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Biography
Dr. Thach Tran is a senior research fellow at the Global and Women’s Health unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. Dr. Tran received an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship and a Monash Strategic Bridging Fellowship from Monash University. He also has more than ten years of 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 the social determinants of women’s mental health; child health, nutrition, and development; adolescent health; and measurement in health sciences. Dr. Tran led a team conducting an NHMRC-funded 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 on women and child health in Australia (The Longitudinal Study of Australian 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 four PhD students at Monash University and two PhD students at Hanoi University of Public Health. 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 was an Academic Editor of PLOS ONE and BMC Public Health.
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)
Research area keywords
- Public Health
- common mental disorders
- infant development
- micronutrient deficiencies
- pregnancy
- vietnam
- Social determinants of health
- low- and middle-income countries
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 10 Reduced Inequalities -
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Early Journey of Life (EJOL) – Vietnam: extending a tested birth to 2 program model to disadvantaged communities
Fisher, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Baek, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tran, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nguyen, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tran, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pham, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Tran, T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Enabling Children in Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam to Grow and Thrive
Fisher, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Tran, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tran, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nguyen, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Baek, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Tuan, T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
30/07/24 → 22/01/28
Project: Research
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Collaboration between a public and a private early parenting centre to improve social disadvantage though continuous quality improvement
Fisher, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Stanzel, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dwyer, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tran, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nguyen, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Thean, P. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/07/24 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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WS1.1: Nature, Prevalence and Change Over Time of VAW
Fisher, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), True, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mavisakalyan, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Tran, T. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Tran, H. (Partner Investigator (PI))
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Early Childhood Development in Fiji: Addressing Policy Evidence Gaps
Fisher, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Tran, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Popplestone, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/07/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Digital Health Interventions for Perinatal Depression in Diverse Cultural Contexts: a Systematic Review
Davison, N., Behl, R., Baek, Y., Tran, T. & Fisher, J. (Leading Author), Dec 2026, In: Current Psychiatry Reports. 28, 1, 16 p., 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Home-Based Learning Opportunities, Responsive Caregiving and the Development of Preschool-Aged Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries of the East Asia and Pacific Region: A Systematic Review
Popplestone, S., Honda, T., Tran, T., Baek, Y., Romero, L. & Fisher, J., May 2026, In: Child: Care, Health and Development. 52, 3, 24 p., e70265.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Behavioural Interventions for Problematic Infant Sleeping and Cry/Fuss Behaviour: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses
Stanzel, K. (Leading Author), Honda, T., Tran, T. & Fisher, J., Jan 2025, In: Infant and Child Development. 34, 1, 24 p., e2554.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Economic returns on investing in early childhood development in Vietnam: a cost-benefit analysis
Baek, Y. (Leading Author), Fisher, J., Tran, T., Owen, A., Nguyen, T., Luchters, S., Hipgrave, D. B., Hanieh, S., Tran, T., Ha, T. T. T., Biggs, B. A. & Ademi, Z., Dec 2025, In: BMC Health Services Research. 25, 1, 9 p., 384.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Effects of a residential psychoeducational parenting program on maternal anxiety and fatigue symptoms
Tran, T. (Leading Author), Stanzel, K., Nguyen, H., Thean, P., French, D., Popplestone, S. & Fisher, J., 2025, In: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. 43, 4, p. 1050-1066 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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Damien Jolley Award for Early Career Research Excellence
Tran, T. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Award for Excellence – Best Paper Early Career Researcher
Tran, T. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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