Asamoah, E., Wang, X., Opoku, S., Kyel Boakye, D., Hou, H., Wang, Y., Wang, W. (2021). Early gestational profiling of oxidative stress and angiogenic growth mediators as predictive, preventive and personalised (3P) medical approach to identify suboptimal health pregnant mothers likely to develop preeclampsia. EPMA Journal, 12(4), 517-534. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13167-021-00258-x.
  • Grueter, CC., Westlake, G., Coall, D. (2021). Absence of intergroup discrimination in a naturalistic helping task. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 15(1), 82-88. https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000195.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Dare, J., Marquis, R., Wenden, L., Gopi, S., Coall, D. (2020). The impact of a residential camp on grandchildren raised by grandparents: Grandparents’ perspectives. Children and Youth Services Review, 108(January 2020), Article number 104535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104535.
  • Anto, E., Roberts, P., Coall, D., Adua, E., Turpin, C., Tawiah, A., Wang, Y., Wang, W. (2020). Suboptimal health pregnant women are associated with increased oxidative stress and unbalanced pro- and antiangiogenic growth mediators: a cross-sectional study in a Ghanaian population. Free Radical Research, 54(1), 27-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/10715762.2019.1685668.
  • Grueter, CC., Westlake, G., Coall, D. (2020). Urban Civility: City Dwellers Are Not Less Prososcial Than Their Rural Counterparts. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 6(1), 14-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-019-00206-z.

Reports

  • Coall, D., Wenden, L., Karthigesu, S., Robertson, F., Dare, J., Marquis, R. (2020). The Hidden Voices of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A State-wide Survey. Australia. Wanslea Family Services.

2019

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

  • Sear, R., Sheppard, P., Coall, D. (2019). Cross-cultural evidence does not support universal acceleration of puberty in father-absent households. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 374(1770), article no. 20180124. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2018.0124.
  • Danielsbacka, M., Tanskanen, A., Coall, D., Jokela, M. (2019). Grandparental childcare, health and well-being in Europe: A within individual investigation of longitudinal data. Social Science and Medicine, 230(June 2019), 194-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.03.031.
  • Taylor, M., Coall, D., Karthigesu, S. (2019). Who’ll Care for Them in the Event of Me Dying? Custodial Grandparents’ Incapacity, Mortality, and Succession Care-Plan Fears for Their Custodial Grandchild/ren. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 17(2), 178-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/15350770.2018.1535344.
  • Robertson, F., Coall, D., McAullay, D., Nannup, A. (2019). Intergenerational influences of hunger and community violence on the Aboriginal people of Western Australia: A review. International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, 12(2), 1-13. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/7581.
  • Tanskanen, A., Danielsbacka, M., Coall, D., Jokela, M. (2019). Transition to grandparenthood and subjective well-being in older Europeans: A within-person investigation using longitudinal data. Evolutionary Psychology, 17(3), 1474704919875948. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704919875948.
  • Anto, E., Roberts, P., Coall, D., Turpin, C., Adua, E., Wang, Y., Wang, W. (2019). Integration of suboptimal health status evaluation as a criterion for prediction of preeclampsia is strongly recommended for healthcare management in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study in a Ghanaian population. EPMA Journal, 10(3), 211-226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13167-019-00183-0.
  • Grueter, CC., Westlake, G., Coall, D. (2019). Educational attainment is associated with unconditional helping behavior. Evolutionary Human Sciences, 1(2019), article number e15. https://doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2019.16.

Reports

  • Marquis, R., Dare, J., Wenden, L., Coall, D. (2019). An Evaluation Of A Camp Intervention For Grandcarerled Families: Voices Of Grandcarers and Grandchildren. Australia. Wanslea Family Services.
  • Robertson, F., Coall, D. (2019). Findings From Multigenerational Family Matrices For Grandcarers: Aboriginal Grandcarers In Regional And Remote WA. Australia. Wanslea Family Services.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Karthigesu, S., Chisholm, JS., Coall, D. (2018). Do grandparents influence parents’ decision to vaccinate their children? A systematic review. Vaccine, 36(49), 7456-7462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.10.017.
  • Sartori, J., Peterson, R., Coall, D., Quinlivan, J. (2018). The impact of maternal nausea and vomiting in pregnancy on expectant fathers: findings from the Australian Fathers’ Study. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 39(4), 252-258. https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2017.1344831.
  • Coall, D., Hilbrand, S., Sear, R., Hertwig, R. (2018). Interdisciplinary perspectives on grandparental investment: A journey towards causality. Contemporary Social Science, 13(2), 159-174. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2018.1433317.
  • Taylor, M., Marquis, R., Coall, D., Werner, J. (2018). The enjoyment rewards of fulfilling a custodial grandparenting role in the lives of grandchildren removed from their parents' care. Child Care in Practice, 24(1), 92-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2017.1297772.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Taylor, M., Marquis, R., Coall, D., Batten, R., Werner, J. (2017). The physical health dilemmas facing custodial grandparent caregivers: Policy considerations. Cogent Medicine, 4(February), Article No. 1292594. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2017.1292594.
  • Hilbrand, S., Coall, D., Meyer, AH., Gerstorf, D., Hertwig, R. (2017). A prospective study of associations among helping, health, and longevity. Social Science and Medicine, 187(Aug 2017), 109-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.06.035.
  • Taylor, M., Marquis, R., Coall, D., Wilkinson, C. (2017). Substance misuse-related parental child maltreatment: Intergenerational implications for grandparents, parents, and grandchildren relationships. Journal of Drug Issues, 47(2), 241-260. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022042616683670.
  • Hilbrand, S., Coall, D., Gerstorf, D., Hertwig, R. (2017). Caregiving within and beyond the family is associated with lower mortality for the caregiver: A prospective study. Evolution and Human Behavior, 38(3), 397-403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2016.11.010.

