Connie Musolino
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Connie Musolino is a Research Fellow at Stretton Health Equity in the Stretton Institute. She is an early career researcher with expertise in social science, gender studies and public health. Connie completed a PhD in Social Science with a focus on young women with eating disorders and examined the gendered and socio-cultural factors of their experiences to understand why they were reluctant to seek therapeutic help.
Connie previously worked at the Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity in the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University from 2017-2022 as a Research Fellow and Project Manager. Connie is currently a Research Fellow on Prof Fran Baum's NHMRC Investigator Fellowship entitled "Restoring the Fair Go: which policies and practices are likely to reverse growing health inequities in Australia post-COVID-19". She is working across a range of projects examining health inequities, the social determinants of health, gender and health, health promotion and community health services, and civil society and social movements.
Connie has experience in a wide range of research methods including semi-structured interviewing, focus groups, community consultation, observations, diary writing, world cafe and surveying. She is also experienced in project managing complex and interdisciplinary teams, including organising project advisory committee's, and community and policy engagement to enhance evidence translation.
Stretton Health Equity https://www.adelaide.edu.au/stretton/our-research/stretton-health-equity
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2022 - ongoing NHMRC Grant-Funded Researcher Fellow Stretton Health Equity, Stretton Institute 2017 - 2022 Research Fellow Flinders University 2017 - 2017 Tutor Flinders University 2016 - 2016 Tutor University of Adelaide 2016 - 2016 Research Assistant Central Queensland University 2016 - 2016 Research Assistant South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS) -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2012 - 2016 University of Adelaide Australia PhD University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Development Studies -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Musolino, C., Baum, F., Flavel, J., Freeman, T., McKee, M., Chi, C., . . . Villar, E. (2025). Caring During COVID-19: A Study of Intersectionality and Inequities in the Care Economy in 16 Countries. International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services, 55(1), 16-32.
2025 Baum, F., Anaf, J., Freeman, T., Musolino, C., van den Berg, M., Friel, S., & Schram, A. (2025). Twenty-first century alienation and health: a research agenda. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 1-3.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12025 Mackean, T., Freeman, T., Musolino, C., Fry, D., MacDougall, C., Lewis, V., & Baum, F. (2025). Leading the way: the contribution of Aboriginal community controlled health organisations to community health in Australia. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 31(3), 10 pages.
2025 Baum, F., Anaf, J., Freeman, T., Musolino, C., Friel, S., Schram, A., & Van Den Berg, M. (2025). Alienation and its relevance to public health: response to commentaries by Muntaner et al and Dawson. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2 pages.
2024 Musolino, C., Freeman, T., Flavel, J., & Baum, F. (2024). Non-government advocacy for health equity: evidence from Australia. Health Promotion International, 39(6), daae148-1-daae148-12.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12024 Baum, F., Musolino, C., Freeman, T., Flavel, J., Ceukelaire, W. D., Chi, C., . . . Villar, E. (2024). Thinking politically about intersectoral action: Ideas, Interests and Institutions shaping political dimensions of governing during COVID-19. Health policy and planning, 39(S2), i75-i92.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12024 Ullah, H., Fordham, D. A., Goldenberg, S. U., & Nagelkerken, I. (2024). Combining mesocosms with models reveals effects of global warming and ocean acidification on a temperate marine ecosystem. Ecological Applications, 34(4), e2977-1-e2977-19.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12024 McGreevy, M., Musolino, C., & Baum, F. (2024). Improving Population Health and Health Equity: The Potential of Transitioning Public Open Spaces to Optimise the Production of Urban Ecological Services in Adelaide, South Australia. Urban Policy and Research, 42(2), 160-183.
Scopus12024 Flavel, J., Freeman, T., Musolino, C., & Baum, F. (2024). Health promotion and the need to accelerate advocacy for health equity. Health Promotion International, 39(3), daae040-1-daae040-4.
