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Maggie Miller

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City:	Paddington
State:	Queensland
Country:	Australia

Yitayeh Belsti Mengistu

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Expert Profile:	Dr Yitayeh Belsti Mengistu is a Research Fellow at the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI) and Monash Health, leading risk prediction in women’s health. He completed a PhD in Epidemiology at Monash University in 2025, focusing on big-data analytics and the development and validation of prognostic models for gestational and postnatal diabetes using large-scale health data. He has 30+ peer-reviewed publications (H-index 14), contributes to PCOS guideline updates, and regularly presents at national conferences. His expertise spans advanced epidemiology and statistics, machine learning, and natural language processing; he also provides biostatistical consulting and co-supervises PhD students.
Areas of Expertise:	Obstetrics, Gynecology, Public Health, Diabetes
City:	Footscray
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

Kate Lye

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Areas of Expertise:	Public Health, Planning, Health Economics
City:	Manly West
State:	Queensland
Country:	Australia

Mumtaz Begum

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Areas of Expertise:	Childhood, Perinatal, neonatal, Data Linkage
City:	Adelaide
State:	South Australia
Country:	Australia

WEERASURIYA DASSANAYAKAGE JINADARI KAUSHALYA Amarasena

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Expert Profile:	I am Dr. W. D. J. K. Amarasena, a postgraduate trainee in Community Medicine/Public Health from Sri Lanka. I hold MBBS(2009),an MSc (2019) and an MD in Community Medicine (2023), for which I was awarded the Professor D. N. Fernando Gold Medal for my thesis on the HPV-driven male carcinogenic disease burden. I worked as the Regional Epidemiologist in Nuwara Eliya from 2015 to 2018 and at the Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka, from 2023 to 2025. I am currently an Advanced Research Trainee at NCIRS, Sydney. My research interests include HPV, RSV, influenza, hepatitis B epidemiology, vaccination policy, measles control, cancer prevention, health economics, and modelling.
Areas of Expertise:	Public Health, Infectious Disease, Vaccination
City:	Charlemont
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

Oliver Cafferky

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Areas of Expertise:	Methods, Perinatal, neonatal, Public Health
City:	Flemington
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

Maggie Yu

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Expert Profile:	Maggie Yu is a Research Fellow at the Neuroepidemiology Unit at the University of Melbourne, where she manages a clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of an online lifestyle intervention for people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). She holds two Master's degrees—one in Psychology and another in Public Health—from Deakin University in Melbourne. Maggie's expertise lies in managing large datasets and conducting quantitative analyses. Her research interests focus on several aspects of public health, including understanding the psychological and behavioural factors that influence chronic disease management, with a particular emphasis on MS. Recently, she has conducted longitudinal analyses on diet and its impact on mental health using extensive datasets such as the UK MS Registry.
Areas of Expertise:	Behaviour, Methods, Mental Health
City:	Melbourne
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

Hin Hang Choi

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City:	Parkville
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

Jianrong Zhang

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Expert Profile:	Jianrong Zhang is an emerging clinical and public health researcher in cancer diseases, with an h-index of 27 (i10-index: 42) and 7,675 citations from his 75 publications & over 50 conference abstracts (as of July 8, 2025, according to Google Scholar records). His main research areas involve thoracic surgery & oncology, epidemiology, primary care, health services research, and global health. He currently serves as a Senior Data Analyst at the Victorian Cancer Registry, Cancer Council Victoria. He is also a PhD graduating candidate in general practice at the University of Melbourne (Australia)
Areas of Expertise:	Cancer, Health Services, Research methods
City:	East Melbourne
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

Donny Anwar

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Expert Profile:	Infectious Diseases, Non-communicable Diseases, Vaccination
Areas of Expertise:	Infectious Disease, Developing Countries
City:	Cumberland Park
State:	South Australia
Country:	Australia

Himali Ratnayake

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Expert Profile:	I am a medical doctor with a Master of Public Health, currently pursuing a PhD in Infectious Diseases at James Cook University. My research focuses on Group A Streptococcus infections in Northern Queensland. Alongside my doctoral studies, I work as a casual lecturer, teaching clinical skills to Year 2 and 3 medical students, as well as subjects in public health and biostatistics.
Areas of Expertise:	Infectious Disease, Public Health, Research methods
City:	Townsville
State:	Queensland
Country:	Australia

Thu Thu Win Myint

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Areas of Expertise:	Public Health, Cancer, Evaluation
City:	Auckland
State:	N/A
Country:	New Zealand

Nigus Yimer

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Areas of Expertise:	Perinatal, neonatal, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Methods
City:	Melbourne
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

Sylvester Dodzi Nyadanu

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Expert Profile:	Dr Sylvester Dodzi Nyadanu is a Perinatal and Environmental Epidemiologist at the School of Population Health, Curtin University, with a clear trajectory of research excellence, methodological innovation, and real-world impact. His main research interests include maternal and child health, perinatal epidemiology, environmental and climate epidemiology (particularly ambient air quality, climate change, environmental chemical mixtures), health inequality (particularly sociodemographically vulnerable and biologically susceptible subpopulations), and spatial epidemiology. With strong expertise and commitment to vulnerable populations and environmental-related health risks, he is well-positioned to drive integrated, evidence-informed, and community-focused interventions to improve health outcomes.
Areas of Expertise:	Environment, Perinatal, neonatal, Public Health
City:	Perth
State:	Western Australia
Country:	Australia

Alice Hyun Min Kim

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Expert Profile:	Dr. Alice Hyun Min Kim is a Biostatistician/Senior Research Fellow at the University of Otago, Wellington. She specialises in the application of Statistics in Medicine, Psychology and Public Health. She leads an early career Health Research Council grant looking at the associations between meteorological patterns and enteric infections. She is a named investigator on Te Niwha projects estimating the national burden of water-borne diseases from community drinking water infrastructure. She is a member of the WHO Thematic Platform for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Research Network and has lead-authored methods chapters for health disaster and emergency research.
Areas of Expertise:	Public Health, Infectious Disease, Research methods
City:	Wellington
State:	N/A
Country:	New Zealand

Maryanne Cleetus

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Areas of Expertise:	Public Health, Research methods, Health Services
City:	Brisbane
State:	Queensland
Country:	Australia

Ara Cho

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Areas of Expertise:	Tobacco Consumption, Public Health, Health Economics
City:	Brisbane
State:	Queensland
Country:	Australia

Grace Joshy

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Areas of Expertise:	Cardiovascular, Data Linkage, Methods
City:	Canberra
State:	Australian Capital Territory
Country:	Australia

Michaela Riddell

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Areas of Expertise:	Infectious Disease, Vaccination, Measurement
City:	Box Hill North
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia

Getenet Dessie Ayalew

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Expert Profile:	I am Getenet Dessie. I completed my BSc in Nursing and hold two master’s degrees: a Master of Adult Health and a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology. Currently, I am a third-year PhD student at the Australian National University, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health. I have published over 70 articles, participated in peer reviews, and presented at numerous conferences. I have strong expertise in spatial analysis, including Bayesian methods, causal analysis such as mediation, advanced econometric analysis, and meta-analysis. Additionally, I have been working as a tutor at ANU and as a research assistant and data analyst at Charles Sturt University.
Areas of Expertise:	Malnutrition, Cerebrovascular, Methods
City:	Canberra
State:	Australian Capital Territory
Country:	Australia

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