Dr Lauren Carpenter
Research Fellow, Child Health Inequalities
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
29 Scholarly works
6 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Have We Been Measuring Migrant Wellbeing all Wrong? Conceptualizing Migrant Wellbeing: A Systematic Review
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-025-01773-z2025
Research grants (other domestic)
Research Impetus Grants
2024
Research Contracts
Exploring Consumer Engagement in the Every Week Counts Initiative - A Co-Designed Qualitative Evaluation.
2022
Journal article
Breastmilk influences development and composition of the oral microbiome
DOI: 10.1080/20002297.2022.20962872021
Journal article
Health promotion competencies for promoting child-oral health: Victorian multidisciplinary workforce perspectives
DOI: 10.1002/hpja.4182021
Book Chapter
Promoting Resilience While Mitigating Disease Transmission: An Australian COVID-19 Study
DOI: 10.1201/9781003181590-302018
Research Contracts
Evaluation of the Resilience Project
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2021
Journal article
Nutrition and oral health in early childhood: Associations with formal and informal childcare
DOI: 10.1017/S13689800200016762020
Report
Distancing measures in the face of COVID-19 in Australia Summary of national survey findings
2020
Journal article
Natural history of dental caries: Baseline characteristics of the VicGen birth cohort study
DOI: 10.1111/ipd.126092020
Journal article
Family-centred oral health promotion through Victorian child-health services: a pilot
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daz0252020
Journal article
Identifying predictors of early childhood caries among Australian children using sequential modelling: Findings from the VicGen birth cohort study
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2020.1032762019
Journal article
Temporal development of the oral microbiome and prediction of early childhood caries
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56233-0
RECENT PROJECTS
2025
Research grants (other domestic)
A National Framework and Toolkit for Multicultural Inclusion in Emergencies
2023
Research Contracts
Exploring the Impact of the Y Camp Participation on Young People’s Skills and Wellbeing.