Description
This project will involve assessment of the role of healthy lifestyle in fertility and how to improve lifestyle to optimise fertility. The PhD candidate can undertake a range of research projects including systematic reviews, epidemiological research assessing the relationship between lifestyle and infertility, qualitative interviews with couples with infertility and health professionals working with couples to assess barriers and enablers to uptake of healthy lifestyle and pilot interventions to optimise lifestyle and fertility. Within this research program, there is ample opportunity for the candidate to conduct independent research under the supervision of an expert research team.
Essential criteria:
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords
Lifestyle, diet, physical activity, infertility
School
Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI)
Available options
PhD/Doctorate
Honours
Time commitment
Full-time
Part-time
Top-up scholarship funding available
No
Physical location
Monash Medical Centre Clayton
Research webpage
Co-supervisors
Assoc Prof
Lisa Moran
Dr
Siew Lim