2016

Book Chapters

  • Taylor, M., Marquis, R., Batten, R., Coall, D. (2016). There's no support, it's a nightmare trip, but you cope and you get through it: Custodial grandparents' experiences of raising the child/ren of their incarcerated son/daughter.. Crime and violence prevention: Moving beyond hot-stove policing and perpetrator rehabilitation (137-156). Nova Science Publishers.
  • Coall, D., Hilbrand, S., Sear, R., Hertwig, R. (2016). A new niche? The theory of grandfather involvement. Grandfathers: Global Perspectives (21-44). Palgrave Macmillan.

Journal Articles

  • Taylor, M., Coall, D., Marquis, R., Batten, R. (2016). Drug addiction is a scourge on the Earth and my grandchildren are its victims: The tough love and resilient growth exhibited by grandparents raising the children of drug dependent mothers. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 14(6), 937-951. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-016-9645-7.
  • Taylor, M., Marquis, R., Batten, R., Coall, D. (2016). Understanding the mental health travails of custodial grandparents. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 32(3), 259-280. https://doi.org/10.1080/0164212X.2015.1136255.
  • Chisholm, J., Coall, D., Atkinson, L. (2016). Mother-infant cultural group selection. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 39(2016), e35. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X15000084.
  • Van Der Watt, G., Coall, D., Sng, A., Janca, A. (2016). Early memories: Clinical relevance and significance. Australasian Psychiatry, 24(1), 34-38. https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856215598867.
  • Coall, D., Tickner, M., McAllister, L., Sheppard, P. (2016). Developmental influences on fertility decisions by women: an evolutionary perspective. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 371(1692), Article no. 20150146. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0146.
  • McAllister, L., Pepper, G., Virgo, S., Coall, D. (2016). The evolved psychological mechanisms of fertility motivation: hunting for causation in a sea of correlation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 371(1692), Article no. 20150151. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0151.

2015

Book Chapters

  • Coall, D., Callan, A., Dickins, TE., Chisholm, JS. (2015). Evolution and Prenatal Development: An Evolutionary Perspective. Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science (57-105). John Wiley & Sons.

Journal Articles

  • Taylor, M., Marquis, R., Batten, R., Coall, D. (2015). Understanding the occupational issues faced by custodial grandparents endeavoring to improve scholastic outcomes for their grandchildren. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention, 8(4), 319-335. https://doi.org/10.1080/19411243.2015.1105169.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Mohan, I., Lawson-Smith, C., Coall, D., Van Der Watt, G., Janca, A. (2014). Somatoform disorders in patients with chronic pain. Australasian Psychiatry, 22(1), 66-70. https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856213511675.
  • Coall, D., Hilbrand, S., Hertwig, R. (2014). Predictors of Grandparental Investment Decisions in Contemporary Europe: Biological Relatedness and Beyond. PLoS ONE, 9(1), e84082. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084082.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Nettle, D., Dickins, TE., Coall, D., De Morney Davis, P. (2013). Patterns of physical and psychological development in future teenage mothers. Evolution, Medicine, & Public Health, 2013(1), 187-196. https://doi.org/10.1093/emph/eot016.

2012

Book Chapters

  • Coall, D., Dickins, TE., Nettle, D. (2012). Antecedents of teenage pregnancy: Using an evolutionary perspective in the search for mechanisms. Pragmatic Evolution: Applications of Evolutionary Theory (167-179). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511980381.016.

2011

Journal Articles

  • Sear, R., Coall, D. (2011). How much does family matter? Cooperative breeding and the demographic transition. Population and Development Review, 37(Supplement), 81-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1728-4457.2011.00379.x.
  • Henderson, A., Coall, D., Lillee, A., Isaac, M., Janca, A. (2011). Development and evaluation of the Consumer Recovery Satisfaction Survey. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 18(12), 662-670. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2011.18.12.662.
  • Coall, D., Hertwig, R. (2011). Grandparental Investment: A Relic of the Past or a Resource for the Future?. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20(2), 93-98. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721411403269.
  • Nettle, D., Coall, D., Dickins, TE. (2011). Early-life conditions and age at first pregnancy in British women. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 278(1712), 1721-1727. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2010.1726.

