Phoebe George

Phoebe George is a Research Officer at the University of Western Australia (UWA), affiliated with the School of Population and Global Health. She holds a casual teaching role in Multi-Discipline studies. Her work focuses on environmental influences on health, particularly the impact of natural and built environments on child development, rural health, and physical activity promotion.

Her research expertise aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing health equity and sustainable communities. Key areas include socioemotional development in early childhood, blue/green space utilization, and policy implementation in childcare settings. She contributes to projects like the SENSitivity grant, exploring movement trends in early childhood for health outcomes.

Phoebe’s publications (n=15) analyze relationships between environmental factors and child health, with recent work highlighting coastal proximity benefits for boys' socioemotional growth and blue space assessment tools. Her studies employ mixed-methods approaches, including latent profile analysis and cohort studies (e.g., PLAYCE cohort).

Collaborations include the SENSitivity project (Stan Perron Charitable Foundation-funded), involving 8 researchers. Her findings have been cited 4+ times and received 21 Mendeley readership. She actively engages with policy development through Delphi studies and pragmatic trials, addressing barriers to physical activity implementation in early childhood education.