PhD’s with CAHE

CAHE PhD students are an integral part of the CAHE team, conducting independent research under expert supervision to produce strong and relevant findings and outcomes. Students are provided with opportunities to showcase their in-depth knowledge of their subject as they progress, and are actively involved in research projects, providing experience and opportunities to work with experts in their field.

World-class research

Find all you need to know about PhD and research study at Griffith, from degrees to scholarships and how to apply. Our Griffith Graduate Research School also offers a range of opportunities to enhance your graduate experience.

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HDR candidates and thesis topic

Seulki ChoiExtended application of economic evaluation with taking into account vaccine-specific features.
Ajeevan GautamPredictors of collateral development in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing coronary angiography.
Katrina GethingStakeholder preferences for medicinal cannabis.
Deni KurniawanSin tax as alternative financing to sustain universal health coverage in Indonesia.
Hasitha Kuruwita ArachchigeUse machine learning techniques to help improve intensive care outcomes in traumatic brain injuries.
Fatma Maraiki A health economics approach to value assessment for health technology assessment in Saudi Arabia.
Suzanna MonganDevelopment of cost-effective strategies for the prevention, detection, and treatment of cervical cancer in north Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Rumbidzai Mutsekwa Establishing value propositions in full, advanced and extended scope of practice models in dietetics.
Troy NeilsonEconometric analysis of biotechnology commercialisation system effects.
Richard PellattThe airway management of patients presenting with overdose to the emergency department.
Minnat SeemaThe impact of natural disasters on maternal mental health and its intergenerational transmission in Australia.
Peter Snelling Bedside ultrasound for paediatric distal forearm injuries.
Mari Takashima Respiratory illness and bacteria in the first 2 years of life: a community-based birth cohort study.
Charlene WrightEnhancing weight management using mHealth: supporting behaviour change to improve long term outcomes.

Our scholarships: Medicinal Cannabis

The Centre for Applied Health Economics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, through the Australian Centre for Cannabinoid Clinical and Research Excellence (ACRE), is seeking applications for a PhD scholarship from a highly talented graduate to undertake a project in the Economics of Medicinal Cannabinoids.

HDR Spotlights

Gabor Mihala

My PhD research aims to add to our understanding of the disease burden and causes of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in healthy infants during the first two years of life. My research focuses on infants in a developed country following the introduction of rotavirus vaccination, including identifying enteric organisms that act as genuine pathogens, as well as demographic, clinical and environmental factors that may influence infection and the duration of the illness. The aims of the study are to identify the different ways that have been used to identify episodes of AGE in paediatric cohort studies, to describe the characteristics associated with AGE incidence and duration, and the healthcare burden associated with disease incidence and duration. Also, it aims to describe the time from birth until the first detection of intestinal pathogens, and to investigate the association between the stool-sample results and the observed symptoms and associated healthcare use.

Srinivas Teppala

I am a medical doctor with a research background in epidemiology, health outcomes research and big data analytics. Most of my early research was on novel biomarkers (liver enzymes and proteins) and endocrine disruptors (like Bisphenol A (BPA)) and their relationship to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and sleep disorders. In recent years, I have been more interested in the translation of health care data towards evidence that could potentially improve clinical practice guidelines and health policy. Health Economics is an important avenue that guides both clinicians and policy makers towards making evidence-based decisions.

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