2019
Graduate Research degree conferrals
Successfully examined theses by our graduate research students in 2019.
| Graduate | Degree | Thesis Title | Principal Supervisor |
EPIDEMIOLOGY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Arnup | PhD | Improving the design, reporting and statistical methods used in cluster randomised crossover trials | Andrew Forbes |
| Emma Gearon | PhD | The epidemiology of socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among Australian adults | Anna Peeters |
| George Heriot | PhD | Modelling the appropriate use of echocardiography in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia | Danny Liew |
| Nadira Kakoly | PhD | PCOS And cardiometabolic health over the reproductive years | Anju Joham |
| Carole Lunny | PhD | Methodological issues in conducting overviews of systematic reviews | Joanne McKenzie |
| Richard Ofori-Asenso | PhD | Disease burden and dynamics of preventive medication use within the context of an ageing population | Danny Liew |
| Cameron Palmer | PhD | The contemporary evaluation of trauma outcomes | Peter Cameron |
| Tom Ranger | PhD | Investigating structural and non-structural risk factors for low back pain and disability | Flavia Cicuttini |
| Andre Rodrigues | PhD | Psychological determinants of risk behaviours and cardio-metabolic health in a higher risk regional cohort | Melinda Carrington |
| Maryam Tabesh | PhD | Diabetes management in low and middle income countries | Dianna Magliano |
| Vanessa Veronese | PhD | Understanding HIV testing behaviours and engagement in HIV prevention among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Myanmar | Mark Stoové |
| Edmund Wee | MPhil | Anatomic distribution of melanoma – relationship with patient characteristics, subtype, thickness and hypomelanosis | Rory Wolfe |
| Qi Zhao | PhD | The association between ambient temperature and hospitalizations in Brazil | Yuming Guo |
FORENSIC MEDICINE | |||
| Laura Anderson | PhD | The psychology of alcohol and other drug use in forensic cases: prevalence, contributing factors and opportunities for harm prevention | Jennifer Schumann |
HEALTH | |||
| Claire Harris | PhD | Sustainability in Health care by Allocating Resources Effectively (SHARE). An investigation of disinvestment in the local healthcare setting. | Sally Green |
HEALTH PROMOTION | |||
| Trang Nguyen | PhD | Comprehensive care for people with severe mental illness in rural Vietnam: Addressing policy evidence gaps | Jane Fisher |
| Ebenezer Owusu-Addo | PhD | Cash transfers as social policy for tackling the social determinants of health: a realist evaluation | Ben Smith |
| Joanna Schwarzman | PhD | Evaluation in health promotion: Gathering evidence to improve effectiveness | Ben Smith |
INTERNAL MEDICINE | |||
| Marina Skiba | PhD | Towards an understanding of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in young Australian women | Susan Davis |
| Ravindranath Tiruvoipati | PhD | Clinical effects and management of hypercapnia in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients | Michael Bailey |
MEDICAL STUDIES | |||
| Aidan Burrell | PhD | Extracorporeal and mechanical circulatory therapy for patients with advanced heart and lung disease | Jamie Cooper |
MEDICINE | |||
| Matthew Howard | MPhil | Analysis of survival of patients with cutaneous melanoma by anatomical location including investigation of desmoplastic and nodular melanoma subtypes | Rory Wolfe |
| Rebecca O'Hara | PhD | Endometriosis Management In Australia: Policy, Practice And Women's Experiences | Jane Fisher |
| Natalie Nanayakkara | PhD | Understanding the impacts of age and age at diagnosis on the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus | Sophia Zoungas |
NURSING – INTENSIVE CARE | |||
| Natasha Morris | PhD | The Indigenous Australian Malnutrition Project: Comparing the burden and impact of malnutrition in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian patients, and validation of a malnutrition screening tool | Graeme Maguire |
OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY | |||
| Mahnaz Bahri Khomami | PhD | Pregnancy and birth outcomes in women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome | Anju Joham |
PUBLIC HEALTH | |||
| Miranda Blake | PhD | Pricing strategies to reduce population sugar-sweetened beverage consumption | Kathryn Backholer |
| Tara Boelsen-Robinson | PhD | Healthy food policy implementation for retailers in health-promoting settings: Building the evidence | Anna Peeters |
| Goma Khatri | PhD | An investigation of the relationships among women's experiences of the 2015 earthquakes, mental health status and pregnancy outcomes in Nepal | Jane Fisher |
| Adina Lang | PhD | Health in preconception and pregnancy | Jacqueline Boyle |
| Peter McGlynn | PhD | Community-level diagnostic tools and child under-nutrition in Papua New Guinea and Lao People's Democratic Republic | Stanley Luchters |
| Sarah McGuinness | PhD | Understanding the health effects of water and hygiene interventions in low- and middle-income countries | Karin Leder |
| Nusrat Najnin | PhD | Risk factors for diarrhoea and respiratory illness and the impact of water and hygiene interventions | Karin Leder |
| Anh Nguyen | PhD | Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health Problems among adolescents in Vietnam | Jane Fisher |
| Stella Samoborec | PhD | Recovery after transport-related injuries: insights into the Victorian compensable injured population | Sue Evans |
| Nathan Stam | PhD | Clinical and forensic aspects of heroin-related deaths: prevalence, contributors and opportunities for prevention | Dimitri Gerostamoulos |
| Fraser Tull | PhD | Exploring habit theory in sugary drink consumption | Kathryn Backholer |
| Ching Shan (Angela) Wan | PhD | A comparison of the perceptions and experiences of immigrant ethnic Chinese and Australian-born Caucasian women living with and managing gestational diabetes mellitus in Australia | Rosalie Aroni |
| Ladan Yeganeh | PhD | Early menopause: Implementation research using the experiences and perspectives of women and health professionals to translate evidence into practice | Amanda Vincent |
| Kate Young | PhD | Partners not patients: Healthcare for endometriosis from the perspectives of women and clinicians | Maggie Kirkman |
| Edward Zimbudzi | PhD | Optimising self-management interventions to improve health-related quality of life In patients with co-morbid diabetes and chronic kidney disease | Sophia Zoungas |
PSYCHOLOGY | |||
| Sarah Ashton | PhD | Young women and pornography: A qualitative investigation in Australia | Maggie Kirkman |