Dr Engida Derbie is a Research Fellow at the University of South Australia. A graduate of the University of Adelaide in December 2020 with a PhD in Epidemiology, he has a strong research track record in perinatal and pediatrics epidemiology, reproductive health, nutritional epidemiology, public health and health workforce studies. The impact of his work has been substantial: he has more than 40 peer-reviewed publications that have attracted over 22,000 citations and a Scopus h-index of 25. He has also contributed a book chapter to a textbook edited by professors based in the USA and published by Springer.
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Dr Engida Derbie is a Research Fellow at the University of South Australia. A graduate of the University of Adelaide in December 2020 with a PhD in Epidemiology, he has a strong research track record in perinatal and pediatrics epidemiology, reproductive health, nutritional epidemiology, public health and health workforce studies. The impact of his work has been substantial: he has more than 40 peer-reviewed publications that have attracted over 22,000 citations and a Scopus h-index of 25. He has also contributed a book chapter to a textbook edited by professors based in the USA and published by Springer.
Throughout his academic and professional journey, he has been honored with several prestigious awards and grants. These accolades included a research publication grant from the School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Australia (2019), the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarships (2017-2020), the ‘Société coopérative médicale de Beaulieu scholarship’ from the Republic and Canton of Geneva, Switzerland (2015), and the Amref Health Africa Young Researcher Scholarships Award, Kenya (2014).
His recent research focuses on examining the distribution of the allied health workforce in Australia and investigating the impact of behavioral activation on depression among diverse populations. He has also been serving as a reviewer for high-quality journals such as BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Reproductive Health, and the Australian Journal of Rural Health. Additionally, he holds membership in various professional organizations, including the American Public Health Association, and the Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
Prior to relocating to Australia in 2017, he served as faculty at Addis Ababa University and Samara University in Ethiopia, holding positions as Lecturer and Assistant Professor. In these roles, he taught undergraduate and postgraduate students and conducted research, with a focus on maternal and child health.
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Effects of Mental Health Alternative Care Service on rates of regional emergency department presentations: interrupted time series analysis, Yorke and Northern Local Health Network Incorporated, 06/06/2024 - 30/04/2025
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
---|---|
2023 |
Open access
3
8
|
2021 |
8
8
1
|
2021 |
6
6
4
|
2021 |
5
4
4
|
2019 |
Open access
18
17
7
|
Year | Output |
---|---|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
6
|
2024 |
Open access
1
3
|
2023 |
Open access
2
1
11
|
2023 |
Open access
3
8
|
2022 |
Open access
3
3
16
|
2021 |
8
8
1
|
2021 |
6
6
4
|
2021 |
5
4
4
|
2020 |
Open access
71
57
33
|
2020 |
Open access
65
54
20
|
2020 |
Open access
61
54
143
|
2020 |
Open access
43
47
38
|
2020 |
24
19
16
|
2020 |
Open access
51
53
12
|
2020 |
Open access
121
6
22
|
2020 |
Open access
116
102
62
|
2020 |
Open access
127
87
255
|
2020 |
Open access
74
62
88
|
2020 |
Open access
25
22
30
|
2020 |
Open access
95
89
44
|
2019 |
Open access
2950
2972
531
|
2019 |
Open access
1840
1068
344
|
2019 |
Open access
1194
2972
133
|
2019 |
Open access
174
2295
1189
|
2019 |
Open access
287
253
129
|
2019 |
Open access
18
17
7
|
2019 |
Open access
5
4
9
|
2019 |
28
32
3
|
2018 |
Open access
13
12
2
|
2018 |
Open access
698
599
309
|
2018 |
Open access
41
37
3
|
2018 |
Open access
17
14
2
|
2018 |
Open access
2224
829
9655
|
2018 |
Open access
9308
4894
1401
|
2018 |
Open access
2231
1106
99
|
2018 |
Open access
352
321
384
|
2018 |
Open access
316
2774
876
|
2018 |
Open access
5358
4770
1122
|
2018 |
Open access
3503
2978
879
|
2018 |
Open access
|
2017 |
Open access
34
27
2
|
2016 |
Open access
16
15
3
|
2015 |
Open access
70
38
1
|
2013 |
Open access
38
42
|
2013 |
Open access
52
48
|
Year | Output |
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2021 |
Open access
|
2021 |
Open access
|
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
---|---|
Addis Ababa University | ETHIOPIA |
Auckland University of Technology | NEW ZEALAND |
Babol University of Medical Sciences | IRAN |
Central South University | CHINA |
Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
Debre Berhan University | ETHIOPIA |
Erasmus University Rotterdam | NETHERLANDS |
Flinders Medical Centre | AUSTRALIA |
Haramaya | ETHIOPIA |
Haramaya University | ETHIOPIA |
Hawassa University | ETHIOPIA |
Huashan Hospital | CHINA |
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation | UNITED STATES |
Jimma University | ETHIOPIA |
JSI Research & Training Institute | ETHIOPIA |
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences | IRAN |
Lyell McEwin Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Oslo University Hospital | NORWAY |
Royal Flying Doctors Service | AUSTRALIA |
Samara University | ETHIOPIA |
Shiraz University Of Medical Sciences | IRAN |
Slovak Medical University | SLOVAK REPUBLIC |
St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College | ETHIOPIA |
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences | IRAN |
Tehran University of Medical Sciences | IRAN |
UNFPA Ethiopia Country Office | ETHIOPIA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Bristol | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of California | UNITED STATES |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Stavanger | NORWAY |
University of Washington | UNITED STATES |
Waitemata District Health Board | NEW ZEALAND |
Woldia University | ETHIOPIA |
Wollo University | ETHIOPIA |
World Health Organisation | SWITZERLAND |
Yale School of Medicine | UNITED STATES |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
---|---|
MemberEthiopian Statistical Association |
2021 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2021 |
MemberGeneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
2021 |
MemberAmerican Public Heath Association |
2021 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2021 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2021 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2021 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2021 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2021 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2020 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2020 |
MemberEthiopian Statistical Association |
2020 |
MemberAmerican Public Heath Association |
2020 |
MemberGeneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
2020 |
Research Training Program ScholarshipDepartment of Education and Training, Australian Government |
2020 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2020 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2020 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2020 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2020 |
MemberGeneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
2019 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2019 |
MemberEthiopian Statistical Association |
2019 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2019 |
MemberAmerican Public Heath Association |
2019 |
Research Training Program ScholarshipDepartment of Education and Training, Australian Government |
2019 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2019 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2019 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2019 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2019 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2018 |
MemberGeneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
2018 |
MemberAmerican Public Heath Association |
2018 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2018 |
MemberEthiopian Statistical Association |
2018 |
Research Training Program ScholarshipDepartment of Education and Training, Australian Government |
2018 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2018 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2018 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2018 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2018 |
Board Member, Institutional Review BoardCollege of Health Sciences (IRB-CHS) Addis Ababa University |
2017 |
MemberEthiopian Statistical Association |
2017 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2017 |
MemberGeneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
2017 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2017 |
Research Training Program ScholarshipDepartment of Education and Training, Australian Government |
2017 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2017 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2017 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2017 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2017 |
Board Member, Institutional Review BoardCollege of Health Sciences (IRB-CHS) Addis Ababa University |
2016 |
MemberGeneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
2016 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2016 |
MemberEthiopian Statistical Association |
2016 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2016 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2016 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2016 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2016 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2016 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2015 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2015 |
MemberEthiopian Statistical Association |
2015 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2015 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2015 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2015 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2015 |
ScholarshipSociete cooperative medicale de Beaulieu |
2015 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2014 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2014 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2014 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2014 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2014 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2014 |
Vice ChairEthiopian Nurses Association Executive Committee, Samara University |
2014 |
Young Researcher ScholarshipAmref Health Africa |
2014 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2013 |
Vice ChairEthiopian Nurses Association Executive Committee, Samara University |
2013 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2012 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2011 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2010 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2009 |