Research Projects
Researchers from a number of universities, led by Monash University, are currently embarking on a four year NHMRC funded project to evaluate the...
Supervisor: Dr Camille La Brooy
The lack of comprehensive sexuality education in schools and the stigma around adolescents' sexual activity prevents adolescents from accessing...
Supervisor: Dr Anisa Assifi
Background: WHO guidelines include a comprehensive set of commodities, including medicines that are effective in preventing or reducing maternal and...
Supervisor: Dr Annie McDougall
This project will explore adolescent’s and young people’s lived experiences of reproductive coercion (RC) through in-depth qualitative interviews....
Supervisor: Dr Anisa Assifi
Air pollution (AP) is a major, yet poorly understood determinant of cardiovascular events. This research aims to comprehensively investigate the...
Supervisor: Dr Quan Huynh
This will be a retrospective review of all animal-related major trauma patients that presented to Australia and New Zealand.
The Australian Trauma...
Supervisor: Professor Biswadev Mitra
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common and potentially curable cause of hypertension.
Primary Aldosteronism causes hypertension in up to...
Supervisor: Professor Grant Russell
Description
Student's learning experiences can vary significantly due to a variety of personal and societal factors. Understanding the...
Supervisor: Dr Md Nazmul Karim
Elevated serum lipoprotein(a) has been shown to be a prognostic marker for reduced survival in some types of cancer. Apolipoprotein(a) (apo(a))...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Suzanne Orchard
The ASPREE trial enrolled community dwelling 19411 older adults and explored whether low-dose could prolong disability-free survival. The study...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Suzanne Orchard
Many pregnancies in the first year after a birth are unintended, and can place significant physical, social and financial strain on women and their...
Supervisor: Dr Jessica Botfield
Incomplete reporting of systematic reviews prevents users of the report from being able to fully interpret the findings and understand the...
Supervisor: Dr Matthew Page
Gestational diabetes (GDM) affects up to 10% of pregnancies and significantly increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life—by up to...
Supervisor: Dr Maureen Makama
Foot pain is a common problem, affecting Australians of all ages. Despite this, there is little known about its impact or risk factors, across the...
Supervisor: Professor Anita Wluka
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death globally and in Australia. The presence of risk factors, such as hypertension and...
Supervisor: Dr Stella Talic
To support pregnancy planning, all women should receive information and resources regarding fertility return and available contraceptive options as...
Supervisor: Dr Jessica Botfield
A key operational parameter in medicolegal death investigation systems is the death certification process which is a highly specialized forensic...
Supervisor: Dr Reena
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), there were over 7.6 million migrants living in Australia in 2020. Culturally and...
Supervisor: Revathi N. Krishna
Internationally, in an attempt to increase accessibility, improve continuation, and reduce costs, there is a move to provide a wider range of...
Supervisor: Dr Anisa Assifi
COVID-19 has brought an unprecedented crisis to public health globally and is still impacting millions of people from over 200 countries. Despite its...
Supervisor: Dr Quan Huynh