Personal profile
Biography
I am a trained Biostatistician who loves working with numbers to ensure equitable provision of best-practices in medicine, public health and epidemiology. I graduated from Monash University with a PhD in Public Health/Epidemiology, which followed an MSc in Health Services Research and Technology Assessment at The University of Sheffield and a BSc(Honours) in Statistics at the University of Zimbabwe.
Having travelled, educated and worked in three different continents over the past two and a half decades, I know first hand some of the challenges migrant workers face. This lived experience and my work at the Monash Centre for Occupation and Environmental Health (MonCOEH) has shaped my research work and interests which focus on improving occupational health outcomes for migrant workers and the general CALD community. My additional interests are in increasing research participation of minority populations (e.g. CALD populations) as well as provide more evidence to support improved consideration of ethnicity in provision of medical services (including therapeutics, precision medicine, therapies).
My biostatistics and research methodology expertise spans over two decades in various research programs, within Australia, United Kingdom and Zimbawe, and I additionally collaborate with other international researchers around the world. I have experience working within clinical research, public health and epidemiology across different medical areas such as occupational health, psychiatry, general medicine, cardiovascular health, peadiatrics, endocrinology, respiratory health, e.t.c.
Research area keywords
- Biostatistics
- Research methodologies
- Health Services Research
- Migrant health
- Occupational Health
- Work
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
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Skouteris, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gwini, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chen, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reid, C. (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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The Candesartan Adjunctive Major Depression Trial - CADET: A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled triaL
Berk, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Malhi, G. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ng, C. H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hopwood, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fernandes, B. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gwini, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Amerena, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chatterton, M. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Williams, L. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Walker, A. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Turner, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Carvalho, A. F. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Mohebi, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Dean, O. M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Dodd, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Moylan, S. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/04/20 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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The Candesartan Adjunctive bipolar DEpression Trial – CADET.
Berk, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Malhi, G. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ng, C. H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hopwood, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fernandes, B. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gwini, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Amerena, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chatterton, M. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Suppes, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Williams, L. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Walker, A. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Turner, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Carvalho, A. F. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Nierenberg, A. A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Moriarty, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kessing, L. V. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Mohebbi, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Dean, O. M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Dodd, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Moylan, S. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/10/19 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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Screening for Primary Aldosteronism: Outcomes, Economics and Biomarkers
Yang, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Stowasser, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Russell, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Gwini, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
Project: Research
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EQUIPping Tertiary Care for the Optimal Diagnosis of Primary Aldosteronism
Yang, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Fuller, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stowasse, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Glendenning, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lu, Z. X. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chong, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Horvath, A. R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Endre, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Thuzar, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shen, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jong, I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Leenaerts, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Gwini, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Chen, G. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Skouteris, H. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Morris, H. (Associate Investigator (AI))
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (Australia)
14/04/22 → 7/09/25
Project: Research
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Occupational disease disparities by migration status: comparison of migrant and non-migrant workers in the Australian artificial stone benchtop industry
Gwini, S. M. (Leading Author), Hoy, R. F., Hore-Lacy, F., Tomic, D., Glass, D. C. & Walker-Bone, K., Jan 2026, In: Annals of Work Exposures and Health. 70, 1, 13 p., wxaf063.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Practice Nurse Provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Knowledge and Practices
James, S., Melwani, S., Gwini, S. M., Black, K. I., Taft, A., Bateson, D., Norman, W. V. & Mazza, D., Feb 2026, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 82, 2, p. 1395-1405 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Practice Nurses in the Provision of Medication Abortion: A Cross-Sectional Survey
James, S., Melwani, S., Gwini, S. M., Black, K. I., Taft, A., Bateson, D., Norman, W. V. & Mazza, D., Mar 2026, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 82, 3, p. 2152-2164 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Are mortality rates similar between jobs in the Queensland coal mine workers’ cohort?
Glass, D. C., Gwini, S. M., Monaco, A. D., Fritschi, L., Abramson, M. J., Sim, M. R. & Walker-Bone, K., Dec 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 1, 15 p., 3004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Counting the costs of silicosis in Victoria, Australia, 2019–2024, with projections to 2031
Tomic, D., Hoy, R. F., Berecki-Gisolf, J., Wah, W., Gwini, S. M., Sim, M. R. & Walker-Bone, K., Dec 2025, In: American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 68, 12, p. 1105-1114 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Damien Jolley Award for Statistical / Modelling Excellence in a Doctoral or Master's Thesis
Gwini, S. (Recipient), 14 Jun 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)