Zoe Aitken
@ZoeAitken11
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Senior Research Fellow @unimelb @DisabilityHlth. Epidemiologist with research interests in health inequalities, mental health, disability. Opinions are my own.
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined February 2019
Using data from a Swedish longitudinal study @ytaouk showed evidence of gendered impacts of work-family conflict on mental health for men and women, with evidence of larger impacts for women and differences according to level of childcare responsibilities #WCE2024 @unimelbMSPGH
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PhD scholarship to work in disability epidemiology 👇.
PhD scholarship opportunity!. This PhD project will look at experiences of young people with disability with employment programs and their mental health. Well-developed quantitative analysis skills required. Applicants with lived experience encouraged.
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Come and work with us - see link👇. A 2-year position for a quantitative researcher to work on health inequalities research aiming to improve lifetime mental health for people with disability @Kavanagh_AM @drhdickinson @mdi_unimelb @UniMelbMDHS @DisabilityHlth @AustralasianEpi.
New job opportunity at the University of Melbourne! . Contribute to a program of work aiming to improve lifetime mental health outcomes for young people with disability. Apply now 👇.
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We did a #SystematicReview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the #MentalHealth of young people with disability - we only found 2 studies, both suggested detrimental effects @Kavanagh_AM @DisabilityHlth @unimelbMSPGH @UniMelbMDHS @mdi_unimelb
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the psychological burden on young people around the world and may have disproportionately large impacts for young people with disabilities. This...
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I am so grateful to have been awarded an #ARC ECR industry fellowship to generate life expectancy statistics for people with #disability. Thanks to @Kavanagh_AM @TaniaLKing and Georgina Sutherland for their guidance, the amazing @DisabilityHlth unit, and support from @mdi_unimelb.
Congratulations @ZoeAitken11 on receiving an ARC Early-Career Industry Fellowship!.
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Our recently published paper on #COVID19 #VaccinationCoverage comparing people with and without #disability. Despite being prioritised in the rollout we found no evidence of higher vaccination for #PeopleWithDisability leaving many people at high risk @Kavanagh_AM @DisabilityHlth.
No difference in #COVID19 #VaccinationCoverage between #peoplewithdisability and the general population in early stages of #VaxRollout left many at high risk of serious disease/death: @ZoeAitken11 @KavanaghAM @WileyHealth.
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Our paper showed that barriers to participation (e.g. employment, transport) explained a substantial proportion of the #HealthInequalities experienced by people with #disability. Addressing these barriers could lead to improvements in health and well-being & promote #HealthEquity.
New research! This study highlights factors causing health inequalities for people with disability could be targeted by public health interventions and lead to improvements in health and wellbeing @ZoeAitken11 @bishop_glenda @gdisney_melb @Kavanagh_AM .
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Our study found no evidence of a difference in COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the early stages of the rollout for people with #disability despite being a priority group in the vax program @Kavanagh_AM @unimelbMSPGH @UniMelbMDHS @DisabilityHlth See here 👉
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At #PopCongress2022 @JenLErvin’s fantastic research showing that unpaid labour negatively impacts the mental health of women. Inequity in the division of unpaid labour exposes women to greater risk of poorer mental health than men @TaniaLKing @LudmiFleitasA @ytaouk @unimelbMSPGH
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Fantastic presentation at #PopCongress2022, @LudmiFleitasA’s systematic review found that young informal carers report poorer mental health compared to their peers. More causally-focused research is needed to better understand the association @TaniaLKing @JenLErvin @unimelbMSPGH
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Congratulations @drklamb for your very well deserved AEA mentoring award at the #PopCongress2022 @AustralasianEpi @JulieASimpson50 @DallasEnglish10
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I’m on my way and excited for the #PopCongress2022. Looking forward to speaking tomorrow in the mental health session and catching up with colleagues @AbbeyDiaz_says @ytaouk @JenLErvin @TaniaLKing @drklamb @LudmiFleitasA @drbrigidmlynch @lindaslacksmith.
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Fantastic interview @JenLErvin talking about research on the detrimental impact of unpaid labour on women’s mental health and the implications to #gender #equity @unimebMSPGH.
Very proud to have our Review published in The Lancet Public Health today – our results show that increasing time in unpaid labour is associated with poorer mental health in employed women @unimelbMSPGH #gender #Equality
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Thanks @DrNatHannan @victorsojo @ARobM @EmilyKarahalios @georgetaiaroa for a brilliant session at the #UniMelbMDHS ECR Leadership Skills Programme. What is good #leadership? Having humility. Being curious. Being accountable. Championing diversity.
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PhD opportunity within our team @UniMelb @DisabilityHlth @unimelbMSPGH. Join a diverse team working on #nhmrc Synergy grant to improve #MentalHealth of young people with #disability.
!!PhD Opportunity. Join our great team - program of work co-designed with young people with #disability to improve mental health outcomes.Really keen to recruit someone w #Disability. Working with #quantitative data #HealthEquity #DisabilityTwitter .
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Our study published in #BMJOpen showed that disability-related #MentalHealth #inequalities could be reduced by >10% if employment rates were the same as people without #disability #CausalMediationAnalysis @Kavanagh_AM @JulieASimpson50 @DisabilityHlth @mdi_unimelb @drhdickinson
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RT @DisabilityHlth: CRE Co-Director @Kavanagh_AM and her colleagues @ZoeAitken11 @rebecca_bentley say that women with #Disability are disad….
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