Dr. Aster Gebremedhin

Biography

Aster Gebremedhin is a research fellow at the School of Human Sciences at the University of Western Australia. She is currently undertaking a post-doctoral fellowship with the NHMRC Healthy Environments Lives (HEAL) Network, focusing on the impacts of climate change on maternal and child health outcomes. Her research experience includes areas such as maternal and child health, health disparities, chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and mental health. Aster has acquired methodological knowledge and skills in quantitative research, systematic reviews, health services research, and public health. She obtained her PhD in Public Health from the University of Technology Sydney in 2023, where her project examined coverage inequalities in maternal and child health interventions in Ethiopia. Aster also holds a Master's in Public Health from Addis Ababa University (2016) and a Bachelor's degree in Public Health from the University of Gondar (2013). Previously, she held positions at the University of Technology Sydney as a research assistant, contributing to the development of the Australian diabetes consensus statement, and was a casual academic conducting tutorials for epidemiology courses. She has also been involved in teaching, research, and community health practices at Debre Markos University in Ethiopia. Aster's expertise aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, addressing issues of poverty, environmental protection, and prosperity for all.

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