Miss Tara Crawford
School of Medicine
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Crawford is an early career researcher and clinical trials coordinator for the Neonatal Research Group, The Robinson Research Institute. She is affiliate lecturer in the School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide and also holds a joint appointment in the Women’s and Babies Theme, South Australian Health Medical Research Institute. Dr Crawford completed her Honours (BHSc) in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2016 and her PhD (Medicine) in 2020. In addition to pursuing her ongoing research program focusing on improving the safety of transfusion in the preterm newborn, she has clinical trials management responsibility for NHRMC, MRFF, and Thrasher Foundation funded multicentre perinatal RCTs conducted within the Department of Neonatal Medicine, The Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide.
Neonatal Medicine and Transfusion Medicine
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 - ongoing | Clinical Trials Coordinator | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Andersen, C., Bailey, D. N., Crawford, T. M., & Stark, M. (2025). Haemoglobin-oxygen affinity and the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed, 110(6), 629-630. |
| 2025 | Andersen, C., Crawford, T. M., & Stark, M. (2025). How deep is too deep and how long is too long? The effect of haemoglobin concentration on buffering capacity during desaturation in preterm infants.. Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition, fetalneonatal-2025-329029. |
| 2025 | Noone, A. N., Andersen, C. C., Crawford, T. M., & Stark, M. J. (2025). The Clinical Relevance of Overnight Oximetry in the Diagnosis of Intermittent Desaturations and the Need for Home Oxygen in the Near-Term and Term Infant. Children, 12(10), 19 pages. |
| 2025 | Andersen, C., Stark, M. J., Crawford, T., Whyte, R. K., Franz, A. R., Soll, R. F., & Kirpalani, H. (2025). Low versus high haemoglobin concentration threshold for blood transfusion for preventing morbidity and mortality in very low birthweight infants.. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 12(12), CD000512. |
| 2024 | Barnett, A., Crawford, T. M., & Stark, M. J. (2024). Neonatal acuity tool‐defined staffing ratios in a tertiary Australian neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 60(10), 544-548. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2023 | Crawford, T., Andersen, C., Marks, D. C., Robertson, S. A., & Stark, M. (2023). Does donor sex influence the potential for transfusion with washed packed red blood cells to limit transfusion-related immune responses in preterm newborns?. Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 108(5), 471-477. Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1 |
| 2023 | Stark, M. J., Collins, C. T., Andersen, C. C., Crawford, T. M., Sullivan, T. R., Bednarz, J., . . . Morris, S. (2023). Study protocol of the WashT Trial: transfusion with washed versus unwashed red blood cells to reduce morbidity and mortality in infants born less than 28 weeks' gestation - a multicentre, blinded, parallel group, randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 13(7), e070272-1-e070272-8. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2022 | Crawford, T. M., Andersen, C. C., Hodyl, N. A., Robertson, S. A., & Stark, M. J. (2022). Effect of washed versus unwashed red blood cells on transfusion‐related immune responses in preterm newborns. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 11(3), 1-13. Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC9 |
| 2022 | Sibbin, K., Crawford, T. M., Stark, M., & Battin, M. (2022). Therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy with sepsis: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ PAEDIATRICS OPEN, 6(1), 1-7. Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1 |
| 2022 | Stark, M. J., Crawford, T. M., Ziegler, N. M., Hall, A., & Andersen, C. C. (2022). Differential effects of ibuprofen and indomethacin on cerebral oxygen kinetics in the very preterm baby. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10, 8 pages. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC2 |
| 2022 | Crawford, T. M., Andersen, C. C., & Stark, M. J. (2022). Red Blood Cell Donor Sex Associated Effects on Morbidity and Mortality in the Extremely Preterm Newborn. Children, 9(12), 11 pages. Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC2 |
| 2020 | Crawford, T. M., Andersen, C. C., & Stark, M. J. (2020). Effect of repeat transfusion exposure on plasma cytokine and markers of endothelial activation in the extremely preterm neonate. Transfusion, 60(10), 2217-2224. Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC12 |
| 2019 | Crawford, T. M., Andersen, C. C., Hodyl, N. A., Robertson, S. A., & Stark, M. J. (2019). The contribution of red blood cell transfusion to neonatal morbidity and mortality. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 55(4), 387-392. Scopus40 WoS36 Europe PMC30 |
| 2019 | Kennedy, L. M. L., Crawford, T. M., Andersen, C. C., & Stark, M. J. (2019). Does umbilical cord blood glucose extraction discriminate the risk of early neonatal hypoglycaemia in at-risk newborns?. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 55(12), 1476-1480. Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2 |
| 2016 | Hodyl, N., Crawford, T., McKerracher, L., Lawrence, A., Pitcher, J., & Stark, M. (2016). Antenatal steroid exposure in the late preterm period is associated with reduced cord blood neurotrophin-3. Early Human Development, 101, 57-62. Scopus16 WoS13 Europe PMC10 |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | The effect of allogenic red blood cell transfusion on oxygen physiology in the preterm newborn | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Danielle Nicole Bailey |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | The effect of allogenic red blood cell transfusion on oxygen physiology in the preterm newborn | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Danielle Nicole Bailey |
| 2022 | Co-Supervisor | Evaluating overnight oximetry and cerebral oxygenation in term or near-term infants with unexplained oxygen requirements. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Amelia Namrata Noone |
| 2022 | Co-Supervisor | Evaluating overnight oximetry and cerebral oxygenation in term or near-term infants with unexplained oxygen requirements. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Amelia Namrata Noone |
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