Summer research projects
Collaborate with some of the University's leading academics and researchers to participate in research-related activities for a selected project. You'll have the opportunity to progress and apply your degree-specific knowledge, whilst developing valuable research and professional capabilities.
The Summer Research Program will run from 13 January 2025 - 21 February 2025.
Please find the 2025 Summer Research Projects below:
Evaluating the health and education outcomes of mental health interventions for teens and adolescents
Supervisors: Dr Elcin Tuzel (Primary Supervisor) and Dr Jean Spinks (Project Collaborator)
Project Description: The scholar will be involved in an existing project being led by CBEH which aims to devlop methods to build upon existing work by the World Bank to use Learning Adjusted Life Years as a way of measuring the impact of interventions to improve the mental health of teens and adolescents. Under the supervision of Dr Tuzel, the student can support the project in several different ways including dataset cleaning and analysis, literature review and manuscript preparation. The main dataset to be used in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. The scholar may support different components of the project, depending upon the stage at the time of the placement and their individual interests.
Project Duration: Students will be engaged for five weeks during the Summer Research period. We expect the student to work on the program for around 30 hours per week. The project will be offered through a hybrid arrangement (on site and remotely).
An exploration of the nursing workforce experience and intention to leave Australia
Supervisor: Dr Sabrina Lenzen (Primary Supervisor) and Prof Luke Connelly (Project Collaborator)
Project Description: This research will study how nurses' labour market and demographic characteristics impact nurses' intention to leave the career, shedding light on key determinants on nursing workforce stability. To study this research question, the student will utilise the Household, Income and Labour Dynamic in Australia (HILDA) dataset for Empirical analysis. HILDA is a longitudinal dataset that collects information about more than 17,000 Australians annually.
Project Duration: The project will be run for 6 weeks from 13 January 2025 - 21 February 2025. Hours of engagement will be between 20-36 hours per week, depending on the scholar's availability. A hybrid arrangement will be offered (hot desk on site and remotely).
How is the quality? Assessing the economic evaluation evidence of digital health interventions
Supervisor: Dr Anton Pak
Project Description: This projects aims to investigate the specific features of DHIs (digital health interventions) and their impact on the design, measurement, analysis and reporting of cost-effectiveness analyses conducted alongside both randomised and non-randomised studies. Key activities for the scholar include: conducting a comprehensive literature review, which involves developing and executing a search strategy, selecting relevant studies, analysing data, and presenting and reporting the results; and supporting the development of a case study that showcases the economic evaluation of a digital health intervention, encompassing data management, modelling components, econometric analysis, and results reporting.
Project Duration: The project will run for six weeks. The hours of engagement are 36 hours per week. While on-site attendance is preferred, a hybrid working arrangement will be considered for this positon.
Efficiency of individual health production in Australia: Evidence from the HILDA survey
Supervisor: Dr Bao Nguyen
Project Description: This project aims to provide empirical evidence on how efficiently individuals in Australia utilise their resources to produce good health outcomes. To acheive this, we estimate the best practice production frontier for Australian individuals using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey. Additionally, we investigate the factors that impact the production frontier as well as the distribution of health production efficiency.
Project Duration: The project will run for six weeks. The hours of engagement are 36 hours per week. While on-site attendance is preferred, a hybrid working arrangement will be considered for this positon.
To apply for one of these projects please visit Student Hub.