Multiple projects in Addiction, Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Use Epidemiology

Fields:

• Data analytics
• Epidemiology
• Mental health
• Psychiatry
• Public health
• Addiction

Location: St Lucia campus (online)

Type of student:

• Higher Degree Research i.e. PhD or MPhil (intercalated MD-PhD & MD-MPhil)
• Extra-curricular (this represents research work experience opportunities that students may do during spare time and holiday periods)
• Honours students
• 4 Unit Masters of Public Health (MPH) Student
• PGY1: Post-graduate year 1
• PGY2: Post-graduate year 2

Type of work:

• Literature review
• Qualitative methods
• Secondary data analysis
• Statistical analysis
• Systematic review

Brief synopsis:

Available Topics on Addiction and Mental health Studies

1. Epidemiology of comorbid mental and substance use disorders
2. Harmful alcohol use and alcohol use disorders
3. Gaming addiction in youth
4. Smoking in South-East Asia
5. Substance use treatment service use
6. Cost-effectiveness of addiction interventions
7. Well-being of medical students
8. Mental health and public attitudes related to the COVID-19 pandemic

 Research projects would be suitable to those:

• Highly motivated, pro-active, and self-directed.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Has completed or is enrolled to complete the UQ library workshop on systematic reviews and database searching.