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Gita Mishra

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Gita Mishra
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Queensland
University of Cambridge
University College London
ThesisMultivariate analysis of data gathered from generally balanced designs (1996)

Gita Devi Mishra is an Australian epidemiologist who is Professor of Life Course Epidemiology and National Health and Medical Research Council Leadership Fellow at the University of Queensland. She is the director of the Australian Women and Girls’ Health Research Centre. She was awarded the 2022 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Award for Excellence in Women’s Health.

Early life and education

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Mishra completed her doctoral research at the University of Auckland, where she studied medical statistics.[1][2] Mishra was a scientific program leader at the Medical Research Council in Cambridge. She moved to University College London in 2004, where she spent three years as a Women’s Health Senior Research Fellow.[citation needed]

Research and career

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In 2010, Mishra joined the University of Queensland as a Professor of Life Course Epidemiology at the School of Public Health.[3] She was awarded an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship in 2013, and made a National Health and Medical Research Council Leadership Fellow in 2022.[citation needed]

Mishra founded the Queensland centre on Australian Women and Girls’ Health Research, where she leads long-term studies on women's health, including the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health and the International collaboration for a Life course Approach to reproductive health and Chronic disease Events.[citation needed] These studies collect data on over 800,000 women in 12 countries, and provide comprehensive information on women's health around the world. She has studied the relationship between reproductive characteristics (from menarche to menopause) and disease (e.g. diabetes and cardiovascular disease).[4]

Mishra developed the evidence for the 2020 National Women’s Health Strategy and the Queensland Women’s Health Forum.[citation needed]

Mishra is president of the 2025 World Congress of Endometriosis.[5]

Awards and honours

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Selected publications

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  • Peter H. Whincup; Samantha J Kaye; Christopher G Owen; et al. (1 December 2008). "Birth weight and risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review". JAMA. 300 (24): 2886–2897. doi:10.1001/JAMA.2008.886. ISSN 0098-7484. PMID 19109117. Wikidata Q37358400.
  • Judith Stephenson; Nicola Heslehurst; Jennifer Hall; et al. (16 April 2018). "Before the beginning: nutrition and lifestyle in the preconception period and its importance for future health". The Lancet. 391 (10132): 1830–1841. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30311-8. ISSN 0140-6736. PMC 6075697. PMID 29673873. Wikidata Q52801834.
  • Hong Ju; Mark Jones; Gita Mishra (26 November 2013). "The prevalence and risk factors of dysmenorrhea". Epidemiologic Reviews. 36: 104–113. doi:10.1093/EPIREV/MXT009. ISSN 0193-936X. PMID 24284871. Wikidata Q34388460.

References

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  1. ^ "Multivariate analysis of data gathered from generally balanced designs | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  2. ^ "Research team – ALSWH". alswh.org.au. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  3. ^ a b "Committee". QLD Women’s Health Forum. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  4. ^ "Gita Mishra". Australian Endometriosis Alliance. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  5. ^ a b "Gita Mishra". World Endometriosis Society. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  6. ^ "Professor Gita Mishra". public-health.uq.edu.au. 2024-09-30. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  7. ^ Anonymous (2017-10-19). "Professor Gita Mishra - AAHMS". aahms.org. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  8. ^ "Faculty staff awarded for excellence". medicine.uq.edu.au. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  9. ^ "2022 RANZCOG Honours winners". RANZCOG. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  10. ^ "Professor Gita Mishra named as one of the women who will define 2024". medicine.uq.edu.au. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  11. ^ Agenda, Women's (2024-01-11). "Who will define 2024? These are our top picks for women to watch". Women's Agenda. Retrieved 2024-09-30.