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Sharon Friel is an ARC Laureate Fellow, Professor of Health Equity and Director of the Menzies Centre for Health Governance at the School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet), Australian National University. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Australia and co-Director of the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in the Social Determinants of Health Equity. Previously, she was Director of RegNet from 2014-2019, and Head of the Scientific Secretariat (University College London) of the World Health Organisation Commission on the Social Determinants of Health between 2005 and 2008. In 2014, her international peers voted her one of the world’s most influential female leaders in global health. Her interests are in the political economy of health equity; governance related to the social determinants of health inequities; trade and investment, food systems, urbanisation, climate change.
Research interests
- Health governance and regulation
- Social determinants of health equity
- Political economy of health
- Global health
- Food systems
- Climate change
- Urbanisation
Qualifications
PhD, MSc
Researcher's projects
I am chief investigator on several current major research collaborations in governance, public policy and the determinants of health inequities, including:
ARC Laureate Fellowship (2021-5 yrs). Governance for planetary health equity.
ARC Linkage (Nov 2020, 3 years). CIs Friel, Townsend, Baum, Cullerton. PIs Collin Uni Edinburgh, Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, Obesity Policy Coalition, NCD Alliance. Understanding engagement to regulate the commercial determinants of health.
ARC Discovery (Jan 2019, 3 years). CIs Friel S, Thow AM, Schram A, Huckel-Schneider, PIs Collin, Phulkerd, Ravuvu. Governing harmful commodities: the case of ultra-processed foods.
Medical Research Future Fund (2019- June 2021), CIs Friel, Schram. Smart and Responsive Regulation for Population Nutrition.
Medical Research Future Fund (2019 - 2021), CIs Rychetnik, Pescud, Allender, Friel. Addressing complexity in prevention research using systems approaches: systems case studies.
UK Prevention Research Partnership (2019-5 yrs). CIs Bauld, Pettigrew, Gilmore, Brown, Brenna, Pearce, Langley, McNeill, Collin, Britton, Syrett, Friel. Shaping public health policies to reduce inequalities and harm (SPECTRUM).
NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence Social Determinants of Health Equity (CRESDH). (2015-2019). CIs Baum F, Friel S, Kay A, McDermott D, Labonte R, Ziersch A, Strazdins L, Harris P, Mackean T, Newman L.
NHMRC Partnership Centre (June 2013-May 2018) CIs Andrew Wilson, Sally Redman, Alan Shiell, Adrian Bauman, Lyn Roberts, Sharon Friel, Billie Giles-Corti, Penny Hawe, Sandra Eades, Louise Baur, Shelley Bowen. Systems Approaches to the Prevention of Lifestyle Related Chronic Disease.
ARC Discovery (2013-2015). CIs Friel S, Bammer G, Kay A, Gleeson D, Thow AM, AIs Labonte R, Snowden W, Stuckler D. Trade policy: maximising benefits for nutrition, food security, human health, and the economy.
INFORMAS - the International Network on Food and Obesity/NCDs Research, Monitoring and Action Support (Trade and Investment module leader)
ARC Discovery grant (2013-2015). CIs Friel S, Pearson D, Lawrence M. Shrinking the food-print by creating consumer demand for sustainable and healthy eating.
ARC Linkage grant. CIs Lawrence M, Ryan C, Friel S, Moodie M. Modelling policy interventions to protect Australia’s food security in the face of environmental sustainability challenges.
World Bank, South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative (SAFANSI), September 2013-October 2015. Co-Principal Investigators Dr Kremlin Wickramasinghe (University of Oxford, UK), Professor Sharon Friel (Australian National University).
Expertise Areas
- Health Equity
- Social determinants of health
- Public Policy
- Governance
- Climate change and health
- Food systems
- Urbanisation and health
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Evaluating Systems Change for Health Equity: A Case Study of Australias COVID-19 Policy Response
Schram, A., Friel, S., Harris, P. & Townsend, B.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
1/06/22 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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Governance for planetary health equity
Australian Research Council (ARC), Australian National University (ANU)
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Understanding engagement to regulate the commercial determinants of health
Friel, S., Baum, F., Collin, J., Cullerton, K., Dain, K., Hepworth, P., Martin, J. & Townsend, B.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, Australian National University (ANU)
6/10/21 → 5/10/24
Project: Research
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The use and impact of systems approaches for chronic disease prevention - GNT9100003
Friel, S., Pescud, M. & Pescud, M.
1/07/19 → 7/12/22
Project: Research
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Governing harmful commodities: the case of ultra-processed foods
Friel, S., Collin, J., Huckel Schneider, C. J., Phulkerd, S., Schram, A., Thow, A. M. & Wate, J.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
11/06/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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City deals and health equity in Sydney, Australia
Harris, P., Fisher, M., Friel, S., Sainsbury, P., Harris, E., De Leeuw, E. & Baum, F., 2022, In: Health & Place: An International Journal. 73Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Governing ultra-processed food and alcohol industries: the presence and role of non-government organisations in Australia
Patay, D., Friel, S., Townsend, B., Baum, F., Collin, J., Cullerton, K., Dain, K., Holmes, R., Martin, J., Ralston, R. & Westerman, L., 2022, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 46, 4, p. 455-462Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Holding no-one back: The Nutrition Equity Framework in theory and practice
Nisbett, N., Harris, J., Backholer, K., Baker, P., Jernigan, V. & Friel, S., 2022, In: Global Food Security. 32, p. 13Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Moving from silos to synergies: strengthening governance of food marketing policy in Thailand
Phulkerd, S., Ngqangashe, Y., Collin, J., Thow, A. M., Schram, A., Huckel-Schneider, C. & Friel, S., 2022, In: Globalization and Health. 18, p. 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Promoting action on structural drivers of health inequity: principles for policy evaluation
Schram, A., Townsend, B., Mackean, T., Freeman, T., Fisher, M., Harris, P., Whitehead, M., van Eyk, H., Baum, F. & Friel, S., 2022, In: Evidence and Policy: a journal of research, debate and practice. 18, 4, p. 1-15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article