Sally Brinkman

Research Interests

Climate change impacts and adaptation Developmental & Child Psychology Early Childhood Education Economic Development Policy Equity and access to education Experimental Economics Inequality studies Pacific Peoples development and wellbeing Pacific Peoples epidemiology Population Health Poverty, inclusivity and wellbeing Social determinants of health Social epidemiology Social impacts of climate change and variability Teacher and student wellbeing Testing, assessment and psychometrics

Prof Sally Brinkman

Professor

School of Education

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Science

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Professor Sally Brinkman’s research aims to improve the healthy development and early learning of young children, with a focus on those living in highly disadvantaged communities. Her research is conducted across Australia, as well as countries in Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and the Emirates. Sally works in close partnership with international governments and donor organisations, such as the World Bank, UNICEF, and UNESCO.
Brinkman’s expertise includes population monitoring to determine the prevalence, distribution and magnitude of inequality in child outcomes and pragmatic randomised control trials to evaluate the impact and cost effectiveness of interventions. Brinkman’s research has had significant global and local impact and is highly relevant for the disciplines of early education, community development, population health and development economics.
Brinkman regularly advises government and sits on numerous Expert Advisory Groups informing policy and practice. With over 200 publications, including high impact journals such as The Lancet, and her track record in achieving highly translatable research, Sally is well recognised nationally and internationally in both academic and policy environments.

Date Position Institution name
2019 - 2022 Career Development Fellow University of Western Australia
2013 - ongoing Adjunct Professor University of Adelaide
2012 - ongoing Program Head, International Child Development Telethon Kids Institute
2012 - ongoing Co-Director Telethon Kids Institute

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2018 Research Award NHMRC Research Excellence Award National Health and Medical Research Council Australia -
2015 Research Award Future Health Merit Award Health Department of Western Australia Australia -
2013 Award Board of the Graduate Research School Dean's List Winner, in recognition of an outstanding thesis, 2013 University of Western Australia Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
2011 - 2013 University of Western Australia Australia PhD
1996 - 1999 University of Adelaide Australia Master of Public Health
1990 - 1993 Flinders University Australia Bachelor of Arts

