Rachael Moorin

Rachael Moorin is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and a Professor of Health Economics & Data Analytics at Curtin University. She holds leadership roles, including Deputy Head of Curtin's School of Population Health and membership in the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC). Her research focuses on leveraging health data to improve care efficiency and patient outcomes, particularly in chronic conditions and healthcare policy.

Educations: PhD in Population Health (UWA, 2005), Graduate Certificate in Health Economics (Curtin, 2005), Master's in Medical Radiation Science (Nuclear Medicine).

Research Interests: Health economics, healthcare data analytics, policy translation, CT scanning risks, and chronic disease management. She has pioneered methods for analyzing linked health data to reduce healthcare costs and improve service quality.

Grants: Over $18M in competitive grants, including NHMRC-funded studies and collaborations with institutions like Cancer Australia and the Heart Foundation. Notable grants include projects on CT scanning safety, rural cancer care, and caregiver support programs.

Labs/Teams: Lead researcher at Curtin's Health Economics Cluster and Health Research and Data Analytics Hub. Member of the International Population Data Linkage Network.