Affiliations
Australian Health Economics Society (AHES)
International Health Economics Association (iHEA)
Units taught
Health economics
Health economics in a global context
Economic evaluation
Resource Allocation
Supervision: MPH/MHE and PhD students
Knowledge areas
Economic evaluation, return on investment assessment, child health, domestic violence, longitudinal data analyses
Professional activities
- iHEA child health special interest group: International collaboration covenor
- ISPOR Student Chapter: Member of communication committee
- IHT EMCR committee: Chair
- HSD school seminor: coodinator
Awards
2013: HD-SRC Early Career Research Excellence award, Deakin University.
2013: Honorary Research Fellow – Murdoch Children Research Institution (MCRI)
2020: IHT - Early and Mid Career Researchers Future Leader Award for Research Excellence.
Projects
2022-2024: Deakin Post-doc fellowship: explore the economic burden associated with childhood ADHD
2016-2021:
- LSAC ChildHealth CheckPoint: a physical health and biomarkers module for the LSAC aiming to measure health status in the LSAC birth cohort at age 11-12 years.
- WHOSTOPS: a stepped wedge cluster RCT aiming to strengthen community action for childhood obesity prevention and measure the impact of increased action on risk factors for childhood obesity.
- Consultancy tenders: Lead economic evaluation of a number of projects funded by Government including NSW Health and SA Health. Details are as below:
-The LINKS program aiming to reduce entries to out-of-homecare and respond to the trauma and other underlying causes of child abuse and neglect
- Women domestic violence court advocacy service evaluation
- Safe Kid, Family Together for vulnerable families in the Northern Adelaide.
- Aboriginal Stronger, Safer Families Model for vulnerable families in Western Adelaide
- Domestic Violence Routine Screening at Emergency Department in NSW.
- Focus on New Fathers
2014-2016:
- Classroom Promotion of Oral Language (CPOL): a randomized controlled trial which aims to see if a different approach to teaching can help improve children’s talking and listening skills as well as reading and writing in the first two years of school.
- Centre of Exellence Research in CHild Language (CRE-CL).
- Early Language in Victoria Study (ELVS).
- The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC)
2010-2013:
- Language For Learning (LFL): a randomized controlled trial of a language delay prevention intervention at school entry (therapy offered for children age 4).
- Families in Mind (FIM): a randomized controlled trial of a mental child health intervention to prevent conduct behaviours and mental problems in children.
- SHELF (Supermarket Healthy Eating For Life): a randomized controlled trial of a nutrition education intervention and pricing strategy to promote the consumption of fruit, vegetables, water and low-calorie beverages.
- SHOPSmart: a randomized controlled trial of a nutrition education intervention to promote the consumption of fruit, vegetables, water and low-calorie beverages in low income women.
- Baby Business: a randomized controlled trial of a universal parenting program to prevent early infant sleep and cry problems and associated parental depression.
Publications
S Wanni Arachchige Dona, N Badloe, E Sciberras, L Gold, D Coghill, H Le
(2023), Vol. 27, pp. 598-611, Journal of Attention Disorders, United States, C1
The Economic Impact of Low Language Ability in Childhood
Ha Le, Fiona Mensah, Patricia Eadie, Sheena Reilly, Lisa Gold
(2022), pp. 420-442, Language Development: Individual Differences in a Social Context, Cambridge, Eng., B1
Goldilocks Days: optimising children's time use for health and well-being
D Dumuid, T Olds, K Lange, B Edwards, K Lycett, D Burgner, P Simm, T Dwyer, H Le, M Wake
(2022), Vol. 76, pp. 301-308, Journal of epidemiology and community health, England, C1
A Theory of Change for Community-Based Systems Interventions to Prevent Obesity
A Brown, J Whelan, K Bolton, P Nagorcka-Smith, J Hayward, P Fraser, C Strugnell, T Felmingham, M Nichols, C Bell, H Le, S Allender
(2022), Vol. 62, pp. 786-794, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Netherlands, C1
S Goldfeld, R Beatson, A Watts, P Snow, L Gold, H Le, S Edwards, J Connell, H Stark, B Shingles, T Barnett, J Quach, P Eadie
(2022), Vol. 27, pp. 65-113, Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, C1
