Graduate research impact
From the moment they begin their PhD students in the Centre of Health Economics are set on making a real world impact. Read about their aspirations and inspiring research topics below.
Striving for fairer healthcare
Karinna Saxby, now PhD graduate, completed ground-breaking research exposing systemic injustice in Indigenous communities and people with disability, creating a path to a more equitable and inclusive healthcare system.
Unknown influences of life-and-death decisions
Giovanni Empel MD has gone from practising medicine to researching it. As a PhD student with our Centre for Health Economics, his work examined the factors influencing doctors’ decisions and the impact this has on the quality of healthcare they provide.
Hidden triggers: How unexpected events fuel domestic violence
New research by Monash Business School PhD candidate Sara Hutchinson Tovar reveals a disturbing link between unforeseen circumstances and spikes in domestic abuse across the globe.
Uncovering the hidden bias in disaster relief
When disaster strikes, it seems logical that the most vulnerable communities would receive the most financial support. A study of Australia’s Black Summer bushfires by Lihini de Silva, now Monash Business School PhD graduate, showed this isn’t always the case.
The economics of aspirations
Former teacher and school psychologist Jessica Arnup used her PhD thesis to tackle one of the lesser-known barriers to higher education - the economy, and how it impacts students' wishes to attend university.
Understanding the toll of climate change
Drawing on her own personal experience, Michelle Escobar Carias’ PhD thesis explored how the lasting impacts of environmental disasters affect vulnerable communities.