Rate My Professor Alix Hall

Dr. Alix Hall is a Post Doctoral Researcher in the School of Medicine and Public Health, specifically within Health Behaviour Sciences, at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She earned her Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) in 2008, PhD in Behavioural Science in relation to Medicine in November 2014, and Master in Medical Statistics with Distinction in 2019, all from the University of Newcastle. With over ten years of experience as a behavioural and implementation researcher and statistician, Dr. Hall specializes in chronic disease prevention, enhancing outcomes for individuals with chronic diseases, implementation science, psychometric evaluation, public health, statistical analysis, systematic reviews, research design, and the development and validation of patient-reported outcomes. From January 2017 to April 2020, she worked as a consulting statistician at the Hunter Medical Research Institute, gaining exposure to diverse statistical analyses and research designs. Currently, she serves as methods editor for Cochrane Public Health and is involved in the National Centre of Implementation Science.

Dr. Hall has managed significant national and international projects, including a national survey of haematological cancer survivors and their support persons, a trial to improve care for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in New South Wales, and implementation trials promoting evidence-based policies and interventions. In 2012, she was awarded the Prime Minister's Australia Asia Endeavour Award, enabling 12 months of research at the Cancer Hospital Hanoi in Vietnam. Her scholarly output includes over 140 publications, among them 'Healthy eating interventions delivered in early childhood education and care settings for improving the diet of children aged six months to six years' (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023), 'Adaptation and Validation of the Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT) for Use in the Elementary School Setting' (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021), 'Longitudinal exploration of the delivery of care following a successful antenatal practice change intervention' (Frontiers in Medicine, 2025), and 'A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Treatments for Depression in Rural and Remote Residents' (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 2025). She has contributed to research grants exceeding $7 million and supervised PhD theses. Her work has been presented at international forums, including the Global Tobacco Regulators’ Forum.