Year Citation
2025 Zhou, M., Maher, C., Brinkman, S., Cools, J., & Dumuid, D. (2025). Postpandemic After-School Activities Among Youths in Australia. JAMA Network Open, 8(11), e2543637.
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2025 Francis, J., Ross, E., Pulker, C., Brinkman, S., Mandzufas, J., Martin, K., . . . Trapp, G. (2025). Children's views on outdoor advertising of unhealthy food and beverages near schools. Appetite, 206(107851), 1-9.
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2025 Brushe, M. E., Mittinty, M. N., Gregory, T., Haag, D., Lynch, J. W., Reilly, S., . . . Brinkman, S. A. (2025). The Causal Effect of Parent-Child Interactions on Child Language Development at 3 and 4 Years. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 60(3), e70045-1-e70045-8.
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2025 Howells, S., Lam, B., Kakiakia, D., Temakei Tebano, B., Tekeraoi, R., Katokita, R., & Brinkman, S. A. (2025). Validation of the Global Scale for Early Development (GSED) for children 0 to 36 months of age in the Pacific: protocol. Public Health in Practice, 9(100615), 6 pages.
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2025 Strong, K., Abajobir, A., Aboud, F., Agweyu, A., Billah, S. M., Black, M., . . . Weigel, R. (2025). Countries should strengthen their health information systems. BMJ, 389, 1-2.
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2025 Brinkman, S. A., Lam, B., Dawson, S., Marrone, R., Schunk, D., Winkel, K., . . . Engelhardt, D. (2025). Pragmatic clustered randomised control trial to evaluate a self-regulated learning intervention to be implemented in South Australian primary schools—study protocol. Trials, 26(1), 12 pages.
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2024 Olusanya, B. O., Wright, S. M., Smythe, T., Khetani, M. A., Moreno-Angarita, M., Gulati, S., . . . Gladstone, M. J. (2024). Early childhood development strategy for the world’s children with disabilities. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 12 pages.
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2024 Villanueva, K., Turrell, G., Alderton, A., Davern, M., Brinkman, S., Gauvin, L., . . . Badland, H. (2024). Neighborhood ‘double disadvantage’ and child development in inner city and growth areas. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 7(100231), 100231-1-100231-9.
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2024 Marrone, R., Lam, B., Barthakur, A., Brinkman, S., Dawson, S., & Gabriel, F. (2024). The Relationship between Wellbeing and Academic Achievement: A Comprehensive Cross-Sectional Analysis of System Wide Data From 2016-2019. Journal of Learning Analytics, 11(3), 123-141.
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2024 Gregory, T., Monroy, N. S., Grace, B., Finlay-Jones, A., Brushe, M., Sincovich, A., . . . Brinkman, S. A. (2024). Mental health profiles and academic achievement in Australian school students. Journal of School Psychology, 103, 101291-1-101291-15.
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2023 Sincovich, A., Lam, B., Gregory, T., Rodilosso, N., & Brinkman, S. (2023). Early childhood education quality and child development in lao pdr. Population Medicine, 5(Supplement), 344.
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2023 Sincovich, A., Lam, B., Gregory, T., Rodilosso, N., & Brinkman, S. (2023). Early childhood education quality and child development in lao pdr. Population Medicine, 5(Supplement), 344.
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2023 Howells, S., Nguyen, H. T., Brinkman, S., & Mitrou, F. (2023). Investigating the Validity of the Australian Early Development Census. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 55(6), 1-18.
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2023 Brushe, M. E., Lynch, J. W., Melhuish, E., Reilly, S., Mittinty, M. N., & Brinkman, S. A. (2023). Objectively measured infant and toddler screen time: Findings from a prospective study. SSM - Population Health, 22(101395), 101395-1-101395-7.
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2023 Olusanya, B. O., Gulati, S., Berman, B. D., Hadders Algra, M., Williams, A. N., Smythe, T., . . . Brinkman, S. (2023). Global leadership is needed to optimize early childhood development for children with disabilities.. Nature Medicine, 29(5), 1056-1060.
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2023 Olusanya, B. O., Cheung, V. G., Hadders Algra, M., Breinbauer, C., Smythe, T., Morena Angarita, M., . . . Wright, S. M. (2023). Sustainable Development Goals summit 2023 and the global pledge on disability-focused early childhood development. Lancet Global Health, 11(6), 823-825.
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2023 Dumuid, D., Singh, B., Brinsley, J., Virgara, R., Curtis, R. G., Brinkman, S., & Maher, C. A. (2023). Trends in Well-Being Among Youth in Australia, 2017-2022. JAMA Network Open, 6(8), 1-4.
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2022 Brushe, M. E., Islam, T., Monroy, N. S., Sincovich, A., Gregory, T., Finlay-Jones, A., & Brinkman, S. A. (2022). Prevalence of electronic device use before bed among Australian children and adolescents: a cross-sectional population level study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46(3), 286-291.
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2022 Sincovich, A., Moller, H., Smithers, L., Brushe, M., Lassi, Z. S., Brinkman, S. A., & Gregory, T. (2022). Prevalence of breakfast skipping among children and adolescents: a cross-sectional population level study.. BMC Pediatrics, 22(1), 220-1-220-10.
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2022 Villanueva, K., Woolcock, G., Goldfeld, S., Tanton, R., Brinkman, S., Katz, I., & Giles-Corti, B. (2022). The built environment and early childhood development: qualitative evidence from disadvantaged Australian communities. Children's Geographies, 21(2), 330-346.
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2022 Nguyen, H. T., Brinkman, S., Le, H. T., Zubrick, S. R., & Mitrou, F. (2022). Gender differences in time allocation contribute to differences in developmental outcomes in children and adolescents. Economics of Education Review, 89, 102270-1-102270-13.
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2022 Trapp, G. S. A., Pulker, C. E., Hurworth, M., Law, K. K., Brinkman, S., Pollard, C. M., . . . Hickling, S. (2022). The Nutritional Quality of Kids’ Menus from Cafés and Restaurants: An Australian Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients, 14(13), 2741-1-2741-14.
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2022 Grace, B. S., Gregory, T., Collier, L., & Brinkman, S. (2022). Clustering of Wellbeing, Engagement and Academic Outcomes in Australian Primary Schools. Child Indicators Research, 15(6), 2171-2195.
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2022 Gregory, T., Lewkowicz, A., Engelhardt, D., Stringer, A., Luddy, S., & Brinkman, S. A. (2022). Data resource profile: the South Australian Well-being and Engagement Collection (WEC). International Journal of Epidemiology, 51(1), 16g.
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2021 Goldfeld, S., Villanueva, K., Tanton, R., Katz, I., Brinkman, S., Giles-Corti, B., & Woolcock, G. (2021). Findings from the Kids in Communities Study (KiCS): a mixed methods study examining community-level influences on early childhood development. PLoS One, 16(9), e0256431-1-e0256431-21.
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2021 Gregory, T., Sincovich, A., Brushe, M., Finlay-Jones, A., Collier, L. R., Grace, B., . . . Brinkman, S. A. (2021). Basic epidemiology of wellbeing among children and adolescents: a cross-sectional population level study. SSM Popul Health, 15, 100907.
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2021 Gregory, T., Dal Grande, E., Brushe, M., Engelhardt, D., Luddy, S., Guhn, M., . . . Brinkman, S. (2021). Associations between school readiness and student wellbeing: a six-year follow up study. Child Indicators Research, 14(1), 369-390.
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2021 Brushe, M. E., Lynch, J., Reilly, S., Melhuish, E., Mittinty, M. N., & Brinkman, S. A. (2021). The education word gap emerges by 18 months: findings from an Australian prospective study. BMC Pediatrics, 21(1), 247-1-247-9.
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2020 Collier, L. R., Gregory, T., Harman-Smith, Y., Gialamas, A., & Brinkman, S. A. (2020). Inequalities in child development at school entry: a repeated cross-sectional analysis of the Australian Early Development Census 2009–2018. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 4, 1-9.
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2020 Zhao, J., Brinkman, S. A., Zhang, Y., Song, Y., Lu, C., Young, M. E., . . . Jiang, F. (2020). Measuring early childhood development with The Early Human Capability Index (eHCI): a reliability and validity study in China.. BMC Pediatrics, 20(1), 323.
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2020 Sincovich, A., Gregory, T., Zanon, C., Santos, D. D., Lynch, J., & Brinkman, S. A. (2020). Measuring early child development in low and middle income countries: Investigating the validity of the early Human Capability Index. SSM - Population Health, 11(100613), 1-12.
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2020 Nakajima, N., Jung, H., Pradhan, M., Hasan, A., Kinnell, A., & Brinkman, S. (2020). Gender gaps in cognitive and social-emotional skills in early primary grades: evidence from rural Indonesia. Developmental Science, 23(5), 1-17.
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2020 Brushe, M. E., Lynch, J., Reilly, S., Melhuish, E., & Brinkman, S. (2020). How many words are Australian children hearing in the first year of life?. BMC Pediatrics, 20(52), 52-1-52-9.
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2020 Laurens, K. R., Islam, F., Kariuki, M., Harris, F., Chilvers, M., Butler, M., . . . Green, M. J. (2020). Reading and numeracy attainment of children reported to child protection services: A population record linkage study controlling for other adversities. Child Abuse and Neglect, 101(104326), 104326-1-104326-15.
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2020 Rao, N., Mirpuri, S., Sincovich, A., & Brinkman, S. A. (2020). Overcoming challenges in measuring early childhood development across cultures.. The Lancet. Child & adolescent health, 4(5), 352-354.
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2020 Sincovich, A., Gregory, T., Harman Smith, Y., & Brinkman, S. A. (2020). Exploring associations between playgroup attendance and early childhood development at school entry in Australia: a cross-sectional population-level study. American Educational Research Journal, 57(2), 475-503.
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2019 Gregory, T., Engelhardt, D., Lewkowicz, A., Luddy, S., Guhn, M., Gadermann, A., . . . Brinkman, S. (2019). Validity of the Middle Years Development Instrument for population monitoring of student wellbeing in Australian school children. Child Indicators Research, 12(3), 873-899.
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2019 Nakajima, N., Hasan, A., Jung, H., Brinkman, S., Pradhan, M., & Kinnell, A. (2019). Investing in school readiness: A comparison of different early childhood education pathways in rural Indonesia. International Journal of Educational Development, 69(7832), 22-38.
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2019 Green, M. J., Tzoumakis, S., Laurens, K. R., Dean, K., Kariuki, M., Harris, F., . . . Carr, V. J. (2019). Early developmental risk for subsequent childhood mental disorders in an Australian population cohort. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53(4), 304-315.
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2019 Villanueva, K., Badland, H., Tanton, R., Katz, I., Brinkman, S., Lee, J. -L., . . . Goldfeld, S. (2019). Local housing characteristics associated with early childhood development outcomes in Australian disadvantaged communities. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(10), 1-17.
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2019 Sincovich, A., Gregory, T., Zanon, C., Santos, D. D., Lynch, J., & Brinkman, S. A. (2019). Measuring early childhood development in multiple contexts: the internal factor structure and reliability of the early Human Capability Index in seven low and middle income countries. BMC Pediatrics, 19(1), 471-1-471-14.
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2019 Goldfeld, S., Villanueva, K., Tanton, R., Katz, I., Brinkman, S., Giles Corti, B., & Woolcock, G. (2019). Creating community indicators for early childhood development: challenges and innovations from the kids in communities study. Cities & Health, 3(1-2), 68-77.
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2018 Bundy, D. A. P., de Silva, N., Horton, S., Patton, G. C., Brinkman, S., & Sawyer, S. M. (2018). Investment in child and adolescent health and development: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition. LANCET, 391(10121), 687-699.
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2018 Green, M. J., Harris, F., Laurens, K. R., Kariuki, M., Tzoumakis, S., Dean, K., . . . Carr, V. J. (2018). Cohort Profile: the New South Wales Child Development Study (NSW-CDS)-wave 2 (child age 13 years). International Journal of Epidemiology, 47(5), 13 pages.
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2018 Green, M. J., Tzoumakis, S., McIntyre, B., Kariuki, M., Laurens, K. R., Dean, K., . . . Carr, V. J. (2018). Childhood maltreatment and early developmental vulnerabilities at age 5 years. Child Development, 89(5), 1599-1612.
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2018 Green, M., Tzoumakis, S., Laurens, K., Dean, K., Kariuki, M., Harris, F., . . . Carr, V. (2018). Latent profiles of early developmental vulnerabilities in a New South Wales child population at age 5 years. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 52(6), 530-541.
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2018 Sincovich, A., Gregory, T., Wilson, A., & Brinkman, S. (2018). The social impacts of mining on local communities in Australia. Rural Society, 27(1), 18-34.
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2017 Johnson, C., Burke, C., Brinkman, S., & Wade, T. (2017). A randomized controlled evaluation of a secondary school mindfulness program for early adolescents: Do we have the recipe right yet?. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 99, 37-46.
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2017 Laurens, K., Tzoumakis, S., Dean, K., Brinkman, S., Bore, M., Lenroot, R., . . . Green, M. (2017). The 2015 Middle Childhood Survey (MCS) of mental health and well-being at age 11 years in an Australian population cohort. BMJ Open, 7(6), e016244-1-e016244-16.
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2017 Macdonald, K. A. D., Brinkman, S. A., Jarvie, W., Machuca-Sierra, M., Mcdonall, K. A., Tapueluelu, S., & Thanh Vu, B. (2017). Pedagogy versus School Readiness: The Impact of a Randomized Reading Instruction Intervention and Community-Based Playgroup Intervention on Early Grade Reading Outcomes in Tonga. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, (7944).
2017 Goldfeld, S., Villanueva, K., Tanton, R., Katz, I., Brinkman, S., Woolcock, G., & Giles-Corti, B. (2017). Kids in Communities Study (KiCS) study protocol: a cross-sectional mixed-methods approach to measuring community-level factors influencing early child development in Australia. BMJ Open, 7(3), e014047-1-e014047-14.
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2017 Matheson, S., Kariuki, M., Green, M., Dean, K., Harris, F., Tzoumakis, S., . . . Laurens, K. (2017). Effects of maltreatment and parental schizophrenia spectrum disorders on early childhood social-emotional functioning: a population record linkage study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 26(6), 612-623.
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2017 Johnson, C., Burke, C., Brinkman, S., & Wade, T. (2017). Development and validation of a multifactor mindfulness scale in youth: The comprehensive inventory of mindfulness experiences-adolescents (CHIME-A). Psychological Assessment, 29(3), 264-281.
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2017 Brinkman, S., Hasan, A., Jung, H., Kinnell, A., Nakajima, N., & Pradhan, M. (2017). The role of preschool quality in promoting child development: evidence from rural Indonesia. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 25(4), 1-23.
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2017 Maika, A., Mittinty, M., Brinkman, S., & Lynch, J. (2017). Associations of early- and later-childhood poverty with child cognitive function in Indonesia: effect decomposition in the presence of exposure-induced mediator-outcome confounding. American Journal of Epidemiology, 185(10), 879-887.
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2017 Tanton, R., Dare, M., Brinkman, S., Corti, B., Katz, I., Woolcock, G., & Goldfeld, S. (2017). Identifying off-diagonal communities using the Australian Early Development Census results. Social Indicators Research, 132(3), 977-992.
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2017 Christian, H., Ball, S. J., Zubrick, S. R., Brinkman, S., Turrell, G., Boruff, B., & Foster, S. (2017). Relationship between the neighbourhood built environment and early child development. Health & Place, 48, 90-101.
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2017 Brinkman, S. A., Hasan, A., Jung, H., Kinnell, A., & Pradhan, M. (2017). The Impact of Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education Services in Rural Indonesia. JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS, 35(S1), S305-S335.
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2016 Brinkman, S. A., Johnson, S. E., & Codde, J. P. (2016). Efficacy of infant simulator programmes to prevent teenage pregnancy: a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial in Western Australia (vol 388, pg 2164, 2016). LANCET, 388(10057), 2238.
2016 Janus, M., Harrison, L. J., Goldfeld, S., Guhn, M., & Brinkman, S. (2016). International research utilizing the Early Development Instrument (EDI) as a measure of early child development: Introduction to the Special Issue. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 35, 1-5.
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2016 Brinkman, S., Kinnell, A., Maika, A., Hasan, A., Jung, H., & Pradhan, M. (2016). Validity and reliability of the early development instrument in Indonesia. Child Indicators Research, 10(2), 331-352.
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2016 Brinkman, S. A., Johnson, S., Stratton, J., Codde, P., Hart, M., & Silburn, S. (2016). A pragmatic randomised control trial evaluating an infant simulator-based program for the prevention of teenage pregnancy. The Lancet Global Health.
2016 Kariuki, M., Raudino, A., Green, M., Laurens, K., Dean, K., Brinkman, S., . . . Carr, V. (2016). Hospital admission for infection during early childhood influences developmental vulnerabilities at age 5 years. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 52(9), 882-888.
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2016 Brinkman, S. A., Zubrick, S., & Silburn, S. (2016). Which measures of child development can predict later cognitive and behavioral outcomes?. Child Indicators Research.
2016 Chittleborough, C. R., Searle, A. K., Smithers, L. G., Brinkman, S. A., & Lynch, J. W. (2016). How well can poor child development be predicted from early life characteristics?: A whole-of-population data linkage study. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 35, 19-30.
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2016 Goldfeld, S., O'Connor, E., O'Connor, M., Sayers, M., Moore, T., Kvalsvig, A., & Brinkman, S. (2016). The role of preschool in promoting children's healthy development: evidence from an Australian population cohort. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 35, 40-48.
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2016 Carr, V., Harris, F., Raudino, A., Luo, L., Kariuki, M., Liu, E., . . . Green, M. (2016). New South Wales Child Development Study (NSW-CDS): an Australian multiagency, multigenerational, longitudinal record linkage study. BMJ Open, 6(2), e009023-1-e009023-9.
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2016 Johnson, C., Burke, C., Brinkman, S., & Wade, T. (2016). Effectiveness of a school-based mindfulness program for transdiagnostic prevention in young adolescents. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 81, 1-11.
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2016 Brinkman, S., Johnson, S., Codde, J., Hart, M., Straton, J., Mittinty, M., & Silburn, S. (2016). Efficacy of infant simulator programmes to prevent teenage pregnancy: a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial in Western Australia. The Lancet, 388(10057), 2264-2271.
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2015 Goldfeld, S., Woolcock, G., Katz, I., Tanton, R., Brinkman, S., O Connor, E., . . . Giles-Corti, B. (2015). Neighbourhood effects influencing early childhood development: conceptual model and trial measurement methodologies from the Kids in Communities Study. Social Indicators Research, 120(1), 197-212.
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2015 Maika, A., Mittinty, M., Brinkman, S., & Lynch, J. (2015). Effect on child cognitive function of increasing household expenditure in Indonesia: application of a marginal structural model and simulation of a cash transfer programme. International journal of epidemiology, 44(1), 218-228.
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2015 Smithers, L., Searle, A., Chittleborough, C., Scheil, W., Brinkman, S., & Lynch, J. (2015). A whole-of-population study of term and post-term gestational age at birth and children's development. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 122(10), 1303-1311.
