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Dr. Karen Lee is a Research Fellow at the Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, and Sydney School of Public Health at the University of Sydney. Her work focuses on scaling up chronic disease prevention programs, particularly obesity and physical activity interventions. She holds affiliations with the Faculty of Medicine and Health and contributes to the Australian Prevention Partnership Centre. Lee bridges academic research with practical policy implementation, emphasizing sustainable program design and evidence-based decision-making.
Her research explores how to effectively scale public health interventions to maximize population health benefits. Key areas include evaluating scalability of programs, understanding implementation challenges, and fostering cross-sector collaboration. Lee has developed tools like the Scale-Up Reflection Guide and Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool to aid policymakers.
Lee's publications (2018-2025) consistently address themes of implementation science, program sustainability, and policy translation. Recent work examines practitioner experiences in scaling early childhood health programs and the temporal dynamics of obesity prevention initiatives. Her grants include a 2024 travel award from the Charles Perkins Centre.
Her advisory contributions focus on whole-of-system approaches to health policy, with emphasis on physical activity promotion and chronic disease prevention. Collaborations span academia, government, and private sectors, reflecting her commitment to real-world health system improvements.