Miss Celine Northcott

School of Medicine

College of Health


I am a population health researcher (behavioural sciences & health promotion and evaluation) at SAHMRI Women and Kids. My current research focuses on implementation and dissemination of an omega-3 screening program to prevent preterm births in South Australia.I hold a Bachelor of Business Marketing and Master of Research in Population Health Practice. I have a cross-disciplinary background in social marketing, health promotion and population health. Specifically, my research areas have focused on studying consumer behaviour and advertising to achieve better health outcomes at the population level through mass-media promotion, health translation and implementation as well as conducting health evaluations. I have been involved in the leading, design and dissemination of both state-wide and nation-wide communication strategies. Some examples include working alongside industry, including media agencies and associated stakeholders to inform the production of a mass-media, television, and radio advertising campaign to deter illicit drug behaviours within South Australia. I also have experience within social media marketing and mobile health apps, focusing on encouraging the uptake and sustainment of physical activity behaviours amongst population subgroups within Australia. The project was part of a larger National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project, for which the team and I were recently awarded the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity’s (ISBNPA) 2020 Commendation for Research Excellence Award.

My research focuses on health translation and promotion using social marketing and health behaviour change theories to better health outcomes at the population level.

Date Institution name Country Title
2019 - 2021 University of South Australia Australia MRsch (PopHlthPr)
2016 - 2018 University of South Australia Australia Bbus (Mktg)

Year Citation
2025 Stephens, J. H., Northcott, C., Poirier, B. F., & Lewis, T. (2025). Consumer opinion on the use of machine learning in healthcare settings: A qualitative systematic review. Digital Health, 11, 15 pages.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2025 Stephens, J., Grande, E. D., Roberts, T., Kerr, M., Northcott, C., Johnson, T., . . . Ryder, C. (2025). Factors associated with preeclampsia and the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy amongst Indigenous women of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Current Hypertension Reports, 27(1), 16 pages.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC5
2025 Stephens, J. H., Northcott, C., Machell, A., Lewis, T., & Ooi, E. H. (2025). Exploring parental experiences of childhood ear health clinics and their acceptability of AI-based diagnostic tools: a qualitative study. Health Expectations, 28(5, article no. e70421), 1-13.
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2025 Best, K. P., Northcott, C., Simmonds, L. A., Middleton, P., Yelland, L. N., Moffa, V., . . . Makrides, M. (2025). The early implementation phase of the Omega-3 Test-and-Treat Program for reducing the risk of preterm birth, South Australia, 2021-22: an implementation evaluation study. Medical Journal of Australia, 223(11), 626-633.
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2024 Haupt, S., Carcel, C., Halliday, L., Billiards, S., Carson, L., Redman, K., . . . Norton, R. (2024). Catalysing change in health and medical research policy: an Australian case study of deliberative democracy to reform sex and gender policy recommendations. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 9 pages.
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2024 Northcott, C., Middleton, P., Makrides, M., & Simmonds, L. (2024). How Message Framing and Visual Cues Drive Health-Related Ad Effectiveness Consumer Response to Social and Mass Media Promotion for Pregnancy Screening Programs. Journal of Advertising Research, 64(1), 18-38.
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2021 Northcott, C., Curtis, R., Bogomolova, S., Olds, T., Vandelanotte, C., Plotnikoff, R., & Maher, C. (2021). Should Facebook advertisements promoting a physical activity smartphone app be image or video-based, and should they promote benefits of being active or the app attributes?. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 11(12), 2136-2143.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2021 Northcott, C., Curtis, R., Bogomolova, S., Olds, T., Vandelanotte, C., Plotnikoff, R., & Maher, C. (2021). Seasonal Differences in the Cost and Engagement of Facebook Advertisements for a Physical Activity Smartphone App. American Journal of Health Promotion, 35(6), 803-808.
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2021 Northcott, C., Curtis, R., Bogomolova, S., Olds, T., Vandelanotte, C., Plotnikoff, R., & Maher, C. (2021). Evaluating the effectiveness of a physical activity social media advertising campaign using Facebook, Facebook Messenger, and Instagram. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 11(3), 870-881.
DOI Scopus18 WoS11 Europe PMC4
2021 Ferguson, T., Curtis, R., Fraysse, F., Lagiseti, R., Northcott, C., Virgara, R., . . . Maher, C. A. (2021). Annual, seasonal, cultural and vacation patterns in sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health, 21(1, article no. 1384), 1-14.
DOI Scopus24 WoS25 Europe PMC20
2021 Curtis, R. G., Bartel, B., Ferguson, T., Blake, H. T., Northcott, C., Virgara, R., & Maher, C. A. (2021). Improving User Experience of Virtual Health Assistants: Scoping Review (Preprint).
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2021 Curtis, R. G., Bartel, B., Ferguson, T., Blake, H. T., Northcott, C., Virgara, R., & Maher, C. A. (2021). Improving User Experience of Virtual Health Assistants: Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12), e31737.
DOI Scopus79 WoS57 Europe PMC36

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