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2015 Christian, H., Zubrick, S., Foster, S., Giles-Corti, B., Bull, F., Wood, L., . . . Boruff, B. (2015). The influence of the neighborhood physical environment on early child health and development: a review and call for research. Health & Place, 33, 25-36.
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2015 Duku, E., Janus, M., & Brinkman, S. (2015). Investigation of the Cross-National Equivalence of a Measurement of Early Child Development. Child Indicators Research, 8(2), 471-489.
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2014 Janus, M., Duku, E., Brinkman, S., Dunkelberg, E., Chiança, T., & Marino, E. (2014). Socioemotional development and its correlates among 5-year-old children in Peru and Brazil. Journal of Latino-Latin American Studies, 6(1), 40-53.
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2014 Janus, M., Brinkman, S. A., & Guhn, M. (2014). Early Development Instrument. Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-being Research, 1739-1744.
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2014 Goldfeld, S., O'Connor, M., Mithen, J., Sayers, M., & Brinkman, S. (2014). Early development of emerging and English-proficient bilingual children at school entry in an Australian population cohort. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 38(1), 42-51.
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2014 Moore, E., Harris, F., Laurens, K., Green, M., Brinkman, S., Lenroot, R., & Carr, V. (2014). Birth outcomes and academic achievement in childhood: a population record linkage study. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 12(3), 234-250.
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2014 Smithers, L., Gialamas, A., Scheil, W., Brinkman, S., & Lynch, J. (2014). Anaemia of pregnancy, perinatal outcomes and children's developmental vulnerability: a whole-of-population study. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 28(5), 381-390.
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2014 Brinkman, S., Gregory, T., Goldfeld, S., Lynch, J., & Hardy, M. (2014). Data resource profile: the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI). International Journal of Epidemiology, 43(4), 1089-1096.
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2014 Sincovich, A., & Brinkman, S. A. (2014). AEDI: From Research to Policy. Every Child, 20(1), 16-17.
2013 Maika, A., Mittinty, N., Brinkman, S., Harper, S., Satriawan, E., & Lynch, J. (2013). Changes in socioeconomic inequality in Indonesian children's cognitive function from 2000 to 2007: a decomposition analysis. PLoS One, 8(10), e78809-1-e78809-9.
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2013 Brinkman, S., Gregory, T., Harris, J., Hart, B., Blackmore, S., & Janus, M. (2013). Associations between the early development instrument at age 5, and reading and numeracy skills at ages 8, 10 and 12: a prospective linked data study. Child Indicators Reseach, 6(4), 695-708.
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2013 Pradhan, M., Brinkman, S., Beatty, A., Maika, A., Satriawan, E., De Ree, J., & Hasan, A. (2013). Evaluating a community-based early childhood education and development program in Indonesia: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial with supplementary matched control group. Trials, 14(1), 1-16.
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2012 Brinkman, S., Gialamas, A., Rahman, A., Mittinty, N., Gregory, T., Silburn, S., . . . Lynch, J. (2012). Jurisdictional, socioeconomic and gender inequalities in child health and development: analysis of a national census of 5-year-olds in Australia. BMJ Open, 2(5), 1-14.
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2011 Janus, M., Brinkman, S., & Duku, E. (2011). Validity and psychometric properties of the early development instrument in Canada, Australia, United States, and Jamaica. Social Indicators Research, 103(2), 283-297.
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2011 Oral Abstracts (2011). Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 47(s2), 2-17.
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2010 Brinkman, S., McDermott, R., & Lynch, J. (2010). Better understanding trajectories of child development : opportunities for data linkage with the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI). Public Health Bulletin South Australia, 7(3), 7-10.
2010 Brinkman, S., Johnson, S., Lawrence, D., Codde, J., Hart, M., Straton, J., & Silburn, S. (2010). Study protocol for the evaluation of an Infant Simulator based program delivered in schools: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials, 11(1), 100-1-100-11.
DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC5
2010 Lynch, J., Law, C., Brinkman, S., Chittleborough, C., & Sawyer, M. (2010). Inequalities in child healthy development: Some challenges for effective implementation. Social Science & Medicine, 71(7), 1244-1248.
DOI Scopus68 WoS63 Europe PMC52
2010 Brinkman, S. A. (2010). The Australian Early Development Index (AEDI). Public Health Bulletin South Australia, 7(3), 4-6.
2009 Li, J., D'Angiulli, A., & Kendall, G. (2009). Response to ‘Reply to Li, D'Angiulli, and Kendall: The Early Development Index and children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds’ by Janus, Hertzman, Guhn, Brinkman, and Goldfeld. Early Years, 29(1), 89-92.
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2009 Goldfeld, S., Sayers, M., Brinkman, S., Silburn, S., & Oberklaid, F. (2009). The process and policy challenges of adapting and implementing the early development instrument in Australia. Early Education and DevelopmenT, 20(6), 978-991.
DOI Scopus51 WoS43
2009 Brinkman, S., Sayers, M., Goldfeld, S., & Kline, J. (2009). Population monitoring of language and cognitive development in Australia: The Australian Early Development Index. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 11(5 Sp Iss), 419-430.
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2009 Janus, M., Hertzman, C., Guhn, M., Brinkman, S., & Goldfeld, S. (2009). Reply to Li, D'Angiulli and Kendall: The early development index and children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Early Years, 29(1), 83-87.
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2007 Brinkman, S. A., Silburn, S., Lawrence, D., Goldfeld, S., Sayers, M., & Oberklaid, F. (2007). Investigating the validity of the Australian early development index. Early Education and Development, 18(3), 427-451.
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2007 Sayers, M., Coutts, M., Goldfeld, S., Oberklaid, F., Brinkman, S., & Silburn, S. (2007). Building better communities for children: Community implementation and evaluation of the Australian early development index. Early Education and Development, 18(3), 519-534.
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2007 Silburn, S. R., Brinkman, S., Lawrence, D., Sayers, M., Goldfeld, S., & Oberklaid, F. (2007). Establishing the construct and predictive validity of the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI). EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, 83, S125.
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2006 Coghlan, R., Brinkman, S. A., Fournier, C., Hart, B., Horgan, B., McKenzie, A., . . . Chippindall, M. (2006). A consumer-led project on evidence-based healthcare information for consumers. Cochrane Collaboration Testing Journal.
2006 Abstracts of the Paediatrics and Child Health Division, RACP Annual Scientific Meeting, May 2006 (2006). Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 42(11).
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2005 Paediatrics and Child Health Division The Royal Australasian College of Physicians 
Paediatric Abstracts presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting, May 2005 (2005). Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 41(8).
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2000 Stockwell, T., Chikritzhs, T., & Brinkman, S. (2000). The role of social and health statistics in measuring harm from alcohol. Journal of Substance Abuse, 12(1-2), 139-154.
DOI Scopus21 WoS20 Europe PMC14
1998 Gun, R. T., & Brinkman, S. A. (1998). Prediction and prevention of chemical-related injury: Towards an effective risk assessment protocol. Safety Science, 29(1), 1-14.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
1965 GEORG, L. K., ROBERTSTAD, G. W., BRINKMAN, S. A., & HICKLIN, M. D. (1965). A NEW PATHOGENIC ANAEROBIC ACTINOMYCES SPECIES. JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 115(1), 88-+.
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1964 GEORG, L. K., BRINKMAN, S. A., & ROBERTSTAD, G. W. (1964). IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES OF ACTINOMYCES. JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 88(2), 477-+.
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Year Citation
2017 Brinkman, S., Sincovich, A., & Vu, B. T. (2017). The Status of Early Childhood Health and Development in Kiribati. World Bank, Washington, DC.
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2017 Brinkman, S., & Thanh Vu, B. (2017). Early Childhood Development in Tonga: Baseline Results from the Tongan Early Human Capability Index. Washington, DC; USA: World Bank, Washington, DC.
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2016 Gregory, T., Harman-Smith, Y., Sincovich, A., Wilson, A., & Brinkman, S. A. (2016). It takes a village to raise a child: The influence and impact of playgroups across Australia. South Australia: Telethon Kids Institute.
2009 Goldfeld, S., Brinkman, S. A., Sayers, M., Oberklaid, F., Silburn, S., & Zubrick, S. (2009). A Snapshot of Early Childhood Development in Australia. Centre for COmmunity Child Health and Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.
2007 Brinkman, S. A., Janus, M., & Duku, E. (2007). The EDI Handbook. Ontario: Mc Master University Press.
2005 Brinkman, S. A. (2005). Australian Early Development Index Building Better Communities for Children, Community Results 2004-2005. Commonwealth of Australia.
2003 Brinkman, S. A., Hart, B., & Blackmore, S. (2003). How Well are we Raising our Children in the North Metropolitan Area? Early Development Index 2003. Perth, WA: North Metropolitan Health Service.
2001 Brinkman, S. A. (2001). The Service Population – a new denominator for alcohol related indicators of harm. National Drug Research Institute, Monograph Series.
2001 Brinkman, S. A., Simon, D. J., Thomas, R., & Maynard, E. J. (2001). Child blood lead levels, developmental stages and environmental exposure to lead- cohort results from the first trimester through to 3 years. Glenelg Press.
1999 Brinkman, S. A., Gialamas, A., Jones, L., Edwards, P., & Maynard, E. J. (1999). Child Activity Patterns for Environmental Exposure Assessment in the Home. Glenelg Press.

Year Citation
2024 Janus, M., Brinkman, S., & Guhn, M. (2024). Early Development Instrument. In Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well Being Research (pp. 1925-1932). Springer International Publishing.
DOI Scopus1
2014 Janus, M., Brinkman, S., & Guhn, M. (2014). Early Development Instrument. In Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well Being Research (pp. 1739-1744). Springer Netherlands.
DOI Scopus2
2014 Brinkman, S., & Stanley, F. (2014). Public health aspects of child well-being. In A. Ben-Arieh, F. Casas, I. Frones, & J. E. Korbin (Eds.), Handbook of Child Well-Being: Theories, Methods and Policies in Global Perspective (pp. 317-350). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
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2014 McKendrick, J. H. (2014). Geographies of Children’s Well-Being: in, of, and for Place. In Handbook of Child Well-Being (pp. 279-300). Springer Netherlands.
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2013 Brinkman, S., Hyson, M., & Kinnell, A. (2013). Early childhood research and Indonesia's young children. In A. Hasan, M. Hyson, & M. Chang (Eds.), Early Childhood Education and Development in Poor Villages of Indonesia (1 ed., pp. 15-36). United States of America: The World Bank.
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2013 Brinkman, S., Hasan, A., Hyson, M., & Kinnell, A. (2013). Young children in Indonesia's low-income rural communities: How are they doing and what do they need?. In A. Hasan, M. Hyson, & M. Chang (Eds.), Early Childhood Education and Development in Poor Villages of Indonesia (1 ed., pp. 37-96). United States of America: The World Bank.
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2013 Alatas, H., Brinkman, S., Chang, M., Hadiyati, T., Hartono, D., Hasan, A., . . . Roesli, R. (2013). Early childhood education and development services in Indonesia. In D. Suryadarma, & G. Jones (Eds.), Education in Indonesia (pp. 82-108). Online: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS).
Scopus5
2009 Janus, M., & Brinkman, S. (2009). Evaluating Early Childhood Education and Care Programs. In International Encyclopedia of Education Third Edition (pp. 25-31). Elsevier.
DOI Scopus10
2001 Brinkman, S., Chikritzhs, T., Stockwell, T., & Mathewson, P. (2001). An indicator approach to the measurement of alcohol-related violence. In P. Williams (Ed.), Unknown Book (pp. 61-83). AUSTRALIAN INST CRIMINOLOGY.
WoS9
1998 Gun, R. T., Brinkman, S. A., & Cox, R. (1998). Prevention of chemical injury: an unconventional view. In A. M. Feyer, & A. Williamson (Eds.), Unknown Book (pp. 219-229). TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

