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Centre for Adolescent Health

CAH International Fellows

  • 2023

    NameCountry of originInstitutionLength of placementPurpose
    Prof Tian Jiao Chen
    		ChinaPeking University1 year
    Tina KretschmerNetherlandsUniversity of Groningen1 month Collaboration with Intergenerational Cohort Consortium (including ATPG3, VIHCS)
    Dr Jen BaileyUSAUniversity of Washington 10 daysIYDS project
    A/Prof Barb McMorrisUSAUniversity of Minnesota 2 weeksIYDS project
    Dr Stephanie BegunCanadaUniversity of Toronto1 weekGlobal scoping review of health among young people experiencing homelessness
    Dr Rui DengChinaPeking University1 year

    2022

    Name Country of origin Institution Length of placement Purpose
    Dr Lea Lykke Lunddorff Denmark Aarhus University 3 months To undertake some analyses on pubertal timing
    Dr Leelaraprin ChongwatanswatThailandVajira Hospital18 months Visiting Paediatrician

    2019

    Name Country of origin Institution Length of placement Purpose

    Dr Peijin Hu

    China

    Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peaking University

    12 months

    To learn more about research on adolescent health in Australia and to improve her ability of research and paper writing through communication with CAH staff and access training opportunities on campus
    Dwi Astuti Dharma Putri
    		Indonesia            
    		The University of Melbourne/
    Universitas Gadjah Mada    		 6 months Thesis research project - scoping review of AFHS

     2018

    Name Country of origin Institution Length of placement Purpose
    Dr Shinya Fujikawa Japan University of Tokyo 2 years To learn about analysing longitudinal cohort data (using the CATS data) to facilitate similar analyses within the Tokyo Teen cohort data on his return to Japan.
    Yanhui Dong China Peking University 6 months Data analysis techniques and collaboration
    Dr Zhiyong Zou China Peking University 1 year To undertake research into the profile of adolescent NCDs and NCD risks globally and in China. It was part of an ongoing partnership with the Institute of Child and Adolescent Health at Peking University

    2017

    Name Country of origin Institution Length of placement Purpose
    Dr Lindsey Hines England University of Bristol 6 months Lindsey came to CAH on an Australian Government Endeavour fellowship to continue her collaborations with our team in the area of Cannabis use and health outcomes looking at longitudinal cohort data.

    2016

    Name Country of origin Institution Length of placement Purpose
    Dr Vikenswaran Sabramani Malaysia National University of Malaysia 6 weeks Training in research methods
    Mette Edgsdal Denmark University of Copenhagen 3 months Student placement
    Lindsey Hines England University of Bristol 1 month Scholarship visit during her PhD candidature to learn about analysis techniques
    Dr Suraya Abdul-Razak Malaysia Universiti of Teknologi 1 month Research Training
    Dr Ying Sun China Anhui Medical University 1 year Research Training
    Dr Anne Kjeldsen Norway Norwegian Institute of Public Health 4 months To continue collaborative work on Cohort data
    Betony Clasby UK University of Birmingham 6 months Working on a clinical evaluation of the Gender Service at the Royal Children's Hospital

    2015

    Name Country of origin Institution Length of placement Purpose
    Dr Silja Kosola Finland HUS Children’s Hospital Helsinki 1 year Research training and building collaborations in the are of health services research for Adolescents and school health services.
    Froydis Enstaad Norway Norwegian Institute of Public Health 1 year PhD candidate placement.
    Prof Harish Pemde India Lady Hardinge Medical College, Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital 2 weeks WHO visiting fellowship to advance research collaborations, and build capacity.
    Xue Gao Hong Kong The Chinese University Honk Kong 3 months Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Research fellowship.

    2014

    Name Country of origin Institution Length of placement Purpose
    Dr Nathan Hughes UK University of Birmingham 2 years Marie Curie Fellowship, working on the area of neuroscience and the legal responses to youth offending.

    2013

    Name Country of origin Institution Length of placement Purpose
    A/Prof Marla Eisenberg USA University of Minnesota 6 months Sabbatical visit to progress collaborations in the area of adolescent health research, using the IYDS and 2000 stories cohort data.
    Elham Khoori Iran Gorgan University of Medical Sciences 6 months Scholarship visit during a PhD candidature, looking a models of care for complex health care needs in adolescents.

    2011

    Name Country of origin Institution Length of placement Purpose
    Dr Anne-Emannuelle Ambresin Switzerland Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois 2 years Research Training

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