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Asmare Gelaw is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Healthy Working Lives Research Group and Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University.
Asmare Gelaw holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Physiotherapy both from the University of Gondar and a PhD (Epidemiology) from Monash University, Melbourne,Australia.
Before enrolling at Monash University to pursue his PhD, Asmare Gelaw worked as a physiotherapy lecturer and clinical physiotherapist at the University of Gondar Hospital.
Dr. Gelaw's research focuses on the physical and psychological health of healthcare and other workers, compensation claims, occupational and environmental hazards in the workplace, the physiological and mental health impacts of bushfire fighters, and chronic physical health conditions after injury.
Research area keywords
- work-related injury
- Health Outcomes
- Occupational and environmental health
- Mental health at work
- Injury epidemiology
- post-injury outcomes
- Epidemiological Analysis
- Epidemiologiy
- Epidemiology of chronic health conditions
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
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Psychological injury in the health and community services industry: Phase 2
Collie, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Parker, S. K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nguyen, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Johnston, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gelaw, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Gray, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
28/02/23 → 31/08/23
Project: Research
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Psychological injury in the health and community services industry: Phase 2
Collie, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Parker, S. K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nguyen, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Johnston, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gelaw, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Gray, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
28/02/23 → 31/08/23
Project: Research
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T038 Ageing and Disability - Additional Analyses
Beck, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Gabbe, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ekegren, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dipnall, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reeder, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Simpson, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Gelaw, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
26/03/20 → 31/08/20
Project: Research
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Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors in 204 Countries and Territories, 1990-2023
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks 2023 Collaborators, 2 Dec 2025, In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 86, 22, p. 2167-2243 77 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Non-respiratory health risks and mortality associated with fighting bushfires (wildfires): a systematic review
Gelaw, A., Wah, W., Glass, D. C., Sim, M. R., Hoy, R., Berecki-Gisolf, J. & Walker-Bone, K., Jul 2025, In: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 98, 4-5, p. 343–367 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Systematic review of impacts of occupational exposure to wildfire smoke on respiratory function, symptoms, measures and diseases
Wah, W., Gelaw, A., Glass, D. C., Sim, M. R., Hoy, R. F., Berecki-Gisolf, J. & Walker-Bone, K., Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 263, 9 p., 114463.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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The association between post-injury chronic physical health conditions, health status, and survival time in people with serious orthopaedic injuries
Gelaw, A. Y., Gabbe, B. J., Arnup, S. J., Reeder, S., Fitzgerald, M., Lyons, R. A., Ponsford, J. L., Collie, A., Christie, N., Nunn, A., Harrison, J. E., Cameron, P. & Ekegren, C. L., Jan 2025, In: Trauma. 27, 1, p. 39-50 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Time trends in work-related MSK injury admissions in Victoria: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Gelaw, A., Walker-Bone, K. & Berecki-Gisolf, J., Feb 2025, In: Injury. 56, 2, 8 p., 112035.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review