N Crooks, D Becker, C Gaskin, M Nichols, K Bolton, L Orellana, P Fraser, H Le, A Brown, C Bell, J Bliss, S Allender, C Strugnell
(2022), pp. 1-13, Childhood Obesity, New Rochelle, New York, C1
J Browne, D Becker, L Orellana, J Ryan, T Walker, J Whelan, L Alston, M Egan, B Johnson, A Rossignoli, N Crooks, A Brown, K Bolton, P Fraser, H Le, C Bell, J Hayward, A Sanigorski, K Backholer, S Allender, C Strugnell
(2022), pp. 1-9, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Chichester, Eng., C1
Claudia Strugnell, Nic Crooks, Cadeyrn Gaskin, Denise Becker, Liliana Orellana, Kristy Bolton, Penny Fraser, Andrew Brown, Ha Le, Colin Bell, Steven Allender
(2022), Childhood Obesity, New Rochelle, N.Y., C1
S Goldfeld, P Snow, P Eadie, J Munro, L Gold, H Le, F Orsini, B Shingles, J Connell, A Watts, T Barnett
(2022), Vol. 8, AERA Open, C1
Daniel Lapirow, Andre La Gerche, Claudia Toro, Emma Masango, Ben Costello, Enzo Porello, Louise Ludlow, Glenn Marshall, Toby Trahair, Marion Mateos, Jeremy Lewin, Jennifer Byrne, Rose Boutros, Rebecca Manudhane, John Heath, Julian Ayer, Melissa Gabriel, Thomas Walwyn, Jelena Saundankar, Jonathon Forsey, D Le, Kylie Mason, David Celermajer, Peter Downie, Roderick Walker, Lucy Holland, Michelle Martin, Lorna McLeman, Yonatan Diamond, Maurizio Marcocci, Susan Donath, Michael Cheung, David Elliott, Rachel Conyers
(2021), Vol. 51, pp. 229-234, Internal Medicine Journal, London, Eng., C1
H Le, F Mensah, P Eadie, C McKean, E Sciberras, E Bavin, S Reilly, L Gold
(2021), Vol. 62, pp. 349-356, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, England, C1
Equivalence curves for healthy lifestyle choices
E Ng, M Wake, T Olds, K Lycett, B Edwards, H Le, D Dumuid
(2021), Vol. 147, Pediatrics, United States, C1
Steven Allender, Liliana Orellana, Nic Crooks, Kristy Bolton, Penny Fraser, Andrew Brown, Ha Le, Janette Lowe, Kayla de la Haye, Lynne Millar, Marjorie Moodie, Boyd Swinburn, Colin Bell, Claudia Strugnell
(2021), Vol. 29, pp. 1022-1035, Obesity, London, Eng., C1
N Crooks, L Alston, M Nichols, K Bolton, S Allender, P Fraser, H Le, J Bliss, C Rennie, L Orellana, C Strugnell
(2021), Vol. 18, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1
H Le, F Mensah, P Eadie, E Sciberras, E Bavin, S Reilly, M Wake, L Gold
(2021), International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, England, C1
J Jacobs, C Strugnell, S Allender, L Orellana, K Backholer, K Bolton, P Fraser, H Le, A Brown, M Nichols
(2021), Vol. 21, BMC Public Health, England, C1
Health-related quality of life, service utilization and costs of low language: a systematic review
H Le, L Le, P Nguyen, S Mudiyanselage, P Eadie, F Mensah, E Sciberras, L Gold
(2020), Vol. 55, pp. 1-23, International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, London, Eng., C1
H Le, S Petersen, F Mensah, L Gold, M Wake, S Reilly
(2020), Vol. 23, pp. 164-170, Value in Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Preventing Preschool Mental Health Problems: Population-Based Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
H Hiscock, A Gulenc, O Ukoumunne, L Gold, J Bayer, D Shaw, H Le, M Wake
(2018), Vol. 39, pp. 55-65, Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, United States, C1
Data resource profile: The child language repository (CLARE)
S Reilly, E Cini, L Gold, S Goldfeld, J Law, P Levickis, F Mensah, A Morgan, J Nicholson, H Le, A Pezic, B Tomblin, M Wake, L Wardrop
(2018), Vol. 47, pp. 688-688J, International Journal of Epidemiology, England, C1
H Le, L Gold, F Mensah, P Eadie, E Bavin, L Bretherton, S Reilly
(2017), Vol. 19, pp. 360-369, International journal of speech-language pathology, Abingdon, Eng., C1
D Olstad, D Crawford, G Abbott, S McNaughton, H Le, C Ni Mhurchu, C Pollard, K Ball
(2017), Vol. 14, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1
S Goldfeld, P Snow, P Eadie, J Munro, L Gold, H Le, F Orsini, B Shingles, K Lee, J Connell, A Watts
(2017), Vol. 7, BMJ Open, England, C1
A process evaluation of the Supermarket Healthy Eating for Life (SHELf) randomized controlled trial
D Olstad, K Ball, G Abbott, S McNaughton, H Le, C Ni Mhurchu, C Pollard, D Crawford
(2016), Vol. 13, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1
Health service use and costs for infant behaviour problems and maternal stress
H Le, L Gold, F Mensah, F Cook, J Bayer, H Hiscock
(2016), Vol. 52, pp. 402-409, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Australia, C1
