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Dr Suzanne McDonald is an Adjunct Research Fellow in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

Dr Suzanne McDonald holds her primary academic appointment in the General Practice Clinical Unit at The University of Queensland. Her research principally focuses on the development and application of N-of-1 trials in medicine.

Dr McDonald has secured approximately $2.9 million in competitive research funding for research in chronic and complex conditions across primary and secondary care.

Dr McDonald chairs the International Network for N-of-1 Trials & Single-Case Designs (nof1sced.org), a global network of more than 800 academics, researchers, and clinicians across 49 countries.

Education/Academic qualification

Medical Sciences, PhD, Newcastle University (United Kingdom)

Award Date: 4 Apr 2016

Health Psychology, Master of Science, Northumbria University

Award Date: 21 Jun 2013

Public Health & Health Services Research, MSc, Newcastle University (United Kingdom)

Award Date: 14 Oct 2011

Psychology, MRes

Award Date: 26 Nov 2010

Psychology (Hons), MA, University of Aberdeen

Award Date: 9 Jul 2009

External positions

Senior Research Associate, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

13 May 2019 → …

Visiting Researcher, Newcastle University (United Kingdom)

8 Oct 20187 Oct 2019

Visiting Academic, University of Queensland

23 Apr 20181 Apr 2019

Research area keywords

  • N-of-1 Trials
  • Personalised Medicine
  • Research Methodology
  • Clinical Trials

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):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy