Published articles

Societal Context, Neighbourhood and Environment

Lai, H., Prickett, K., Renker-Darby, A., Paine, S.J., Atatoa Carr, P. 2023. Now We Are 12: Housing and Homelessness. Snapshot 4. Auckland: Growing Up in New Zealand. Available from: www.growingup.co.nz/growing-up-reports

Grant, M., Prickett, K. C., Morton, S. M. B., Miller, S., Pillai, A., Paine, S-J. 2023. Now We Are 12: Material Hardship. Snapshot 2. Auckland: Growing Up in New Zealand. Available from: www.growingup.co.nz/growing-up-reports

Malihi, Z., Portch, R., Hashemi, L., Schlichting, D., Wake, M., Morton, S., ... & Denny, S. (2021). Modifiable Early Childhood Risk Factors for Obesity at Age Four Years. Childhood Obesity, 17(3), 196-208. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2020.0174
Corkin, M., Peterson, E., Henderson, A., Waldie, K., Reese, E., Morton, S.M.B. (2021). Preschool screen media exposure, executive functions and symptoms of inattention/hyperactivity. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101237
Corkin, M.T., Peterson, E.R., Henderson, A.M.E. et al. (2021). The Predictors of Screen Time at Two Years in a Large Nationally Diverse Cohort. J Child Fam Stud, 30, 2076–2096. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-01985-5

Lai, H., Hakes, S., Woodward, A., Walker, C., Marks, E., Pillai, A., Chen, R. and Morton, S. (2020) Effects of heavy rainfall on waterborne disease hospitalizations among young children in wet and dry areas of New Zealand. Environment International, 145:106136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106136
Morton, S., Lai, H., Walker, C., Cha, J., Smith, A., Marks, E., & Pillai, P. (2020). Keeping our children warm and dry: Evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand. BRANZ. ISBN: 2423-0839

Lai, H. K., Camargo, C. A., Woodward, A., Hobbs, M., Pillai, A., Morton, S. M., & Grant, C. C. (2019). Long-term exposure to neighborhood smoke from household heating and risk of respiratory and dermatological prescription medications-Growing Up in New Zealand child cohort study. Allergy, 74 (2), 391-395. doi: 10.1111/all.13618
Hobbs, M. R., Carr, P. A., Fa'alili-Fidow, J., Pillai, A., Morton, S. M., & Grant, C. C. (2019). How differing methods of ascribing ethnicity and socio-economic status affect risk estimates for hospitalisation with infectious disease. Epidemiology & Infection, 147. Available here.
Schlichting, D., Hashemi, L., & Grant, C. (2019). Infant food security in New Zealand: A multidimensional index developed from cohort data. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(2), 283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16020283

Teixeira JA, Castro TG, Grant CC, Wall CR, Castro A, Francisco RPV, Vieira SE, Saldiva SRDM, Marchioni DM. (2018). Dietary patterns are influenced by socio-demographic conditions of women in childbearing age: a cohort study of pregnant women. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5184.

Berry S, Atatoa Carr P, Kool B, Mohal J, Morton S, Grant C. (2017). Housing tenure as a focus for reducing inequalities in the home safety environment: evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41(5), 530-534. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12695
Nichani, V., Dirks, K., Burns, B., Bird, A., Grant, C. (2017). Green space and depression during pregnancy: Results from the growing up in New Zealand study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(9), 1083. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14091083
Lai HK, Berry SD, Verbiest MEA, Tricker PJ, Atatoa Carr PE, Morton SMB, Grant CC (2017). Emergency department visits of young children and long-term exposure to neighbourhood smoke from household heating – The Growing Up in New Zealand child cohort study Environmental Pollution 231 533-540. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.201708.035
Nichani V, Dirks K, Burns B, Bird A Morton S, Grant C. (2017) Green space and pregnancy outcomes: Evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand. Health and Place 46 21-28. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.04.007
Atatoa Carr PE, Reese E, Bird AL, Bandara DK, Grant CC, Morton SMB (2017) Caring for our infants: parents’ antenatal childcare intentions and nine-month reality. Early Years. doi: 10.1080/09575146.2017.1323186

Marks E J, Somerville-Ryan M, Walker C, Devlin M, Chen R, Atatoa Carr P E, Berry S, Smith A and Morton S M B. (2021). Impact of family housing and income journeys on preschool child health and wellbeing. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development.
Morton, S., Lai, H., Walker, C., Cha, J., Smith, A., Marks, E., & Pillai, P. (2020). Keeping our children warm and dry: Evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand. BRANZ. ISBN: 2423-0839
Stewart, T., Duncan, S., Walker, C., Berry, S., & Schofield, G, (2019). Effects of screen time on preschool health and development. Wellington, NZ: Ministry of Social Development. ISBN: 978-1-98-854155-6
Walsh M., Joyce S., Maloney T., & Vaithianathan R. (2019). Protective factors of children families at highest risk of adverse childhood experiences: An analysis of children and families in the Growing up in New Zealand data who “beat the odds”. Wellington, NZ: Ministry of Social Development. ISBN: 978-1-98-854158-7
Dominick, C. (2018). Association of material hardship with maternal and child outcomes. Wellington, NZ: Ministry of Social Development. ISBN: 978-1-98-854147-1.