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Prof

Rebecca Bentley

Professor
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Housing and employment
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
humans
public, environmental & occupational health
australia
female
adult
male
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Prof

Rebecca Bentley

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Health Inequalities
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Projects

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Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing

2020 - 2025
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Evidence for action on cold, damp and mould in Australian homes

2021 - 2024
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GENDER EQUALITY IN AUSTRALIA: IMPACT ON SOCIAL, ECONOMIC & HEALTH OUTCOMES

This project aims to develop an innovative, Australian-specific multidimensional measure of gender equality. The project’s focus on conceptu..

2019 - 2023
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GENDER EQUALITY IN AUSTRALIA: IMPACT ON SOCIAL, ECONOMIC & HEALTH OUTCOMES

This project aims to develop an innovative, Australian-specific multidimensional measure of gender equality. The project’s focus on conceptu..

2019 - 2023
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Closing the housing gap: A spotlight on intergenerational inequalities

This project aims to use never-before analysed combinations of datasets and new data on Australian housing conditions to model the consequen..

2019 - 2022
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Improving employment outcomes for Australians with disability

This project aims to provide evidence about how to improve employment outcomes for people with disability. Nearly one in five adult Australi..

2016 - 2021
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Improving employment outcomes for Australians with disability

This project aims to provide evidence about how to improve employment outcomes for people with disability. Nearly one in five adult Australi..

2016 - 2021
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Precarious housing, housing assistance and wellbeing: a multi-dimensional investigation

2020 - 2021
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Child poverty: health consequences, costs and policy interventions

2017 - 2020
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Unaffordable housing: impacts on socio-economic conditions and wellbeing

The project plans to explore how the current housing affordability crisis is shaping population wellbeing and socioeconomic outcomes. Housin..

2016 - 2020
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Project Types

28

Research Grant

5

Research Contracts

4

Internal Research Grant

Additional Information

Scholarly Works

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1443A causal mediation analysis of the effect of disability on mental health mediated by employment

Zoe Aitken, Julie Simpson, Rebecca Bentley, Anne Kavanagh

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

Abstract Background There is evidence that disability acquisition causes a dec..

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OP15 Housing disadvantage in childhood and health: a systematic review

Yuxi Li, Rebecca Bentley, Ankur Singh, Ludmila Fleitas Alfonzo

Conference Proceedings  |  2021  |  SSM Annual Scientific Meeting

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1444Housing disadvantage in childhood and health: A systematic review

Yuxi Li, Ankur Singh, Ludmila Alfonzo, Rebecca Bentley

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

Abstract Background Housing has been recognised as one of the important determ..

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The urban public realm and adolescent mental health and wellbeing: A systematic review

Paul Fleckney, Rebecca Bentley

Journal article  |  2021  |  SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

Adolescent mental health is becoming a critical concern. Mental illness rates are rising and many psychological disorders first pr..

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902Effect modification by homeownership in the relationship between household income and child oral health

Ludmila Fleitas Alfonzo, Rebecca Bentley, Ankur Singh

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

Abstract Background Poor oral health among children is socially patterned and ..

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Using machine learning to examine associations between the built environment and physical function: A feasibility study

Jerome N Rachele, Jingcheng Wang, Jasper S Wijnands, Haifeng Zhao, Rebecca Bentley, Mark Stevenson

Journal article  |  2021  |  HEALTH & PLACE

Linking geospatial neighbourhood design characteristics to health and behavioural data from population-representative cohorts is l..

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Corrigendum to: Short-run effects of poverty on asthma, ear infections and health service use: analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.

Rebecca Bentley, Koen Simons, Amanda Kvalsvig, Barry Milne, Tony Blakely

Journal article  |  2021  |  Int J Epidemiol

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Short-run effects of poverty on asthma, ear infections and health service use: analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.

