Ms Nabita Singh

BSc (Biomedical), MBioEnt (Hons), New Zealand

Course Director, Bachelor of Radiation Sciences 

Lecturer

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4993
Email: nabita.singh@monash.edu

Researcher profile

Profile

Nabita Singh is the Course Director of the Bachelor of Radiation Sciences degree and a Lecturer in the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences at Monash University. She coordinates and teaches into several units across the Bachelor of Radiography and Medical Imaging (Honours) program, Bachelor of Radiation Sciences program, Graduate Certificate in Magnetic Resonance Imaging program, and Master of Radiation Therapy program. Her teaching expertise focuses on evidence-based practice for health professionals, research methodology, research ethics and healthcare ethics. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Nabita supervises students in the Bachelor of Radiography and Medical Imaging program within a research setting.

Nabita is also a part-time PhD candidate with the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. Her research is investigating the role of central nervous system pathways in patients with chronic cough hypersensitivity syndrome via functional magnetic resonance imaging. She is being supervised by Dr Matthew Dimmock (Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Monash University), Dr Sharna Jamadar (Monash Biomedical Imaging Institute and the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health) and Professor Stuart Mazzone (Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Melbourne).

Since joining the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences in November 2013 as a Research Assistant, Nabita has contributed to a variety of significant research projects. She coordinated a national, multi-hospital NHMRC-funded study on the thermal effects of cranial ultrasound in premature neonates. Prior to this, Nabita worked in the Department of General Practice at Monash University, leading projects on the role of General Practitioners in managing compensable work-related physical and mental health injuries. She also brings experience from her earlier roles in the pharmaceutical industry in New Zealand, where she worked in Research and Development, Intellectual Property, and Change Management.