H Le, L Gold, G Abbott, D Crawford, S McNaughton, C Mhurchu, C Pollard, K Ball
(2016), Vol. 159, pp. 83-91, Social Science and Medicine, England, C1
K Ball, S McNaughton, H Le, G Abbott, L Stephens, D Crawford
(2016), Vol. 104, pp. 436-445, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, United States, C1
H Le, A Gulenc, L Gold, A Sarkadi, O Ukoumunne, J Bayer, M Wake, H Hiscock
(2016), Vol. 52, pp. 1075-1080, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Australia, C1
K Ball, S McNaughton, H Le, L Gold, C Ni Mhurchu, G Abbott, C Pollard, D Crawford
(2015), Vol. 101, pp. 1055-1064, American journal of clinical nutrition, Bethesda, Md., C1
Two-year outcomes of a population-based intervention for preschool language delay : an RCT
M Wake, P Levickis, S Tobin, L Gold, O Ukoumunne, S Goldfeld, N Zens, H Le, J Law, S Reilly
(2015), Vol. 136, pp. e838-e847, Pediatrics, Grove Village, Ill., C1
Cost-effectiveness of a bivalent human papillomavirus vaccination program in Japan
L Connelly, H Le
(2015), Vol. 12, pp. 520-531, Sexual health, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Preventing early infant sleep and crying problems and postnatal depression: a randomized trial
H Hiscock, F Cook, J Bayer, H Le, F Mensah, W Cann, B Symon, I St James-Roberts
(2014), Vol. 133, Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Ill., C1
K Ball, S McNaughton, H Le, N Andrianopoulos, V Inglis, B McNeilly, I Lichomets, A Granados, D Crawford
(2013), Vol. 13, pp. 1-8, BMC public health, London, England, C1
Randomized trial of a population-based, home-delivered intervention for preschool language delay
M Wake, S Tobin, P Levickis, L Gold, O Ukoumunne, N Zens, S Goldfeld, H Le, J Law, S Reilly
(2013), Vol. 132, Pediatrics : official journal of the American academy of pediatrics, Grove Village, Illinois, C1
F Cook, J Bayer, H Le, F Mensah, W Cann, H Hiscock
(2012), Vol. 12, pp. 1-29, BMC pediatrics, London, U. K., C1
M Wake, P Levickis, S Tobin, N Zens, J Law, L Gold, O Ukoumunne, S Goldfeld, H Le, J Skeat, S Reilly
(2012), Vol. 12, pp. 1-11, BMC Pediatrics, London, England, C1
K Ball, S McNaughton, C Mhurchu, N Andrianopoulos, V Inglis, B McNeilly, H Le, D Leslie, C Pollard, D Crawford
(2011), Vol. 11, pp. 1-11, BMC public health, London, England, C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Prevent crime and save money: Application of return-on-investment models in the Australian context
Prof Sheryl Hemphill, Dr Jess Heerde, Prof John Toumbourou, Prof Todd Herrenkohl, Dr Ha Le, Prof Richard Catalano
Australian Institute of Criminology - Criminology Research Grants
- 2015: $10,000
Economic evaluation of the LINKS program.
Dr Ha Le, Prof Lisa Gold, Annette Michaux, Dr Catherine Wade, Asst/Prof Jan Matthews, Naomi Hackworth, Dr Lina Tan, Matthew Burn, Faye Parriman
NSW Department of Family & Community Services - Housing NSW
- 2020: $12,375
- 2019: $12,375
- 2018: $8,250
Evaluation of a domestic violence screening program at Emergency Department for women in NSW.
Dr Ha Le
NSW Ministry of Health
- 2022: $15,075
- 2020: $15,075
Investment Narrative for Respect Victoria
Prof Lisa Gold, Dr Ha Le, Dr Kim Robinson, Dr Yong Yi Lee, A/Prof Martin Hensher
DPCGV Grant - Research - Department of Premier and Cabinet, Government of Victoria
- 2022: $22,421
- 2021: $27,272
Industry and Other Funding
Linking Learning
Prof Lisa Gold, Dr Ha Le
MCRI Grant - Research - Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
- 2014: $6,000
Access to Early Learning Service Model
Dr Ha Le, Prof Lisa Gold
MCRI Grant - Research - Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
- 2017: $30,000
- 2015: $32,500
Economic evaluation of a women's domestic violence court advocacy service.
Dr Ha Le, Prof Lisa Gold
Parenting Research Centre
- 2020: $11,175
Economic evaluation of an intensive family support program for vulnerable families with complex needs in Northern Adelaide.
Dr Ha Le, Prof Lisa Gold
Parenting Research Centre
- 2022: $31,920
- 2020: $9,120
- 2019: $4,560
Economic evaluation of an intensive family support program for vulnerable Aboriginal families with complex needs in Western Adelaide.
Dr Ha Le
Parenting Research Centre
- 2021: $4,560
- 2020: $9,120
Economic evaluation of the Focus on New Project
Dr Ha Le
Parenting Research Centre
- 2021: $7,800
- 2020: $18,200
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report