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ProfessorJudy Simpson

Emeritus Professor

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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  • Emeritus Professor
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Professor Simpson collaborates within Australia and internationally on a wide range of projects in public health and clinical medicine by providing biostatistical expertise to ensure methodological rigour in research design and data analysis. Her main research interests are the design of and analysis of data from randomised controlled trials, especially cluster-randomised trials. Her work spans numerous fields of medicine including maternal fetal medicine, obstetrics, oncology, ophthalmology, rheumatology, psychology/behavioural science, paediatrics, clinical epidemiology, geriatrics, neuroscience and mental health, sexual health, obesity and cardiovascular disease, population health, screening test evaluation, health services etc.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Optimising functional independence of older persons with dementia: Implementation and Evaluation of the Interdisciplinary Home-bAsed Reablement Program I-HARP
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Community Aging in Place: Advancing Better Living for Elders with Cognitive Impairment (CAPABLE-C): a feasibility study of a CAPABLE-C RCT
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Sep 2014
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Levelling the Playing Field: Starting with the School Playground
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Mar 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Tranter P,
    • Norman R,
    • Baur L,
    • Wyver S,
    • Bundy A
  • GRANT
    Levelling the playing field: starting with the school playground
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Mar 2014 - 30 Jun 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Norman R,
    • Simpson J,
    • Bundy A,
    • Wyver S,
    • Tranter P
  • GRANT
    Strengthening food and nutrition security through family poultry and crop integration in Tanzania and Zambia
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)1 Feb 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Alders R,
    • Mor S,
    • Simpson J,
    • Young M,
    • Li M
  • GRANT
    Evaluating a shared care pathway intervention to reduce chemotherapy outpatients unplanned presentations to hospital
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Horvath L,
    • Simpson J,
    • White K,
    • Fethney J,
    • Cox K
  • GRANT
    Effectiveness of an early intervention trial to prevent obesity - Phase 2: Follow-up and cost effectiveness analysis
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    The Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    • Simpson J,
    • Rissel C
  • GRANT
    Optimising the residential and community aged care workforce: The evidence-based development of clinical leadership in middle managers in aged care
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jul 2010 - 25 Dec 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Jeon Y-H,
    • Chenoweth L,
    • Kendig H,
    • Simpson J
  • GRANT
    Population Health at the Clinical Interface: Pregnancy and Childbirth
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Morris J,
    • Simpson J,
    • Taylor LK,
    • Roberts C,
    • Ellwood D
  • GRANT
    Probiotic Prophylaxis of Spinal Cord Injury Urinary Tract-Infection Therapeutic-Trial
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2014
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Treatment of asymptomatic candidiasis in pregnant women for the prevention of preterm birth: a randomised trial
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Simpson J,
    • Kotsiou G,
    • Roberts C,
    • Morris J,
    • Giles W
  • GRANT
    Buckle up safely: Interventions to increase use of appropriate child restraints
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2009
    People funded by this grant:
    • Stevenson M,
    • Brown J,
    • Bilston L,
    • Ivers R,
    • Simpson J
  • GRANT
    Incidence and risk factors for lymphoedema secondary to breast cancer: a prospective cohort study
    Cancer Australia1 Jan 2009
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    OSPREY: Building capacity for research to improve health services for mothers, babies and children.
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2009
    People funded by this grant:
    • Holman C,
    • Simpson J,
    • Bambrick H,
    • Preen D,
    • Haines M
  • GRANT
    Identifying risk for second and subsequent pregnancies: a longitudinal record linkage study
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2011
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Prevention of Osteoporosis as a Consequence of Hormone Treatment in Postmenopausal Women
    Cancer Australia1 Jan 2008
    People funded by this grant:
    • Clifton-Bligh P,
    • Simpson J,
    • Ward LC,
    • Kilbreath S,
    • Sambrook P
  • GRANT
    A randomised controlled trial of a decision aid for bowel cancer screening for adults with low education and literacy
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2007
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Does place of birth influence a healthy start to life?
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2009
    People funded by this grant:
    • Taylor LK,
    • Bowen J,
    • Nassar N,
    • Roberts C,
    • Nassar N
  • GRANT
    Effectiveness of massage for mild lympoedema after breast cancer
    Cancer Institute New South Wales1 Jan 2007
    People funded by this grant:
    • Simpson J,
    • Koelmeyer L,
    • Kilbreath S,
    • Ward LC,
    • Refshauge K
  • GRANT
    The efficacy of massage therapy on limb volumes and self-reported sensations in early lymphoedema
    Massage Therapy Foundation1 Jan 2007
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Early exercise program for women following breast cancer surgery: a randomised controlled study
    Cancer Council New South Wales1 Jan 2006
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Regionalised maternity care - is there room for improvement?
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2009
    People funded by this grant:
    • Morris J,
    • Henderson-Smart D,
    • Taylor L,
    • Simpson J,
    • Taylor LK
  • GRANT
    The FREEDOM Study: A RCT of sunlight and calcium to reduce vitamin D deficiency in older people in residential care
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2008
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    A randomised controlled falls prevention trial of long distance glasses in elderly multifocal wearers
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2005
    People funded by this grant:
    • Lord SR,
    • Cameron I,
    • Haran M,
    • Simpson J,
    • Ivers R