Scopus2 Europe PMC22024 Sulistyoningrum, D. C., Sullivan, T. R., Skubisz, M., Palmer, D. J., Wood, S., Ueland, P. M., . . . Best, K. P. (2024). Maternal serum unmetabolized folic acid concentration following multivitamin and mineral supplementation with or without folic acid after 12 weeks gestation: A randomized controlled trial. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 20(4), e13668-1-e13668-10.
Scopus2 Europe PMC32024 Warner-Smith, M., Ren, K., Mistry, C., Walton, R., Roder, D., Bhola, N., . . . O'Brien, T. A. (2024). Protocol for evaluating the fitness for purpose of an artificial intelligence product for radiology reporting in the BreastScreen New South Wales breast cancer screening programme. BMJ Open, 14(5), 7 pages.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12024 Wahba, M., & Macintyre, P. E. (2024). Opioids for back and neck pain: the OPAL trial. . Lancet (London, England), 403(10442), 2378.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12023 McGreevy, M., Musolino, C., & Baum, F. (2023). Liveability transitioning: results of a pilot study of walking, accessibility, and social connection strengths weaknesses in established suburbs in Adelaide. Cities and Health, 7(3), 433-462.
Scopus12023 Lunnay, B., Seymour, J., Foley, K., Musolino, C., & Ward, P. R. (2023). Through the wine glass: How biographical midlife transitions and women's affective interpretations interact with alcohol consumption.. International Journal of Drug Policy, 117, 1-9.
Scopus14 WoS1 Europe PMC72023 Freeman, T., Baum, F., Musolino, C., Flavel, J., McKee, M., Chi, C., . . . Villar, E. (2023). Illustrating the impact of commercial determinants of health on the global COVID-19 pandemic: Thematic analysis of 16 country case studies. Health Policy, 134, 104860-1-104860-11.
Scopus7 WoS2 Europe PMC42023 McLean, C., Musolino, C., Rose, A., & Ward, P. R. (2023). The management of cognitive labour in same-gender couples. PLoS ONE, 18(7 July), e0287585.
Scopus22023 Foley, K., Dean, N., Musolino, C., Long, R., & Ward, P. (2023). Modifying my self: A qualitative study exploring agency, structure and identity for women seeking publicly funded plastic surgery in Australia. Journal of Sociology, 59(3), 772-791.
Scopus12023 McGreevy, M., Musolino, C., & Baum, F. (2023). Will neighbourhood liveability be promoted by new housing related planning policy in Adelaide, South Australia?. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 38(2), 699-726.
Scopus32022 Musolino, C., Van Eyk, H., Freeman, T., Fisher, M., MacDougall, C., Williams, C., & Baum, F. (2022). Reviving health promotion in South Australia: The role of ideas, actors and institutional forces. Health Promotion International, 37(6), 12 pages.
Scopus2 Europe PMC22022 Freeman, T., Townsend, B., Mackean, T., Musolino, C., Friel, S., McDermott, D., & Baum, F. (2022). Why are Indigenous Affairs Policies Framed in ways that Undermine Indigenous Health and Equity? Examining Australia’s Northern Territory Emergency Response. International Indigenous Policy Journal, 13(2), 1-21.
Scopus22022 Flavel, J., McKee, M., Freeman, T., Musolino, C., Van Eyk, H., Tesfay, F. H., & Baum, F. (2022). The need for improved Australian data on social determinants of health inequities. Medical Journal of Australia, 216(8), 388-391.
Scopus13 WoS6 Europe PMC72022 Baum, F., Paremoer, L., Flavel, J., Musolino, C., & Labonte, R. (2022). Can the world become a place where the planet and all people flourish after the pandemic?. BMJ, 377, e067872.
Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC32022 Roesler, A., Musolino, C., Eyk, H., Flavel, J., Freeman, T., Fisher, M., . . . Baum, F. (2022). Conducting a rapid health promotion audit in suburban Adelaide, South Australia: Can it contribute to revitalising health promotion?. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33(2), 488-498.
Scopus2 WoS12022 Flavel, J., McKee, M., Tesfay, F. H., Musolino, C., Freeman, T., van Eyk, H., & Baum, F. (2022). Explaining health inequalities in Australia: the contribution of income, wealth and employment. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28(6), 474-481.
