Rate My Professor Deb Loxton

With over 260 peer-reviewed articles and 41 government reports to her name, Professor Loxton has secured more than $50 million in grant funding. Notable publications include 'Conducting Longitudinal Research' (2007) with Byles, Dobson, and Brown; 'Barriers to Service Delivery for Young Pregnant Women and Mothers: Report to the National Youth Affairs Research Scheme' (2007) with Stewart Williams and Adamson; 'The role of premenstrual symptoms in the relationship between perceived social support and postnatal depression' (2024) with Hunt and Bracken; 'Fertility and age at childbirth in polycystic ovary syndrome: results from a longitudinal population-based cohort study' (2024) with Forslund et al.; 'Does gender equality and availability of contraception influence maternal and child mortality? A systematic review' (2021) with Bagade et al.; and 'Women at work: Health impacts on current, paid workforce participation' (2025) with Mishra et al. Her contributions have shaped key policies such as Australia’s National Women’s Health Strategy (2020-2030) and National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children (2022-2030), and informed the World Health Organization’s elder abuse screening tool. As a member of the National Women’s Health Advisory Council, she has delivered keynote speeches, including 'Motherhood, health and the impact of psychosocial factors' (2012) and 'Maternal health and wellbeing: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health' (2011). Awards include the Excellence and Innovation in Public Health Team Research Award from the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australia (2015), Faculty Research Award from the University of Newcastle (2008), Keith and Dorothy McKay Travelling Scholarship (2001), and APA PhD Scholarship (1999).