Fields of Research

Preventative health care
Mental health services
Health systems
Infectious diseases
Social epidemiology
Health promotion
Health and community services
Geriatrics and gerontology
Education assessment and evaluation
Neurology and neuromuscular diseases

Research Objectives

Migrant health
Health related to specific ethnic groups
Prevention of human diseases and conditions
Substance abuse
Mental health
Mental health services
Public health (excl. specific population health)
Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions
Health education and promotion
Community health care
Behaviour and health
Treatment of human diseases and conditions

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A qualitative exploration of the factors associated with initiation to methamphetamine use in Iran; BMC Public Health
Assessing preventive health behaviors from COVID-19: a cross sectional study with health belief model in Golestan Province, Northern of Iran; Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Occurrence and correlates of depressive symptoms among the resettled Afghan refugees in a regional area of Australia; Early intervention in psychiatry
The prevalence and correlates of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among resettled Afghan refugees in a regional area of Australia; Journal of Mental Health

Research Projects

Development of an Advisory Group to identify participant recruitment strategies for establishing a dementia risk profile in Afghan refugees and asylum seekers in Tasmania
The design and development of a guide for medical health practitioners to facilitate the discussion and diagnosis of dementia within Tasmanian minority ethnic communities

Research Candidate Supervision