Scopus16 WoS1 Europe PMC102022 Freeman, T., Townsend, B., Mackean, T., Musolino, C., Friel, S., & Baum, F. (2022). Advancing Indigenous self-determination and health equity: Lessons from a failed Australian public policy. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 2, 100117-1-100117-10.
Scopus4 WoS12022 Flavel, J., Musolino, C., & Freeman, T. (2022). The need for improved Australian data on social determinants of health inequities. Medical Journal of Australia, 217(6), 325.
Europe PMC22021 McGreevy, M., Musolino, C., Udell, T., & Baum, F. (2021). The Feasibility of Transitioning Low-density Suburbs into Healthy Walkable Neighbourhoods: The Case of Adelaide, South Australia. Urban Policy and Research, 39(4), 377-396.
Scopus5 WoS32021 Baum, F., Musolino, C., Gesesew, H. A., & Popay, J. (2021). New perspective on why women live longer than men: An exploration of power, gender, social determinants, and capitals. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(2), 1-23.
Scopus50 WoS15 Europe PMC292021 Baum, F., Freeman, T., Musolino, C., Abramovitz, M., De Ceukelaire, W., Flavel, J., . . . Villar, E. (2021). Explaining covid-19 performance: What factors might predict national responses?. The BMJ, 372, 4 pages.
Scopus83 WoS45 Europe PMC472020 Musolino, C., Warin, M., & Gilchrist, P. (2020). Embodiment as a paradigm for understanding and treating SE-AN: Locating the self in culture. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 534-1-534-11.
Scopus18 WoS8 Europe PMC92020 Van Eyk, H., Friel, S., Sainsbury, P., Boyd-Caine, T., Harris, P., MacDougall, C., . . . Baum, F. (2020). How do advisory groups contribute to healthy public policy research?. International Journal of Public Health, 65(9), 1581-1591.
Scopus7 WoS2 Europe PMC32020 Musolino, C. M., Baum, F., Freeman, T., Labonté, R., Bodini, C., & Sanders, D. (2020). Global health activists’ lessons on building social movements for Health for All.
2020 Musolino, C., Baum, F., Freeman, T., Labonté, R., Bodini, C., & Sanders, D. (2020). Global health activists' lessons on building social movements for Health for All. International Journal for Equity in Health, 19(1), 14 pages.
Scopus20 WoS13 Europe PMC132020 Freeman, T., Gesesew, H. A., Bambra, C., Giugliani, E. R. J., Popay, J., Sanders, D., . . . Baum, F. (2020). Why do some countries do better or worse in life expectancy relative to income? An analysis of Brazil, Ethiopia, and the United States of America. International Journal for Equity in Health, 19(1), 19 pages.
Scopus65 WoS24 Europe PMC372020 Mateos, J. T., Fernandez-Saez, J., Marcos-Marcos, J., alvarez-Dardet, C., Bambra, C., Popay, J., . . . Baum, F. (2020). Gender Equality and the Global Gender Gap in Life Expectancy: An Exploratory Analysis of 152 Countries. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT, 11(6), 740-746.
Scopus19 WoS5 Europe PMC72018 Baum, F., Popay, J., Delany-Crowe, T., Freeman, T., Musolino, C., Alvarez-Dardet, C., . . . Sanders, D. (2018). Punching above their weight: A network to understand broader determinants of increasing life expectancy. International Journal for Equity in Health, 17(1), 5 pages.
Scopus13 WoS9 Europe PMC72018 Musolino, C., Warin, M., & Gilchrist, P. (2018). Positioning relapse and recovery through a cultural lens of desire: A South Australian case study of disordered eating. Transcultural Psychiatry, 55(4), 534-550.
Scopus12 WoS8 Europe PMC42017 Hines, S., Kynoch, K., Munday, J., & McArdle, A. (2017). Evidence-based practice education for better knowledge, attitudes, and practices in nurses and midwives. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 48(6), 256-262.
Scopus22016 Musolino, C., Warin, M., Wade, T., & Gilchrist, P. (2016). Developing shared understandings of recovery and care: A qualitative study of women with eating disorders who resist therapeutic care. Journal of Eating Disorders, 4(1), 1-10.
