Ankur Singh
- Convener
A/Prof
University of Sydney, LOHRG
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Expertise
- Simulation Modelling
- Epidemiology
- Causal inference
Research interests
Social Epidemiology; Health Equity; Lifespan Oral Health
Who We Are
We excel at collaborative research that tests and evaluates population-level interventions for their public health benefits and equity impacts. Our work rests on three key pillars: data science, systems thinking and policy research, and public voice and advocacy. We collaborate frequently with researchers and policymakers—both locally and internationally—to support evidence-based policy decisions with finite health resources. Our central focus is improving oral health equity and reduce wastage in ineffective or inequitable interventions. We build local and international capacity for researchers in advanced epidemiological approaches and oral health policy research, with a special interest in mentoring students and early career researchers (ECRs), regardless of their oral health background.
HEAL-OH
Governance team
Our governance team brings together member representatives and leads for communication, education, journal club and webinars.
Ruby Cole
- Secretary
- Communication and Blog
Research Assistant
University of Sydney, LOHRG
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Expertise
- Qualitative methods
Research interests
Preventative Care
Sally Chen
- Higher Degree by Research Representatives
PhD Candidate/ Research Assistant
University of Melbourne
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Expertise
- Epidemiology
- Causal Inference
- Simulation Modelling
- Detection & Attribution
Research interests
Oral Health; Oral Cancer; Tobacco Use; Climate Change
Research project
Attributing the impact of heat on health outcomes to climate change in the Asia and Pacific, using the Detection and Attribution method
Amare Teshome
- Higher Degree by Research Representatives
PhD Candidate
University of Sydney
Rebecca Venchiarutti
- Early and Mid-Career
Senior Research Fellow
Chris O'Brien Lifehouse
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Expertise
- Data Linkage
- Epidemiology
- Qualitative Research
Research interests
Oral Cancer; Unwarranted Variations; Access to Care; Rural Health
Sharon Tan
- Early and Mid-Career
PhD Candidate
National University of Singapore; King's College London
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Expertise
- Health Technology Assessment
- Health Economics
- Health Services Research
Yanela Aravena Rivas
- Global Affiliate
Assistant Professor
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Profile details for Yanela Aravena Rivas
Expertise
- Commercial and Political Determinants of Health
- Sugar Consumption
- Health Promotion
Inès Phlypo
- Global Affiliate
PhD Candidate
Ghent University
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Expertise
- Qualitative research methods
- Program development
- Process evaluation
Research interests
Care for persons with disabilities; Implementation science; Oral health promotion; Access to care; Change management and organizational performance
Gagandeep Kaur
- Communication and Blog
PhD Candidate/ Research Assistant
University of Sydney, LOHRG, University of Melbourne
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Expertise
- Epidemiology
- Systematic Review
- Causal Mediation
Research interests
Affordability; Dental Attendance
Research project
Investigating the impact of oral health care affordability on long-term dental attendance patterns.
Upul Cooray
- Education
Research Fellow
University of Sydney, LOHRG
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Expertise
- Causal Inference
- Data Inalysis
- Simulation Modelling
- R Programming
Research interests
Social Determinants of Health; Policy Impact Emulation
Gunjeet Kaur
- Education
Research Fellow
University of Sydney
Jessica Nguyen
- Journal Club
MPH Candidate/ Research Assistant
Oral Health Victoria
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Expertise
- Observational Data Analysis
- Systematic Review
- Semi-structured Interviews
Research interests
Causal Inference; Simulation Modeling; Implementation Science
Yuxi Li
- Journal Club
Health Economist
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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Expertise
- Causal epidemiology
- Longitudinal data analysis
- Health economic evaluation
- Population simulation modelling
Research interests
Social determinants of health; Health inequalities; Health systems and policy; Population oral health; Primary care workforce policy
Eero Raittio
- Journal Club
Assistant Professor
Aarhus University; University of Eastern Finland
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Expertise
- Oral Epidemiology
- Registry-based Research
- Causal Inference
- Dental Health Services Research
- Oral Health Interventions and Policies
Lauren Carpenter
- Webinar
Senior Research Fellow
University of Melbourne
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Expertise
- Mixed-methods
- Evaluation
- Child and family health
Research interests
Child Public Health; Oral Health; Nutrition
Nadia Kaunein
- Webinar
Research Fellow
University of Melbourne
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Expertise
- Oral Cancer Epidemiology
- Population Oral Health
Research interests
Social Inequalities in Health; Tobacco control
Our members
Meet the wider HEAL-OH network, listed alphabetically by surname.
Radiya Adam
Research Assistant
Oral Health Victoria
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Expertise
- Administrative Health Data Analysis
- Epidemiological Methods
- Qualitative research
- Mixed-methods Research
- Program Evaluation
Research interests
Population Oral Health; Oral Health Inequities; Implementation Science; Oral Health Surveillance
Denise Argote Quispe
Student/Masters
University of Melbourne
Amit Arora
A/Prof
Western Sydney University
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Research interests
Health Equity; Cohort Studies; Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health; Health Literacy; CALD Populations
Lin Aung
PhD Candidate/ Research Assistant
University of Sydney, LOHRG
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Expertise
- Administrative Health Data Analysis
- Epidemiology
Research interests
Multimorbidity; Health Inequities; Social Determinants
Research project
Understanding the social origins and pathways of oral health related multimorbidity.
