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.
Perinatal Epidemiology, Reproductive Health, Mental Health, Rural Health, Health Workforce, Injury Epidemiology, Nutritional Epidemiology
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
3
8
|
2021 |
8
8
1
|
2021 |
7
7
4
|
2021 |
5
4
4
|
2019 |
Open access
19
17
7
|
Year | Output |
---|---|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
6
|
2024 |
Open access
1
1
3
|
2023 |
Open access
3
1
11
|
2023 |
Open access
3
3
8
|
2022 |
Open access
4
6
16
|
2021 |
8
8
1
|
2021 |
7
7
4
|
2021 |
5
4
4
|
2020 |
Open access
75
60
33
|
2020 |
Open access
70
57
20
|
2020 |
Open access
70
59
143
|
2020 |
Open access
51
109
38
|
2020 |
25
21
16
|
2020 |
Open access
55
66
12
|
2020 |
Open access
129
6
22
|
2020 |
Open access
133
116
62
|
2020 |
Open access
137
93
255
|
2020 |
Open access
79
66
88
|
2020 |
Open access
25
22
30
|
2020 |
Open access
101
103
44
|
2019 |
Open access
3193
4731
531
|
2019 |
Open access
1936
1429
344
|
2019 |
Open access
1266
3461
133
|
2019 |
Open access
190
2167
1189
|
2019 |
Open access
298
265
129
|
2019 |
Open access
19
17
7
|
2019 |
Open access
5
4
9
|
2019 |
29
33
3
|
2018 |
Open access
13
12
2
|
2018 |
Open access
719
681
309
|
2018 |
Open access
44
38
3
|
2018 |
Open access
18
15
2
|
2018 |
Open access
2352
1796
9655
|
2018 |
Open access
9777
5761
1401
|
2018 |
Open access
2320
1235
99
|
2018 |
Open access
358
502
384
|
2018 |
Open access
335
304
876
|
2018 |
Open access
5648
3060
1122
|
2018 |
Open access
3656
3510
879
|
2018 |
Open access
|
2017 |
Open access
35
28
2
|
2016 |
Open access
16
15
3
|
2015 |
Open access
71
38
1
|
2013 |
Open access
38
42
|
2013 |
Open access
53
49
|
Year | Output |
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2021 |
Open access
|
2021 |
Open access
|
Research
Perinatal Epidemiology, Reproductive Health, Mental Health, Rural Health, Health Workforce, Injury Epidemiology, Nutritional Epidemiology
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 Nurses Association |
2021 |
MemberAmerican Public Heath Association |
2021 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2021 |
MemberGeneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
2021 |
MemberEthiopian Statistical Association |
2021 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2021 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2021 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2021 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2021 |
MemberEthiopian Statistical Association |
2020 |
MemberAmerican Public Heath Association |
2020 |
MemberGeneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
2020 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2020 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2020 |
Research Training Program ScholarshipDepartment of Education and Training, Australian Government |
2020 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2020 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2020 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2020 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2020 |
MemberAmerican Public Heath Association |
2019 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2019 |
MemberGeneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
2019 |
MemberEthiopian Statistical Association |
2019 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2019 |
Research Training Program ScholarshipDepartment of Education and Training, Australian Government |
2019 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2019 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2019 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2019 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2019 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2018 |
MemberAmerican Public Heath Association |
2018 |
MemberGeneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
2018 |
MemberEthiopian Statistical Association |
2018 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2018 |
Research Training Program ScholarshipDepartment of Education and Training, Australian Government |
2018 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2018 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2018 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2018 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2018 |
Board Member, Institutional Review BoardCollege of Health Sciences (IRB-CHS) Addis Ababa University |
2017 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2017 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2017 |
MemberGeneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
2017 |
MemberEthiopian Statistical Association |
2017 |
Research Training Program ScholarshipDepartment of Education and Training, Australian Government |
2017 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2017 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2017 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2017 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2017 |
Board Member, Institutional Review BoardCollege of Health Sciences (IRB-CHS) Addis Ababa University |
2016 |
MemberEthiopian Statistical Association |
2016 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2016 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2016 |
MemberGeneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
2016 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2016 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2016 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2016 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2016 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2015 |
MemberEthiopian Statistical Association |
2015 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2015 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
2015 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2015 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2015 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2015 |
ScholarshipSociete cooperative medicale de Beaulieu |
2015 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2014 |
MemberEthiopian Nurses Association |
2014 |
ReviewerBMC Public Health |
2014 |
ReviewerReproductive and Health (BMC) |
2014 |
ReviewerAfrican Health Sciences |
2014 |
ReviewerBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
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 |