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Dr Katherine Baldock

  • Program Director: Health Sciences School of Health Sciences
  • City East Campus (C8-54)
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About me

Dr Katherine Baldock

Welcome to my homepage! I'm the Program Director for the Bachelor of Health Science in the School of Health Sciences, UniSA. I contribute to teaching and research in the field of Population Health, including social and environmental determinants of health, epidemiological methods and applications, and management and analysis of population-based data.  You can view the courses I teach here.  I am a member of the Healthy Environments, Healthy People research group at UniSA, where I contribute to research aiming to better understand the impacts of our daily living environments, particularly the natural environment, on health and well-being. 

My career in the field of Population Health began as a chronic disease... Read more

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About me

Welcome to my homepage! I'm the Program Director for the Bachelor of Health Science in the School of Health Sciences, UniSA. I contribute to teaching and research in the field of Population Health, including social and environmental determinants of health, epidemiological methods and applications, and management and analysis of population-based data.  You can view the courses I teach here.  I am a member of the Healthy Environments, Healthy People research group at UniSA, where I contribute to research aiming to better understand the impacts of our daily living environments, particularly the natural environment, on health and well-being. 

My career in the field of Population Health began as a chronic disease epidemiologist with the South Australian Department of Health, where I was employed for over a decade. Specifically, I was involved in diabetes and cardiovascular disease epidemiology, and developed extensive experience in population-based survey/questionnaire design and implementation, management and state-wide expansion of a chronic disease registry (Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Recall Register), and epidemiological analysis of large population-based data sets.

I also conduct research in the scholarship of teaching.  In particular, I am examining the use of a constructivist approach to teaching population health concepts and methods in a first year course common across all Programs (degrees) in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences (n=350 per year) - the "1025 Secular Trends Study". In taking this approach, we recognise that learning is a social and interactive process so we aim to enable students to learn (construct knowledge) through their own experiences and interactions within the course.

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Professional Associations

Public Health Association of Australia

Australasian Epidemiological Association

International Epidemiological Association

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Experience

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia

  • Bachelor of Health Sciences The University of Adelaide

  • Graduate Diploma in Public Health The University of Adelaide

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Research

Research themes

  • Healthy futures

Research focus

  • Public Health and Health Services
  • Clinical Sciences
  • Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Environmental Science and Management
  • Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
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Research since 2008 is shown below.

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Highlights

Year Output
2010

Chittleborough, C, Baldock, KL, Phillips, P & Taylor, A 2010, 'Achievement of management targets associated with incident and long-term diagnosed diabetes among a representative population sample', Diabetes Research Clinical Practice, vol. 88, no. 3, pp. 322-327.

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2010

Chittleborough, C, Baldock, KL, Taylor, A, Hague, W, Wilson, T, Martin, W, Wood, J & Phillips, P 2010, 'Long-term follow-up of women with gestational diabetes mellitus: The South Australian gestational diabetes mellitus recall register: Original Article', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 127-131.

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Journal Articles

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2018

Baldock, KL, Paquet, C, Howard, NJ, Coffee, NT, Taylor, AW & Daniel, M 2018, 'Are perceived and objective distances to fresh food and physical activity resources associated with cardiometabolic risk?', International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 15, no. 2, article no. 224, pp. 1-17.

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2012

Baldock, K, Paquet, C, Howard, N, Coffee, N, Hugo, G, Taylor, A, Adams, R & Daniel, M 2012, 'Associations between resident perceptions of the local residential environment and metabolic syndrome', Journal of environmental and public health, vol. 2012, article no. 589409, pp. 1-11.

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2010

Chittleborough, C, Baldock, KL, Phillips, P & Taylor, A 2010, 'Achievement of management targets associated with incident and long-term diagnosed diabetes among a representative population sample', Diabetes Research Clinical Practice, vol. 88, no. 3, pp. 322-327.

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2010

Chittleborough, C, Baldock, KL, Taylor, A, Hague, W, Wilson, T, Martin, W, Wood, J & Phillips, P 2010, 'Long-term follow-up of women with gestational diabetes mellitus: The South Australian gestational diabetes mellitus recall register: Original Article', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 127-131.

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Organisation Country
University of Adelaide AUSTRALIA
University of Canberra AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia AUSTRALIA
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Other

Public Health Association of Australia

Australasian Epidemiological Association

International Epidemiological Association

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Highlights

My teaching interests are broad, and cover a range of population health concepts and methods. I am particularly interested in: 

  • 'Determinants of Health' perspective on understanding differences (inequalities and inequities) in health states across population groups,
  • Epidemiological principles and methods and their practical applications,
  • Survey/questionnaire design,
  • Statistical literacy and fundamentals of data analysis,
  • Using a constructivist approach to teaching, whereby students create and develop knowledge of population health concepts and methods through their own interactions and experiences
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Courses and programs

Courses I teach and/or co-ordinate

  • EDUC 2044 Principles and Practices of Evaluation (2017)
  • HLTH 1038 Population Health (2018)
  • HLTH 1038 Population Health (2017)
  • HLTH 3046 Introduction to Epidemiological Principles and Methods (2017)
  • HLTH 1025 Health and Society (2017)
  • HLTH 1044 Foundations of Physical Activity and Health (2017)
  • HLTH 5189 Evaluation in Public and Community Health (2017)
  • HLTH 5187 Biostatistics for Population Health Practice (2018)
  • HLTH 5187 Biostatistics for Population Health Practice (2017)
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Thesis title Student status
Development of a mechanistic dengue simulation model for Guangzhou, southern China Current
Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection:  trends in diagnostic tests over time and factors associated with positivity and eradication rates in an Australian clinical population, 2000 – 2015 Current
The association between allostatic load and osteoarthritis Current
Understanding primary school aged childrens preferences for play spaces in the school yard. Current
Factors that contribute to high quality clinical supervision of allied health professionals Completed
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