Jessica Judd

Jessica Judd

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Public Health

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

BetterStart Child Health and Development Research Group

Jessica Judd is a PhD Candidate within the BetterStart Child Health and Development Research Group in the School of Public Health, supervised by Dr Catherine Chittleborough, Dr Catia Malvaso and Dr Rhiannon Pilkington. Jessica's PhD focuses on mental health related service and support use among children experiencing different adversities such as homelessness and contact with the child protection system.

Research Interests

  • Child and adolescent mental health
  • Mental health service usage
  • Childhood health and development
  • Child protection system

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2021 - ongoing PhD Candidate University of Adelaide
    2019 - 2020 Research Assistant University of Adelaide

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2021 Scholarship HDA and Ch7 Children's Research Foundation PhD Excellence Award Healthy Development Adelaide Australia -
    2021 Scholarship Research Training Program Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia -
    2020 Award Introduction to Epidemiology Dux University of Adelaide Australia -
    2020 Scholarship Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Honours Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia -
    2020 Award Public Health Honours Dux University of Adelaide Australia -

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2020 - 2020 University of Adelaide Australia Honours Degree of Bachelor of Health and Medical Science
    2017 - 2019 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health and Medical Science (Advanced)

  • Research Interests
    Epidemiology Inequality studies Mental Health Public Health Public Health and Health Services

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2024 Judd, J., Pilkington, R. M., Malvaso, C., Procter, A. M., Montgomerie, A., Anderson, J. J., . . . Chittleborough, C. R. (2024). Mental health-related hospitalisations of adolescents and their contact with child protection services to age 11 years, South Australia: a whole-of-population descriptive study.. Med J Aust.
    DOI
    2023 Judd, J., Pilkington, R., Malvaso, C., Procter, A., Montgomerie, A., Anderson, J., . . . Chittleborough, C. (2023). Mental health-related hospitalisations among adolescents with previous child protection contact from birth to age 11.
    DOI
Year Role Course
2021 - 2022 Workshop Facilitator Create. Communicate. Connect with Health and Medical Sciences
2020 - ongoing Tutor PUB HLTH 1001 Health and Illness in Populations

 

  • Board Memberships
    Date Role Board name Institution name Country
    2018 - 2019 Representative School of Public Health Programs Board University of Adelaide Australia

  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2019 - ongoing Member Public Health Association Australia South Australian Branch Executive Committee Public Health Association of Australia Australia

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2021 - ongoing Member Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) Australia
    2018 - ongoing Member Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) Australia
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