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Liana Leach is a highly experienced mental health epidemiologist affiliated with the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University. She is currently based in the Department of Health Economics and Wellbeing Society. Liana's research is grounded in a social determinants of health framework and she has taught various postgraduate courses explaining this approach. Throughout her career, she has been awarded nearly $4.9 million in funding for a wide range of projects from both government bodies and NGOs, including the Medical Research Future Fund and the National Health and Medical Research Council. Liana has published 80 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles and has co-authored significant government reports that describe the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health across Australia. Her research focuses on understanding the social and environmental contexts that influence mental health during the transition to parenthood, using large-scale population-level datasets for targeted community intervention evaluation studies. Over her 15-year career, she has developed strong community and policy partnerships and served as a Board Member for the Perinatal Wellbeing Centre from 2015 to 2021, an organization that provides mental health services and support to over 500 families annually.
Australian National University • Canberra, Australia
Conduct research focused on mental health epidemiology, particularly during the transition to parenthood.
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