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Email

jessica.heerde@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Principal Research Fellow
Department of Paediatrics
Education
PhD
Deakin University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Deakin University
Bachelors Degree
Deakin University
Bachelors Degree
Deakin University
ORCID

0000-0002-5597-019X

A/Prof Jess Heerde

Principal Research Fellow
Department of Paediatrics

144 Scholarly works
7 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Continuity and Change in Substance Use Patterns During the Transition from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: Examining Changes in Social Roles
    DOI: 10.1007/s11469-024-01342-9
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The Australasian TIME Consortium: Harnessing the combined potential of longitudinal population studies and administrative data to reduce preventable mortality in young people
    DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v10i4.3174
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Amphetamine use and mental health difficulties across adolescence and young adulthood: An integrative data analysis of four Australasian cohort studies
    DOI: 10.1111/add.70033
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Social determinants of homelessness from childhood to adolescence: protocol for a living systematic review and meta-analysis
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095164
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The Roles of Alcohol Availability, Overserving, and Enforcement in Recreational and Social Settings on Alcohol Misuse and Harms: A Comparison of Australia and the United States
    DOI: 10.15288/jsad.24-00036
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Improving the Health Status and Reducing the Mortality Gap for Vulnerable Young Australians
  • 2020

    Internal Research Grant

    “Before Homelessness”: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Transforming Youth Homelessness Prevention
Jess Heerde

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2024
Award for Building an Inclusive, Values-Driven Faculty Community. MDHS Staff Excellence Award.
2024
Honorary Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Deakin University
2024
Adjunct Associate Professor. School of Population Health, Curtin University
2024
Honorary Fellow, Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children’s Hospital

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    The impact of homelessness on youth health: a neglected research agenda
  • 2025

    Journal article

    School Suspension as a Predictor of Young Adult Homelessness: The International Youth Development Study
    DOI: 10.1007/s10935-025-00829-y
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Adolescent Predictors of Financial Hardship in Young Adulthood: A Cross-National Comparison
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.07.015
  • 2025

    Book Chapter

    Conducting research with adolescents experiencing marginalisation and vulnerability
    DOI: 10.4337/9781035315239.00035
  • 2024

    Journal article

    The Monitoring Illicit Substance Use Consortium: A Study Protocol
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jaacop.2024.03.002

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2022

    Internal Research Grant

    Health and Wellbeing of Homeless Youth: A Global Scoping Review.
  • 2022

    Internal Research Grant

    Disparities in Mental Health and Substance Use in Adolescence and Adulthood Among Unstably Housed Individuals: A Cross-National Comparison of Explanatory Factors in the US and Australia
  • 2021

    Research Grant

    Evidence on Programs to Address Youth Homelessness

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