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Personal profile
Biography
Dennis is a Professor in the Centre for Health Economics, Monash University. He has published extensively on the economics of illicit drugs and alcohol, disability, cancer, the longitudinal measurement and evaluation of health inequalities and has lead a large number of economic evaluations of healthcare interventions including alongside RCTs. He has consistently published in the leading health economics journals, with multiple papers in the Journal of Health Economics (6), Health Economics (10), Social Science & Medicine (6) and also high impact medical journals including The Lancet, JAMA, BMJ, PLOS Medicine, Addiction (2), Diabetologia, Diabetes Care (2), Clinical Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology (4). He specialises in analysing large and complex data sets to improve health policy decisions with a focus on reducing health inequities.
Research interests
Health Inequalities
Health Economics
Applied Econometrics
Economic Evaluations
Research area keywords
- Inequalities in Health
- Health Economics
- Econometrics
- risk and uncertainty
- Alcohol
- Cancer
- Drugs - illicit
- Disability
- Cost Effectiveness
- Economic Evaluation
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 -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Epidemiological Modelling of Australian Patients with Lymphoma
Irving, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Petrie, D. (Supervisor), McQuilten, Z. (Supervisor), Hawkes, E. (Supervisor), Wood, E. (Supervisor), Opat, S. (Supervisor), Barraclough, A. (Supervisor) & Williams, J. (Supervisor)
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Research
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A Centre of Research Excellence in Supportive Care for People with Blood Cancers
McQuilten, Z. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Wood, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rickard, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Agar, M. R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hawkes, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Henden, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Roberts, J. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Petrie, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rutherford, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Le, T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/11/25 → 31/10/30
Project: Research
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Systemic inquiry into mainstreaming sustainable food for Victorian patients
Kaufman, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Aydin, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Collins, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bone, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Petrie, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
7/07/25 → 25/02/28
Project: Research
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Co-designing pain management with people in opioid dependence treatment
Nielsen, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Davies, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ashton-James, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dowla, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lim, M. S. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Murnion, B. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Glare, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yang, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lord, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dietze, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Higgs, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rowland, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), MacCartney, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Picco, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cheetham, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Crawford, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Lubman, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Fischer, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Fyfield, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Demirkol, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Petrie, D. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/07/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Upscaling a pharmacist-prescriber model of collaborative care for Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence (MATOD) to address Australia’s treatment shortage.
Nielsen, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Nissen, L. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jackson, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rowland, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Petrie, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cheetham, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Armstrong, F. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Morgan, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Lord, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wood, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Muir Wilson, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Winmill, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Tassone, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), McMaugh, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Crawford, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Lingham, V. (Partner Investigator (PI))
1/04/25 → 31/03/29
Project: Research
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Alcohol consumption and atrial fibrillation risk: an overview of systematic reviews and network meta-analysis
Hadi, M. H., Saha, S., Petrie, D., Woode, M. E. & Gerdtham, U. G., Jan 2026, In: Drug and Alcohol Review. 45, 1, 25 p., e70089.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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All-cause and cause-specific mortality among transgender and gender diverse people: a nationwide cohort study in Australia
Saxby, K., Bailey, S., Petrie, D. & Nolan, B. J., Feb 2026, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 67, 11 p., 101813.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A multisite pilot type 2 hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial of a community pharmacist-led model of collaborative care for Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence: outcomes of the EPIC-MATOD trial
Nielsen, S. (Leading Author), Graham, F., Hadi, M. H., Grist, E., Rowland, B., Jackson, J., Lord, S., Dostal, J., Wood, P., Morgan, K., Petrie, D. & Cheetham, A. (Leading Author), Feb 2026, In: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 22, 2, p. 292-310 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A post-market economic evaluation of Bortezomib, Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone versus pre-funding standard of care for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma using registry data
Irving, A., Petrie, D., Harris, A., Fanning, L., Wood, E. M., Moore, E., Wellard, C., Waters, N., Augustson, B., Cook, G., Gay, F., McCaughan, G., Mollee, P., Spencer, A. & McQuilten, Z. K., 2026, In: PharmacoEconomics. 44, p. 83-95 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Energy poverty consequences of aggressive tobacco tax policies
Hadi, M., Petrie, D. & Khalil, U., Apr 2026, In: Social Science and Medicine. 395, 20 p., 119002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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Dean’s Equity, Diversity and Social Inclusion Research Excellence Award
Badji, S. (Recipient), Petrie, D. (Recipient), de New, S. (Recipient) & Saxby, K. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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VAADA Victorian AOD Service Providers Conference
Nielsen, S. (Organiser), Cheetham, A. (Speaker), Grist, E. (Organiser), Petrie, D. (Organiser), Jackson, J. (Organiser), Lord, S. (Organiser), Jacka, D. (Organiser) & Morgan, K. (Speaker)
17 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Victorian Alcohol & Drug Association Conference 2023
Nielsen, S. (Organiser), Cheetham, A. (Speaker), Jackson, J. (Organiser), Lord, S. (Organiser), Petrie, D. (Organiser), Jacka, D. (Organiser), Picco, L. (Organiser) & Morgan, K. (Organiser)
9 Feb 2023 → 10 Feb 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Evidence and Implementation Summit 2023
Nielsen, S. (Organiser), Cheetham, A. (Speaker), Grist, E. (Organiser), Jackson, J. (Organiser), Lord, S. (Organiser), Petrie, D. (Organiser), Jacka, D. (Organiser) & Morgan, K. (Organiser)
10 Oct 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press/Media
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NDIS cost scrutiny is intensifying again – the past shows this can harm health and wellbeing for people with disability
Badji, S., Petrie, D. & Kavanagh, A.
1/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment