Stephanie Byrne

Research Interests

Child and Adolescent Health Biostatistics Epidemiology

Dr Stephanie Byrne

Grant-Funded Researcher (A)

School of Public Health

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

I am an Epidemiologist working within the BetterStart Health and Development Research Group at the University of Adelaide. My current research focuses on understanding individual and intergenerational pathways between child maltreatment and youth and adult justice system involvement. I completed my PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Melbourne in 2021. I have a background in the use of large longitudinal datasets to examine relationships between lifestyle factors and chronic diseases, including cancer, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Date Position Institution name
2022 - ongoing Research Associate University of Adelaide
2020 - 2022 Research Associate University of South Australia
2018 - 2018 Research Scientist CSIRO
2018 - 2023 Research Assistant Women's and Children's Hospital
2013 - 2015 Project Coordinator - Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study The University of Melbourne

Date Institution name Country Title
2015 - 2021 The University of Melbourne Australia PhD (Epidemiology)
2010 - 2012 Deakin University Australia Master of Human Nutrition
1999 - 2002 University of Western Sydney Australia Bachelor of Medical Science

Year Citation
2025 Modi, H. D., Byrne, S., Li, L. S. K., & Boyle, T. (2025). Resistance Training and the Risk of Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 22(4), 479-484.
DOI
2025 Byrne, S., Hypponen, E., Benyamin, B., & Boyle, T. (2025). Greater adherence to lifestyle recommendations after cancer diagnosis is associated with lower mortality in the UK Biobank. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 34(5), 669-675.
DOI
2025 Dewau, R., Byrne, S., Hyppönen, E., Lee, S. H., & Benyamin, B. (2025). Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Child Height in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. American Journal of Human Biology, 37(9), e70134.
DOI Europe PMC1
2025 Tiruye, T., Duko, B., Mekonnen, L., Ward, P., Nguyen, T. H. H. D., Byrne, S., . . . Beckmann, K. (2025). Cancer Burden Attributable to Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors in Australia. Cancers, 17(19), 1-30.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2024 Dewau, R., Boomsma, A., Doyle, C., Byrne, S., Hyppönen, E., Lee, S. H., & Benyamin, B. (2024). Meta-Analysis of the Heritability of Childhood Height From 560 000 Pairs of Relatives Born Between 1929 and 2004. American Journal of Human Biology, 37(1), e24188-1-e24188-15.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC3
2024 Byrne, S., Boyle, T., Ahmed, M., Lee, S. H., Benyamin, B., & Hyppönen, E. (2024). Response to: Adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund lifestyle recommendations and incidence of prostate cancer in the UK Biobank.. Int J Epidemiol, 53(1), 1-2.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2023 Byrne, S., Boyle, T., Ahmed, M., Lee, S. H., Benyamin, B., & Hyppönen, E. (2023). Lifestyle, genetic risk and incidence of cancer: a prospective cohort study of 13 cancer types.. International journal of epidemiology, 52(3), 817-826.
DOI Scopus67 WoS62 Europe PMC59
2021 Byrne, S., Boyle, T., Benyamin, B., Lee, S. H., Ahmed, M., & Hypponen, E. (2021). Do associations between a healthy lifestyle and incidence of cancer differ by genetic risk?. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 50(Supplement_1), 40.
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2021 Byrne, S., Boyle, T., Ahmed, M., Lee, S. H., Benyamin, B., & Hyppönen, E. (2021). Healthy lifestyle, genetic risk, and incidence of cancer: A prospective cohort study of 13 cancer types.
DOI
2015 Worsley, A., Wang, W. C., Yeatman, H., Byrne, S., & Wijayaratne, P. (2015). Does school health and home economics education influence adults' food knowledge?. Health Promotion International, 31(4), 925-935.
DOI Scopus37 WoS40 Europe PMC13
2014 Worsley, A., Wang, W. C., Byrne, S., & Yeatman, H. (2014). Different patterns of Australian adults' knowledge of foods and nutrients related to metabolic disease risk. Journal of Nutritional Science, 3(e14), 1-7.
DOI WoS24 Europe PMC17
2013 Worsley, A., Wang, W. C., Byrne, S., & Yeatman, H. (2013). Patterns of food safety knowledge among Australians: a latent class approach. Journal of Food Protection, 76(4), 646-652.
DOI Scopus14 WoS14 Europe PMC9

Year Citation
2018 Byrne, S., Milanzi, E., Burgess, J., Jenkins, M., Abramson, M., Walters, E., . . . Hodge, A. (2018). ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN THE DIETARY INFLAMMATORY INDEX AND LUNG FUNCTION IN MIDDLE-AGE DIFFER BY ASTHMA STATUS. In RESPIROLOGY Vol. 23 (pp. 84). WILEY.
2017 Byrne, S., Milanzi, E., Burgess, J., Abramson, M., Walters, E. H., Johns, D., . . . Hodge, A. (2017). ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN NUTRIENT-BASED DIETARY PATTERNS AND LUNG FUNCTION IN MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER AUSTRALIAN ADULTS. In RESPIROLOGY Vol. 22 (pp. 56). WILEY.
2017 Byrne, S., Milanzi, E., Burgess, J., Hodge, A., Matheson, M. C., Erbas, B., . . . Jenkins, M. (2017). MEASURING BRONCHIAL HYPERRESPONSIVENESS USING A MORE SOPHISTICATED BIOSTATISTICAL METHOD: THE LINEAR MIXED EFFECTS MODEL. In RESPIROLOGY Vol. 22 (pp. 37). WILEY.
2016 Byrne, S., Burgess, J., Wood, L., Abramson, M., Erbas, B., Johns, D., . . . Matheson, M. (2016). LUNG FUNCTION IN MIDDLE-AGE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH DIETARY FAT INTAKE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS. In RESPIROLOGY Vol. 21 (pp. 111). WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2015 Byrne, S., Burgess, J., Wood, L., Abramson, M., Erbas, B., Perret, J., . . . Matheson, M. (2015). Associations of fruit intake and lung function in middle-age are modified by obesity. In EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL Vol. 46 (pp. 2 pages). EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD.
DOI
2015 Byrne, S., Burgess, J., Wood, L., Abramson, M., Erbas, B., Perret, J., . . . Matheson, M. (2015). BMI MODIFIES ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN FRUIT INTAKE AND MEASURES OF LUNG FUNCTION IN MIDDLE-AGE: CROSS-SECTIONAL RESULTS FROM A COHORT STUDY. In RESPIROLOGY Vol. 20 (pp. 63). AUSTRALIA, Queensland: WILEY-BLACKWELL.

Year Citation
2018 Pena, A., Gibson-Helm, M., Byrne, S., Cash, S., Hull, L., & Teede, H. (2018). Diagnostic Experiences and Concerns in Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Poster session presented at the meeting of HORMONE RESEARCH IN PAEDIATRICS. KARGER.

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