Associate ProfessorStephanie Partridge

A/Prof Partridge has held over 18 major national and international leadership and service roles. Her contributions have been recognised through awards, including the 2023 Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science, the 2023 Young Tall Poppy Award, the 2021 Telstra Brilliant Woman in Digital Health Award, and the 2018 World Heart Federation Emerging Leader Award.

A/Prof Partridge contributes to research quality and capacity building through peer review of grant and prize applications across multiple funding bodies, including NHMRC, MRFF, UKRI, and the National Heart Foundation of Australia. She serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Selected leadership and service roles: 

2025–2026 – Co-convenor, Scientific Committee, Australian Association for Adolescent Health Conference, Sydney, Australia

2024–present – Co-convenor, Child and Youth Health Special Interest Group, Public Health Association of Australia

2024–2025 – Scientific Committee Member, International Association of Adolescent Health 13th World Congress, Jamaica

2022–2025 – Co-chair, Emerging Professionals Committee, International Association of Adolescent Health

2021–2023 – Secretary, Young Adult Special Interest Group, International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity

2021–2022 – Co-chair, Early and Mid-Career Committee, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney

2020–2026 – Executive Officer, Allied Health, Scientists and Technologists Council, CSANZ Executive Committee

2018 – World Heart Federation Emerging Leaders Program