Research Projects
Stress and the ways that medical professional deal with it has received a renewed interest in recent times
With novel wearable technology the stress...
Supervisor: Professor Ram Nataraja
Evaluation of a stress reduction programme for active surgeons using wearable technology.
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
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
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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
Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective treatment for obesity. While most people will experience improvements in overall quality of life...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Priya Sumithran
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