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Dr Joanna Dipnall is an applied statistician with particular interests in the areas of machine and deep learning techniques. She completed her Honours in Econometrics with Monash University and PhD with IMPACT SRC, School of Medicine, Deakin University where she blended machine learning with traditional statistical techniques to develop Risk Index for Depression (RID). Joanna works extensively with registry and linked medical data and collaborates extensively with the Faculty of IT at Monash to supervise Masters and PhD students to integrate AI within health research. Joanna is also Chair of the SPHPM Machine Learning Community of Practice Group. Joanna is also Primary Course Director and Senior Lecturer for the Monash Masters of Health Data Analytics course. This course integrates Monash units from SPHPM, IT and Business Economics. 

Joanna has worked externally in the commercial world as an applied researcher and statistical consultant throughout her career and started a business who was one of the first in Australia to conduct research over the internet in 1999. Joanna has taught advanced statistical methods for many years at universities, ACSPRI and NZSSN.

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):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

External positions

Honourary Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Barwon Health

2017 → …

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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  • Connect-TBI: Connect-TBI: A National Informatics and Data-Driven Approach to Improve Care for Moderate to Severe TBI

    Gabbe, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Udy, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hellewell, S. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Powell, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vallmuur, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fitzgerald, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lannin, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ryder, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cameron, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Holland, A. J. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kwan, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ponsford, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kilkenny, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Law, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jeffree, R. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Balogh, Z. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Caeyenberghs, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ge, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cooper, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barlow, K. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nasrallah, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McNamara, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Plummer, M. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bellomo, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Brien, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Curtis, K. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reade, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dipnall, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Parizel, P. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Teague, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jeffcote, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Newcombe, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Reilly, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Scheinberg, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Battistuzzo, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Honeybul, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Keeves, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Young, J. T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Secombe, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Litton, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Williams, G. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hassett, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reeder, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Singh, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Alexander, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Powell, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burns, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Farquharson, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Campbell, L. T. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hansen, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Delaney, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Read, D. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Parr, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ellis, D. Y. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Moore, J. W. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ownsworth, T. (Associate Investigator (AI)), King, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Higgins, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Nehme, Z. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Anstey, J. R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Weeden, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wake, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Noonan, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), To, M.-S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Taylor, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wagland , J. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Clavisi, O. (Project Manager)

    Australian National Imaging Facility (NIF), Connectivity Traumatic Brain Injury Australia Limited, Transport Accident Commission (TAC), Australia and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS)

    1/07/2530/06/30

    Project: Research

  • Advancing Care Through Injury Outcome Navigators (ACTION) Study

    Gabbe, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Lannin, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ekegren, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reeder, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kimmel, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Livingston, D. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vallmuur, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cameron, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fitzgerald, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Teague, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Balogh, Z. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dipnall, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Weber, D. G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wake, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Afoakwah, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Webb, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Jowett, H. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Morrison, B. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Read, D. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Mahoney, A. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Lecuyer, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Schuetz, M. A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ellis, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kelly, N. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ryder, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Collier, F. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Bellinger, D. (Associate Investigator (AI))

    1/06/2531/05/30

    Project: Research

  • Transforming opioid poisoning surveillance through novel technologies

    Xia, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Dipnall, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hayman, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lam, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nielsen, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Beare, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Dietze, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Scott, N. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Stoove, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Roxburgh, A. (Associate Investigator (AI))

    1/01/2531/12/27

    Project: Research

  • PRAISE: Predicting fracture outcomes from clinical Registry data using Artificial Intelligence Supplemented models for Evidence-informed treatment (PRAISE) study

    Gabbe, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Dipnall, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Page, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Du, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Costa, M. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Lyons, R. (Chief Investigator (CI))

    NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)

    1/01/2130/06/26

    Project: Research

  • 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))

    26/03/2031/08/20

    Project: Research