Research Projects
Once a registered medical practitioner has prescribed medical abortion medicines, also known as MS-2 Step, an individual must access a community...
      Supervisor:     Dr Anisa Assifi  
  
  Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects up to one in seven Australian women by the age of 44. It is a significant public...
      Supervisor:     Dr Satish Melwani  
  
  International students often face challenges such as cultural differences, language barriers, employment, and housing issues after moving to a new...
      Supervisor:     Dr Satish Melwani  
  
  Uptake of reliable and cost-effective long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants, is lower in...
      Supervisor:     Dr Nadia Lusis  
  
  This qualitative study will involve in-depth interviews and/or focus groups with providers such as general practitioners, nurses, midwives, social...
      Supervisor:     Susan Saldanha  
  
  There is limited information on men's perspectives on culturally appropriate information on how to prepare to become a parent. In this project,...
      Supervisor:     Dr Asvini Subasinghe  
  
  In 2021, 2022, and again in 2024, Royal Commissions, and in NSW and Qld, inquiries, were scathing of the behaviour and performance of Crown Resorts...
      Supervisor:     Associate Professor Charles Livingstone  
  
  Nearly everybody in Australia has a general practitioner (GP). 
Australia's 30,000 GPs are critical to health care in the nation. Their...
      Supervisor:     Professor Grant Russell  
  
  There is inequitable access to early medical abortion in Australia. General Practitioners (GPs) are key primary care providers of sexual and...
      Supervisor:     Dr Nadia Lusis  
  
  What is a patients quality of life following brain tumour treatment (prospective)
      Supervisor:     Professor Julian Smith  
  
  Our work is focussed on understanding the roles and functions of A-to-I RNA editing by the ADAR family of proteins. ADAR proteins can bind to RNA and...
      Supervisor:     Carl Walkley  
  
  The recent discussion paper jointly authored by UK Public Health England and Association of Ambulance Chief Executive's report 'Developing...
      Supervisor:     Dr Louise Reynolds  
  
  Clinical trial frameworks and funders agree on the importance of engaging with consumers and the community within the health and medical research...
      Supervisor:     Professor Natasha Lannin  
  
  Living evidence synthesis products such as living systematic reviews, living guidelines and living evidence briefs have enormous potential to rapidly...
      Supervisor:     Dr Samantha Chakraborty  
  
  Living clinical guidelines give clinicians and consumers up-to-date, evidence-based guidance to support their care decisions. Applying clinical...
      Supervisor:     Dr Samantha Chakraborty  
  
  Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric disorder in children, consisting of age-inappropriate symptoms of inattention...
      Supervisor:     Dr Joohyung Lee  
  
  Alcohol use is the strongest known modifiable determinant of HCV disease progression. Alcohol consumption has been found to raise the viral load and...
      Supervisor:     Dr Peter Higgs  
  
  This project aims to assess the health impacts of wildfire smoke on human health.
      Supervisor:     Professor Yuming Guo  
  
  Most women are in the workforce when they go through menopause. However the impact of menopause on women’s work capacity, satisfaction and career...
      Supervisor:     Professor Susan Davis  
  
  There have been changes in menopause awareness, attitudes to hormone therapy, and treatment of female sexual dysfunction. 
This PhD will explore the...
      Supervisor:     Professor Susan Davis  
  
  