hɪz pˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈiː θˈiːsɪs wɪð sˈɪdni mˈɛdɪkəl skˈuːl wʌzðə lˈɪlɪlwən pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt, ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː ænd hɪz kəlˈæboːɹˌeɪɾɚz stˈʌdid ðə pɹˈɛvələns ʌv fˈiːɾəl ˈælkəhˌɑːl spˈɛktɹəm dɪsˈoːɹdɚ fˈæsd ɪnðə fɪtsɹˈɔɪ ɹˈɪvɚ vˈæli ɪnðə kˈɪmbɚli ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv wˈɛstɚn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə.
His PhD thesis with Sydney Medical School was the Lililwan Project, in which he and his collaborators studied the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in the Fitzroy River valley in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.