Year Citation
2021 Brushe, M., Lynch, J., Reilly, S., Melhuish, E., & Brinkman, S. (2021). The Word Gap: At What Age Does it Emerge? Results from a Prospective Cohort Study. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Vol. 50 (pp. 1 page). ELECTR NETWORK: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
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2021 Sincovich, A., & Brinkman, S. (2021). A census approach to monitoring child development informing policy and practice beyond survey samples. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Vol. 50 (pp. 1 page). OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
2021 Sincovich, A., Gregory, T., Lynch, J., & Brinkman, S. (2021). EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AT 2-5 YEARS PREDICTS COGNITIVE OUTCOMES AT 6-9 YEARS IN LAO PDR: A CASE FOR POPULATION MONITORING USING THE EARLY HUMAN CAPABILITY INDEX IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES. In JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Vol. 75 (pp. A6-A7). BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP.
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2015 Freyne, J., Pocock, C., Bradford, D., Harrap, K., & Brinkman, S. (2015). Designing Technology for Assessments of CALD Patients. In Studies in Health Technology and Informatics Vol. 214 (pp. 36-42). Netherlands: IOS Press.
DOI Scopus5 Europe PMC4
2010 Abstracts of Paediatrics and Child Health Division. March 2-25, 2010. Melbourne, Australia. (2010). In Journal of paediatrics and child health Vol. 46 Suppl 2 (pp. 1-23). Australia: Wiley.
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Year Citation
2021 Brushe, M., Lynch, J., Melhuish, E., Reilly, S., & Brinkman, S. (2021). Inequalities in screen time during the early years: findings from a prospective cohort study. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the Society for Social Medicine 65th Annual Scientific Meeting (SSM 2021), as published in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. virtual online: BMJ Publishing Group.
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2014 Searle, A., Chittleborough, C., Smithers, L., Brinkman, S., & Lynch, J. (2014). Predicting emotional vulnerability in the first school year using population-level perinatal information: A data linkage study. Poster session presented at the meeting of Society for Mental Health Research Conference. Adelaide.

Year Citation
2025 Gabriel, F., Fowler, S., & Brinkman, S. (2025). Motivation for learning review. Australia: University of South Australia.
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2025 Gabriel, F., Marrone, R., Fowler, S., & Brinkman, S. (2025). Implementing self-regulated learning in South Australian primary schools: a qualitative study of teacher and leader perspectives. Australia: University of South Australia.
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2024 Lam, B., McMahon, T., Beauchamp, T., Badu, E., & Brinkman, S. (2024). Stronger starts, brighter futures II: exploring trends to promote the early development of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Australia. Australia: University of South Australia and Settlement Services International.
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2024 Gabriel, F., & Brinkman, S. (2024). WEC Screening tool: identifying student risks for wellbeing and academic achievement. Australia: University of South Australia.
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2024 Lam, B., Marrone, R., Gabriel, F., Fowler, S., & Brinkman, S. (2024). Measuring self-regulation in the wellbeing and engagement collection - pilot study. Australia: University of South Australia.
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2023 Howells, S., Lam, B., Marrone, R., & Brinkman, S. (2023). Rapid review of the literature and results of an academic pulse survey to determine the evidence behind pre-school for 3-year-old children. Australia: University of South Australia.
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2023 Howells, S., Marrone, R., & Brinkman, S. (2023). Self-regulation in educational settings. Australia: UniSA.
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2023 Smith, L., Fowler, S., Gabriel, F., & Brinkman, S. (2023). Measuring metacognition in children and adolescents. Australia: University of South Australia.
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2023 Smith, L., Gabriel, F., Terauds, V., Fowler, S., & Brinkman, S. (2023). Interventions to improve metacognition for children and adolescents. Australia: University of South Australia.
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2023 Lam, B., Terauds, V., & Brinkman, S. (2023). Playgroups post pandemic, a snapshot of playgroup attendance and child development from 2012 to 2021. Australia: Playgroups Australia.
2022 Howells, S., & Brinkman, S. (2022). Self-regulation in childhood and adolescence. Australia: Telethon Kids Institute.
2022 Howells, S., & Brinkman, S. (2022). Rapid review 2 report: evidence for instruments for measuring executive function and self-regulation in childhood and adolescence. Australia: Telethon Kids Institute.
2022 Howells, S., & Brinkman, S. (2022). The reading gap for boys: evidence base for interventions. Telethon Kids Institute.
2016 Gregory, T. A., Harman-Smith, Y., Sincovich, A., Wilson, A., & Brinkman, S. (2016). It takes a village to raise a child: The influence and impact of playgroups across Australia.
2016 Brinkman, S. A., Hasan, A., Jung, H., Kinnell, A., Nakajima, N., & Pradhan, M. (2016). The Role of Preschool Quality in Promoting Child Development: Evidence from Rural Indonesia (WPS7529).
2015 Harman Smith, Y., Wilson, A., & Brinkman, S. (2015). Strong Start - northern pilot: evaluation report. Australia: Public Service Association of SA.
2015 Brinkman, S., Hasan, A., Jung, H., Kinnell, A., & Pradhan, M. (2015). The impact of expanding access to early childhood services in rural Indonesia: evidence from two cohorts of children (WPS7372). The World Bank Group.
2015 Gregory, T., Keech, B., Sincovich, A., & Brinkman, S. A. (2015). Thriving in Adversity: Identification of off-diagonal South Australian communicates using AEDC and NAPLAN data. Adelaide, SA.
2014 Harman-Smith, Y., Sincovich, A., & Brinkman, S. A. (2014). Strong Start Evaluation: Engaging pregnant mothers: A qualitative investigation of the barriers and facilitators to engagement.
2014 Sincovich, A., Harman-Smith, Y., & Brinkman, S. A. (2014). A Qualitative Evaluation of the Factors Impacting Participation in a Community Playgroup Program.
2014 Smyth, V., & Brinkman, S. A. (2014). Language Environment Analysis (LENA) Trial. Investigating the home language environment in the early years: A process evaluation.
2014 Gregory, T. A., & Brinkman, S. (2014). South Australian trial of the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI): Recruitment, participation, sample characteristics and predictors of wellbeing in South Australian school children.
2014 Harman-Smith, Y., & Brinkman, S. A. (2014). Children’s Centres Evaluation: Interim Evaluation Report: Summary of Qualitative Evaluation Findings. Adelaide: Fraser Mustard Centre.
2013 Kinnell, A., Harman-Smith, Y., Engelhardt, D., Luddy, S., & Brinkman, S. A. (2013). Boys and girls in South Australia: a comparison of gender differences from the early years to adulthood. Adelaide: Fraser Mustard Centre.
2013 Gregory, T., & Brinkman, S. (2013). Methodological approach to exploring change in the Australia Early Development Instrument (AEDI): The estimation of a critical difference. Western Australia: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.
2013 Brinkman, S. A., & Harman-Smith, Y. (2013). Children’s centre impact evaluation: Overall Three-Year Evaluation Plan.
2013 Harman-Smith, Y., & Brinkman, S. A. (2013). Children’s centre impact evaluation: Qualitative Evaluation Plan.
2013 Harman-Smith, Y., & Brinkman, S. A. (2013). Evaluation of the Infant Therapeutic Reunification Service: Stage 1 Report.
2011 Brinkman, S. A., & Gregory, T. (2011). The status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait child development across Australia.

