Ester Cerin
Professor & Head of Behaviour, Environment and Cognition Research Program, Australian Catholic University, Australia
Professor Ester Cerin is a psychologist, epidemiologist and statistician. She leads the Behaviour, Environment and Cognition Research Program within the Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research of the Australian Catholic University. Her research program focuses on the effects of the neighbourhood environment and lifestyle behaviours on cardiovascular, cognitive and mental health across the lifespan. She has held substantive academic positions in Australia, USA and Hong Kong. She is President Elect of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition of Physical Activity and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Society’s journal. She is the founder of the International Cognitive Health and the Environment Network (ICHEN) and chair of the Council for the Environment and Physical Activity – Older Adult section. Professor Cerin has authored over 280 scientific articles in high-impact international peer-reviewed journals. Her work has informed the World Health Organisation’s Global Action Plan in Physical Activity and urban planning policy in Hong Kong.