Research Projects
Accurate identification of stroke patients is crucial to understanding the condition and improving quality of care and patient outcomes. Researchers...
      Supervisor:     Prof Monique Kilkenny  
  
  Study of the impact of migraine therapies on bone health in chronic migraine
      Supervisor:     Dr Jason C. Ray  
  
  Opportunities exist to be involved in this exciting project on innovative digital monitoring devices for neonates. The project will involve...
      Supervisor:     A/Prof Atul Malhotra  
  
  Clinical project evaluating the impact of nursing shared care in the headache service of Alfred Health.
      Supervisor:     Dr Jason C. Ray  
  
  In Feb 2022 Monash Health introduced a new suspected MI pathway. Patients follow one of four streams depending on pre-hospital symptom duration/onset...
      Supervisor:     Adj Clin  Prof Diana Egerton-Warburton  
  
  Evaluation of treatment outcomes following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: a prospective audit
      Supervisor:     Professor Julian Smith  
  
  Ideal body size has changed over time. Blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe was idolised in the 1950’s, whereas the 1990’s saw the idolisation of heroin...
      Supervisor:     Dr Nicole Thomas  
  
  Responding to the climate crisis and other planetary health problems represents one of the greatest challenges of our time. Based at the Australian...
      Supervisor:     Dr Miranda Cumpston  
  
  Evidence-based practice is often coined as an important factor to inform clinical practice of new health professional graduates. However, the...
      Supervisor:     Assoc Professor Ted Brown  
  
  A PhD project to study the developmental biology and evolution of fin musculature using zebrafish and basal gnathastome models including shark.
      Supervisor:     Professor Peter Currie  
  
  Loneliness and social isolation represent major public health challenges, with one in four Australians experiencing problematic levels of loneliness...
      Supervisor:     Dr Lidia Engel  
  
  In recent years, there has been a growing appreciation of the role that subconscious “cognitive biases” play in addiction. This has led to the...
      Supervisor:     Professor Victoria Manning  
  
  *** Background ***
Many people turn to the internet to research health concerns, and knee arthroscopy is a common topic of interest for those with...
      Supervisor:     Mr Tomas Rozbroj  
  
  Oesophageal adenocarcinoma is one the cancers most closely associated with obesity and has demonstrated a 400% increase over the past 30 years. The...
      Supervisor:     Dr Paul Burton  
  
  Many emergency personnel engage in shift work, which exposes them to sleep loss and working during the biological night (i.e., circadian misalignment...
      Supervisor:     Dr Alexander Wolkow  
  
  A sudden worsening of respiratory symptoms in Chronic obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is called a flare up. These flare ups are caused by...
      Supervisor:     Dr Arwel Jones  
  
  Imagine a world where every expecting mother has access to accurate and reliable information about exercising during pregnancy. A world where she can...
      Supervisor:     Dr Filippe Oliveira  
  
  Exercise has been shown to reduce disability and improve fitness after stroke. Despite strong evidence exercise programs are not commonly included in...
      Supervisor:     Dr Sharon Kramer  
  
  Movement is natural to us. From slowly crawling out of bed to the occasional dash to catch the bus, our muscles are hardwired to mechanically comply...
      Supervisor:     Dr. William Roman  
  
  Meta-analysis represents the highest level of evidence synthesis. Induction of labour is among the most frequently performed obstetric procedures...
      Supervisor:     Professor Ben Mol  
  
  