Dr. Judy Ford
Boards &
Advisory Committees
Education
Professional Speaking
Publications
In the Media
Summary of Key Expertise and Experience
- Mentor and educator in the conduct and communication of research
- Innovative research and the application of the findings in the
natural prevention and 'cure' of reproductive problems through lifestyle modification
- Specific expertise in Human Genetics and broad knowledge
in most areas of Genetics, Cell Biology and Lifestyle/Preventative & Natural Health
- Wide knowledge and experience in the Health Industry in
both government and private sector.
- 25 years experience in the establishment and
management of state of the art laboratories and clinical services.
Extensive experience
in public speaking to a wide range of professional and non-professional audiences.
Travelled widely and spoken at many international conferences and at many overseas
Institutes.
30 years experience in teaching and education at almost
all levels, including community, school, graduate, post-graduate.
Trained in Radio Presentation Skills and Technical
Operations.
Considerable experience with the public media worldwide
including extensive publicity in the print media, including newspapers and magazines,
radio (USA and UK) and television (including the Soviet Union, Canada and USA).
Furnished legal evidence on many occasions including
several court appearances as an Expert Witness in areas of Wrongful Life, Toxic Torts,
Medical & Laboratory Negligence, Cancer.
Extensive experience in counselling.
Experience in script writing, TV and Video production for
educational programs.
Writer: Books, E-Books, Magazine Articles, Scientific
manuscripts
Able to “translate” complex concepts into
everyday English!
Extensive experience in designing, managing and
analysing Questionnaire-based research.
Extensive experience in management
and business.
Extensive experience in
recruitment, assessment programs, training and development programs.
Extensive experience in
organisation and coordination of large and small projects and events.
Highly skilled at networking and
communicating with a diverse range of people.
Considerable experience in staff
and student training and evaluation, including the training of visiting overseas students.
International scientific
collaboration with colleagues in Asia, U.K., U.S.A. and many countries in both Eastern and
Western Europe.
Experience
(Highlights)
| Current
since March 2006 & since August 2008
July 2000 |
Appointment at University
of South Australia as Research Education Adviser in the Sciences and
Engineering disciplines & appointment as a Research FellowEnvironmental
& Genetic Solutions and its subsidiary The Lifestyle Doctor
E-business providing a range of Consultative and Counselling services in natural fertility
and preventative health |
| 1995-2000 |
CEO, M.D. Chief Scientist
Genetic Consulting & Testing Pty Ltd
Developed and directed a diagnostic genetics laboratory servicing national and
international markets. |
| 1975-1995 |
Head, Genetics Dept. The
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, South Australia
Appointed in 1975 to develop and direct a Genetics Service at The Queen Elizabeth
Hospital, SA. Established a comprehensive genetics resource for the Community including
not only the provision of diagnostic tests but also counselling, information sheets,
lectures and workshops. |
| 1986-1989 |
Council for Technological
Change, Chairman and Consultant:
Future’s Study: Technology & Health Care |
Recognition:
Featured in Investigator Science Centre of SA 2001 Roll Call of (14) Famous Faces for
innovation in the 20th Century. (The roll includes the Nobel prize winners - Florey,
Bragg, Oliphant). Dr. Ford was included for her work on lifestyle and health. She also has
entries in many biographical books including Debrett’s Handbook of Australia and
Who’s Who in the World.
She
has received extensive coverage in the
media, first in 1972. In 1989, Dr. Ford wrote and presented a series of four programs on
ABC PGR (Parental Guidance Recommended), entitled “in the Womb”. These programs
have since been repeated many times and have been purchased by schools as a curriculum
resource. From 1989 to 1993, the media took considerable interest in the progress of her
research into the effects of Lifestyle in Pregnancy outcome. This was highlighted by the
January 2, 1995, ABC Quantum half-hour feature program on her life as a scientist and on
her research. The Australian media has continued to report and discuss this and other
aspects of her research. In late 1995, her work was featured on the Canadian Broadcasting
Commission, the BBC and NBC Washington. Philip Satchell’s (ABC Radio 5AN) interviewed
her as special guest in his one hour program Profiles in August 2001. She is regularly
interviewed on TV Current Affairs programs.
Boards
& Advisory Committees
| 1998-
present 2003 - 2005 |
S.A.N.D.S.
(Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Support Group),
Member, Advisory BoardBoard, Rotary Adelaide Light, Director International
Services |
| 1996-1999
|
Australian Health
Industry Association Board Member and
Deputy Chairperson. Founding member of the Association and Board. |
| 1995-1996 |
SA Health Advisory Committee: Member
The Committee provided advice to SA Government to foster the Health Industry in SA |
| 1994-1995 |
Advisory Committee
on Genetic Services, SA Health Commission |
| 1990-1994 |
Radiation Protection
Committee, SA Health Commission |
| 1991-1993 |
6th International
Conference on Environmental Mutagenesis, Melbourne, February, 1993: Member, International
Advisory Committee |
| 1989-1991 |
Anti-Cancer
Foundation S.A. Member, Research Advisory Committee
1982,1985,1990,1992, 1994
Convenor, various National & International Conferences |
| 1985-1989
|
Council for
Technological Change, Tripartite Committee advising
SA Government |
| 1982-1985 |
The Queen Elizabeth
Hospital Member, Board of Management |
| 1986-1995 |
Member, Assessment
Panels of many research granting Organisations Australia & N.Z. |
| 1986-1995 |
Member, Assessment
Panels of many different research granting
Organisations including:
- National Health
& Medical Research Council of Australia,
- State Anti-Cancer
Councils of Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales,
- St. Vincent
Hospital, Victoria,
- The Children’s
Medical Research Foundation SA,
- Health Research
Council, New Zealand.
|
Education
| 1963-1971 |
University
of Sydney
- B.Sc., Bachelor of
Science, major in Genetics
- First Class Honours
in Genetics
- Ph.D., Doctor of
Philosophy (in Genetics)
|
| 1967 |
Sydney
Technical College
- Certificate in
Photography
|
| 1984 |
Human
Genetics Society of Australasia
- Certified Clinical
Cytogeneticist
|
| 1994
|
S.A.
Enterprise Workshop
- Executive Diploma in
Business Planning
- Winner of NIES Award
(business plan most likely to benefit S.A.)
- Winner of Australian
Institute of Company Director’s Award (for leadership)
|
| 1995 |
Australian
Institute of Company Directors
- Diploma (with Credit
grading)
- Fellow Institute of
Company Directors
|
| 1998
|
National
Speakers Association of Australia
- A.S.M. (Accredited
Speaking Member)
|
Professional
Speaking
Experienced speaker at Workshops, In-house Training, National and
International Meetings of Business, General Interest, Special Interest and Community
Audiences. Scientific, Medical, Teachers, Nurses, Students
The areas covered are:
Training in research
techniques and the communication of research
• Environmental and Lifestyle effects on Health, particularly in the areas of Cancer
Prevention, Natural Reproduction, Ageing and “Environmental Illnesses”,
Optimizing Health & Performance for Business Success, Understanding & Minimizing
the negative effects of STRESS.
• Futuristic perspective of Genetics and Genetics in Society
The following is a
small selection of Presentations:
October 2004 - September 2005
|
The
Executive Connection:
22 presentations throughout Australia
"How to be a Success and Live to Enjoy the Benefits" |
| June 2005 |
"Power Up Your Brain and
Your Performance"
Jamestown Community Evening; Pt Pirie Community Health Day |
| May 2005 |
"Habits and Peak Performance"
International Women's Entrepreneurs Luncheon,
Queen Adelaide Club |
| November 2004 |
"Which Road to Travel"
South Australian Rural Health Conference, Mt Gambier |
| November
2002 |
Force of Habit
The Investment Club Ltd, Barossa Valley |
| October 2002 |
Strengthening Yourself Against
Breast Cancer
Mercury Theatre, sponsored by Minter Ellison and Westpac Women in Business SA |
June
2002 |
Toppling Cancer
ABC Science in the Bush, Horsham Victoria |
| March 2002 |
Alzheimer’s Disease:
Potential for Use and Over-Use of Biotechnology.
Converge Symposium, Adelaide Festival of Arts |
| March 2002 |
Mankind is our Business
Rotary District 9460 (WA) Annual Conference |
| November
2001 |
Genes, Genetics and other Factors
for getting us beyond 2000
Galvanisers Association of Australia
August 2001 G-L-O-W Principles of Healthy Ageing
Soroptimist International of Naracoorte, Weekend Workshop |
June
2001 |
Genetic Engineering and Gene
Modification
ABC Science in the Bush, Gilgandra, NSW |
April
2001 |
From Mendel to Meddling: A
Cautionary Tale
Rotary District 9810 (Victoria) Annual Conference |
Community and Sport
| 1962
– 2000 |
Over the earlier
years I played competition Tennis and Squash and took several senior positions in the
organisations with whom I was associated.
