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Dr Rhiannon Pilkington is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Adelaide and co-Director of the BetterStart Health and Development research group. She holds dual affiliations with the BEBOLD platform and the Thriving Families initiative under the University of Adelaide. Her work focuses on translational research, leveraging linked administrative data to address health and development needs of disadvantaged children and families. She collaborates extensively with Australian government and non-government organizations to inform policy and service design.
- Affiliations: School of Public Health, BetterStart Group, BEBOLD Platform
- Key Expertise: Quasi-experimental methods, child protection, early childhood education, youth justice
Research Interests: Rhiannon’s work spans child protection systems, early childhood development, and the long-term impacts of policies on health equity. Her methods emphasize data analytics and multi-sector collaboration to bridge research and practice. She leads projects on topics such as maternal substance use, mental health disparities, and intergenerational welfare dynamics.
Publications Trends: Recent work highlights child protection as an early prevention tool, disparities in service access for culturally diverse populations, and the intersection of youth justice and mental health. Her studies often utilize large-scale linked datasets to quantify policy impacts.
- Grants: NHMRC Grant-Funded Researcher (C)
- Advising: Eligible to supervise Masters/PhD students
Labs/Teams: Co-leads the BetterStart Health and Development Group and the BEBOLD platform, fostering interdisciplinary research to improve child and family well-being.