Research Projects
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Supervisor: Dr Daniel Griffiths
The Sustainable Mobility & Safety Research Group vision is to make active and sustainable modes of transport, such as bike riding and walking,...
Supervisor: Lauren Pearson
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses aim to synthesize all existing evidence on a clinical question. The results of systematic reviews may be biased...
Supervisor: Dr Matthew Page
There is very little evidence underpinning treatment recommendations for cardiac arrest following drowning. It is unclear if treatment...
Supervisor: Professor Janet Bray
High quality care saves lives. Poor quality care in pregnancy and childbirth, including unkind or disrespectful care, is a major reason for women...
Supervisor: Dr Alyce Wilson
Trans and gender diverse (TGD) people have a gender identity that varies from that usually associated with their sex assigned at birth. Many seek to...
Supervisor: Dr Riki Lane
Vaccines are one of the greatest success stories in public health and remain our most effective tool for preventing infectious diseases. The COVID-19...
Supervisor: Dr Sarah McGuinness
The Epidemiological Modelling Unit (EMU) at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is a multidisciplinary team that maintains advanced...
Supervisor: A/Prof James Trauer
In our multicultural society the need for interpreters in medicine is becoming more and more common. Interpreters are highly trained professionals,...
Supervisor: Dr Jennifer Neil
Our recent study of silica-exposed workers found that 51% of stone benchtop industry (SBI) workers screened were born overseas, and 33% were born in...
Supervisor: Dr StellaMay Gwini
Infectious diseases continue to pose significant threats to public health globally. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for...
Supervisor: Dr Romain Ragonnet
Cognitive reserve encompasses both neural reserve (capacity/efficiency of the brain prepathological damage) and neural compensation (recruitment of...
Supervisor: A/Prof. Joanne Ryan
Skin-related (dermatological) conditions are common among military personnel. In Wave 2 (2011-2012) of the Australian Gulf War Veterans’ Health Study...
Supervisor: Dr StellaMay Gwini
Lung cancer is the leading cancer burden and the leading contributor to lung cancer mortality.
The use of a Clinical Quality Registry (CQR) is an...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Robert Stirling
Air quality monitoring stations are limited in the world. It is impossible to assess the health impacts of air pollution in some areas without air...
Supervisor: Professor Yuming Guo
Comprehensive women's health service delivery includes the provision of essential services such as preconception care, contraception (including...
Supervisor: Professor Danielle Mazza
I have several research interests in public health and medical & health professions education. The common aspect to all my projects is the focus...
Supervisor: Professor Dragan Ilic
Women experience menstrual cycles that vary in length, number of days menstruating, amount of bleeding and accompanying symptoms. Different...
Supervisor: Professor Danielle Mazza
The use of genetic test results in insurance raises ethical, legal and social concerns. The issue is one of the most significant ethical, legal and...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Lacaze
Evidence from small studies or limited locations is not robust and generalisable. This project will use a world largest data on mortality and...
Supervisor: Professor Yuming Guo