Particular areas of research focus in the Population and Social Health Research Program include:
- Evaluation of the Early Years Initiative as part of a complex community initiative being implemented by Queensland Health under the state-wide "Chronic Disease Strategy"
- Environments for Healthy Living project is a major longitudinal 25 year birth cohort that is looking at the social and physical environments in South East Queensland and their effect on health and development
- Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in the area of mental health
- The role of social capital in the promotion of health