Research Fellow
MSc(Applied Sc)(Lincoln) PhD(Policy/Economics)(Lincoln)
Bhubaneswor (often known by 'Dhakal') has been working in biostatistics and data management roles with the Christchurch Health and Development Study research unit.
His research interests include multivariable statistical methods for the analysis of longitudinal data, developmental trajectories in human behaviour, fixed and time dynamic influences on adult psychosocial wellbeing, and economic resource management.
Current/recent research has examined:
- Time dynamic influences on the pattern of sexual partner relationships
- Life course trajectories and socioeconomic outcomes of cannabis users
- Management of environmental resources in Nepalese mountain farming communities
Publications
McLeod, G. F. H., Dhakal, B., Reeder, A. I., & McGee, R. (2021). Sunburn paradoxes and the New Zealand population. Journal of Public Health, 29, 387-392. doi: 10.1007/s10389-019-01142-9
Darlow, B. A., Horwood, J., Dhakal, B., Harris, S. L., McKelvey, V. A., Elliott, J. M., Yang, J., & Mackay, R. J. (2021). Biomarkers of ageing in New Zealand VLBW young adults and controls. Pediatric Research, 89, 533-539. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0882-x
Dhakal, B., Khadka, M., & Gautam, M. (2021). Impacts of payment for ecosystem services of mountain agricultural landscapes on farming women in Nepal. GeoJournal, 86, 1389-1423. doi: 10.1007/s10708-019-10116-z
Boden, J. M., Cleland, L., Dhakal, B., & Horwood, L. J. (2020). Attitudes towards cannabis and cannabis law change in a New Zealand birth cohort. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1515), 79-88. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Boden, J. M., Dhakal, B., Foulds, J. A., & Horwood, L. J. (2020). Life-course trajectories of cannabis use: A latent class analysis of a New Zealand birth cohort. Addiction, 115(2), 279-290. doi: 10.1111/add.14814
McLeod, G. F. H., Dhakal, B., Reeder, A. I., & McGee, R. (2021). Sunburn paradoxes and the New Zealand population. Journal of Public Health, 29, 387-392. doi: 10.1007/s10389-019-01142-9
Journal - Research Article
Darlow, B. A., Horwood, J., Dhakal, B., Harris, S. L., McKelvey, V. A., Elliott, J. M., Yang, J., & Mackay, R. J. (2021). Biomarkers of ageing in New Zealand VLBW young adults and controls. Pediatric Research, 89, 533-539. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0882-x
Journal - Research Article
Dhakal, B., Khadka, M., & Gautam, M. (2021). Impacts of payment for ecosystem services of mountain agricultural landscapes on farming women in Nepal. GeoJournal, 86, 1389-1423. doi: 10.1007/s10708-019-10116-z
Journal - Research Article
Boden, J. M., Cleland, L., Dhakal, B., & Horwood, L. J. (2020). Attitudes towards cannabis and cannabis law change in a New Zealand birth cohort. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1515), 79-88. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
Boden, J. M., Dhakal, B., Foulds, J. A., & Horwood, L. J. (2020). Life-course trajectories of cannabis use: A latent class analysis of a New Zealand birth cohort. Addiction, 115(2), 279-290. doi: 10.1111/add.14814
Journal - Research Article
Dhakal, B., & Horwood, J. (2019). Role of time variant factors in determining subpopulation heterogeneity in life course outcome: A case study on number of sexual partners. Proceedings of the New Zealand Statistical Association Conference. (pp. 44-45). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/nzsa/programme-and-speakers/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Dhakal, B., & Kattel, R. R. (2019). Effects of global changes on ecosystems services of multiple natural resources in agricultural landscapes. Science of the Total Environment, 676, 665-682. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.276
Journal - Research Article
Dhakal, B. (2016). Can we get better information by any alternative to conventional statistical approaches for analysing land allocation decision problems? A case study on lowland rice varieties. Land Use Policy, 54, 522-533. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.03.006
Journal - Research Article
Dhakal, B. (2016). Tourism in Nepal: Resources and opportunities beyond a conventional thinking. In Tourist resources and opportunities in Nepal: Approaches and information for exploration. (pp. 1-14). Christchurch, New Zealand: Support for Development. Retrieved from http://sfdnz.org/
Chapter in Book - Other
Dhakal, B., & Yadav, B. D. (2016). Tourism in natural disasters: Surviving and opportunity utilizing approaches. In Tourist resources and opportunities in Nepal: Approaches and information for exploration. (pp. 26-34). Christchurch, New Zealand: Support for Development. Retrieved from http://sfdnz.org/
Chapter in Book - Other
Dhakal, B., & Scanlan, J. (2015). Assessment of functional forms of crop yield loss models of invasive plant species applied in decision support tools and bioeconomic modelling. Agricultural Systems, 138, 100-115. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2015.04.001
Journal - Research Article
Dhakal, B. (2014). The local environmental, economic and social tragedies of international interventions on community based forest management for global environmental conservation: A critical evaluation. Open Journal of Forestry, 4(1), 58-69. doi: 10.4236/ojf.2014.41010
Journal - Research Article
Dhakal, B., Bigsby, H., & Cullen, R. (2012). Socioeconomic impacts of public forest policies on heterogeneous agricultural households. Environmental & Resource Economics, 53(1), 73-95. doi: 10.1007/s10640-012-9548-4
Journal - Research Article
Dhakal, B. (2005). Community forestry policy impacts and alternative policies for poverty alleviation in Nepal (PhD). Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10182/2510
Awarded Doctoral Degree