Simra Azher
PhD Candidate
University of Melbourne
Ashorino Barkho
Student/Undergraduate
University of Sydney
Nasir Bashir
Wellcome Trust Fellow
MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge
Profile details for Nasir Bashir
Expertise
- Statistical Inference
- Social Epidemiology
- Genetic Epidemiology
Tracy Bui
Student/Undergraduate
University of Sydney
Gisselle Carbajal Rodriguez
PhD Candidate
Erasmus Medical Center
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Expertise
- Oral Epidemiology
- Population Health Research
- Cohort Studies
- Longitudinal Data Analyses
Research interests
Life-course Epidemiology; Social Determinants of Health; Causal Inference
Jack Fellows
Student/Undergraduate
University of Sydney
Adyya Gupta
Senior Research Fellow
Deakin University
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Expertise
- Evidence Synthesis
- Mixed method research
- Co-design Methods
- Systems Mapping
Research interests
Public Health Nutrition; Social & Commercial Determinants of Health; Oral Health; Digital Food Environment; Health Promotion
Matt Hopcraft
A/Prof
University of Melbourne
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Research interests
Dental Workforce; Advocacy; Water Fluoridation; Mental Health
Shulamite S Huang
Assistant Professor
New York University College of Dentistry
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Expertise
- Health economics
- Economic evaluation
- Causal inference
Research interests
Insurance; Community-based interventions; Medical-dental divide
Lois Jun
Dental practioner
University of Sydney
Sakura Kiuchi
Assistant Professor
Institute of Science Tokyo
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Expertise
- Causal inference
- Oral epidemiology
Research interests
Social determinants of health; Health inequalities
Huihua Li
Senior biostatistician
National Dental Centre Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School
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Expertise
- Systematic Review
- Mixed Model
- Predictive Model
- Causal Inference
- Multistate Life Tables
Sreenath Madathil
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, McGill University
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Expertise
- Artificial Intelligence
- Life course Approach
- Cancer Epidemiology
Narendar Manohar
Research Fellow
Black Dog Institute
Kanchan Marcus
Research Fellow
University of Sydney
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Expertise
- Mixed methods
- Qualitative Methods
- Program Evaluations
Research interests
Health System Access; Social Epidemiology; CALD populations; Integrated Care
Roisin McGrath
A/Prof
University of Melbourne
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Expertise
- Service Delivery Models
- Workforce Training & Development
- Population oral health
Research interests
Interprofessional Practice; Mental Health and Oral Health
Rakhi Mittal
Research Fellow
University of Sydney
Shruti Nair
PhD Candidate
Western Sydney University
Shanika Nanayakkara
A/Prof
University of Sydney
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Expertise
- Quantitative Research
- Data Analysis
Research interests
Environmental Determinants of Health; Environmental Exposure Assessment; Salivary Diagnostics
Diego Proaño Falconi
PhD Candidate
University of Toronto
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Expertise
- Financial Risk Protection
- Inequities in Oral Health
- Oral Epidemiology
- Policy Analysis
- Causal Inference
Mishel Shahid
Manager, Systems Science and Research
The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, Sax Institute
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Expertise
- Systems thinking
- Systems change
- Causal and simulation modelling
- Health economics
- Workforce capability building
- Participatory approaches
- Knowledge mobilisation
Kamila Sihuay Torres
PhD Candidate
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
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Expertise
- Cost-effectiveness analysis
- Clinical decision modelling in oral health
Research interests
Community-based participatory research; Qualitative research
Lucky Singh
Associate Professor
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR); National Disease Modelling Consortium (NDMC); Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
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Expertise
- Multilevel modelling
- Structural equation modelling
- Propensity score matching
Research interests
Preventive risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs); Tobacco use; Obesity; Alcohol consumption
Michelle Stennett
Clinical Research Fellow
University College London; Hertfordshire Community Trust (NHS)
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Expertise
- Ethnicity and Health
- Global Oral Health
- Oral Health for Children and Adolescents with Autism and Learning Disabilities
Saif Syed
PhD Candidate
University College London; Queen Mary University, UK
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Expertise
- Oral Health Inequalities
- Healthy Ageing
- Health Systems and Policy
- Health Services
John Tay
PhD Candidate
National Dental Centre Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School
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Expertise
- Analytical Epidemiology
- Registry Research
Bethy Turton
Assistant Professor
Boston University; University of Puthisastra
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Expertise
- Systems thinking
- Co-design
- Epidemiology
- Operational innovation
Research interests
Early childhood oral health; Long-term care; HIV care settings; Translating oral-systemic evidence
Anne Wang
Student/Undergraduate
University of Sydney
Lalit Dinesh Yadav
Research Fellow
SA Health
Interested in collaborating with us?
We lead short courses and commissioned research, collaborate on research grants and interesting research ideas, host visiting researchers and students, support HDR applications for ideas aligned with HEAL-Oral Health, work with consumers, and welcome media enquiries about population oral health. We welcome new partnerships from academic institutions, health organisations, and policy bodies worldwide. Please contact us if you are interested in collaborating or would like to learn more about our work.