Contact

Email

susan.malta@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Honorary (Senior Fellow)
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health - Centres and Institutes
Education
PhD
Swinburne University of Technology
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Swinburne University of Technology
Bachelors Degree
Swinburne University of Technology
ORCID

0000-0001-7010-9130

Dr Sue Malta

Honorary (Senior Fellow)
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
73 Scholarly works
13 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Addressing Older Adults' Sexual Health Needs in Regional Primary Care: A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Enablers
    DOI: 10.1111/ajr.70183
  • 2026

    Journal article

    What sexual health information do older adults want? Findings from the Australian SHAPE2 survey
    DOI: 10.1071/SH25069
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Using twin data to examine heritable and intrauterine hormonal influences on transgender and gender diverse identities
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-06265-6
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Genetic and Environmental Contributions To Gender Diversity: A Systematic Review of the Twin Literature
    DOI: 10.1007/s10519-025-10231-3
  • 2022

    Research Contracts

    Food Intake and Epigenetic Alteration in the Spermatozoa of Singletons and Twins (FEASST)
  • 2020

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Economic Preferences Study
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Promoting Independence Through Quality Dementia Care at Home (Pitch)
Sue Malta

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2020
Research Achievement Award, Research Support (Team-based) Category: Twins Research Australia Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, University of Melbourne
2018
Emerging Leaders Forum, led by Dr John Beard, Director, World Health Organisation, Department of Ageing and Lifecourse International Federation on Ageing
2018
Staff Development Travel and Education Grant Centre for Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Melbourne
2013
Postgraduate Conference Scheme Swinburne University

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Capturing Gender Diversity in Twin Research
    DOI: 10.1017/thg.2025.14
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Australian veteran sexual health: '⋯you are the first person I've spoken to about it'
    DOI: 10.1071/SH24152
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Older Adults’ Behaviors and Preferences for Seeking Sexual Health Information
    DOI: 10.1080/19317611.2025.2527050
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Gender diversity and the twin relationship: “If I’m feeling this way, shouldn’t my twin be feeling this way too?”
    DOI: 10.1080/26895269.2025.2552337
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Looking beyond efficacy: The implementation science exploration of the Australian PITCH study, a national stepped‐wedge cluster RCT evaluating a dementia training program for home care workers
    DOI: 10.1002/alz.085017
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Breast and bowel cancers diagnosed in people ‘too young to have cancer’: A blueprint for research using family and twin studies
    DOI: 10.1002/gepi.22555

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Understanding Aesthetic Colour Preference: The Colour Game
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Applying Artificial Intelligence, Epidemiological Thinking and the Perspectives of Women and Their Radiologists to Address the Problem of Dense Breasts World-Wide.