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Dr Michelle Vhudzijena

Dr Michelle Vhudzijena

Associate Lecturer
Business School
School of Risk and Actuarial Studies

Dr. Michelle Vhudzijena is an Early Career Academic Fellow at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) School of Risk and Actuarial Studies. She specialises in teaching courses on risk management, economics, superannuation and retirement benefits. Previously, she served as a Senior Research Associate at the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research. Her research focuses on mortality heterogeneity and the development of financial products aimed at enhancing individual well-being during retirement using individual-level longitudinal data. She holds a PhD in Actuarial Studies from UNSW, Sydney, Australia, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biomedical Engineering from Harvard University.

Research interests

  • Mortality modelling
  • Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality
  • Cause of death mortality modelling
  • Sustainable financing of aged care
E-mail
m.vhudzijena@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room BUS645, Business School Building
  • Journal articles | 2016
    Chung Y; Hancock KE; Delgutte B, 2016, 'Neural Coding of Interaural Time Differences with Bilateral Cochlear Implants in Unanesthetized Rabbits', JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 36, pp. 5520 - 5531, http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3795-15.2016
    Journal articles | 2015
    Wei B; Vhudzijena MK; Robaszewski J; Yin P, 2015, 'Self-assembly of complex two-dimensional shapes from single-stranded DNA tiles', Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/52486
    Journal articles | 2014
    Wei B; Ong LL; Chen J; Jaffe AS; Yin P, 2014, 'Complex Reconfiguration of DNA Nanostructures', ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 53, pp. 7475 - 7479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201402437

  1. CEPAR Multidisciplinary Collaboration Funding Scheme Grant of $10,000 for project on socio-economic inequalities in life expectancy and functional disability amongst older Americans (February 2024)

  2. Career Advancement Fund for Academics worth $10,000 for support with actuarial exams and mortality modelling courses (March 2024)

  1. First Place in Inaugural Asia Pacific Actuarial Awards 2024 sponsored by SCOR and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Foundation worth $5,600

  2. Scientia PhD Scholarship worth $40,000 (indexed) per annum, tuition fee scholarship and $10,000 career development support package for 4 years

  3. ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) Supplementary Scholarship of $8,000 per annum for 3 years

  4. Sustainable Development Goals Research Grant worth $4,000 from UNSW Business School 2022

  5. 3 Minute Thesis, Third Prize UNSW Business School Faculty Heat, Finalist at University Heat 2022