DrGeorgia Chaseling

Project Opportunities

Title: Rising temperatures, rising risks: Preventing heat-induced rises in cardiovascular disease

Summary of opportunity:

An opportunity for a student to conduct research in cardiovascular physiology, co-design and implementation science, working with older adults and people with cardiovascular disease to understand the physiological mechanisms that lead to increased cardiovascular mortality during heatwaves and hot weather.

Opportunity synopsis:

This PhD opportunity will include a series of projects that will address the heat-health challenges for people with cardiovascular disease. The potential student will lead research that aims to 1) determine physiological mechanisms underlying heat-related cardiovascular risk, 2) and 3) co-design heat-health content and delivery to support cardiovascular disease management in the heat within cardiac rehabilitation programs.

----------------Current Projects ----------------------------------

• Physiological Mechanisms determining heat stress risk for people with CVD: https://www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships/c/thermal-and-cardiovascular-physiology.html
• Cooling interventions for at-risk groups during heat waves
• Thermoregulatory responses of specific populations (e.g. cardiovascular disease, elderly, MS patients)
• Determining the hearts' response to heat stress in young, elderly and cardiovascular disease
• Modelling environmental limits for cardiac rehabilitation