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Personal profile
Biography
Gina is a registered public health nutritionist and epidemiologist with over 25 years of experience in public health nutrition research. She has worked as a researcher in Australia and the United Kingdom. She was a senior scientist at MRC Human Nutrition Research in Cambridge between 2009 and 2014.
Research
Gina's research has focused on the dietary determinants of obesity and cardio-metabolic health, particularly in children and young people, and the factors that influence dietary intake in populations.
Funding overview
Additional research grants (not listed under grants/projects):
- Energy drinks: an emerging health risk for children and adolescents. Telethon-Perth Children’s Hospital Research Fund: 2017-18. Trapp G, Cross D, Martin K, Christian H, Ambrosini GL, Oddy WH.
- A longitudinal study of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (metabolic syndrome), diet, and depression in adolescence. National Heart Foundation of Australia and Beyond Blue Cardiovascular Disease and Depression Strategic Research Program (G 08P 4036): 2009-2011. Oddy WH, Ambrosini GL, Silburn S, Beilin LJ, Mori T.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research expertise keywords
- Nutrition
- Cardiovascular nutrition
- Diet, nutrition, metabolism and obesity
- Nutritional epidemiology
- Public health nutrition
- Obesity
- Childhood obesity
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An intergenerational population-based cross-sectional study of MASLD in children and their parents
Ayonrinde, O., Mehta, S., Dowden, S., Fairchild, T., Ambrosini, G., Silva, D., Wright, K., Mohd, S., King, L., Afolabi, S. & Spencer, J., Jun 2024, In: Journal of Hepatology. 80, Suppl 1, p. S519-S519 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract/Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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A population-based study of the prevalence and metabolic significance of steatotic liver disease in children and their parents
Ayonrinde, O., Mehta, S., Dowden, S., Fairchild, T., Ambrosini, G., Silva, D., Wright, K., Mohd, S., King, L., Afolabi, S. & Spencer, J., Sept 2024, In: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 39, p. 326-327 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract/Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Evaluation of the population-level impacts of the LiveLighter® obesity prevention campaign from 2012 to 2019 based on serial cross-sectional surveys
Humphreys, L., Morley, B., Nuss, T., Dixon, H., Ambrosini, G. L., O’Flaherty, C., Ledger, M., Sartori, A. & Wakefield, M., Dec 2024, In: BMC Public Health. 24, 1, 1016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Public support for obesity prevention policies in Western Australia from 2012 to 2020: Findings from cross-sectional surveys
Humphreys, L., O'Flaherty, C. & Ambrosini, G. L., Jul 2024, In: Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 35, 3, p. 701-712 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Web of Science) -
The community food environment and its association with diet, health or weight status in Australia: A systematic review with recommendations for future research
Bivoltsis, A., Christian, H., Ambrosini, G. L., Hooper, P., Pulker, C. E., Thornton, L. & Trapp, G. S. A., Apr 2023, In: Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 34, 2, p. 328-365 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 9 Finished
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Merit Award - Project - Determining modifiable lifecourse influences that lead to poor diets in young adults: a prospective analysis in the Raine Study.
Ambrosini, G. (Investigator 01)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
1/07/16 → 30/06/17
Project: Research
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Starter Grant - The health impacts of energy drink consumption: Cause for concern?
Trapp, G. (Investigator 01), Allen, K. (Investigator 02), Martin, K. (Investigator 03), Oddy, W. (Investigator 04), Christian, H. (Investigator 05) & Ambrosini, G. (Investigator 06)
1/07/15 → 30/06/16
Project: Research
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458608 - Long Term Supplementation With Retinyl Palitate (Vitamin A) and the Risk of Bone Fractures: A Population Based Study
Reid, A. (Chief Investigator), Ambrosini, G. (Chief Investigator) & Alfonso Parada, H. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/07 → 31/12/08
Project: Research
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403930: Asbestos Related Diseases in Western Australia
Musk, A. (Chief Investigator), Ambrosini, G. (Chief Investigator), Reid, A. (Chief Investigator) & Berry, G. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/06 → 31/12/08
Project: Research
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Radiographic Silicosis and Lung Cancer in Kalgoorlie Goldminers
Musk, A. (Chief Investigator), Ambrosini, G. (Chief Investigator), Reid, A. (Chief Investigator), De Klerk, N. (Chief Investigator) & Mukherjee, S. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/05 → 31/12/05
Project: Research