Katina D'Onise is an Australian
public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the de ...
researcher, with experience in prevention and population health, communicable diseases, and
Indigenous health. She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2024, on the King's Birthday.
Education and career
D’Onise had her early training with the public health system, as a public health physician. She subsequently obtained her PhD in epidemiology. She next took up a role at the
University of South Australia
The University of South Australia is a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1991, it is the successor of the former South Australian Institute of Technology. Its main campuses along North Terrace are ...
as a Senior Research Fellow. D’Onise became the Health's director of the Epidemiology Branch, in South Australia in 2015. She then started, in 2017, as the first director of the Prevention and Population Health Branch. She has experience across a range of fields working in universities and public health policy, including the control of communicable disease, particularly COVID-19 where she played a significant role in Australia's response to the pandemic, as well as Aboriginal Health.
D'Onise is executive director, at a Centre in South Australia, called the Prevention and Population Health Directorate.
She supervises various fields, which include Epidemiology, Health Promotion, and Cancer Screening and Epidemiology. Her particular fields of interest and expertise include translation research (taking research from a university or research setting and applying this to have broader application), legislative reform, health and equity, research translation, and Indigenous health issues.
D'Onise has also published in various media, and has experience in the impact of a soft drink tax, and how this would impact diabetes. She has been involved in public health and epidemiology, and oversaw the COVID-19 operations during the pandemic in Australia.
“The pandemic was a rare opportunity for me to use everything I’ve ever learned all at once”
Publications
D'Onise has published multiple studies on population health and prevention.
Select publications include:
Black, A.P., D’Onise, K., McDermott, R. ''et al.'' (2017) How effective are family-based and institutional nutrition interventions in improving children’s diet and health? A systematic review. ''BMC Public Health'' 17, 818 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4795-5
D’Onise, K., Lynch, J., Sawyer, M.G., McDermott, R.A. (2010) Can preschool improve child health outcomes? A systematic review. ''Social Science & Medicine,'' Volume 70, Issue 9, 2010, P 1423-1440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.12.037
K. D'Onise, R.A. McDermott, J.W. Lynch, Does attendance at preschool affect adult health? A systematic review, ''Public Health,'' Volume 124, Issue 9, P 500-511.
Awards
* 2024 - Order of Australia.
References
External links
* University of South Australi
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Living people
21st-century Australian women scientists
Members of the Order of Australia
Year of birth missing (living people)