Population and Global Health Projects by Research Priority

MSPGH Projects by Research Priority

Disparities, disadvantage and effective health care

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Disability, social mobility and the well-being of people with disabilities		Centre for Health Equity
Finding the gaps in Australian Government funding support for SWAN children		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Tackling the high incidence of suicide in working men		Centre for Health Equity
'Man Up'	Project Leader Prof Jane Pirkis	Centre for Mental Health
A health systems approach to an economic evaluation of nurse mentoring models in India		Nossal Institute for Global Health
A national study of healthcare complaints	Project Leader Dr Marie Bismark	Centre for Health Policy
A research study of people experiencing homelessness and social disadvantage using open access or “drop-in” services	Project Leader Prof Margaret Kelaher	Centre for Health Policy
Analysing Safety and Place in Immigrant and Refugee Experience	Project Leader Prof Cathy Vaughan	Centre for Health Equity
Analysis of public health research in WHO Western Pacific Region		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Barriers to effective Primary Health Care		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Building a simulation model to improve cardiovascular disease risk prediction and treatment for Indigenous Australians	Project Leader Professor Philip Clarke	Centre for Health Policy
CARE: Diabetes in Ghana		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Children of Twins: The Effects Of Parental Mental Health On Child Mental Health Outcomes	Project leader Doctor Katrina Scurrah	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Co designing evidence based resources for the twin and family community	Unit Head Prof John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Survey of Community Attitudes towards People with a Disability	Professor Anne Kavanagh	Centre for Health Equity
Continuous Professional Development Strategy for Primary Health Care nurses - Kiribati		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Disability Support Workers during COVID-19		Centre for Health Equity
Disability Support Workers and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy		Centre for Health Equity
Continuous Professional Development for Frontline Health Workers - Solomon Islands		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Defying the Odds - Aboriginal early childhood health outcomes	Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Demography and Ageing	Unit Head A/Professor Jeromey Temple
Depression in people with Multiple Sclerosis		Centre for Health Equity
Designing disability-inclusive virtual healthcare		Disability, Inclusion and Rehabilitation
Developing a self-sustaining financing strategy for SAMES		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Development of a best practice guide to perpetrator program evaluation	Project Leader Dr Angela Nicholas	Centre for Mental Health
Development of a framework for the evaluation of policies, programs and services that aim to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health and wellbeing	Project Leader Prof Margaret Kelaher	Centre for Health Policy
Developmental Disability among Aboriginal Children in Western Australia (DDACWA)		Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Diagnosis and management of pelvic inflammatory disease in Australia	PhD student Jane Goller	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Digital Storytelling for Evidence-informed Advocacy		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Disability and Health Unit
Disability Docos: The stories behind the numbers	Zoe Aitken	Centre for Health Equity
Disability Prevalence and Inequality Measures in Australia	Dr George Disney	Centre for Health Equity
Disability, Inclusion and Rehabilitation	Head Dr Alex Robinson	Nossal Institute for Global Health
Disparities, disadvantage and effective health care
Early Childhood Intervention in Fiji		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Economic Participation and Employment for People with Disability
Emerging Programs in Global Health	Head Professor Ajay Mahal	Nossal Institute for Global Health
Equitable access to health and disability services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with intellectual disability		Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Evaluation of the after hours GP helpline for Healthdirect Australia 2013	Project Leader Professor Margaret Kelaher	Centre for Health Policy
Exploring the NDIS and Disability Employment Services	Alexandra Devine
FAIR - Family violence affecting children from immigrant & refugee backgrounds
Faith communities supporting healthy family relationships	Prof Cathy Vaughan	Centre for Health Equity
Family Health House Evaluation		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Gender and Women's Health Unit	Unit Head A/Prof Meghan Bohren	Nossal Institute for Global Health
Gender ideologies, gender equality and health in young people	Dr Tania King	Centre for Health Equity
Gender equality in Australia: An exploration of the impact on sleep and health	Anna Scovelle	Centre for Health Equity
Global and Cultural Mental Health	Unit Head Associate Professor Harry Minas	Centre for Mental Health
Great expectations: Achieving the promise of public reporting of health service performance in Australia	Project Leader Professor Margaret Kelaher	Centre for Health Policy
Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire	Research Assistant Tessa Cutler	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health behaviours and outcomes in people with Multiple Sclerosis	Dr Claudia Marck	Centre for Health Equity
Health effects of compensation systems	Project Leader Dr Marie Bismark	Centre for Health Policy
Health seeking behaviour in four Indian States		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Hidden in the margins: the lives and trajectories of young carers	Dr Tania King
Hidden in the margins: the lives and trajectories of young carers	Dr Tania King	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Hot Spot Quantitative Research	Project Leader Dr Lay San (Tiffany) Too	Centre for Mental Health
Humanitarian Disability Needs Estimation and Screening Tool		Nossal Institute for Global Health
I CaRe WA - Indigenous Child Removals WA	Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Identifying Critical Success Factors for Mammographic Screening for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women	Project Leader Prof Margaret Kelaher	Centre for Health Policy
IDES: Improving Disability Employment Study		Centre for Health Equity
ImPACT country reviews for cancer therapy in the Asia Pacific		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Impact of Age-Inclusion Specialists		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Impact of COVID-19 on Disability Support Workers		Centre for Health Equity
Impact of COVID-19 on health workforce policy		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Impact of COVID-19 on the sexual & reproductive health of vulnerable communities in Indonesia		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Improving quality of maternity care for women globally	Project Leader A/Professor Meghan Bohren	Centre for Health Equity
Inclusive Preparedness For Humanitarian Response - PADIS		Nossal Institute for Global Health
India Health Policy and Systems Research Fellowship		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Indigenous Epidemiology and Health	Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Infectious Disease Dynamics	Unit Head Professor James McCaw	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
kNOwVAWdata: Measuring Violence against Women in the Asia Pacific	Project Leader - Professor Cathy Vaughan	Centre for Health Equity
Law and Public Health	Unit Head Professor Marie Bismark
Learning, Acting and Building for Rehabilitation in Health Systems - ReLAB-HS		Nossal Institute for Global Health
LIFEWAYS	Project Leader Prof Jane Pirkis	Centre for Mental Health
Listening for Change	Project Leader - Professor Cathy Vaughan	Centre for Health Equity
Mandatory reporting of performance, health and conduct concerns among health practitioners	Project Leader Dr Marie Bismark	Centre for Health Policy
MatesMonitor	Dr Tania King Professor Tony Lamontagne	Centre for Health Equity
Men's Health	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Mental Health Epidemiology	Unit Head Professor Matthew Spittal	Centre for Mental Health
Mental health impacts of school to work transitions among young people with disabilities	Marissa Shields
Mental Health Policy and Practice	Unit Head Professor Jane Pirkis	Centre for Mental Health
Childbearing Indian migrant women’s expectations and experiences of care: Implications for health systems responsiveness		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Migration, work and gender: An exploratory study in Australia	Dr Humaira Maheen	Centre for Health Equity
Management of Chlamydia Cases in Australia (MoCCA)		Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Modelling the effectiveness of employment policies in reducing disability-related mental health inequalities	Zoe Aitken	Centre for Health Equity
Models and quality of genetic health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	Project Leader Prof Margaret Kelaher	Centre for Health Policy
More than the sum of my parts	Project Leader - Professor Cathy Vaughan	Centre for Health Equity
Crisis resilience in people with multiple sclerosis (C-RIMS)	Dr Claudia Marck	Centre for Health Equity
Multicultural and Settlement Services for Women Experiencing Violence	Project Leader - Professor Cathy Vaughan	Centre for Health Equity
National suicide prevention research and campaign project	Project Leader Prof Jane Pirkis	Centre for Mental Health
National Suicide Prevention Trial (NSPT) evaluation	Project Leader Prof Jane Pirkis	Centre for Mental Health
Nature and extent of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability in Australia		Centre for Health Equity
#Navigating Health		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Notifications to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency: Identifying ‘hot spots' of risk	Project Leader Dr Marie Bismark	Centre for Health Policy
Optimisation of Treatments for STIs: Pharmacokinetics Study (STI-PK project)	Associate Professor \| Deputy Head, Sexual Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health A/Prof Fabian Kong	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Preparing Actionable Data for Inclusive Shelter - PADIS Phase 2		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Physical rehabilitation evidence, standards, and their impact on health and society		Nossal Institute for Global Health
