Associate Professor Jyoti Khadka

Associate Professor

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

place Sturt North
GPO Box 2100, ADELAIDE, SA, 5001

Dr. Jyoti Khadka, an Associate Professor in Health Economics and Outcomes Research, has a multidisciplinary background in vision sciences, psychometrics, health services research, aged care, and health economics.

An accomplished academic researcher, Dr. Khadka specialises in the development and evaluation of person-centered outcomes and methodological research on how these outcomes (e.g., quality of life, experience, and well-being) are best measured and valued in health and social care settings, including health economics assessments.

Nationally recognised, two of his tools, QOL-ACC and QCE-ACC, have been adopted by the Australian Government to assess aged care quality. To date, Dr. Khadka has developed, validated, and implemented 15 different tools for measuring quality of life and care experience across vision, aged care, and health systems. In recognition of his significant research contributions, Dr. Khadka was listed among the top 2% of scientists globally in 2023 and 2024, according to Stanford University’s-Elsevier standardized citation index (published: Oct 2023).

Leveraging the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) databases, he investigates older individuals' interactions with healthcare systems, analysing aged care and healthcare costs to inform national policies. With a notable portfolio of over 110 peer-reviewed publications and five research reports, including contributions to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, he has secured more than $7 million in Category A grant funding. Dr. Khadka’s work continues to shape health and aged care practices and policies in Australia.

Qualifications

PhD
School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, UK
Thesis title: Development of a Visual Ability Measuring Questionnaire for Children

MPhil 
School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, UK
Thesis title: Impact of Visual Impairment in Children

Bachelor of Optometry 
Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Honours, awards and grants
  1.  Top 2% Scientists in the World

    • Listed in 2023 and 2024.
  2. 2023 Flinders University Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Impact and Engagement

  3. Best Poster Award

    • Early and Mid-Career Research Category, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Research Showcase, October 2–3, 2019.
  4. Vice-President and Executive Dean's Mid-Career Researcher of the Year

    • 2020, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University.
  5. Research Translation Award

    • 2020, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute.

 

Teaching interests

Basic Clinical Skills (optometry)

MDS2000- Skills for Medical Scientists 2

Topic lecturer
MDSC2000 Skills for Medical Scientists 2
Interests
  • Aged Care
  • Eye diseases
  • Health Economics
  • Healthy ageing
  • Outcome studies
  • Pyschometrics
  • Quality of life