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Health Data Scientist, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare | Biostatistics, Machine Learning, Clinical Trials
Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing
Clinical Trial Documentation,
Medical Writing,
Technical Writing,
Copywriting,
Creative Writing,
Newswriting,
Audio Transcription,
General Proofreading & Editing
Research
Market Research,
User Research,
Meta-Research,
Feasibility Study,
Fact Checking,
Gap Analysis,
Gray Literature Search,
Scientific and Technical Research,
Systematic Literature Review,
Secondary Data Collection
Consulting
Digital Strategy Consulting,
Healthcare Consulting,
Operations Consulting,
Scientific and Technical Consulting,
Regulatory Consulting
Data & AI
Predictive Modeling,
Statistical Analysis,
Image Processing,
Image Analysis,
Algorithm Design-Non ML,
Algorithm Design-ML,
Data Visualization,
Big Data Analytics,
Text Mining & Analytics,
Data Mining,
Data Cleaning,
Data Processing,
Data Insights
Work Experience
Health Research Lead
Collective X
August 2026 - Present
AI Consultant and Evaluator
DataAnnotation
January 2026 - Present
Adjunct Research Fellow
Curtin University
January 2026 - Present 
Postdoctoral Researcher
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
January 2025 - Present
Founder and Director
drCWDugan
January 2024 - Present
Research Officer and MD Research Supervisor
The University of Western Australia
2023 - December 2025
Adjunct Research Fellow
Curtin University
November 2024 - November 2025
Coordinating Physiologist and Lab Specialist
The University of Western Australia Exercise and Performance Centre
January 2022 - December 2024
Umpire
Western Australian Football League
January 2015 - December 2024
Research Fellow
Monash University
April 2024 - November 2024
Lecturer and Laboratory Demonstrator
The University of Western Australia
January 2022 - February 2024
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Demons District Football Umpires Association
January 2020 - December 2023
Personal Trainer
QV1
January 2017 - December 2022
Umpire (AFLW)
Australian Football League
January 2017 - December 2017
Research Assistant
The University of Western Australia
January 2016 - December 2017
Tournament Director
Australian Poker League
January 2015 - December 2017
Croupier
Crown
January 2014 - December 2015
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Western Australia
January 2020 - December 2024
Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Sport Science, Exercise and Health
The University of Western Australia
July 2018 - November 2019
Bachelor of Science (Sport Science, Exercise and Health)
The University of Western Australia
2014 - July 2018
Certifications
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Stack Certified AI Consultant
Stack
July 2026 - Present
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Google AI Professional Certificate
Google
https://coursera.org/verify/professional-cert/JWLTOBNPIT69May 2026 - Present
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Claude Code 101
Anthropic Education
January 2026 - Present
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AI for Health Care Applications
AIM-AHEAD
January 2026 - Present
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Gemini for Data Scientists and Analysts
Google Cloud
January 2026 - Present
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Introduction to Generative AI
Google Cloud
January 2026 - Present
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AI Fundamentals
Google
January 2026 - Present
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AI for Content Creation
Google
January 2026 - Present
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AI for App Building
Google
January 2026 - Present
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AI for Brainstorming and Planning
Google
January 2026 - Present
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AI for Data Analysis
Google
January 2026 - Present
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AI for Research and Insights
Google
January 2026 - Present
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AI for Writing and Communicating
Google
January 2026 - Present
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AI Fluency for Students
Anthropic
January 2026 - Present
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AI Fluency for Educators
Anthropic
January 2026 - Present
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AI Fluency: Framework and Foundations
Anthropic
January 2026 - Present
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Introduction to Claude Cowork
Anthropic
January 2026 - Present
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Methods in Nutrition and Obesity Research (NIDDK R25 Course)
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
January 2026 - Present
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How to Plan and Apply for Linked Data
Population Health Research Network
January 2026 - Present
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Research Security Training
National Science Foundation SECURE Center
January 2026 - Present
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Responsible Conduct of Research
NIH Network of the National Library of Medicine
January 2025 - Present
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Ethics Training for Public Servants
Louisiana Board of Ethics
January 2025 - Present
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Cybersecurity Web-Based Training, Comprehensive Public Training Program
Louisiana State Civil Service
January 2025 - Present
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Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
Advance HE
April 2022 - Present
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R: Data Use in Science (SCIE4401), High Distinction
The University of Western Australia
January 2022 - Present
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Statistics in R
Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology
January 2021 - Present
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Introduction to R and Statistics in R
The University of Western Australia
January 2021 - Present
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Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Course
Cochrane
January 2020 - Present
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Meta-analysis Statistics; Systematically Review the Literature
Salis Institute
January 2020 - Present
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Good Clinical Practice Online Training
Western Australian Health Translation Network
December 2019 - Present
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Clinical Research: Conducting Pragmatic Randomised Trials (pRCTs)
Western University
January 2019 - Present
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Certificate IV in Fitness
North Metropolitan TAFE
January 2017 - Present
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Certificate III in Fitness
North Metropolitan TAFE
January 2017 - Present
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Good Clinical Practice, Stage 1 Basic Course
COLLABORATIVE INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING INITIATIVE (CITI PROGRAM)
January 2025 - January 2028
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Standard Mental Health First Aider
Mental Health First Aid International
October 2023 - October 2026
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Standard First Aid, CPR and AED
Sports Medicine Australia
September 2017 - September 2020
Publications
PREPRINT
Cory Dugan, Heather Bytheway, Darsiha Balakirishnan, Fanija Dukovski, Hayley Caratti, Talat Uppal (2026). Breaking the Silence on Women's Health .
