Research interests
Large scale cohort studies
Cardiovascular disease epidemiology
Cancer epidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiology
Hormone replacement therapy
Health services research
Obesity and physical activity
the UK Woman of Achievement in Science and Technology (2000); the ANU Vice-Chancellor's Awards for career achievement (2010), media engagement (2011 and 2016) and research translation (2011); the National Breast Cancer Foundation Patron's Award for services to breast cancer research (2014), the Medical Journal of Australia/MDA National Prize for Excellence in Medical Research (2015), AFR/Wespac 100 Women of Influence (2016); the ACT Heart Foundation's Women with Heart (2017); and Australian Citation for University Teaching (2017). The main emphasis of her work has been in using cohort study methodology to identify potentially modifiable factors affecting individual and population health in different settings and in quantifying their effects, to inform improvements in health and health care.