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Biography
Dr Chen is a Professor at Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (July 2024-present); he also holds an Adjunct Professor position at Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University (July 2024-present).
Dr Chen received a PhD degree from the Centre for Health Economics (CHE), Faculty of Business and Economics (April 2013), Monash University. He also holds a Master of Management Science degree from the School of Public Policy and Administration (2007) and a Bachelor of Medicine degree from the School of Medicine (2004), Xi'an Jiaotong University in China.
He has been awarded a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) fellowship from ARC. His collaborative research is funded by nationally competitive grants from the NHMRC of Australia, MRFF, Cancer Australia, National Heart Foundation of Australia, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China Medical Board, Research Council of Norway, as well as Australian government and organisation such as the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, and Transport Accident Commission (TAC).
His papers have been published in leading journals such as Health Economics, Social Science & Medicine, PharmacoEconomics, Quality of Life Research, Value in Health, Health Policy and Planning, Medical Decision Making, British Journal of Psychiatry, British Journal of Cancer, Pediatrics, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Accident Analysis and Prevention.
Prior to his current position, Dr Chen was an Associate Professor (2018-24) and Senior Research Fellow (2016-18) at CHE, Monash Business School, Monash University; Research Fellow at Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer (FCIC) and Flinders Health Economics Group (FHEG), School of Medicine, Flinders University (2012-16), as well as the China Center for Health Economic Research (CCHER), Guanghua School of Management, Peking University (2007-09). He was awarded Full Academic Status of Associate Professor/Reader (2018-22) in the College of Medicine and Public Health, and Full Academic Status of Senior Lecturer (2016-18) in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University.
He served as the Vice President of the Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) (9/2022-9/2025).
He was a recipient of the 2018 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, Australian Research Council (ARC DECRA); 2017 Dean's Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher, Monash Business School; 2014 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Early Career Researchers, Flinders University; 2011 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Student Paper Award (Runner Up); 2009-2012 Dean’s Postgraduate Research Excellence Award, and 2009 Donald Cochrane Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University; 2009 Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS), Australian Government.
Personal website: www.healtheconomist.com.au.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Research area keywords
- Health Economics
- Quality of life
- Health Preference
- Subjective wellbeing
- Economic Evaluation
- Health Policy and Systems
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Centre of Research Excellence in Achieving Health Equity for All People with Disabilities (CRE-AHEAD)
Petrie, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Dickinson, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kavanagh, A. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Badland, H. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Aitken, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chen, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mason, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bailie, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yates, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Disney, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Glasby, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Jarl, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Alriksson-Schmidt, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Saxby, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Llewellyn, G. M. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Laufer, A. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/11/24 → 31/10/29
Project: Research
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The CONSEP trial: Implementing screening for a hidden cause of hypertension
Yang, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Russell, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stocks, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nelson, M. R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Skouteris, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gwini, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chen, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reid, C. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stowasser, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fuller, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Melder, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Morris, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Malios, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wyatt, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Sikaris, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Burgess, J. R. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Torpy, D. J. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/02/23 → 30/04/28
Project: Research
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Tracing causes of inequalities in health and well-being: Analysis of rich longitudinal data
Olsen, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Gyrd-Hansen, D. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Abelsen, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Chen, G. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/04/18 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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Carer payments assessment process
Badji, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Petrakis, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Petrie, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chen, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zhu, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Li, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Walters, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hassan, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Leber, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
28/05/24 → 6/01/25
Project: Research
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Procurement of services to develop a detailed inclusions list, exclusions list, exceptions process, guidance and a list of AT-HM for people with progressive conditions, for Government consideration.
Layton, N. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Callaway, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brusco, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chen, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hill, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Bould, E. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
2/06/23 → 17/12/24
Project: Research
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Behavioral responses to healthcare funding decisions and their impact on value for money: evidence from Australia
Ghijben, P., Petrie, D., Zavarsek, S., Chen, G. & Lancsar, E., Jul 2025, In: Health Economics. 34, 7, p. 1239-1254 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring the complexity of the relationship between global life satisfaction and satisfaction with life domains in early adolescents
Winn, K. M., Chen, G. & Woode, M. E., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Child Indicators Research. 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring the impact of a personalised disability reform on people with disability and their primary carers: evidence from the Australian national disability insurance scheme
Ma, B. H., Badji, S., Chen, G. & Petrie, D., May 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 5, 18 p., e0321377.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Preferences for the use of artificial intelligence for breast cancer screening in Australia: a discrete choice experiment
Woode, M. E., De Silva Perera, U., Degeling, C., Aquino, Y. S. J., Houssami, N., Carter, S. M. & Chen, G., 2025, In: The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research. 18, p. 495-510 16 p., e2431715.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Systematic Review of Self-Reported Multidimensional Instruments Used to Measure Quality of Life and Subjective Well-Being of Children and Adolescents
Winn, K., Woode, M. E., Aydin, G. & Chen, G., Mar 2025, In: Social Indicators Research. 177, 2, p. 671-731 61 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Flinders University Vice-Chancellor's Award for Early Career Researchers
Chen, G. (Recipient), 2015
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International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Student Paper Award
Chen, G. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)