Meaghan Coyle

Dr. Meaghan Coyle

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

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About

Dr Meaghan Coyle is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow in the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences.

Meaghan's career focus has been to develop the evidence base for Chinese medicine through high quality systematic reviews and clinical trials. This has been achieved over 20 years as a research in tertiary institutions in Australia and is complemented by 11 years of clinical practice. Meaghan's research interests include using quantitative and qualitative research methods in women's health, respiratory and dermatological diseases, and Chinese medicine research methodology.

 

Meaghan has worked as a part of an international team of researchers to evaluate the evidence base for Chinese medicine through a series of monographs. She has co-authored non monographs and published more than 50 scientific articles. Meaghan has supervised seven PhD candidates to successful completion and is currently supervising two PhD candidates. Student projects have included systematic reviews, surveys, qualitative research, clinical trials, and implementation science research.

Research fields

  • 4208 Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 3215 Reproductive medicine
  • 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 4204 Midwifery
  • 4206 Public health
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis

Supervisor projects

  • Systematic Evaluation of Chinese Medicine Evidence for Common Chronic Conditions
  • 13 Feb 2025
  • Systematic Evaluation of Chinese Medicine Evidence for Common Chronic Conditions
  • 21 Nov 2024
  • Chinese Herbal Medicine Bath Therapy for Psoriasis Vulgaris: Current State of Evidence, a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial and Patients’ Experience
  • 8 Mar 2024
  • Chinese Herbal Medicine for Mild Cognitive Impairment: Current State of Evidence and Perspectives of Patients, Caregivers and Clinicians
  • 8 Mar 2024
  • Achieving Consensus on Syndrome Differentiation and Chinese Herbal Medicine for Early Breast Cancer
  • 13 Feb 2020
  • Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture for Acne Vulgaris: Efficacy, Patient Preferences and Health-Related Quality of Life
  • 31 May 2016
  • Muscle Energy Technique for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • 29 Feb 2016

Teaching interests

Supervisor interests
• Chinese medicine
• Acupuncture
• Clinical trials
• Women's health

Research interests

• Evidence-based Chinese medicine.
• Acupuncture clinical trials.
• Women’s health.

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