Celine Northcott

Celine Northcott is a behavioural scientist whose research focuses primarily on population health. Her key areas of research are in understanding health-related behaviours, identifying strategies to address health issues impacting the wellbeing of Australians, and implementing research evidence into clinical practice to meet the needs of populations. Celine has experience in program design and evaluation, quantitative analysis, evidence synthesis, and survey design. Her experience covers a range of topic areas, including consumer behaviour and health policy, aboriginal health, research translation, marketing and health promotion, physical activity and nutrition, and evaluation of alcohol and other drug programs.

In particular, Celine has experience in the leading, design and dissemination of both state-wide and nation-wide communication strategies, working alongside industry, government and academia to inform the production of mass-media, television, and radio advertising campaigns to deter illicit drug behaviours within South Australia. She also has experience in social media marketing and mobile health apps, focusing on encouraging the uptake and sustainment of physical activity behaviours amongst population subgroups nationwide within Australia. Her current work focuses on the translation and implementation of an omega-3 screening program to prevent preterm births in South Australia, working alongside consumer groups and clinicians to improve screening uptake within a health setting. 

Celine has contributed to research, evaluation and implementation activities for numerous industry and government organisations, including the Commonwealth Department of Health, DASSA, SA Health, SA Pathology, the National Health and Medical Research Council and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute.

Celine is currently undertaking her PhD in Paediatric Medicine at SAHMRI and Adelaide University and works part-time within the College of Medicine and Public Health here at Flinders. Celine currently works under Jacqueline Stephens as a Research Assistant in the CMPH Ear Health Group.