Dr Davoud Pourmarzi
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About
I am an epidemiologist with interest in evidence-based diseases prevention and control programs. My research examines the effectiveness and acceptability of diseases prevention and control programs and strategies. I have worked for more than 12 years in the areas of primary health care delivery and diseases prevention and control programs management. I am a Curriculum Convenor for the MAE Program and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and have extensive experience in teaching and learning leadership in tertiary education in public health areas. I am a convenor for The Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) Teaching and Learning special interest group.
My students are saying I help them to learn. In 2022 and 2023 I received College of Health and Medicine Dean’s Commendation for Excellence in Education for Excellence in Supervision. This are what my students said about me:
"Davoud has a strong adherence to ethical standards that he imparts to his students and ensures high-quality reputable research. Davoud provides outstanding support for his students through regular meetings, valuable timely feedback, and maintaining a flexible empathetic approach for students experiencing hardships or complex needs."
"Davoud exemplifies excellence in supervision. He provided me with a constant trickle of constructive advice that, rather than steering my MAE journey in any particular direction, watered the seeds of thought that allowed me to find the path myself."
Affiliations
Research interests
Available student projects
- Barriers to and enablers of participating in the Bowel Cancer Screening. This project is open to Bachelor, Honours, Masters and PhD / MPhil students.
- Migrants and health system literacy. This project is open to Bachelor, Honours, Masters and PhD / MPhil students.
- Understanding perceived information needs and information gathering capacity about cancer screening programs among migrants. This project is open to Bachelor, Honours, Masters and PhD / MPhil students.
- Elimination of viral hepatitis viruses as a public health threat among migrants in Australia. This project is open to Bachelor, Honours, Masters and PhD / MPhil students.
- Applied Epidemiology in a multicultural society
If you think I am the right person to support your study please do not hesitate to contact me. I am also open to new ideas. I prefer students' projects to be in the areas of migrants' health, sexual health and applied epidemiology (work of epidemiologists at Health Departments or Public Health Units).
Past student projects
Master of Philosophy (Applied Epidemiology)
Applied Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases in the Australian Capital Territory.
Applied Epidemiology in Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health in the Australian Capital Territory. (Associate supervisor)
From Drug Resistance to Donuts: Applied Epidemiology in the Australian Capital Territory
Health, Healing and Empowerment. Epidemiology for community policy makers.
Applied Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases in Australia.
Investigating vaccine preventable diseases and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Applied Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases.
PhD: Investigating mental health outcome and social functioning in ecstasy and methamphetamine users: analysis of a seven-year longitudinal study. School of Public Health, UQ. (Associate Supervisor)
Honours: Injecting drug use opportunities and reasons for choosing not to inject: A population-based study of Australian young adults who use stimulants. (Associate Supervisor)
Projects
- Information need assessment about COVID-19 vaccines, Principal investigator
- Barriers to and enablers of participating in the NBCSP among migrants , Supervisor
- Elimination of viral hepatitis viruses as a public health threat among migrants in Australia, Supervisor
- Migrants and Health system literacy, Supervisor
- Understanding information needs about COVID-19 vaccines and the vaccination program among migrants in Australia, Supervisor
- Understanding perceived information needs and information gathering capacity about cancer screening programs among migrants from non-English speaking backgrounds, Supervisor
Location
Room 2.22, Building 62