Life course approach to women's health
Principal Advisor: Professor Gita Mishra
Email: g.mishra@uq.edu.au
Phone: 07 3346 5224
Research group: Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Research
Organisational unit: School of Public Health
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) is an ongoing longitudinal population-based study that examines the health and wellbeing of more than 57,000 women across Australia. ALSWH has been funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health since 1996 as a national flagship study, with findings contributing to national policy and practice including the Women’s Health Strategy 2020-2030.
Opportunities exist for three UQ funded PhD projects (with stipend) using data collected in ALSWH and related sub-studies. Topics include:
- Gynaecological disorders, including endometriosis and fibroids
- Mother’s and their Children’s Healthcare Experience Study
- Health of women from menarche to pre-menopause
- Impact of interpersonal violence and abuse on health and wellbeing
Supervisors will work with candidates to develop a PhD project that is both in line with the candidate’s research interests and fits within the overall scope of the outlined projects. For more information, please visit the ALSWH page.