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Biography
Dr Thach Tran is a senior research fellow at the Women’s and Global Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University and the recipient of the NHMRC Early Career Fellowship. Currently, he was awarded a Monash Strategic Bridging Fellowship by Monash University. He also has more than ten years’ experience as a public health research officer in Vietnam, working for the Research and Training Centre for Community Development (RTCCD, 1998-2010).
His research focuses on social determinants of women’s mental health, child health, nutrition and development in early childhood in low- and middle-income countries, and measurement in health sciences.
Dr Tran established a global public health research team including two postdoctoral fellows, four HDR students and three research assistants. The team is conducting two NHMRC-funded research programs in Vietnam: the Learning Clubs research program for women’s health and child health and development and a cluster-randomised controlled trial of the Resourceful Adolescent Program – Vietnamese Version to improve adolescent mental health. The team is also undertaking secondary analyses of data from existing longitudinal studies in Australia (The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children; Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children; and Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health) and multi-country studies (The Demographic and Health Surveys and UNICEF’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys).
Dr Tran has supervised to successful completion 3 PhD students at Monash University. As a member of the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine expert statistical advisors’ group, he has contributed substantially to the design and analysis of many PhD students and colleagues’ research projects. Dr Tran is a World Health Organization expert adviser in early childhood development and maternal mental health. He is an Academic Editor of PLOS ONE and BMC Public Health.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
International Health, PhD, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 3 Aug 2014
External positions
Research Fellow, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
The Deputy Director (Research), Research and Training Center for Community Development (RTCCD), Vietnam
Research area keywords
- Public Health
- common mental disorders
- infant development
- micronutrient deficiencies
- pregnancy
- vietnam
- Social determinants of health
- low- and middle-income countries
Network
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Informed psychosocial care for older people in an Emergency Setting.
Dwyer, R., Tran, T., Fisher, J., Olivier, P., Lowthian, J., Hammarberg, K., Layton, N., Kirkman, M. & Collyer, T.
30/09/22 → 30/12/24
Project: Research
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Co-designed adaptation and evaluation of a structured program to prevent postnatal mental health problems for culturally and linguistically diverse families
Fisher, J., Tran, T., Rowe, H., Zeleke, B., Herrman, H. E., Rodrigues, M. L., Shaikh, A. & King, I.
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (trading as VicHealth) (Victoria), Orygen, Community Works Associates Pty Ltd
12/07/21 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
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COVID Survey Mental Health Data Report
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (trading as VicHealth) (Victoria)
31/08/22 → 15/05/23
Project: Research
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Mental health problems and emergency department presentations for older people: a multiple methods investigation to inform improvements to patient-centred care
Dwyer, R., Fisher, J., Collyer, T., Tran, T., Kirkman, M., Hammarberg, K., Lowthian, J. & Layton, N.
4/01/21 → 30/03/23
Project: Research
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Impact on men's attitudes and behaviours of a multi-component, gender-informed, father-inclusive intervention for early child development in Vietnam
Fisher, J., Tran, T., Nguyen, T., Tran, T. & Tran, H.
1/06/20 → 31/05/22
Project: Research
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Individual participant data meta-analysis to compare EPDS accuracy to detect major depression with and without the self-harm item
Qiu, X., Wu, Y., Sun, Y., Levis, B., Tian, J., Boruff, J. T., Cuijpers, P., Ioannidis, J. P. A., Markham, S., Ziegelstein, R. C., Vigod, S. N., Benedetti, A., Thombs, B. D. & the Depression Screening Data (DEPRESSD) EPDS Group, 10 Mar 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 12 p., 4026.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Adaptation of a school-based mental health program for adolescents in Vietnam
La, N. L., Shochet, I., Tran, T., Fisher, J., Wurfl, A., Nguyen, N., Orr, J., Stocker, R. & Nguyen, H., Aug 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 8, 14 p., e0271959.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Burden of severe maternal peripartum mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Kalra, H., Tran, T., Romero, L., Chandra, P. & Fisher, J., 2022, In: Archives of Women's Mental Health. 25, p. 267-275 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Child linear growth trajectories during the first three years of life in relation to infant iron status: a prospective cohort study in rural Vietnam
Hanieh, S., Braat, S., Tran, T. D., Ha, T. T., Simpson, J. A., Tuan, T., Fisher, J. & Biggs, B. A., Dec 2022, In: BMC Nutrition. 8, 1, 14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Determinants of worse care for non-COVID-19 health or disability needs in Australia in the first month of COVID-19 restrictions: A national survey
Cicuttini, F. M., Tran, T. D., Hussain, S. M., Wluka, A. E., Fisher, J. R. W. & for the Monash COVID Restrictions Research Group, Jan 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Monash Strategic Bridging Fellowship - 2020
Tran, Thach (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
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Damien Jolley Award for Early Career Research Excellence
Tran, Thach (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Award for Excellence – Best Paper Early Career Researcher
Tran, Thach (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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