Nine Flinders University researchers have secured funding for research programs that respond to some of the most important health and wellbeing challenges facing men, boys, their families and communities.<\/p>\n
The funding is a result of Flinders University and the Flinders Foundation signing an agreement in March 2021 with the Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing Research Alliance.<\/p>\n
The following projects received funding in 2021 and have been awarded further funding to continue their projects in 2022:<\/p>\n
Associate Professor Tamara Mackean<\/strong><\/a> was awarded $65,000 for the project “Translation of knowledge into practice: building the wellbeing of Aboriginal men and boys using an ecological framework”.<\/p>\n Associate Professor Luke Selth<\/strong><\/a> has been awarded $55,000 for the project “Investigating the effects of androgen therapies on the prostate immune system”.<\/p>\n Dr Gobert Lee’s<\/strong><\/a> project “Deep decision-making for prostate tumour Gleason Score 7 \u2013 Active surveillance or radical treatment?” was awarded $16,200.<\/p>\n Associate Professor Michael O\u2019Callaghan<\/strong><\/a> was awarded $25,000 for the project “Expanding clinical prostate cancer research capacity through a Master of Surgery scholarship dedicated to prostate cancer research”.<\/p>\n Dr Norma B. Bulamu’s<\/strong><\/a> research into “Quality of life assessment in routine care for prostate cancer” was awarded $66,200.<\/p>\n Associate Professor Ben Wadham<\/strong><\/a> was awarded $115,700 for the project “Veteran suicide: Men, Health, Service”.<\/p>\n Dr Ryan Balzan<\/strong><\/a> and his project “Maximising the effectiveness of psychological treatment for young men with psychosis” received $26,200 in funding.<\/p>\n