Summer Research Scholarship

The following is a list of areas of interest and their potential research supervisors:

• The effect of heat on ability to work and relevance for climate change (Tony McMichael)
• A historical analysis of seasonal patterns of mortality in Australia and Europe and potential causal factors
• Gender and sexuality in countries of Southeast Asia (Iwu Utomo)
• Abortion as a Public Health and Political topic in Australia and Asia (Terry Hull)
• National Survey Data of Public Health Relevance (Terry Hull)
• Maternal mortality in Indonesia (Bruce Caldwell)
• Family planning programs in Asia (Bruce Caldwell)
• Demography and Maternal Health in Timor Leste (Bruce Caldwell)
• Statistical analysis of Australian gastroenteritis surveillance data (Gillian Hall)
• Laboratory survey of Campylobacter assay techniques in human faecal samples (Gillian Hall, Hass Vally)
• Capacity development in Australia and the Asia-Pacific for the control of emerging infectious diseases (Paul Kelly)
• Using mathematical models to guide the control of disease transmission (Niels Becker)
• Gender in the experience and management of chronic conditions (Dorothy Broom)
• Parental working conditions and children's health (Dorothy Broom, Lyndall Strazdins)
• Time pressure and healthy weight (Dorothy Broom)
• Impact of climate change on children's health (Lyndall Strazdins)
• Time pressures, urban design and health (Lyndall Strazdins)
• Research issues surrounding childrens's increasing weight (Cathy Banwell)
• The changing patterns of allergy, asthma and autoimmunity in Australia (Robyn Lucas, Hass Vally)
• Mesothelioma incidence projections for different countries (Mark Clements)
• Probability of causation for smoking/asbestos and lung cancer (Mark Clements)
• The role of uncertainty in biosecurity responses (Gabriele Bammer, Damon Muller)
• The introduction of penicillin as a case of cross-disciplinary integration in public health (Gabriele Bammer)