Year Citation
- Brinkman, S., Lam, B., Engelhardt, D., Gotts, R., & Oakley, A. (n.d.). Leveraging data to support young people's education and wellbeing dataset (Leveraging WEC dataset).
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  • Self Regulated Learning RCT, Department for Education, 19/06/2023 - 31/12/2029

  • Genetic Education Research Data Infrastructure (GERDI): Proof of Concept, Department for Education, 20/06/2023 - 30/06/2025

  • Rapid Response Evidence Review + extension , Department for Education, 01/07/2024 - 30/06/2025

  • Causal Inference in the AEDC - analysis of impact of ECEC attendance on Child Development for Playgroup Australia, Playgroup Australia, 23/07/2024 - 31/01/2025

  • Self Regulation Measurement, Department for Education, 07/06/2023 - 06/06/2024

  • Improving Student Outcomes: Exploring the Diagnostic Value of WEC Items in Education, Department for Education, 13/11/2023 - 29/02/2024

  • AEDC Analyses - Settlement Services, SETTLEMENT SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, 03/04/2023 - 30/11/2023

  • Playgroups and Child Development: Update, Playgroup Australia, 07/07/2023 - 31/10/2023

  • Rapid-Response Evidence Reviews – Metacognition Part 2, Department for Education, 01/06/2023 - 15/08/2023

  • Rapid-Response Evidence Reviews – Metacognition Part 1, Department for Education, 01/06/2023 - 07/07/2023

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Melissa Jayne Watson
2025 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Emily Renee Bowden
2025 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mark Francis Irwin
2024 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Danielle Perfect
2024 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Joshua Lamb
2024 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Craig Bradbrook
2024 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mason Zhou

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2017 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Validating a Population Measure of Early Childhood Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: The Early Human Capability Index Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Alanna Sincovich
2012 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Effects of Inequality, Family Investment and Early Childhood Interventions on Children Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Wellbeing in Indonesia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Amelia Maika

Date Role Board name Institution name Country
2025 - ongoing Board Member Board of the Australian Council for Early Childhood Education and Care Quality Assessment (ACECQA) Australian Council for Early Childhood Education and Care Quality Assessment Australia
2013 - 2025 Board Member Playgroup Association of South Australia Board Playgroup Association of South Australia Australia

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