Associate Professor Jyoti Khadka

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.