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Email

rohan.borschmann@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary Professorial Fellow
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health - Centres and Institutes
Education
PhD
King's College London
Doctorate
James Cook University of North Queensland
Post Graduate Diploma
University of Ballarat
Bachelors Degree
La Trobe University
ORCID

0000-0002-0365-7775

Prof Rohan Borschmann

Honorary Professorial Fellow
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

240 Scholarly works
18 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Reducing Self-Harm, Suicide and Early Mortality in Marginalised Young People.
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Addressing self-harm among detained asylum seekers in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic
    DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.13061
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Temporal variations in the distribution of self-harm episodes and methods across the Australian asylum seeker population: An observational study
    DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PMED.1003235
  • 2020

    Journal article

    An evaluation of the quality of self-harm incident reporting across the Australian asylum seeker population according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines
    DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-02709-7
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Self-harm among asylum seekers in Australian onshore immigration detention: How incidence rates vary by held detention type
    DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08717-2
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Preventing Mortality in Adults After Release From Prison: Advancing Global Knowledge Through an International, Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Health Service Utilisation and Preventable Mortality in Justice-Involved Young People: A National, Retrospective Data Linkage Study
Rohan Borschmann

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2018
Rising Star Award Society for Mental Health Research (Australia)
2016
Early Career Travel Scholarship Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health (USA)
2016
Early Career Scholar Award Australian Psychological Society (APS)
2015
Early Career Scholar Award Society for Mental Health Research (Australia)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Hunger strikes among asylum seekers in Australian immigration detention: prevalence, precipitants, characteristics, and management
    DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-26198-7
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The association of short-term variability in suicidal ideation with subsequent suicidal thoughts and behaviours: Longitudinal cohort study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2026.105049
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A socially assistive robot to support mental wellbeing in LGBTQ young people at risk of self-harm: a randomized controlled trial
    DOI: 10.1038/s41591-026-04422-6
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Detection of Self-Harm in Electronic Mental Health Records Using Privacy-Preserving Local Language Models: Methodological Study.
    DOI: 10.2196/87586
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Children's health and rights are being violated in US immigration detention
    DOI: 10.1136/bmj.s688
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Guidelines, practices, and interprofessional roles in oral health promotion in custodial settings: A scoping review
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105346
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The impact of incarceration on health: A global systematic review
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.118946
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Beyond mental disorders: The role of child maltreatment in childhood suicidal behaviour
    DOI: 10.1177/00048674251413021

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