Scopus24 WoS19 Europe PMC132015 Musolino, C., Warin, M. J., Wade, T., & Gilchrist, P. (2015). ‘Healthy anorexia’: The complexity of care in disordered eating. Social Science & Medicine, 139, 18-25.
Scopus68 WoS52 Europe PMC412015 Musolino, C., Warin, M., Wade, T., & Gilchrist, P. (2015). Disordered eating and choice in postfeminist spaces. Outskirts, 33, 1-20. 2015 Musolino, C., Warin, M., Wade, T., & Gilchrist, P. (2015). Orthorexia and deprivation as ‘care’: how people with disordered eating understand care. Journal of eating disorders, 3(Suppl 1), O31.
2013 Musolino, C., Warin, M., Wade, T., & Gilchrist, P. (2013). "Healthy Anorexia": rationalising contradictions. Journal of eating disorders, 1(Suppl 1), O67.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2021 Chan, D., Bennett, P. R., Lee, Y. S., Teoh, T. G., Adan, M., Ahmed, S. M., . . . Sykes, L. (2021). Microbial-Driven Preterm Labour Involves Crosstalk between the Innate and Adaptive Immune Response.. In REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES Vol. 28 (pp. 108A-109A). SPRINGER HEIDELBERG. 2018 Kim, S. H., MacIntyre, D. A., Sykes, L., Bennett, P. R., & Terzidou, V. (2018). Comparing the Levels of miRNA Expression in Plasma from Blood Collected Using EDTA and Heparin Tubes, and Heparinase-Treated Plasma.. In REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES Vol. 25 (pp. 315A). CA, San Diego: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. -
Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2020 Musolino, C., Baum, F., Womersley, R., Van Eyk, H., Freeman, T., Flavel, J., & Earl, C. (2020). SA: The Heaps Unfair State: Why have Health Inequities Increased in South Australia and how can this be Reversed?. 2019 Flavel, J., Baum, F., Musolino, C., Freeman, T., & van Eyk, H. (2019). SA: The Heaps Unfair State: The Statistical Report..
Musolino, C. (Chief Investigator) The University of Adelaide’s Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics Research Establishment Grants, 'A pilot study on the role of community advocacy in government decision making about Covid-19 and the impacts on women’s health' 2022, $5000
Warin, M., Barclay, K, Moore, V., Musolino, C., Peralta, A., Rogers, D., Torresi, T. (2022), The University of Adelaide’s Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics Research grant, 'Feminist Mentoring for the Contemporary University' $10,000
F Baum, J Popay, R Labonte, M Kidd, T Freeman, H Gesewe, M Fisher, S Friel, E Miller, C Musolino. World Bank funded grant “Do Punching Above Weight Countries respond better to pandemic?”, (2020-2021).Funding US$50,000
Freeman, T., Baum, F,. Musolino, C. Flinders Foundation Health Seed Grant, What are good practice examples from countries in the Western Pacific region that ‘punch above their weight’ for life expectancy relative to national income?’ (2020-2021), $24968
Flavel, F. Baum, F., Freeman, T, Musolino, C. Flinders Foundation grant 'Examining increasing health inequities in Australia: the contribution of employment, income and wealth' 2019-2020, $25,000
Baum, F., Delany-Crowe, T., van Eyk, H., Williams, C., Freeman, T., MacDougall, C., Fisher, M., Musolino, C., McGreevy, M., Barredo, M., Phillips, P., & Craig, J. (2018). Healthy South: Testing the feasibility of the rapid translation of Health in All Policies (HiAP) ideas to create healthy urban environments, create health promoting health services and stem the non-communicable disease epidemic in the Southern area of Adelaide. SA Academic Health Science and Translation Centre Rapid Applied Research Translation for Health Impact Grant, $199,863.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2024 Co-Supervisor To what extent have the practises of Victorian community health centres reflected the principles of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and subsequent WHO Global Health Promotion Conference documents? Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Mr Richard Charles John Porter
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