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Associate Professor Kate O'Loughlin is a health sociologist in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney, affiliated with the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies and the Charles Perkins Centre. She holds a PhD from the University of Sydney and specializes in healthy ageing, life course epidemiology, and health policy. Her research focuses on the impact of lifelong exposures on later-life health outcomes, particularly among ageing populations and baby boomers.
Her work draws on large-scale longitudinal datasets like the Melbourne Longitudinal Studies of Healthy Ageing (MELSHA) and the ABS Disability and Carers Survey. She has led ARC-funded projects including the 'Ageing Baby Boomers in Australia' study (2008–2011) and contributed to the 'Socio-economic Determinants and Health Inequalities' project (2010–2012). Current initiatives include involvement with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR).
Teaching interests include health policy, occupational health, and research methods. She supervises students in ageing studies, aged care, and professional practice. Key research themes include intergenerational equity, falls prevention in stroke survivors, and technology-supported ageing in place.
- Grants: Australian Research Council Linkages Project (2008–2011), CEPAR Centre (2011–2017)
- Labs/Teams: Ageing & Health Research Unit, Melbourne Longitudinal Surveys team
- Future Work: Expanding research on climate change impacts on older adults' health and digital health interventions for ageing populations
