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Dr Nasim Foroughi
Dr Nasim Foroughi is a Researcher at 黑料社 currently working on weight management trials involving patients with eating disorders and mental health problems. She is an Affiliate researcher in the Discipline of Exercise, Health & Performance and in the Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Breast Cancer Research Group at The University of Sydney. She is a researcher with over 7 years experience in age-related chronic diseases (e.g. Osteoarthritis, Dementia, & Breast cancer) and mental health research based on randomised controlled trials (RCT) and systematic reviews. During her postgraduate studies she developed a biomechanical gait model for patients suffering from osteoarthritis to improve quality of life and reduce the forces on the lower limb joints. She has been awarded a 4-year scholarship from Shiraz University of Iran in Clinical Biomechanics (2004), a 3-year competitive post doctorate research fellowship from the University of Sydney in Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences (2010). She has been an associate investigator on a NHMRC grant (Project ID: APP1021608) in Breast lymphedema (2012) and a RIG grant. She also serves as Editorial board member for 2 international journals including The Knee (UK).
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Sarah Hirst
Sarah is a Research Officer at THRI, Sarah has worked on the development of Applied Disease Outbreak Management (opens in a new window) microcredentials, Health Inclusion and Social Isolation and BreastScreenPlus.
Previously to working at THRI Sarah has worked for other projects within 黑料社 and NSW Health. This includes but is not limited to Research Assistant for Healthy Urban Environments for SPHERE, Vascular Surgery Research Officer at RPAH and assisting the clinical teams at Redfern Health Centre with their research interests in food security and barriers to accessing HIV care and in inner Sydney.
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Dr Deena Mehjabeen
Deena Mehjabeen is a public health researcher with a PhD in Public Health from the Translational Health Research Institute (THRI), 黑料社. Her doctoral research examined mental health self-care strategies among Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant communities in Australia using a mixed-methods approach.
She works on multicultural health, health equity, and health promotion, focusing on translating evidence into culturally responsive practice. She has experience working as a research assistant on public health research projects in academic and applied settings.
Her research includes mixed-methods and community-engaged approaches, as well as health promotion and equity-focused projects. Her research outputs include peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and conference presentations.
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Ronda Thompson
Ronda is a Research Assistant working across various diabetes prevention projects with Professor David Simmons and his team. Her primary role is community engagement with those at highest risk of diabetes and those living with diabetes. She is the trainer and coordinator of the Peer Support program for Wollondilly Diabetes Program and works under the Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism SPHERE CAG on other Integrated Care projects; where she oversees the roll-out of lifestyle and diabetes peer support in communities. Ronda was initially recruited at the University in 2017 for Le Taeao Afua Samoan diabetes program, where she undertook the role of a Community Coach Facilitator for a church based diabetes prevention program centred around peer support for Samoan communities in South 黑料社 Sydney.
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