I am currently sing in a choir, do Tai Chi and belong to a Writer's Club. |
| 1990 –
1992 |
Vice-Chair of the Siena College
Board. In the years that my children were growing up, I took positions of the Management
Committees at their kindergartens and schools. |
| 2002 |
Joined Rotary International,
member of Adelaide Light in Division 9500
|
Publications
Author of about 100 publications including some of the more recent:
Ford JH (2005)
A Potent Mix: Cautionary Tales of Chemical Mixtures
Precedent 69: 27 - 30
Ford JH (2003)
Chemical Toxicity: How to build a Sound Case
Plaintiff 60: 31-34
Ford JH (2003)
Conducting Toxicity Cases: Starting at the Beginning
Law Society Bulletin 25:10-11
Cheffins T, Chan A, Haan EA, Ranieri E, Ryall RG, Keana RJ, Byron-Scott R, Scott H,
Gjerde EM, Nguyen AM, Ford JH, Sykes S (2000)
The impact of maternal serum screening on the birth prevalence of Down’s syndrome and
the use of amniocentesis in South Australia
Brit J Obstet Gynaecol 107: 1453-1459
Ford JH, Behrens D, McCarthy C, Hor M (1999)
Genetic tests in the workplace: detecting past or current chemical toxicity
J. Occup Health Safety-Aust NZ 15 (2): 155-160
Ford JH, Behrens D, McCarthy C, Mills K, Thomas P, Wilkin HZ (1998)
Sporadic chromosome abnormalities in human lymphocytes and previous exposure to chemicals
Cytobios 96: 179-192
Ford JH, Hor M (1998)
A sensitive test for monitoring workplace exposure to chemical “cocktails”.
Proceedings of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists Inc. 17: 249-252
Ferguson LR, Ford JH (1997)
Overlap between mutagens and teratogens (Editorial).
Mutation Research 396: 1-8
Ford JH (1997)
Does aneuploidy per se cause developmental abnormalities?
Mutation Research 396: 195-203
Khong TY & Ford JH (1997)
Lack of correlation between conceptual karyotype and maternal response to placentation
Reprod. Fert. Dev 9: 271-274
Ford JH, Wilkin HZ, Thomas P & McCarthy C (1996)
A 13-year cytogenetic study of spontaneous abortion: Clinical applications of testing.
ANZ J. Obstet & Gynaecol 36: 314-318
Handford CA, Lynch JW, Baker E, Webb GC, Ford JH, Sutherland GR
& Schofield PR (1996)
The human glycine receptor subunit: primary structure, functional characterization and
chromosomal localization of the human and murine genes.
Molecular Brain Research 35:211-219
Ford JH & MacCormac L (1995)
Pregnancy and lifestyle study on the long-term use of the contraceptive pill and the risk
of age-related miscarriage.
Human Reproduction 10 (6) 1397-1402
Ford JH, MacCormac L, Hiller J (1994)
PALS (pregnancy and lifestyle study): association between occupational and environmental
exposure to chemicals and reproductive outcome.
Mutation Research 313: 153-164
Ford JH: “it takes two” (Reproducing naturally to-day),
1997 Environmental & Genetic Solutions
Ford JH: G-L-O-W: Principles of Healthy Ageing
2001 Environmental & Genetic Solutions
Joint Editor of Special Issue of Mutation Research in Fundamental and Molecular
Mechanisms of Mutagenesis vol. 396/1,2 “Overlap between Mutagens and
Teratogens”,
Guest Editors: LR Ferguson, JH Ford & JB Bishop (1997)
In the Media
As Broadcaster: During 2002 (March – July) trained with Radio Adelaide, in
technical skills, presentation skills, interviewing and editing techniques, Broadcasting
Law. Since May, has produced and presented five 30 minute programs on “Launch
Pad” and produced and/or presented five 2 hours World Music programs.
Currently has a regular fortnightly spot on ABC 89.1 Radio Evenings, discussing
Genetics and Social Issues. |
