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Epidemiology and Burden of Disease Research Stream

Epidemiology and Burden of Disease Research Stream

Overview

The Epidemiology and Burden of Disease Research Stream, led by Dr Damian Santomauro, produces metrics that guide health systems in understanding the mental health challenges faced by their population, how these challenges change over time, and how they compare with those imposed by other diseases and injuries. This involves programs of work featuring the collection of new epidemiological data for mental disorders, analysis of existing epidemiological data to understand the distribution of mental disorders, quantification of the fatal and non-fatal consequences of mental disorders, and the development of methodological frameworks to improve the precision at which we collect and analyse epidemiological data.

Research outputs

GBD 2021 Key Findings

Staff

Our research stream is split between two project teams – the Global Burden of Disease Team and the Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey Team.


Dr Svetlina Vasileva

Research Officer
Epidemiology and Burden of Disease Research Stream

Adjunct Fellow
School of Public Health, The University of Queensland



Dr Damian Santomauro

Head
Epidemiology and Burden of Disease Research Stream

Adjunct Fellow
School of Public Health, The University of Queensland



Associate Professor Alize Ferrari

Honorary Associate Professor
School of Public Health, The University of Queensland

Affiliate Assistant Professor of Health Metrics Sciences
The University of Washington



Dr Tabinda Basit

Senior Researcher
Epidemiology and Burden of Disease Research Stream

Completed PhD Student
(Awarded 2024) Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research



Jamileh Shadid

Research Officer
Epidemiology and Burden of Disease Research Stream

PhD Student
Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research



Dr Paul Miller

Research Officer
Epidemiology and Burden of Disease Research Stream


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HEAD OFFICE

Level 3, Dawson House
The Park Centre for Mental Health Treatment
Research and Education, Wacol, QLD 4076
P: +61 7 3271 8660

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

In the spirit of reconciliation, the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (QCMHR) acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands in which QCMHR operates and their continuing connections to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and stand together with all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.