Editorial Base

The work of Cochrane Public Health (CPH) is carried out by a dedicated group of volunteer editors and paid support staff. As well as providing feedback on reviews, the editorial team develop policies and guidelines for the Group to ensure reviews are of high quality and reflect the needs of end-users. 

Coordinating Editor
 

Coordinating Editors take a leadership role, guiding editorial policy and strategic direction. They also act as the Sign-off Editor on all protocols and reviews for publication.

Professor Luke Wolfenden

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Professor, NHMRC Fellow (CDF II), Brawn Career Development Fellow

School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle

Manager, NSW Regional Health Partners

Program Manager, HNE Clinical Research Fellow, HNE Population Health

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Luke.Wolfenden@health.nsw.gov.au

 

Luke is line manager to the CPH Managing Editor and provides general support to all CPH staff and editors. This includes methodological support, communication and the maintenance of national and international partnerships for systematic review development and utilisation. As CPH Coordinating editor, Luke acts as a final sign off editor for CPH protocols and reviews, working closely with Cochrane's Central Editorial Unit to ensure our publications are of the highest standard.

Executive member: Dr Sam McCrabb

School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle,
NSW, Australia 
Sam.McCrabb@newcastle.edu.au

Executive member: Maddy Fee

School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle,
NSW, Australia 
Maddy.Fee@newcastle.edu.au

Knowledge Translation (KT) Manager
 

The KT Manager's role is to assist author teams to increase CPH review relevance, accessibility and use in decision-making.

 

KT Manager: Dr Meghan Finch


        School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle
 

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Meghan.Finch@health.nsw.gov.au

 

 

Content Editors

Dr Jonathan Shepherd

Mr Daniel Francis

Dr Philip Baker

Simon Ellis

Dr Ruth Turley

Dr Vittal Katikireddi

Dr GJ Melendez-Torres

Dr Rebecca Armstrong

Solange Durao
 

Methods Editors 

Miranda Cumpston (Senior Method Editor)

Dr Kate O'Brien

Dr Alix Hall

Dr Sam McCrabb

Dr Anke Rohwer

Asst Prof Lorainne Tudor Car

Dr Erik von Elm

Dr Ursula Griebler

Dr Michele Hilton-Boon

Dr Rebecca Hodder

 

Statistical Editors

Professor Sreekumaran Nair

Dr Reza Yousefi-Nooraie

Ruth Dundas

 

Information Specialists

Irma Klerings

Valerie Wells

 

Editorial Advisors 

Editorial advisors undertake a variety of roles, according to expertise and interest, including providing advice to the editorial group on policies, and/or contributing to review proposal assessments.

 

Dr Mark Petticrew

Dr Rob Anderson

Professor Maureen Dobbins

Dr Ruhi Saith