Wellness Research
Wellness is engaged in a range of research projects including wellness assessment, and clinical research into detoxification, nutraceuticals, herbal medicine, yoga, meditation, breathing therapies, complementary medicine use, sleep and jet lag, sauna and spa therapies and lifestyle interventions.
Research and supervision of research is available in Masters and PhD research programs. Wellness research members have special interests and expertise in holistic medicine, complementary therapies, and studies relevant to the new field of wellness. Wellness is actively increasing its research activities.
Research partners
Wellness collaborates with numerous areas across RMIT University, as well as with other universities, research departments and organisations as follows:
- University of Western Sydney
- Southern Cross University
- The Alfred Hospital
- Monash University
- Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM)
- Australian College of Holistic Medicine (ACHM)
- Australian Integrative Medicine Association (AIMA)
- National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM)
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
- Complementary Medicines Evaluation Committee (CMEC)
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Grant Review Panel
- University of California, Irvine
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine
- Oxford University
- Columbia University
- National Herbalists Association of Australia (NHAA)
- Endeavour College of Natural Health (ECNH)
- Yoga Teachers Association of Australia (YTAA)
- Australian Teachers of Meditation Association (ATMA)
- Australian Association of Yoga Therapists (AAYT)