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
Knowledge areas
Economic evaluation, return on investment assessment, child health, domestic violence, longitudinal data analyses
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
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
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
H Le, F Mensah, P Eadie, C McKean, E Sciberras, E Bavin, S Reilly, L Gold
(2020), pp. 1-8, Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, Chichester, Eng., 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
(2019), pp. 1-20, Internal Medicine Journal, London, Eng., 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, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
Data resource profile: the Child LAnguage REpository (CLARE)
Sheena Reilly, Eileen Cini, Lisa Gold, Sharon Goldfeld, James Law, Penny Levickis, Fiona Mensah, Angela Morgan, Jan Nicholson, Ha Le, Angela Pezic, Bruce Tomblin, Melissa Wake, Louise Wardrop
(2018), Vol. 47, pp. 688-688j, International journal of epidemiology, Oxford, Eng., 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, pp. 1-7, International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, London, Eng., 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, pp. 1-13, BMJ open, London, Eng., 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 Mhurchu, C Pollard, D Crawford
(2016), Vol. 13, pp. 1-15, International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, London, Eng., 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, Chichester, Eng., 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, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
K Ball, S McNaughton, H Le, G Abbott, L Stephens, D Crawford
(2016), Vol. 104, pp. 436-445, American journal of clinical nutrition, Rockville, Md., 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, London, Eng., 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, C1
K Ball, S McNaughton, H Le, N Andrianopoulos, V Inglis, B McNeilly, I Lichomets, A Granados, D Crawford
(2013), Vol. 13, BMC Public Health, 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, C1
F Cook, J Bayer, H Le, F Mensah, W Cann, H Hiscock
(2012), Vol. 12, BMC Pediatrics, 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, BMC Pediatrics, C1
K Ball, S McNaughton, C Mhurchu, N Andrianopoulos, V Inglis, B McNeilly, H Le, D Leslie, C Pollard, D Crawford
(2011), Vol. 11, BMC Public Health, 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, Ms Ha Le, Prof Richard Catalano
- 2015: $10,000
Economic evaluation of the LINKS program.
Ms Ha Le, A/Prof Lisa Gold, Annette Michaux, Dr Catherine Wade, Asst/Prof Jan Matthews, Naomi Hackworth, Dr Lina Tan, Matthew Burn, Faye Parriman
- 2020: $12,375
- 2019: $12,375
- 2018: $8,250
Evaluation of a domestic violence screening program at Emergency Department for women in NSW.
Ms Ha Le
- 2020: $15,075
Industry and Other Funding
Linking Learning
A/Prof Lisa Gold, Ms Ha Le
- 2014: $6,000
Access to Early Learning Service Model
Ms Ha Le, A/Prof Lisa Gold
- 2017: $30,000
- 2015: $32,500
Economic evaluation of a women's domestic violence court advocacy service.
Ms Ha Le, A/Prof Lisa Gold
- 2020: $11,175
Economic evaluation of an intensive family support program for vulnerable families with complex needs in Northern Adelaide.
Ms Ha Le, A/Prof Lisa Gold
- 2020: $9,120
- 2019: $4,560
Economic evaluation of an intensive family support program for vulnerable Aboriginal families with complex needs in Western Adelaide.
Ms Ha Le
- 2020: $9,120
Economic evaluation of the Focus on New Project
Ms Ha Le
- 2020: $18,200
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report