PNG: Technical assistance through the ADB’s Health Services Sector Development Project		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Policy solutions to improve the mental health of Australians with disability		Centre for Health Equity
Preparing the Pacific Renewable Energy Investment Facility		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Preventing suicide in India by improving media reporting of suicide		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Prevention of family violence for women with disability	Dr Georgina Sutherland	Centre for Health Equity
Primary health care service delivery redesign for the COVID 19 new normal		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Professional Development for Health Security		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Protecting Non-COVID Essential Health Services-Indonesia		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Psychosocial Disability and Employment	Ms Alex Devine	Centre for Health Equity
rapid Assistive Technology Assessment: Training and implementation		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Rebate Adolescent Health (RAd Health)	Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Rectal Treatment Study (RTS)	Head, Sexual Health Unit Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Removal of Financial Incentives Trial: ACCEPt-able	Unit Head Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Replanting the Birthing Trees		Centre for Health Equity
Research Program
Research projects		Centre for Health Equity
Building a framework for young people with disability who use violence at home	Dr Georgina Sutherland	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
RESPONSE		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Responsive health systems		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Saving Lives at Birth (SLAB)		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Mental health impacts of school to work transitions among young people with disabilities		Centre for Health Equity
Sexual Health and Ageing, Perspectives and Education (SHAPE) Project	Project Leader Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Sexual and gender-based violence in the refugee crisis	Lead Australian Researcher: Professor Cathy Vaughan	Centre for Health Equity
Smoking among people with intellectual disability	Dr George Disney	Centre for Health Equity
Smoking and Multiple Sclerosis		Centre for Health Equity
Social & Cultural Dimensions of Health Systems	Head Professor Sumit Kane	Nossal Institute for Global Health
Spotlight Initiative to eliminate violence against women & girls in Timor-Leste		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Stigma, COVID-19 and disability: stories of impact and resilience		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Strengthening health literacy among Indigenous people living with cardiovascular disease, their families, and health care providers	Project Leader Professor Margaret Kelaher	Centre for Health Policy
Structural Barriers to Accessing Response Services for Gender-Based Violence Survivors
Suicide prevention public services announcements (PSAs) targeting adolescents: A randomised controlled trial	Project Leader Prof Jane Pirkis	Centre for Mental Health
The After Hours Primary Health Care Program	Project Leader Professor Margaret Kelaher	Centre for Health Policy
The Costs of Raising Children with Disabilities in the Philippines		Nossal Institute for Global Health
The Disability Inclusive Health Services Toolkit		Nossal Institute for Global Health
The Rapid Assessment of Disability (RAD)		Nossal Institute for Global Health
The relationship between social media and suicide clusters	Project Leader Prof Jane Pirkis	Centre for Mental Health
Reducing stigma towards people with mental illness among medical students (The SaMS Study)		Centre for Health Equity
The State of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Report		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Twin and Family Registry Management	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Twins Research Australia	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Under-utilisation of NDIS Packages	Alexandra Devine	Centre for Health Equity
Understanding and Addressing Catastrophic Health Events in India		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Violence Against Women and Girls: Understanding the Indonesian health system response		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Violence against people with disability - Fact sheets	Dr Georgina Sutherland
Violence against people with disabilities: Using existing data to inform submissions to the Disability Royal Commission	Professor Anne Kavanagh	Centre for Health Equity
W-DARE	Project Lead: Professor Cathy Vaughan	Centre for Health Equity
Wesley LifeForce Networks Evaluation	Project Leader Dr Lennart Reifels	Centre for Mental Health
Who cares? Taking care of the carers	Jacqui Parncutt	Centre for Health Equity
World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Women's Health	Project Lead: Dr Cathy Vaughan	Centre for Health Equity
WIN: Hospital Workforce Interfacing with the NDIS	Dr Ashley McAllister	Centre for Health Equity
YES: Youth Employment Study	Professor Anne Kavanagh	Centre for Health Equity

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Data science, health metrics and disease modeling

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Disability, social mobility and the well-being of people with disabilities		Centre for Health Equity
A health systems approach to an economic evaluation of nurse mentoring models in India		Nossal Institute for Global Health
A novel approach to discovering genes associated with cancer risk from GWAS and EWAS data	Project Leader Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
A novel strategy for the early diagnosis of COPD in middle-aged adults	Project leader Dr Jennifer Perret	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Analysis of public health research in WHO Western Pacific Region		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Analytical Methods for Big High-Dimensional Biomedical Data	Professor Agus Salim	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Biostatistics	Unit Head Professor Julie Simpson	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Breast Cancer	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Centre for Health Policy
Children of Twins: The Effects Of Parental Mental Health On Child Mental Health Outcomes	Project leader Doctor Katrina Scurrah	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Survey of Community Attitudes towards People with a Disability	Professor Anne Kavanagh	Centre for Health Equity
Community energy resilience pilot project - Maldives		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Continuous Professional Development Strategy for Primary Health Care nurses - Kiribati		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Covid-19 Health Worker Voices		Nossal Institute for Global Health
COVID-19 national situational assessment	Professor James McCaw	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Continuous Professional Development for Frontline Health Workers - Solomon Islands		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Data science, health metrics and disease modeling
Defying the Odds - Aboriginal early childhood health outcomes	Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Demography and Ageing	Unit Head A/Professor Jeromey Temple
Developing a self-sustaining financing strategy for SAMES		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Development and validation of a health policy simulation model for cardiovascular disease	Project Leader Professor Philip Clarke	Centre for Health Policy
Development and validation of a health policy simulation model for type 1 diabetes	Project Leader Professor Philip Clarke	Centre for Health Policy
Disability Prevalence and Inequality Measures in Australia	Dr George Disney	Centre for Health Equity
Enhancing Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Results in Infrastructure in South Asia		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS) Center		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Evaluation of RACS International Eye Health Programs		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Program Evaluation: Pacific Health and Nutrition		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Expenditures and prices of antihyperglycemic medications in the United States	Project Leader Professor Philip Clarke	Centre for Health Policy
Family Health House Evaluation		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Gender Equality and Disability Inclusion Contextual Analysis		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Harnessing the Potential of Regulatory Data to Improve the Regulation of Lawyers	Project Leader Associate Professor Marie Bismark	Centre for Health Policy
Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire	Research Assistant Tessa Cutler	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health Professional Education Market Assessment		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Health Professional Education Market Assessment - Saudi Arabia		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Health seeking behaviour in four Indian States		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Health Star Rating (HSR) label impact on food formulation and consumer purchasing	Professor Tony Blakely	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health Systems Governance and Financing	Head Katherine Gilbert	Nossal Institute for Global Health
Health systems strengthening - global learning program		Nossal Institute for Global Health
High Dimensional Analytics	Unit Head Dr Enes Makalic	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
I CaRe WA - Indigenous Child Removals WA	Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
ImPACT country reviews for cancer therapy in the Asia Pacific		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Impact of COVID-19 on health workforce policy		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Impact of COVID-19 on the sexual & reproductive health of vulnerable communities in Indonesia		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Impact of Medicare Part D on income-related inequality in drug expenditure	Project Leader Professor Philip Clarke	Centre for Health Policy
Improving child development outcomes: the role of WASH		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Improving cost-effectiveness analysis of childhood vaccines	Project Leader Dr Natalie Carvalho	Centre for Health Policy
India Health Policy and Systems Research Fellowship		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Infectious Disease Dynamics	Unit Head Professor James McCaw	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Integration of COVID-19 digital health technologies for infectious diseases		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Law and Public Health	Unit Head Professor Marie Bismark