Cory Dugan, Peter Peeling, Richard Burden, Toby Richards (2023). Efficacy of Iron Supplementation on Physical Capacity in Non-anaemic Iron Deficient Individuals: Protocol for an Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis .
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cory Dugan, Peter Peeling, Paige Buissink, Beth MacLean, Jayne Lim, Pradeep Jayasuriya, Toby Richards (2025). Effect of intravenous iron therapy on exercise performance, fatigue scores and mood states in iron-deficient recreationally active females of reproductive age: a double-blind, randomised control trial (IRONWOMAN Trial) . British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Cory Dugan, Stephen Hennigar (2025). Carbon monoxide inhalation to increase haemoglobin mass: a canary in a coal mine for sport? . British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Cory Dugan, Beth MacLean, Jess Fuller, Jayne Lim, Toby Richards (2025). Greater prevalence of anaemia and heavy menstrual bleeding reported in women of reproductive age in the United Kingdom compared to Australia . British Journal of Haematology.
Cory Dugan, Toby Richards, Linda K. Wijaya, Jayne Lim, Darren Dahly (2025). Intravenous Iron–Induced Hypophosphatemia in Surgical Patients . JAMA Network Open.
Cory Dugan, Lisa Clarke, Bernd Froessler, Catherine Tang, Kylie King, Bryony Ross, Giselle Kidson‐Gerber, Lynn Townsend, Talat Uppal, Laura Baxter, et al. (2025). Iron optimisation in pregnancy: a Haematology in Obstetric and Women's Health Collaborative consensus statement . Internal Medicine Journal.
Cory Dugan, Beth MacLean, Jayne Lim, Jess Fuller, Riki Wylie, Judie Yeleen Joo, Annas Al‐Sharea, Jaahnavi Cheyyur, Henry Ng, Sijing Zhang, et al. (2025). Community screening for iron deficiency in reproductive aged women: Lessons learnt from Australia . Vox Sanguinis.
Cory Dugan (2024). Iron and women’s health: a multidimensional exploration of iron deficiency, management and treatment in active women (PhD Academy Award) . British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Christopher James, Cory W. Dugan, Corrin Boyd, Paul A. Fournier, Peter G. Arthur (2024). Temporal tracking of cysteine 34 oxidation of plasma albumin as a biomarker of muscle damage following a bout of eccentric exercise . European Journal of Applied Physiology.
Cory Dugan, Peter Peeling, Richard Burden, Toby Richards (2024). Efficacy of iron supplementation on physical capacity in non-anaemic iron-deficient individuals: protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis . Systematic Reviews.
Cory Dugan, Peter Peeling, Amelia Davies, Beth MacLean, Aaron Simpson, Jayne Lim, Toby Richards (2024). The relationship between menorrhagia, iron deficiency, and anaemia in recreationally active females: An exploratory population based screening study . Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.
Cory Dugan, Caitlin Attwell, Alannah McKay, Marc Sim, Joanna Nicholas, Luke Hopper, Peter Peeling (2023). Timing is everything, but does it really matter? Impact of 8‐weeks morning versus evening iron supplementation in ballet and contemporary dancers . European Journal of Sport Science.
Cory Dugan, Aaron Simpson, Peter Peeling, Jayne Lim, Amelia Davies, Paige Buissink, Beth MacLean, Pradeep Jayasuriya, Toby Richards (2023). The Perceived Impact of Iron Deficiency and Iron Therapy Preference in Exercising Females of Reproductive Age: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study . Patient Preference and Adherence.
