Emmanuel Gnanamanickam

Dr Emmanuel Gnanamanickam

Senior Research Fellow

Health and Medical Sciences Faculty Office

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Emmanuel is a health services researcher with expertise in epidemiology, health economics, administrative and electronic health record data and data science. He holds a joint position as a senior research fellow and epidemiologist with the Adelaide EpiCentre (Centre for Clinical Epidemiology) at the University of Adelaide, based at the Royal Adelaide Hospital within the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) and involved in various clinical and hospital epidemiology projects.

Emmanuel is an accredited social worker (MSW 2002) with post-graduate training in public health and epidemiology at University of Sheffield and University of Copenhagen (Double MPH 2010) and University of Adelaide (PhD 2016). His health and human services research spans, maternal and neonatal health, oral health, dementia and aged care, cardiology, infectious dieseas, childhood adversity and Aboriginal health.

Emmanuel has worked across all three major universities in South Australia and SA Health, and several collaborations interstate, consequently having established collaborations across the health and social research sector in South Australia and beyond. He welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with anyone (including HDR and medical students/registrars) looking for expertise/supervision in health economics and epidemiology specifically using electronic health record and administrative data within SA Health.

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2023 - ongoing Senior Research Fellow University of Adelaide
    2022 - ongoing Epidemiologist Royal Adelaide Hospital
    2019 - 2022 Research Fellow (Adjunct) South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
    2019 - ongoing Academic Status Flinders University
    2018 - ongoing Research Fellow University of South Australia
    2017 - 2018 Research Fellow Flinders University
    2017 - 2022 Data Manager Flinders Medical Centre
    2017 - 2021 Visiting Fellow University of Adelaide
    2011 - 2016 Research Officer University of Adelaide

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    Malayalam Can speak
    Tamil Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2016 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
    2010 University of Sheffield United Kingdom Master of Public Health
    2010 University of Copenhagen Denmark Master of Public Health
    2004 Madras Christian College (University of Madras) India Master of Social Work
    2002 Madras Christian College (University of Madras) India Bachelor of Commerce

  • Certifications
    Date Title Institution name Country
    2020 CHIA Australian Institute of Digital Health -

  • Research Interests
    Epidemiology Health Economics Child and Adolescent Health

2020-22 (PI)       $40000 - Channel 7 – Children’s research foundation, ECR grant

2020-21 (PI)       $40000 – UniSA Research Themes Investment Scheme (RTIS)

2018-2019 (CI)  $25,000 - University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute Grant

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2023 External Supervisor Cost Analysis of Revision Total Hip Replacement Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Aaron Scott Hammat

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2023 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Children with substantiated child maltreatment – What is the effect of removal to alternate (out-of-home) care during early childhood? University of South Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Krystal Lanais
    2022 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Investigating the Impact of Out-of-Home Care on Early Childhood Development: A Propensity-Matched Study University of South Australia Psychology Honours Honours Full Time Ms Krystal Lanais

  • Board Memberships
    Date Role Board name Institution name Country
    2014 - ongoing Treasurer Future Health Leaders Inc Future Health Leaders Inc Australia
    2014 - 2016 Co-Chair Future Health Leaders National Council Future Health Leaders Inc. Australia

  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2022 - ongoing Member Conference committee, Health services and policy research conference 2022, Sydney, Australia Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand Australia
    2021 - ongoing Member HSRAANZ Best PhD Award Panel Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand Australia

  • Offices Held
    Date Office Name Institution Country
    2022 - ongoing Secretary Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand Australia
    2018 - 2022 Ordinary Member Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand Australia

  • Review, Assessment, Editorial and Advice
    Date Title Type Institution Country
    2021 - 2022 Digital health Institute Summit 2021-2022 Peer Review Australasian Institute of Digital Health -
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