Chethana Mudunna

About

Global health researcher specialising in adolescent mental health and gender-based violence, with a multidisciplinary background in public health research and law. Experienced in mixed-methods study design, policy analysis, community engagement, and research translation in low-resourced and humanitarian settings.

Doctoral research focused on bridging policy–evidence gaps in adolescent mental health needs in Sri Lanka, leading a multi-site mixed-methods project in collaboration with government, education and healthcare stakeholders. Broader portfolio includes work on adolescent mental health, violence against women and girls, sexual and reproductive health, PROMs reporting for quality improvement, rare disease policy and migrant mental health.

Committed to advancing health equity and the rights and wellbeing of children and adolescents. Aiming to build a career in global health policy, contributing to the design and implementation of strategies that strengthen health systems and promote global health justice.

Employment

• Monash University Research Fellow
  2025 - Present
• Monash University Research Assisstant
  2021 - 2025

Education

• Monash University Doctor of Philosophy
  2021 - 2025
• Monash University Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours)
  2020 - 2020
• Deakin University Bachelor of Laws
  2017 - 2021
• Deakin University Bachelor of Biomedical Science
  2014 - 2016

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (14)

• Sri Lankan School Student and Teacher Perspectives of Adolescent Mental Health and Its Determinants: A Qualitative Exploration
  Chethana Mudunna, Miyuru Chandradasa, Kavidi Amanda Epasinghe +5 more
  Healthcare 2026 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare14030311
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• Sexual and reproductive health information and service needs and preferences of adolescents and young adults in Sri Lanka: a systematic review
  BMC Public Health 2025 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-24324-5
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• Development of a Best Practice Guide to Optimise the Reporting of Patient Reported Measures by Clinical Quality Registries for Quality Improvement Purposes
  Health Services Insights 2025 DOI: 10.1177/11786329251347343
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• A Pilot Study of Capturing Patient Reported Outcome Measures in the Australasian Pelvic Floor Procedure Registry
  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2025 DOI: 10.1111/ajo.70030
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• Mental health of adolescents in countries of South-East Asia: A policy review
  Asian Journal of Psychiatry 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2025.104386
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• Nature, prevalence and determinants of mental health problems experienced by adolescents in south Asia: a systematic review
  Chethana Mudunna, Medhavi Weerasinghe, Thach Duc Tran +4 more
  The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100532
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• Prevalence and determinants of mental health problems experienced by school-going adolescents in Sri Lanka
  Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health 2025 DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2025.10055
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• A Pilot Study of Implementing Patient Reported Outcome Measures in the Australasian Pelvic Floor Procedure Registry
  2024 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4220194/v1
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• Informing a national rare disease registry strategy in Australia: a mixed methods study
  BMC Health Services Research 2023 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10049-x
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• 583 Associations between clinical variables and health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: a scoping review
  Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 2023 DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(23)01505-9
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• Current state of rare disease registries and databases in Australia: a scoping review
  Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2023 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-023-02823-1
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• Response rates in clinical quality registries and databases that collect patient reported outcome measures: a scoping review
  Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2023 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-023-02155-5
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• Nature, Prevalence and Determinants of Mental Health Problems Experienced by Adolescents in South Asia: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
  2023 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4555280
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• Factors influencing the attitudes of young Sri Lankan-Australians towards seeking mental healthcare: a national online survey
  BMC Public Health 2022 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12842-5
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