2010

Journal Articles

  • Coall, D., Hertwig, R. (2010). Grandparental investment: Past, present, and future. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 33(1), 1-19.
  • Coall, D., Chisholm, J. (2010). Reproductive Development and Parental Investment During Pregnancy: Moderating Influence of Mother’s Early Environment. American Journal of Human Biology, 22(2), 143-153.
  • Nettle, D., Coall, D., Dickins, T. (2010). Birthweight and paternal involvement predict early reproduction in British women: Evidence from the national child development study. American Journal of Human Biology, 22(2), 172-179.

2009

Journal Articles

  • Coall, D., Meier, M., Hertwig, R., Wanke, M., Hopflinger, F. (2009). Grandparental Investment: The Influence of Reproductive Timing and Family Size. American Journal of Human Biology, 21(4), 455-463.
  • Coall, D., Charles, A., Salafia, C. (2009). Gross placental structure in a low-risk population of singleton, term, first-born infants. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, 12(3), 200-210.

2008

Book Chapters

  • Chisholm, J., Coall, D. (2008). Not by bread alone: The role of psychosocial stress in age at first reproduction and health inequalities.. Evolutionary Medicine and Health New Perspectives (134-148). Oxford University Press.

2006

Journal Articles

  • Saulsman, L., Coall, D., Nathan, P. (2006). The association between depressive personality and treatment outcome for depression following a group cognitive-behavioral intervention. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(9), 1181-1196.

2005

Book Chapters

  • Chisholm, JS., Burbank, VK., Coall, D., Gemmiti, F. (2005). Early stress: Perspectives from developmental evolutionary ecology.. Origins of the Social Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and Child Development (76-107). Guilford Press.

Journal Articles

  • Chisholm, J., Quinlivan, J., Peterson, R., Coall, D. (2005). Early Stress Predicts Age at Menarche and First Birth, Adult Attachment, and Expected Lifespan. Human Nature: an interdisciplinary biosocial perspective, 16(3), 233-265.

Research Projects

  • Visiting Professor – University of Turku, University of Turku, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2025, $41,845.
  • What is the role of the safety Regulator in suicides?, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Grant, 2023 ‑ 2024, $125,000.
  • Exploring the different and shared experiences of informal and formal grandparent carers in Western Australia, Lotterywest, Grant, 2017 ‑ 2023, $399,124.
  • Telephone Crisis Supporter @ Home Evaluation with Lifeline WA, Lifeline WA, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2023, $75,885.
  • Resourceful Minds Pilot Evaluation with Lifeline WA, Lifeline WA, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2022, $97,369.
  • Systematic review of chain analysis research for suicide prevention, Edith Cowan University, ECU Grant in Aid Scheme, 2018 ‑ 2019, $4,947.
  • Health and Well-Being of Grandchildren Raised by their Grandparents, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration Scheme - 2016 Open Round, 2016 ‑ 2019, $15,000.
  • Moort Project Phase 2: Windo ngop yinyoong bidi (Old blood, new veins), University of Western Australia, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence: Improving Health Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children, 2018, $17,500.
  • Factors influencing the reunification of children with their substance-using parents subsequent to their placement in out-of-home care, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration Scheme - 2016 Open Round, 2016 ‑ 2017, $30,000.
  • Metals in the Human Placenta; concentrations and relationship with birth outcomes, Edith Cowan University, School of Medical and Health Sciences Research Grant Scheme 2016, 2016, $9,675.
  • Identifying factors that influence the well-being of grandparents who are primary caregivers of their grandchildren., Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration Grant - 2014 (Round 2), 2014 ‑ 2016, $41,490.
  • The influence of placental growth and development on fetal growth in in vitro fertilization and normal pregnancies, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2012 (Round 1), 2012 ‑ 2014, $24,421.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Master of Medical and Health Science by Research, Adiponectin and Leptin Expression in Term Placenta for a Western Australian Cohort
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Evolution of the Human Family
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Effects of exercise on age at menarche and age at first pregnancy: A Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort Study.
  • Master of Medical and Health Science by Research, Maternal blood pressure during pregnancy and placental gross anatomy in a cohort of West Australian pregnancies

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Morning sickness and the placenta
  • Master of Science (Human Biology), Parental bonding: Validity, stability and predictor of mental and physical health during pregnancy
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The perceived influence of grandparents' beliefs and attitudes on parents' breastfeeding behaviour and paediatric vaccination decisions
  • Master of Medical and Health Science by Research, Expression of Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF-15) in placental tissue of full- term pregnant women with hypertensive disorders in a Western Australian population
  • Master of Medical and Health Science by Research, Why do Grandparents Care?
  • Grandparental investment patterns: Who cares?
  • Grandparental investment: The influence of reproductive timing on family size
  • Grandparental investment across Europe: A study from an evolutionary perspective

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Master of Science (Human Biology), The placenta and cardiovascular disease: A meta-analysis

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Evaluation of Suboptimal Health Status and Prospective Levels of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Angiogenic Growth Mediators with Placental Anatomy and Pathology in Normotensive and Preeclamptic Births
  • Master of Science (Medical Science), Factors associated with anxiety, depression, burnout, and ptsd symptomatology in Australian paramedics
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