Alfred Wong

Dr Alfred Wong is Senior Lecturer in the Finance Discipline at the School of Business, Charles Sturt University. He is also an adjunct lecturer and research fellow at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland School of Business. His expertise is in statistical analysis, financial modelling, and applied economics. His research interests are in the areas of empirical finance, economic evaluation of health care interventions and feasibility study of renewable energy projects. He has won several teaching and research awards, published in international peer-reviewed academic journals, and successfully completed several industry research grants. He teaches in the undergraduate and postgraduate program and has successfully supervised several Doctoral and Honours students.

Dr Wong is the Chief Data Analyst for the Equally Well Project Team, which has received a large research grant from the Commonwealth Department of Health. The study aims to better understand the association between mortality rates and the use of mental health related treatments. His current research involves the analyses of large health datasets sourced from the Medicare Benefits Schedule, Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule. He is a co-recipient of a NSW MNCLHD Health Innovation Award in 2020 for a study on cost-effectiveness of Specialist Parkinson’s Disease nurse position, and in 2021, the Charles Sturt Excellence Award, for the research on the impacts of COVID-19 on workplace mental health and wellbeing.