Sally Redman

AO
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
Employer(s)University of Newcastle
New South Wales Cancer Council
National Breast Cancer Centre
Sax Institute

Sally Redman AO is a New Zealand-born Australian public health researcher and chief executive officer of the Sax Institute in Sydney, where she leads the 45 and Up Study,[1][2] a NSW-wide project with over 260,000 participants responding to questionnaires on healthy ageing.[3]

Career

Redman has a BA in psychology (1978) and PhD (1982) from Victoria University of Wellington.[4]

She moved to Australia and in 1984 joined the University of Newcastle as a lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine.[5] In 1994–95 she was employed by the New South Wales Cancer Council.[5] In 1995 she was appointed the inaugural CEO of the National Breast Cancer Centre, where she worked until becoming the inaugural CEO of the Sax Institute in 2002,[5] where she encourages the use of research evidence in Australia-wide health policy making.[4]

As of 2021, she is also conjoint professor at the University of Newcastle.[6]

Honours and recognition

Redman was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 for "service to the health and welfare of Australian women diagnosed with breast cancer".[7] She was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2013 Australia Day Honours for "distinguished service to public health through leadership in the care of women with breast cancer, contributions to research and higher education and the promotion of relationships between researchers, policy makers and practitioners".[8]

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ 45 and Up Study Collaborators; Emily Banks; Sally Redman; et al. (19 September 2007). "Cohort profile: the 45 and up study". International Journal of Epidemiology. 37 (5): 941–947. doi:10.1093/IJE/DYM184. ISSN 0300-5771. PMC 2557061. PMID 17881411. Wikidata Q34690846. {{cite journal}}: |author1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "About the 45 and Up Study - Sax Institute - Sax Institute". Sax Institute. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "New biobank to house 45 and UP study". Hospital and Healthcare. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Sally Redman". The Conversation. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "OFFICER (AO) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Archived from notes - AO (final).pdf the original (PDF) on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  6. ↑ "Staff Profile: Conjoint Professor Sally Redman". The University of Newcastle Australia. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Dr Sally Redman". It's An Honour. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Professor Sally Redman". It's An Honour. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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