Cory Dugan, Amelia T. Davies, Paula M. Devlin, Toby Richards, Lachlan F. Miles (2023). Non‐erythropoiesis stimulating agent, non‐iron therapies for the management of anemia: A scoping review . Transfusion.
Cory Dugan, Katerina Cabolis, Lachlan F. Miles, Toby Richards (2022). Systematic review and meta‐analysis of intravenous iron therapy for adults with non‐anaemic iron deficiency: An abridged Cochrane review . Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle.
Cory Dugan, Kanon Uchiyama, James King, Karen Wallman, Sarah Taggart, Olivier Girard (2022). The influence of rest break frequency and duration on physical performance and psychophysiological responses: a mining simulation study . European Journal of Applied Physiology.
Cory Dugan, Caitlin Attwell, Alannah K. A. McKay, Joanna Nicholas, Luke Hopper, Peter Peeling (2022). Dietary Iron and the Elite Dancer . Nutrients.
Cory W Dugan, Shane K Maloney, Kristina J Abramoff, Sohan S Panag, Elizabeth A Davis, Timothy W Jones, Paul A Fournier (2022). Effects of Simulated High Altitude on Blood Glucose Levels During Exercise in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes . The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Cory Dugan, Paula Devlin, Amelia Davies, Toby Richards, Lachlan F Miles (2022). Non-erythropoiesis-stimulating agent, non-iron therapies for the management of anaemia: protocol for a scoping review . BMJ Open.
Cory Dugan, Caitlin Scott, Sandy Abeysiri, Ravishankar Rao Baikady, Toby Richards (2021). The need to screen for anemia in exercising women . Medicine.
C. Dugan, B. MacLean, K. Cabolis, S. Abeysiri, A. Khong, M. Sajic, T. Richards, the Women's Health research Collaborative (2021). The misogyny of iron deficiency . Anaesthesia.
CONFERENCE POSTER
Cory Dugan, Jess Fuller, Beth MacLean, Jayne Lim, Sandy Abeysiri, Toby Richards (2024). Intravenous Iron Leads to Lower Rates of Anaemia in Australia . 24th Annual Symposium on Patient Blood Management, Haemostasis and Thrombosis (NATA), Bologna, Italy, 18/04/24.
Cory Dugan, Peter Peeling, Beth MacLean, Jayne Lim, Pradeep Jayasuriya, Toby Richards (2024). The effect of intravenous iron therapy on physical capacity, fatigue scores, and quality of life in iron deficiency recreationally active females of reproductive age: A double blind, randomised control trial (IRONWOMAN trial) . 24th Annual Symposium on Patient Blood Management, Haemostasis and Thrombosis (NATA), Bologna, Italy, 18/04/24.
Cory Dugan, Jayne Lim, Beth MacLean, Elizabeth Magdelin Hines, Ines Clement, Toby Richards (2024). TikTok videos on iron deficiency: a cross-sectional content analysis . Network for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management, Haemostasis and Thrombosis (2024), Bologna, Italy, 18/04/24.
Cory Dugan, Jess Fuller, Henry Nguyen, Beth MacLean, Jayne Lim, Annas Al-Sharea, Toby Richards (2024). What is ‘Normal’ Iron Metabolism in Response to Inflammation in Ultramarathon Runners . Network for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management, Haemostasis and Thrombosis (2024), Bologna, Italy, 18/04/24.
Cory Dugan, Katerina Cabolis (2022). Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Intravenous Iron Therapy for Adults with Non-anaemic Iron Deficiency (Poster presentation) .
Cory Dugan, Caitlin Scott, Sandy Abeysiri, Ravishankar Rao Baikady, Toby Richards (2021). The Need to Screen for Anaemia in Fit and Healthy Women . 21st Annual NATA Symposium on Patient Blood Management, Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Virtual, 12/04/21.
DATA SET
Cory Dugan(2024). Iron and Women's Health: A Multidimensional Exploration of Iron Deficiency, Therapy, and Perceptions in Active Females . The University of Western Australia. University of Western Australia
Cory Dugan(2021). Effects of simulated high altitude on blood glucose levels during exercise in individuals with Type 1 Diabetes . The University of Western Australia. University of Western Australia
DISSERTATION THESIS
Cory Dugan(2024). Iron and women's health: A multidimensional exploration of iron deficiency, management, and treatment in active females . The University of Western Australia. University of Western Australia
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