Rate My Professor Alexis Hure

Hure leads the Women And Their Children (WATCH) study, a prospective longitudinal cohort of approximately 180 mother-child pairs, examining diet, sleep, physical activity, ultrasounds, and cognitive development from pregnancy through early childhood. She is a key member of the Australian Study for the Prevention through Immunisation of Cardiovascular Events (AUSPICE) team, which conducted a randomized clinical trial on the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine for preventing adverse cardiovascular events, and she researches strategies to reduce low-value pathology test ordering in hospitals. Key publications include "Prevention of Adverse Cardiovascular Events Using the 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine: A Randomized Clinical Trial" in JAMA Cardiology (2025), "Identifying low value pathology test ordering in hospitalised patients: a retrospective cohort study across two hospitals" in Pathology (2019), "Effects of Nutritional Interventions during Pregnancy on Infant and Child Cognitive Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" (2017), and "Maternal Nutrition and Cognition" (2017). She received the PULSE Education Prize from HMRI in 2011. As a senior lecturer, she teaches, supervises students, and collaborates on projects related to maternal health.