Cancer Prevention Research Centre

The overarching goal of CPRC's research program is to build research capacity for understanding and influencing health behaviours, particularly physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and diet.

This is achieved via:
 
·      Identifying the modifiable individual, social and environmental determinants.
 ·      Understanding the health consequences of sedentary behaviour (prolonged sitting time) and overweight and obesity in specific population groups (eg, older adults, women with breast cancer).
 ·      Developing innovative mass-reach interventions for physical activity, sedentary behaviour, healthy eating and weight control.
 ·      Addressing evidence-based research translation, particularly for mass-reach health behaviour change programs.
 
CPRC’s research relates to global, national and state level chronic disease prevention goals. For example, the World Health Organization’s position paper on Diet, Nutrition and the
Prevention of Chronic Diseases identifies the importance of influencing ‘excess body weight and physical inactivity; the National Chronic Disease Strategy from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing places a strong emphasis on reducing the health burden related to physical inactivity and poor dietary practices. The Q2 Goals for Queensland (2009) emphasise evidence based initiatives to change poor diet, inactive lifestyles and rising obesity rates

 

CPRC Major research projects

CPRC Major research projects

Major research projects CPRC Core Infrastructure Funding Investigator: Elizabeth Eakin Funding Body: Queensland Health Amount: $955,587.60 Duration: 2011-2014

Major research projects
CPRC Core Infrastructure Funding
Investigator: Elizabeth Eakin
Funding Body: Queensland Health
Amount: $955,587.60
Duration: 2011-2014
 
DVC Strategic Funds
Investigator: Elizabeth Eakin
Funding Body: Uni of Qld (matched funding from DVC, HS, SPH & CPRC)
Amount: $1,000,000 pa
Duration: 2011-2016
 
Living Well With Diabetes: Telephone counselling for the maintenance of physical activity, weight loss and glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes
Investigators: Elizabeth Eakin, Alison Marshall, David Dunstan, Marina Reeves, Nicholas Graves
Funding Body: NHMRC
Amount: $1,215,800
Duration: 2008-2012
 
Reducing prolonged workplace sitting time in office workers: A cluster-randomised controlled trial (Stand-Up-Vic)
Chief Investigators: David Dunstan, Genevieve Healy, Neville Owen, Elizabeth Eakin, Anthony LaMontagne, Marj Moodie
Funding Bodfy: NHMRC
Amount: $506,997 (2001-2013)   
 
Living Well after Breast Cancer
Chief Investigators: Marina Reeves
Funding Body: UQ Early Career Research Grant and CPRC Core Infrastructure Funds
Amount: $25,000
Duration: 2011
 
Workplace Physical Environment Innovations and Occupational Sitting Time: A novel Natural Experiment
Chief Investigators: Genevieve Healy
Funding Body: University of Queensland Early Career Award
Amount: $25,000
Duration: 2011
 
NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship in Population Health (Level A)
Investigator: Eakin E
Funding Body: NHMRC
Amount: $107,500 pa
Duration: 2008–2012
 
NHMRC Australian Based Public Health Fellowship/National Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Investigator: Healy G
Funding Body: NHMRC/NHF
Amount: $71,250 pa
Duration: 2009-2013
Teaching

Teaching

CRPC staff teach both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

Teaching

CPRC staff teach postgraduate and undergraduate programs at the University of Queensland. In 2011 the Centre is offering the following courses:
 
Undergraduate Teaching
Co-ordinator:- Dr Brianna Fjeldsoe
 
Postgraduate Teaching
Co-ordinator:- Dr Sheleigh Lawler
CPRC annual reports

CPRC annual reports

2011 2010

CPRC staff

CPRC staff

Elizabeth Eakin, PhD  Centre Director    P: 336 55505 C...

Elizabeth Eakin, PhD 
Centre Director    P: 336 55505

Cathy Swart, Dip Teach (Tech)
Executive Assistant
 

Genevieve Healy, BSc (Hons, Psyc), BAppSc (HMS/Exercise Mngmt), MPH, PhD.
Research Fellow

Sheleigh Lawler, PhD
Research Fellow

Marina Reeves, BHlthSc, PhD
Research Fellow

Bronwyn Clark BspThy, MPH
Research Fellow

Ana Goode BPsychSc (Hons), MPH
Research Fellow

Elisabeth Winkler, BHlthSc, PhD
Data Analyst

Charani Kiriwandeniya
Database Developer

Jane Masters, BPsyc (Hons)
Project Manager

Erin Robson, BPsychSc (Hons I)
Senior Research Technician

Charlotte Brakenridge, BPsych (Hons)
Senior Research Technician

Amy Chatwin, BHlthSc (NutrDiet), BAppSc (HMS)
Telephone Counsellor

Fiona Heys, BAppSc (Food & Nutr), MnutrDiet.
Telephone Counsellor

Jenny Job, BSc, Grad Dip (NutrDiet), MAppSc
Telephone Counsellor

 
Casual Staff
Elle Baker BscNurs
Cati Interviewer
 
Jody Jetann BA
Cati Interviewer
 
 
PhD Candidates
Lauren Spark B PsychSc (Hons 1stclass)
Megan Whelan BappSc(Food & Nutr), Mdiet.
Maike Neuhaus, MSc (Psych) 

 
 
Bronwyn Clark BspThy, MPH
Lauren Waters B.Phty (Hons 1stclass), MPH
Ana Goode BPsychSc (Hons), MPH


 

 

Contact CPRC

Contact CPRC

Contact CPRC Level 3, Public Health Building, School of Population Health, University of Queensland Herston Road, Herston QLD 4006, Australia   Phone: Refer to

Contact CPRC

Level 3, Public Health Building,
School of Population Health,
University of Queensland
Herston Road,
Herston QLD 4006,
Australia
 
Phone: Refer to Staff List for individuals
Fax: +61 07 3365-5528
Email: cprc@sph.uq.edu.au (or refer to staff list for individuals)

 
 

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