Dr. Tomoko Sugiura

Biography

Tomoko graduated with a PhD in Psychology from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in 2004. Her doctoral thesis examined the adaptation of international students and expatriate managers to new cultural environments. In addition to her PhD, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from UNSW in 1996, where she also conducted an honors thesis focused on historical changes in psychiatric diagnosis and interrater reliability based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Tomoko brings over 30 years of professional experience in health data analysis in Australia and internationally, including leadership roles in public and private sectors. She began her career as a mental health researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health in Japan and has taught postgraduate courses in research methods and intercultural communication at the University of Technology, Sydney. Tomoko has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals. Between 2010 and 2016, she led teams within the Australian Public Service dedicated to chronic disease data development. From 2017 to 2022, she focused on Indigenous health data, contributing to significant national health policy initiatives. Currently, as the Director of the National Centre for Health Workforce Studies and Head of the Health Data Analytics Team at the Australian National University, she guides groundbreaking research leveraging large-scale health data assets to improve patient outcomes and support evidence-based health policies.

Research Interests