Manufacturing consensus: Independence in consensus statements in health	Project Leader Prof Margaret Kelaher	Centre for Health Policy
Men's Health	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Modelling the effectiveness of employment policies in reducing disability-related mental health inequalities	Zoe Aitken	Centre for Health Equity
Novel statistical methodology for the analysis of medical data	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Optimisation of Treatments for STIs: Pharmacokinetics Study (STI-PK project)	Associate Professor \| Deputy Head, Sexual Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health A/Prof Fabian Kong	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Optimising Early Respiratory Support for Preterm Infants: The HIPSTER Trial	Project Leader Dr Kim Dalziel	Centre for Health Policy
PRedicting the population health economic IMpact of current and new CAncer Treatments (PRIMCAT)		Centre for Health Policy
PRedicting the population health economic IMpact of current and new CAncer Treatments (PRIMCAT)	Project Leader Professor Maarten IJzerman	Centre for Health Policy
Primary health care service delivery redesign for the COVID 19 new normal		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Protecting Non-COVID Essential Health Services-Indonesia		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Psychosocial Disability and Employment	Ms Alex Devine	Centre for Health Equity
RACS – PIP End of Program Evaluation		Nossal Institute for Global Health
RESPONSE		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Responsive health systems		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Rethinking Malaria		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Saving Lives at Birth (SLAB)		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Severe hypoglycaemia and Type 1 diabetes	Project Leader Professor Philip Clarke	Centre for Health Policy
Sexual and Reproductive Health during COVID-19 (coronavirus)		Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Social & Cultural Dimensions of Health Systems	Head Professor Sumit Kane	Nossal Institute for Global Health
Strengthening the impact measurement of MMV investments		Nossal Institute for Global Health
The ABACUS group	Project Leader A/Prof Carolyn Nickson	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The DOMINO Dataset	Dr Sean Byars	Centre for Health Equity
The growth of linked hospital data use in Australia: a systematic review	Project Leader Professor Philip Clarke	Centre for Health Policy
Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Pro-Poor Policy—The Knowledge Sector Initiative (KSI)		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Twin and Family Registry Management	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Twins Research Australia	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Understanding and Addressing Catastrophic Health Events in India		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Understanding the drivers of trial efficiency	Project Leader Dr Kim Dalziel	Centre for Health Policy
Violence Against Women and Girls: Understanding the Indonesian health system response		Nossal Institute for Global Health
WorkplaceAid: a trial on improving mental health and physical first aid skills in the workplace	Project Leader Professor Anthony Jorm	Centre for Mental Health
YES: Youth Employment Study	Professor Anne Kavanagh	Centre for Health Equity

Screening and early detection of disease

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
A new automated measure of breast cancer risk from digital and film mammography (Cirrus)	Project Leader Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Allergy and Lung Health	Professor Shyamali Dharmage	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Australian Chlamydia Control Effectiveness Pilot - ACCEPt	Unit Head Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Australian Mammographic Density Research Facility (AMDRF)	Project Leader Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Breast Cancer	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Breast cancer follow-up and prospective analyses	Project Leader Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Building a simulation model to improve cardiovascular disease risk prediction and treatment for Indigenous Australians	Project Leader Professor Philip Clarke	Centre for Health Policy
Colon Cancer Family Registry Cohort	Project Leader Professor Mark Jenkins	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Colorectal Cancer	Unit Head Professor Mark Jenkins	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Colorectal Cancer Screening	Project Leader Professor Mark Jenkins	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Developing a Youth-focused Online Clinic for STI testing	Professor Jane Hocking	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Development of a novel human oral tissue model of gonorrhoea infection to screen for new treatments for oral gonorrhoea	Associate Professor / Deputy Head - Sexual Health Unit A/Prof Fabian Kong	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Diabetes Eye Care
Diagnosis and management of pelvic inflammatory disease in Australia	PhD student Jane Goller	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire	Research Assistant Tessa Cutler	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Integration of COVID-19 digital health technologies for infectious diseases		Nossal Institute for Global Health
