Associate Professor Julie Brimblecombe
Honorary fellow
Qualifications:
PhD, Charles Darwin University, 2007; Postgraduate Certificate in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Charles Darwin University, 2005; Master of Public Health, University of New South Wales, 2001; Post-graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Queensland, 1988; Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry and Physiology), University of Queensland, 1984.
Approved level of HDR supervision at Charles Darwin University:
Principal Supervisor for PhD
Location:
Darwin - Royal Darwin Hospital campus
Biography:
Julie has worked cross-culturally in the South Pacific and with remote Northern Territory Aboriginal communities for over 20 years.
Since being awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council Public Health Fellowship in 2009, Julie has developed a significant research program in the area of Indigenous nutrition and is contributing to the evidence base to inform policy and practice.
Her research focuses on population dietary interventions, determinants of healthy eating and building capacity to support community-driven decision-making for nutrition improvement. She is currently leading the SHOP@RIC trial which is assessing the effect of a price discount on fruit and vegetables, diet drinks and water on store food purchases in 20 remote communities.
- FoodFox
- The GOOD TUCKER app
- Act on Salt
- Good food systems project
- Healthy Store Healthy Food
- Stores healthy options project in remote Indigenous communities (SHOP@RIC)
- Remote Indigenous stores and takeaways (RIST) keeping track of healthy foods tool enhancement project
- RIST keeping track of healthy foods tool development
- Decreasing consumption of sugar sweetened beverages in remote communities
- Food and health communication across cultures
- Top End remote food gardens study and website
- Evidence to inform policy development
- Promotion and education in remote stores project
Past projects:
- Thompson, S.L., Chenhall, R.D., & Brimblecombe, J.K. (2013). Indigenous perspectives on active living in remote Australia: A qualitative exploration of the socio-cultural link between health, the environment and economics. BMC Public Health, 13, 473.
- Brimblecombe, J., Ferguson, M., Liberato, S., & O'Dea, K. (2013). Characteristics of the community-level diet in remote Aboriginal northern Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 198(7), 380-4.
- Hume, A., O'Dea, K., & Brimblecombe, J. (2013). A survey of remote Aboriginal horticulture and community gardens in the top end of Australia's Northern Territory. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health. In Press.
- Maple-Brown, L.J., Brimblecombe, J., Connelly, P.W., Harris, S.B., Mamakeesick, M., Zinman, B., et al. (2013). Similarities and differences in cardiometabolic risk factors among remote Aboriginal Australian and Canadian cohorts. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 100(1), 133-141.
- Brimblecombe, J., Liddle, R., & O'Dea, K.. (2012). Use of point-of-sale data to assess food and nutrient quality in remote stores. Public Health Nutrition, 16(7), 1159-1167.
- Black, A.P., Brimblecombe, J., Eyles, H., Morris, P., Vally, H., & O’Dea, K. (2012). Food subsidy programs and the health and nutritional status of disadvantaged families in high income countries: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 12, 1099.
- Thomas, D.P., Ferguson, M., Johnston, V., & Brimblecombe, J. (2012). Impact and Perceptions of Tobacco Tax Increase in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 15(6), 1099-1106.
- Cargo, M., Marks, E., Brimblecombe, J., Scarlett, M., Maypilama, E., Dhurrkay, J.G., & Daniel, M. (2011). Integrating an ecological approach into an Aboriginal community-based chronic disease prevention program: a longitudinal process evaluation. BMC Public Health 11, 299.
- Liberato, S.C., Brimblecombe, J., Ritchie, J., Ferguson, M., & Coveney, J. (2011). Measuring capacity building in communities: a review of the literature. BMC Public Health, 11, 850.
- Brimblecombe, J.K., McDonnell, J., Barnes, A., Dhurrkay, J.G., Thomas, D.P., & Bailie, R.S.. (2010). Impact of income management on store sales in the Northern Territory. Medical Journal of Australia, 192(10), 549-54.
