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Email

lmca@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Research Fellow, Child Health Inequalities
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health - Centres and Institutes
Education
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Deakin University
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
Deakin University
Bachelors Degree
Deakin University
ORCID

0000-0002-8305-2732

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-z
  • 2025

    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: 10.1080/20002297.2022.2096287
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Health promotion competencies for promoting child-oral health: Victorian multidisciplinary workforce perspectives
    DOI: 10.1002/hpja.418
  • 2021

    Book Chapter

    Promoting Resilience While Mitigating Disease Transmission: An Australian COVID-19 Study
    DOI: 10.1201/9781003181590-30
  • 2018

    Research Contracts

    Evaluation of the Resilience Project
Lauren Carpenter

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2021

    Journal article

    Nutrition and oral health in early childhood: Associations with formal and informal childcare
    DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020001676
  • 2020

    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.12609
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Family-centred oral health promotion through Victorian child-health services: a pilot
    DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daz025
  • 2020

    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.2020.103276
  • 2019

    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.

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