Past Research

Gabriela Visini completed a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience at the University of Otago in 2016, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Science with Distinction in 2017. Gabriela also worked as a research assistant for over two years in a lab studying religion in a social cognition context. Her postgraduate project examined long term spatial memory deficits caused by a single binge exposure of alcohol in the third trimester, using a rodent model.

Ms Visini moved to Sydney in August 2017 with the support of my PhD supervisors, with whom I had been in contact with during my postgraduate course.

Anjan Bhattarai is currently enrolled as a PhD student in the Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University. The focus of his PhD project is to investigate structural brain changes in Motor Neurone Disease (MND) using quantitative neuroimaging techniques.

This project is a collaborative project between Monash Biomedical Imaging (MBI), Monash University and Calvary Health Care Bethlehem.  Prior to his PhD, Anjan had worked as a research officer at MBI. Anjan completed his bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from College of Biomedical Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nepal before completing his Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering (Biomedical) at Latrobe University.

I came from Jordan, I have a master’s degree in Science of Medical Laboratory, with a good experience in pathology and medical science teaching. All my certificates have been recognised here in Australia, and I have registered myself with Australian Institute of Medical Scientist (AIMS).

My passion is in science specially in medicine through research and study. When I had finished my master’s degree I was aiming for my PhD, but it was meant to be back then.

Throughout my VCE at St. Joseph’s College Ferntree Gully, I developed a passion for biology. Unsure of my life’s direction, I pursued this passion, culminating in the commencement of a Biomedical Science degree at University of Ballarat (now Federation University). Completing my Bachelor’s in 2015, I soon undertook an Honours year at Deakin University in Geelong, after which I was accepted into the PhD program.

Aged 22, I commenced my doctorate, taught university classes, providing occasional lectures, and became a published author, achievements I’m very proud of. I now have the pleasure of being one of Australian Rotary Health’s researchers.

I have a number of goals for the next 5 – 10 years, however the first is to complete the Master of Clinical Chiropractic program in 2020.   For six years prior to moving to Mackay, my family and I were living in the Kimberley region of WA.   Four of those years I was police officer working in the remote Aboriginal town of Fitzroy Crossing and the remaining two years I was an automotive lecturer teaching mechanics at the Kununurra TAFE.

The strength and resilience of my community, the Yorta-Yorta nation has been a significant factor in determining the role that I would undertake on country.   I grew up surrounded by strong and proud black women who shaped not only my career but also my path in life.   This has reinforced the need to giving back and contributing to ensure our communities continue to build.

As an Indigenous woman, originally from a small country town of Boggabri, I always had a strong desire to work in the health industry.  Growing up, I was exposed to the health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous health outcomes.  It really shocked me that those sort of statistics were real and I was passionate to improve these results.

After graduating university as a young Indigenous woman with a Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (with Honours) and being on the Dean’s Merit List, I felt I needed to be a leader for Indigenous people and those living in rural areas.  To do so, I spoke at an International Dietetic Conference about my journey getting into university, living rurally and being Indigenous.

Medical imaging combines everything that I am passionate about including photography, art, science, physics and helping others.   The opportunity to use advanced equipment in order to take an image of someone and their pathology and using such information to assist in their treatment is truly rewarding.

Patient centered mobile health technology to improve self-management and health outcomes in children and adolescents with kidney transplants.

mHealth has been shown to be effective in doubling odds of medication adherence in chronic disease setting, but currently only has limited data in solid organ transplant setting.