Romy Lauche

Associate Professor Romy Lauche serves as Deputy Director (Research) at the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Australia. A psychologist by undergraduate training and medical scientist by doctoral education, she has built an international reputation for rigorous methodological expertise in clinical and public-health research focused on complementary, integrative and traditional medicine.

Education

• Master of Psychology – Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
• Doctor of Health Science (Medical Science) – University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Research Interests

Lauche’s work integrates mind–body interventions (yoga, Tai Chi, mindfulness), manual and non-pharmacological therapies, and self-care strategies within the frameworks of public health, health-services research and evidence-based medicine. She specializes in advanced study designs including randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and qualitative inquiry, frequently leveraging large national datasets such as the U.S. NHIS.

Scientific Awards

• 2017 – Dean’s Academic Excellence Award – Research High Achiever, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney
• 2022 – Award for Research Excellence – Mid-Career Researcher, Southern Cross University

Grants & Funding

She has attracted a substantial portfolio of competitive research grants supporting clinical and public-health investigations in integrative medicine, although specific grant details are not enumerated in the provided text.

Supervision & Teaching

Lauche is an experienced supervisor of PhD, Masters and Honours students and welcomes projects on yoga, Tai Chi, hydrotherapy, traditional and cultural medicine, and methodological innovation. She lectures in research methodology, biostatistics, public health and complementary medicine.

Professional Service

She sits on the Southern Cross University Human Research Ethics Committee, holds editorial roles with leading integrative-medicine journals, and contributes to the Cochrane Collaboration via Cochrane Translate and Cochrane Crowd.