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DrKristjana Einarsdottir

Senior Research Fellow

Curtin School of Population Health

Orcid identifier0000-0003-4931-7650
  • Senior Research Fellow
    Curtin School of Population Health

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT

Dr Einarsdottir is a perinatal epidemiologist with expertise in epidemiological research utilising linked, nationwide registry data. As a Senior Research Fellow within the ORIGINS birth cohort at The Kids Research Institute Australia and Curtin University, she leads maternal health translational research focused on enhancing perinatal outcomes for mothers and children. She has secured $8.5M in grant funding, has published >85 peer-reviewed journal articles and has supervised 22 HDR students to completion. She has been involved in international research initiatives, resulting in large-scale collaborative studies that have informed clinical understanding, policy discussions, and global research in maternal and child health. She collaborates extensively and actively engages with stakeholders and consumers to drive impactful research projects that benefit the community.

ROLE

  • Staff

SUPERVISOR LEVEL

  • Level 1 (Primary Supervisor): The lead academic responsible for overseeing the candidate's research and progress.

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • 3215 - Reproductive medicine
  • 4202 - Epidemiology
  • 4203 - Health services and systems
  • 4204 - Midwifery
  • 4206 - Public health

DEPARTMENT

  • Curtin School of Population Health