Kassia Beetham

Kassia Beetham is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences. Her work spans maternal health, pediatric disability studies, and chronic disease interventions through structured exercise and lifestyle programs.

• Key Research Areas: Exercise during pregnancy, risk management in children's play, chronic kidney disease therapies.
• Recent Collaborations: Australian longitudinal studies on women’s health, school playground accessibility projects.

Her 2024 meta-analysis on blood pressure in pregnancies highlights the role of aerobic and resistance exercise, while earlier work in 2022 explored physical activity's longitudinal effects on maternal-infant outcomes. She also contributes to understanding caregiver risk tolerance in disabled children’s play environments.

Key themes in her publications include:

• Exercise physiology for high-risk populations
• Public health strategies for chronic disease
• Behavioral interventions in pediatric and maternal contexts

While no specific awards or student advisement details are listed, her 2015 Sydney Playground Project cluster trial demonstrates a history of impactful public health interventions.