Grace Stanton

Grace Stanton holds a Double Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Nutrition from Curtin University and in 2025 will complete a Master of Public Health at UWA, with qualitative research focusing on community-level factors that improve the developmental outcomes of children from disadvantaged communities across Australia.

For the past seven years, Grace has led strategic health promotion initiatives across WA. Through her work at Healthway (Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation), Grace developed a systems approach to build capacity and provide equitable access to mental health and wellbeing support across the sport sector. Grace currently works at the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, furthering her commitment to supporting community health and wellbeing through developing collaborative, equity-driven programs.

Research topic – Investigating Community-Level Enablers of Early Childhood Development in Australian Communities Experiencing Disadvantage.