Background

Karly works as a Research Officer in the Global Adolescent Health group, with a specific focus on data analysis and epidemiology. Since starting at the Burnet in 2018 Karly has collaborated on several projects, such as Gender Counts, Developing a Profile of Adolescent Health in Myanmar, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Inequalities in the Asia Pacific report.

Recent contributions to the field of global adolescent health include: - Co-leading the first profile of adolescent health for countries in WHO Eastern Mediterranean region. Integrating data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, primary survey data, and demographic data for health risks & determinants of health, across 22 countries. - Developed and operationalised a reporting framework for Non-communicable diseases across the life-course, in Australia & Indonesia. Published policy briefs for stakeholders.

After completing her Master of Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Newcastle, Karly relocated to Melbourne and has since held a position at the Centre for Adolescent Health within the Population Health theme, at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. While at MCRI Karly has worked in project management for several years on domestic and international projects: overseeing protocol & survey development, ethics, participant recruitment, engagement & tracing, data management & analysis.

Appointments

• Melbourne Children’s Global Health Forum, organising committee member
• Casual lecturer and student mentor, The University of Melbourne

Positions

• 2018: Research Officer, Global Adolescent Health, Burnet Institute
• 2010-Current: Research Assistant, Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Qualifications

• 2008: Master of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Newcastle, Australia
• 2006: Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), University of New England, Australia

Awards

International Association for Adolescent Health Travel Grant – funded by the Australia Indonesia Centre Health Cluster.

Projects (5)

Current (5)

• A profile of adolescent health in Myanmar
  Adolescents make up a significant proportion of the population in Myanmar, but their health needs remain poorly described.
• Gender Counts
  A quantitative assessment of gender inequality and its impacts on children and adolescents in Asia and the Pacific.
• Inequalities in sexual and reproductive health in Asia and the Pacific
  Despite progress to improve sexual and reproductive health in the region, significant inequalities in health outcomes and access to essential care remain.
• Non-communicable diseases in adolescents in Indonesia
  An investigation of the burden of these diseases amongst Indonesian 16-18 year-olds.
• Sexual and reproductive health in Asia and the Pacific
  A review of issues, policies and programmes.

Publications (3)

2020 (1)

• Direct assessment of mental health and metabolic syndrome amongst Indonesian adolescents: a study design for a mixed-methods study sampled from school and community settings.
  Azzopardi PS, Willenberg L, Wulan N, Devaera Y, Medise B, Riyanti A, Ansariadi A, Sawyer S, Wiguna T, Kaligis F, Fisher J, Tran T, Agius PA, Borschmann R, Brown A, Cini K, Clifford S, Kennedy EC, Pedrana A, Pham MD, Wake M, Zimmet P, Durrant K, Wiweko B, Luchters S
  Glob Health Action. 2020 Mar; 13(1):1732665

2018 (1)

• Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study.
  GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Adolescent Health Collaborators. (including Peter Azzopardi, Karly Cini and Elissa Kennedy)
  Int J Public Health. 2018 May; 63(Suppl 1):79-96

2014 (1)

• Community variation in adolescent alcohol use in Australia and the Netherlands.
  Jonkman H, Steketee M, Tombourou JW, Cini K, Williams J.
  Health Promot Int. 2014 Mar; 29(1):109-117