Meet the team

The Rural Health Research Institute supports community health and wellbeing through collaboration.

Under the leadership of Professor Julian Grant, the Institute’s diverse core team of researchers with backgrounds in epidemiology, mental health and substance use, health service delivery and health disparity undertake research with local, national and international implications and significance. The Institute works collaboratively with community, health professionals, industry and policymakers to address key challenges and build rural health research capacity.

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Executive Director

Professor Julian Grant

Executive Director, Rural Health Research Institute

Deputy Director

Professor Julaine Allan

Professor of Rural Health (Mental Health & Addictions), Charles Sturt University

Executive Support Team

Joy Lalantare

Administration Officer

Mr Md Wahiduzzaman

Executive Officer

Institute staff

Dr Hazel Dalton

Senior Research Fellow of Rural Health (Health Services) and Theme Lead of Rural Health Services, Charles Sturt University

Dr Fatema Zerin Farhana

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Nanomaterials, Biosensor)

Mr Damien Little

Research Assistant

Dr Zhicheng Lu (Andy)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence

Dr Shakeel Mahmood

Research Fellow (Health Policy Analyst)

Dr Tebikew Yeneabat Mengist

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Public Health), Charles Sturt University

Professor Mohammad Ali Moni

Program Lead, Centre for AI & Digital Health Technology

Distinguished Professor Muhammad J A Shiddiky

Distinguished Professor in Nanotechnology

Dr Kiran Shrestha

Research Fellow (Point-of-care Molecular Diagnostics)

Dr Nicole Snowden

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Charles Sturt University

Dr Subash Thapa

Senior Research Fellow of Rural Public Health (Epidemiologist)

Affiliates

Professor Oliver Burmeister

Professor of Information Systems

Dr Nidhish Francis

Senior Lecturer in Animal Physiology

Dr Patricia Mackey

Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Professor Sharynne McLeod

Distinguished Professor of Speech and Language Acquisition

Dr Martin Pal

Lecturer in Medical Science

Associate Professor Sokcheon Pak

Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences

Dr Holly Randell-Moon

Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Australian Studies

Associate Professor Mohmad Farooq Shaikh

Associate Professor in Pharmacy

Professor Shokoofeh Shamsi

Professor in Veterinary Parasitology

Dr Shaoyu Wang

Senior Lecturer in Anatomy & Physiology

Dr Xiaoming Zheng

Senior Lecturer in Medical Physics

Suvi Aathira

Adjunct

Dr Ali Ahmed

Adjunct Research Fellow (Epidemiologist)

Dr Kedir Ahmed

Research Fellow of Rural Public Health (Epidemiologist)

Dr Sharmin Aktar

Adjunct Research Fellow (Cancer Molecular Biology)

Dr Rohina Alim

Adjunct Research Fellow (Periodontitis)

Dr Anayochukwu Edward Anyasodor

Research Fellow of Rural Public Health (Epidemiologist)

Dr Benedict Osei Asibey

Adjunct Research Fellow in Population Health

Dr Feleke Hailemichael Astawesegn

Adjunct Research Fellow

Peter Edward Gibbs

Adjunct Professor (Aboriginal Health)

Mr Sulaimon Idowu

Adjunct Research Associate (Microbiology and Immunology)

Dr Zemenu Yohannes Kassa

Adjunct Research Fellow in Epidemiology

Dr Cheru Tesema Leshargie

Adjunct Research Fellow in Epidemiology

Dr Poonam Mudgil

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow (Eye & Infectious Diseases)

Dr Shumirai Mushangwe

Adjunct Research Fellow in Epidemiology

Phillip Naden

Adjunct Professor (Aboriginal Health)

James Newman

Adjunct Professor (Aboriginal Health)

Dr Zekariyas Nezenega

Adjunct Research Fellow in Epidemiology

Dr Liz Pressick

Adjunct Research Fellow in Rural Health Services

Dr Riaz Uddin

Adjunct Research Fellow (Pubic Health)

Raechel Wallace

Adjunct Professor (Aboriginal Health)