Personal profile
Biography
Christine Jeffries-Stokes is a paediatrician from UWA’s Rural Clinical School of WA. Her ground-breaking research as Co-lead investigator of the Western Desert Kidney Health Project (WDKHP) found that nitrate contaminated drinking water was a contributing factor to higher than expected rates of kidney disease and type 2 diabetes in the Goldfields.
External positions
Paediatrician, Western Australian Country Health Service
Research expertise keywords
- Aboriginal health
- Paediatrics
- Rural medical education
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
-
Prolonged exposure to nitrate in drinking water does not adversely impact prenatal or birth outcomes in a rat model
Kardol, L., Gray, A., Rhaman, A., Larcombe, A., Jeffries-Stokes, C., Stokes, A., Bourke, S., Shinde, S., Croft, K. & Wyrwoll, C., Mar 2026, In: Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 166, 106030.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Australasian Bronchiolitis Guideline: 2025 Update
the Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) Network, Australasia, Borland, M. L., O’Brien, S., Jeffries-Stokes, C. & Richmond, P., Aug 2025, In: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 61, 8, p. 1197-1215 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access11 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus) -
Methodology of the Updated and Expanded Australasian Bronchiolitis Guideline
the Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) Network, O’Brien, S. & Borland, M. L., Aug 2025, In: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 61, 8, p. 1169-1181 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus) -
A Call for Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines for Paediatric Hypertension
Mynard, J. P., Chaturvedi, S., Cheung, M. M. H., Clark, M., Gabb, G., Jeffries-Stokes, C., Jennings, G. L., McNab, S., Medley, T., Mihailidou, A. S., Schlaich, M., Larkins, N. G. & Quinlan, C., Sept 2023, In: Heart Lung and Circulation. 32, 9, p. 1032-1034 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
2 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus) -
Preparation of matrix-matched standards for the analysis of teeth via laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry
Westerhausen, M. T., Bernard, M., Choi, G., Jeffries-Stokes, C., Chandrajith, R., Banati, R. & Bishop, D. P., 25 Jan 2023, In: Analytical Methods. 15, 6, p. 797-806 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
-
Near Miss Funding: Heavy Metal Tooth Fairy NHMRC Ideas
Jeffries-Stokes, C. (Investigator 01)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
6/05/25 → 7/05/27
Project: Research
-
HMTF - Minara Community Foundation
Jeffries-Stokes, C. (Investigator 01), Bourke, S. (Investigator 02), Wyrwoll, C. (Investigator 03), Stokes, A. (Investigator 04), Sadekov, A. (Investigator 05) & Patel, J. (Investigator 06)
10/03/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
-
Heavy Metal Tooth Fairy
Jeffries-Stokes, C. (Investigator 01), Stokes, A. (Investigator 02), Bourke, S. (Investigator 03), Sadekov, A. (Investigator 04), Wyrwoll, C. (Investigator 05), Shiikha, Y. (Investigator 06) & Patel, J. (Investigator 07)
Stan Perron Charitable Foundation
1/03/25 → 1/03/30
Project: Research
-
Water nitrate and pregnancy complications
Wyrwoll, C. (Investigator 01), Jeffries-Stokes, C. (Investigator 02), Stokes, A. (Investigator 03) & Bourke, S. (Investigator 04)
18/04/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
-
Northern Goldfields Kidney Health Project
Jeffries-Stokes, C. (Chief Investigator) & Murdoch, J. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/06 → 31/12/06
Project: Research