2022

Graduate Research degree conferrals

Successfully examined theses by our graduate research students in 2022.

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Graduate Thesis Title Principal Supervisor
Penelope Hill, PhD Characterising opioid overdose and mortality in cohorts of people who use drugs Prof Paul Dietze
Dashiell Gantner, PhD Translation of Australian research into practice in severe traumatic brain injury Prof Jamie Cooper
Asmare Gelaw, PhD Chronic physical health conditions following serious orthopaedic injury Dr Christina Ekegren
Emily Gilbert, PhD Evidence to improve the management of reproductive health issues among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women A/Prof Jacqueline Boyle
Sarah Carmody, PhD Determining the conditions necessary for health promotion project sustainability across different project locations, settings and populations A/Prof Ben Smith
Hansoo Kim, PhD Health economic modelling of oncology therapies Prof Danny Liew
Peter Lee, PhD An economic evaluation of quality improvements in cardiac care Prof Danny Liew
Catriona Parker, PhD The personal and financial burden of acute myeloid leukaemia Prof Danny Liew
Jason Watterson, PhD Reducing alcohol-related harm in Royal Australian Navy trainees Prof Belinda Gabbe
Naomi Komadina, DPH Understanding the likely population impact of new and improved influenza vaccines Prof Karin Leder
Ashleigh Stewart, PhD Mental illness and mental health service contact among men leaving prison who have histories of injecting drug use in Victoria, Australia Prof Mark Stoové
Joy Lee, PhD Factors contributing to difficult asthma Prof Mark Hew
Natasha Lakaev, PhD Refinement and development of the Lakaev Academic Stress Response Scale-2 (LASRS-2) for research, clinical and educational settings using Rasch analysis Dr Chris Barton
Brian Haskins, PhD The importance of bystander participation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Victoria, Australia Prof Karen Smith
Pallavi Prathivadi, PhD The opioid prescribing knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Australian general practitioners Prof Danielle Mazza
Nicholas Dempsey, PhD The analysis of skeletal trauma in medicolegal contexts: Issues, novel approaches, and future directions Prof Soren Blau
Emma Galvin, PhD Generating and implementing knowledge of a trauma-informed model into practice, in a large community service, residential out-of-home care setting Prof Helen Skouteris
Peter Chan, PhD Non-contact patient monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit using infrared thermography A/Prof Ingrid Hopper
Aung Zaw Zaw Phyo, PhD Health-related quality of life in later life: Predictors, trajectories, and health outcomes Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli
Louisa Chou, PhD Improving outcomes in musculoskeletal conditions Prof Flavia Cicuttini
Jemma Keeves, PhD The tyranny of distance: Geographic variation in access to health care and service utilisation for people with serious injury Prof Belinda Gabbe
Prasanna Venkataraman, PhD Assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis to improve primary prevention in familial coronary artery disease Prof Thomas Marwick
Bridget Draper, PhD Strengthening hepatitis C testing and treatment in resource-constrained settings: Implementation and health service delivery research Prof Margaret Hellard
Clara Marquina Hernandez, PhD Optimisation of cardiovascular care In Australia: A health economics perspective Prof Zanfina Ademi
Ashwini Kannan, PhD The prognostic significance of hormone-naïve prostatic adenocarcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation: A histopathological and epidemiological re-evaluation Prof Sue Evans
Phuong Hua, PhD The relationship between childhood exposure to external cause parental death, including suicide, and subsequent suicidal behaviour in adulthood A/Prof Lyndal Bugeja
Kushan Kumara De Silva Ranakombu, PhD Data-driven research for personalizing diabetes care: Towards precision diabetes medicine Dr Joanne Enticott
Daniel Epstein, PhD Game design and behaviour change using Vaxcards: A collectable card game to increase vaccine confidence Dr Chris Barton
Lauren Pearson, PhD The potential of bike riding: Using mixed methods to measure interest, and identify barriers and enablers A/Prof Ben Beck
Desmond Gul, PhD Optimising malaria surveillance in Papua New Guinea by understanding spatial variability of key indicators Prof Leanne Robinson
Alexandra Mullins, PhD My Health Record In the Emergency Department: An investigation of use and utility Prof Helen Skouteris
Jedidiah Morton, PhD Understanding the natural history, burden, and trends of major diabetes-related complications In Australia Prof Dianna Magliano
Eve Denton, PhD Difficult-to-treat asthma: Improving assessment and outcomes in the era of personalised medicine Prof Mark Hew
Mabel Yan, PhD Optimising preventive strategies for melanoma A/Prof Victoria Mar
Marta Woolford, PhD Investigating causes and prevention of deaths from unexplained absences among nursing home residents – incorporating principles of public health and Dignity of Risk Prof Joseph Ibrahim