Research projects
Our research covers a broad spectrum of population health topics. Find out more about our researchers' activities.
Displaying 1 - 15 of 322 project(s).
The (S)WASH pilot study is investigating the differential impact of school- and community-based deworming and WASH programs on STH infections in Timor-Leste. The pilot project represents Phase 1 of the study to establish 'proof of principle' in preparation for Phase 2, a definitive full-scale cluster RCT.
Understanding the barriers to reducing Ebola spread, and identifying implementation measures that could be applied within the community and humanitarian health agencies to minimise mortality rates.
A project funded through the RSPH Seed Funding Grant Scheme.
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- Associate Professor Jane Desborough, Researcher
- Professor Rosemary Korda, Researcher
The objective of this student project is to identify and quantify the main modes of transmission of cholera in recent outbreaks.
A collaboration with the Trauma and Orthopaedic Research Unit, ACT Health.
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- Associate Professor Jane Desborough, Researcher
- Dr Anne Parkinson, Researcher
- Diana Perriman (ANU)
- Dr Ken Ye
Hotspots of dementia risk in Australian communities: an approach to better targeting preventive interventions
This project will focus on quantification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander absolute CVD risk, guideline revision and implementation by increasing best-practice absolute CVD assessment and management through primary care.
This project aims to create a community-governed collaborative national cohort of 20,000-40,000 Indigenous adults to enable investigation of these relationships.
We conduct cutting-edge innovative and multidisciplinary large-scale research in areas across the social and cultural determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing.
People
- Associate Professor Katie Thurber, Researcher
- Dr Bianca Calabria, Researcher
- Mr Lachlan Russell, Researcher
- Ms Jan Chapman, Researcher
- Professor Emily Banks, Researcher
- Professor Ray Lovett, Principal investigator
ACACIA is the ACT’s Consumer and Carer Mental Health Research Unit. We were established in 2013 with funding from ACT Health.
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People
- Anna Foxcroft, Support officer
- Chérie McGregor,
- Dianna Smith,
- Dr Grenville Rose, Researcher
- Professor Michelle Banfield, Principal investigator
The ACT Asbestos Health Study will examine the health effects of living in a house with loose-fill asbestos insulation in the ACT. The study will provide information on domestic exposure to loose-fill asbestos in the ACT and on the health concerns of current and recent residents of Mr Fluffy houses.
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People
- Ms Sue Trevenar, Support officer
- Professor Cathy Banwell, Researcher
- Professor Martyn Kirk, Principal investigator
- Professor Philip Batterham, Researcher
- Professor Rosemary Korda, Principal investigator
This project is an update Data Linkage component of the ACT Asbestos Health Study conducted in 2015.
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People
- Dr Kayla Smurthwaite, Researcher
- Dr Nina Lazarevic, Researcher
- Ms Hsei Di (Sadie) Law, Researcher
- Ms Sue Trevenar, Researcher
- Professor Martyn Kirk, Researcher
- Professor Rosemary Korda, Principal investigator
- Ms Elizabeth Chalker
- Ms Leah Newman (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare)
- Emeritus Professor Bruce Armstrong
- Associate Professor Mark Clements
ACT Health Workforce Strategy (2022-2032). A research partnership for workforce modelling.
People
- Daniel Miller, Biostatistical Leader
- Meghana Bhat, Researcher
- Associate Professor Tomoko Sugiura, Principal investigator
- Dr My Tran, Researcher
- Dr Paul Kowal, Researcher
- Professor Mark Cormack, Principal investigator
We are researching whether and how having MS affects health and how this changes over time.
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People
- Ms Carmel Poyser, Support officer
- Professor Nicolas Cherbuin, Principal investigator
- Associate Professor Anne Bruestle, Researcher
- Professor Ted Maddess, Researcher
- Clinical Professor Geoffrey Herkes, Researcher
- Dr Jo Lane, Researcher
- Sophia Gerontakos (SAN), Support Officer
Using new theory and methods that bridge economics and population health, this project aims to model how the long hour labour market interacts with time outside of work, impacting health and locking in the gender wealth gap.
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