International Mismatch Repair Consortium	Project Leader Professor Mark Jenkins	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
International Mismatch Repair Consortium (IMRC)	Professor Mark Jenkins	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Men's Health	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Management of Chlamydia Cases in Australia (MoCCA)		Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Optimisation of Treatments for STIs: Pharmacokinetics Study (STI-PK project)	Associate Professor \| Deputy Head, Sexual Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health A/Prof Fabian Kong	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Rebate Adolescent Health (RAd Health)	Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Rectal Treatment Study (RTS)	Head, Sexual Health Unit Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Reducing the burden of colorectal cancer by optimising screening: evidence to clinical practice	Project Leader Professor Mark Jenkins	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Removal of Financial Incentives Trial: ACCEPt-able	Unit Head Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Screening and early detection of disease
Sexual Health	Unit Head Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Sexual Health and Ageing, Perspectives and Education (SHAPE) Project	Project Leader Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The ABACUS group	Project Leader A/Prof Carolyn Nickson	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The Ark: Cloud-based bioinformatics tools	Project leader Prof John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The PEBBLES study: A randomised controlled trial to prevent eczema, food allergy and sensitisation using a skin barrier improvement strategy	Project Leader A/Prof Adrian Lowe	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Twin and Family Registry Management	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Twins Research Australia	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (including cancer), and promotion of mental health

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
'What Works for Depression' and 'What Works for Anxiety'	Project Leader Associate Professor Nicola Reavley	Centre for Mental Health
A culturally appropriate approach to improve mental health outcomes in Sri Lanka and China: Mental Health First Aid	Project Leader Associate Professor Nicola Reavley	Centre for Mental Health
A health systems approach to an economic evaluation of nurse mentoring models in India		Nossal Institute for Global Health
A novel approach to discovering genes associated with cancer risk from GWAS and EWAS data	Project Leader Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
A novel strategy for the early diagnosis of COPD in middle-aged adults	Project leader Dr Jennifer Perret	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Allergy and Lung Health	Professor Shyamali Dharmage	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Centre of Research Excellence in Childhood Adversity and Associated Depression and Anxiety	Project Leader Professor Anthony Jorm	Centre for Mental Health
Children of Twins: The Effects Of Parental Mental Health On Child Mental Health Outcomes	Project leader Doctor Katrina Scurrah	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Colorectal Cancer	Unit Head Professor Mark Jenkins	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Community energy resilience pilot project - Maldives		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Continuous Professional Development Strategy for Primary Health Care nurses - Kiribati		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Covid-19 Health Worker Voices		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Continuous Professional Development for Frontline Health Workers - Solomon Islands		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Depression in people with Multiple Sclerosis		Centre for Health Equity
Diabetes Eye Care
Enhancing Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Results in Infrastructure in South Asia		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS) Center		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Evaluating Global Fund innovation - focused programs in the Asia Pacific		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Evaluation of RACS International Eye Health Programs		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Program Evaluation: Pacific Health and Nutrition		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Family violence in newly-arrived migrant and refugee communities	Project Leader Associate Professor Harry Minas	Centre for Mental Health
First Aid Training for Parents of Teenagers: A Randomized Controlled Trial (TPOT Study)	Project Leader Professor Anthony Jorm	Centre for Mental Health
Giving an adult life after Fontan surgery to those with the most severe congenital heart conditions	Project Leader Dr Kim Dalziel	Centre for Health Policy
Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire	Research Assistant Tessa Cutler	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health behaviours and outcomes in people with Multiple Sclerosis	Dr Claudia Marck	Centre for Health Equity
Health Professional Education Market Assessment		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Health seeking behaviour in four Indian States		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Health Star Rating (HSR) label impact on food formulation and consumer purchasing	Professor Tony Blakely	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health Systems Governance and Financing	Head Katherine Gilbert	Nossal Institute for Global Health
Health systems strengthening - global learning program		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Impact of COVID-19 on health workforce policy		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Impact of COVID-19 on the sexual & reproductive health of vulnerable communities in Indonesia		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Implementation research to improve scale-up of depression services in Vietnam (IRIS-DSV)	Project Leader Associate Professor Harry Minas	Centre for Mental Health
Improving child development outcomes: the role of WASH		Nossal Institute for Global Health
India Health Policy and Systems Research Fellowship		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Indigenous Epidemiology and Health	Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
International Mismatch Repair Consortium (IMRC)	Professor Mark Jenkins	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Kaat Koort - Aboriginal Brain Health Study	Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Lifestyle behaviours for management of multiple sclerosis	Dr Nupur Nag	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
MatesMonitor	Dr Tania King Professor Tony Lamontagne	Centre for Health Equity
Men's Health	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Mental Health Epidemiology	Unit Head Professor Matthew Spittal	Centre for Mental Health
Mental Health Policy and Practice	Unit Head Professor Jane Pirkis	Centre for Mental Health
Mindfulness for mental health management	Dr Nupur Nag	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Mindwise: A multifaceted intervention to improve mental health literacy in staff and students of a multi-campus university	Project Leader Associate Professor Nicola Reavley	Centre for Mental Health
MRFF Million Minds project - Bringing family, community, culture and country to indigenous youth mental health care	Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Nerve transfers for restoration of upper limb function in tetraplegia	Project Leader Dr Arthur Hsueh	Centre for Health Policy
Neuroepidemiology	A/Prof Sandra Neate	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Patient reported outcomes: getting the timing right	Project Leader Chris Schilling	Centre for Health Policy
Policy solutions to improve the mental health of Australians with disability		Centre for Health Equity
Population Mental Health	Unit Head Professor Nicola Reavley	Centre for Mental Health
Predictors and consequences of allergies that impact on children getting a healthy start to life	Unit Head Prof Shyamali Dharmage	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (including cancer), and promotion of mental health
Primary health care service delivery redesign for the COVID 19 new normal		Nossal Institute for Global Health
RESPONSE		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Responsive health systems		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Rethinking Malaria		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Saving Lives at Birth (SLAB)		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Social & Cultural Dimensions of Health Systems	Head Professor Sumit Kane	Nossal Institute for Global Health
STOP MS Study	Dr Jeanette Reece	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Strengthening the impact measurement of MMV investments		Nossal Institute for Global Health
teen Mental Health First Aid	Project Leader Dr Laura Hart	Centre for Mental Health
The HOLISM Study	A/Prof Sandra Neate	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Pro-Poor Policy—The Knowledge Sector Initiative (KSI)		Nossal Institute for Global Health
The Mental Health First Aid Conversations About Suicide Trial	Project Leader Professor Nicola Reavley	Centre for Mental Health
The UK MS Register collaboration	Senior Research Fellow Dr Steve Simpson-Yap	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Toward the health promoting university: enhancing the student experience and academic outcomes	Project Leader Prof Lena Sanci (Department of General Practice) Project Leader Associate Professor Harry Minas	Centre for Mental Health
Trans-generational effects: exposures before conception & offspring risk of asthma and allergies	Unit Head Professor Shyamali Dharmage	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Twin and Family Registry Management	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Twins Research Australia	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Understanding and Addressing Catastrophic Health Events in India		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Violence Against Women and Girls: Understanding the Indonesian health system response		Nossal Institute for Global Health
What causes adult asthma, COPD and sleep disordered breathing	Unit Head Professor Shyamali Dharmage	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
What workplaces can do to improve mental health	Project Leader Associate Professor Nicola Reavley	Centre for Mental Health
WorkplaceAid: a trial on improving mental health and physical first aid skills in the workplace	Project Leader Professor Anthony Jorm	Centre for Mental Health