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Dr Akilew Adane is a Lecturer at the Ngangk Yira Institute for Change, Murdoch University, with additional affiliation at the Telethon Kids Institute in West Perth, Australia. An Epidemiologist and Data Scientist with over 10 years of research and teaching experience, he specializes in maternal and child health using complex data management and analytical techniques.
His academic credentials include a PhD in Epidemiology from The University of Queensland (2015-2019), a Master of Public Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) from The University of Gondar, and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from The University of Gondar.
Dr Adane's research spans perinatal health, mental health, child development, life-course epidemiology, and Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD). His work prominently addresses health disparities in Aboriginal and Indigenous Australian populations while also investigating non-communicable diseases and infectious diseases in Ethiopia. He employs systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and geospatial methods to examine pregnancy complications, maternal weight trajectories, and child outcomes using large-scale population datasets.
Analysis of his recent publications reveals strong thematic focus on maternal mental health impacts on perinatal outcomes, pre-pregnancy weight influences on childhood behavior, and Aboriginal health disparities in Australia. His work consistently utilizes Western Australian population data and Ethiopian geospatial studies, demonstrating methodological expertise in longitudinal analysis and systematic review methodologies across diverse health contexts.
Dr Adane actively supervises Master's, PhD, and Honours students while providing quantitative data analysis support and epidemiology/biostatistics consultations. No scientific awards are documented in the provided information.
His institutional affiliations with the Ngangk Yira Institute for Change (focused on Indigenous community change) and Telethon Kids Institute (a leading children's health research center) provide critical platforms for his research on vulnerable populations and health equity initiatives.