Rebecca Bentley, Koen Simons, Amanda Kvelsvig, Barry Milne, Tony Blakely

Journal article  |  2021  |  Int J Epidemiol

BACKGROUND: Many studies have reported an inferred causal association of income poverty with physical health among children; but m..

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Home ownership, income and oral health of children in Australia-A population-based study

Ludmila Fleitas Alfonzo, Rebecca Bentley, Ankur Singh

Journal article  |  2021  |  COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

OBJECTIVE: Income inequalities in children's oral health have been well described. It is plausible that the security of tenure ref..

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Alcohol and tobacco consumption: What is the role of economic security?

Rebecca Bentley, Emma Baker, Erika Martino, Yuxi Li, Kate Mason

Journal article  |  2021  |  ADDICTION

AIMS: To better understand the longstanding inequalities concerning alcohol and tobacco use, we aimed to quantify the effect of ho..

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Keyword Analysis

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Public Health
Epidemiology
Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Health Services and Systems
Urban and Regional Planning
Human Geography
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
Gender Studies
Human Resources and Industrial Relations

News

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Why social conditions need to guide our COVID-19 policies

Adelle Mansour, Erika Martino, Rebecca Bentley

Public health experts advocate a two-pronged approach to tackling COVID-19 – vaccination programs and exposure reduction (including mask wea..

August 2, 2021
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Mould and damp health costs are about 3 times those of sugary drinks. We need a healthy housing agenda

Rebecca Bentley, Emma Baker

Burdun Iliya/ShutterstockThe World Health Organisation has always been interested in housing as one of the big ..

October 25, 2020
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As demand for crisis housing soars, surely we can tap into COVID-19 vacancies

Erika Martino, Rebecca Bentley

There is a crisis within crisis accommodation. Homelessness providers struggle to meet women’s requests for accommodation under usual circum..

August 11, 2020
conversation Article
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Overcrowding and affordability stress: Melbourne's COVID-19 hotspots are also housing crisis hotspots

Rebecca Bentley, Erika Martino

ShutterstockMelbourne is once again grappling with increasing COVID-19 rates. Ten suburbs in Melbourne have bee..

June 29, 2020
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Investing in social housing during a pandemic

Katrina Raynor, Alan Pert, Rebecca Bentley, Robert Crawford, Ilan Wiesel

Federal and State governments have injected large sums of money into struggling communities and economies in response to COVID-19, and large..

June 10, 2020
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4 ways to be a good landlord in a time of coronavirus

Emma Baker, Rebecca Bentley

ShutterstockThe COVID-19 pandemic is creating major challenges for our residential rental system. The lockdown ..

April 14, 2020
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Australian homes on the line

Rebecca Bentley, Emma Baker

Over the last few weeks, Australia has instituted a series of unprecedented national lockdown measures and border closures. The aim is to sl..

April 2, 2020
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The many faces of social housing – home to 1 in 10 Australians

Emma Baker, Chris Leishman, Rebecca Bentley

Social housing is part of the lives of a surprising number of Australians. On any one night in Australia, just over 4% of households rent so..

March 12, 2020
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It's easy to get us walking more if we have somewhere to walk to near our home and work

Rebecca Bentley, Hannah Badland

It doesn't take much to get us walking more. Flickr/alina gnerre , CC BYWe know walking more and increasing our levels of exercise are g..

October 10, 2019
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Poor housing leaves its mark on our mental health for years to come

Ankur Singh, Emma Baker, Lyrian Daniel, Rebecca Bentley

The damaging effects of housing disadvantage on people's mental health can persist even years after their housing situation improves. Lo..

July 28, 2019
conversation Article

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2017

Peter Harrison Memorial Prize - Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU College of Science
2015

Professor Mike Berry Award for Excellence in Housing Research

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Professor

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

La Trobe University

Bachelor of Behavioural Science with honours

La Trobe University

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International Linkages

University of Otago

New Zealand

University of Oxford

United Kingdom

University of Essex

United Kingdom