Research topics
Here you will find an alphabetical list of the School's current research students and their research topics. There are also a range of other research opportunities in the School that are available for potential research students.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
A
Vibeke Anna
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Risks for cardiovascular disease in women and how they are different from men
Commenced: Sem 1, 2007
Supervisor: A/Prof Rachel Huxley
Kate Anderson
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Psychosocial factors affecting equity in the treatment of end-stage kidney disease.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2005
Supervisor: Dr. Joan Cunningham
Glenn Arendts
Candidature:Part-time PhD
Topic: Economic and clinical evaluation of emergency department versus alternate acute medical care for people living in residential aged care facilities
Commenced: Sem 1, 2008
Supervisor: Dr. Kirsten Howard
B
Clare Bayram
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Quality ordering of pathology tests in Australian
general practice
Commenced: Sem 1, 2008
Supervisor: A/Prof. Helena Britt
Carolyn Broderick
Candidature:Part-time PhD
Topic: Fitness and Physical Activity in Children with Haemophilia
Commenced:Sem 2, 2008
Supervisor: A/Prof. Robert Herbert
Bernadette Brown
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Implementation research - a locally tailored intervention to improve adherence to a clinical practice guideline.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2012
Supervisor: Prof Jane Young
C
Emily Callander
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Rural poverty and ill health: is illness associated with poverty in rural areas?
Commenced: Sem 1, 2009
Supervisor: A/Prof Deborah Schofield
Janice Chan
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: The effectiveness of service mammography screening in reducing breast cancer in NSW.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2004
Supervisor: A/Prof. Susan Quine
Wan Qing Chen
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: the association of UVB, diet with cancer incidence and mortality in China
Commenced: Sem 1, 2006
Supervisor: Prof. Bruce Armstrong
Huei-Yang Chen
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: The influence of rurality of residence and socio-economic status on crash and road injuries among young drivers.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2006
Supervisor: A/Prof. Rebecca Ivers
Christine Cowie
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Air quality and respiratory health study
Commenced: Sem 1, 2006
Supervisor: Prof. Guy Marks
Zhaohui Cui
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Contributions of major lifestyle factors to the childhood overweight & obesity in China.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2008
Supervisor: A/Prof. Michael Dibley
D
Praveen Davarsetty
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Epidemiological transition in rural India
Commenced: Sem 1, 2012
Supervisor: Prof Bruce Neal
Mbathio Dieng
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Investigating the potential health benefits and costs of a psycho-educational resource for Australian melanoma patients
Commenced: Sem 1, 2012
Supervisor: Dr Anne Cust
Joanna Diong
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Incidence and mechanisms of contracture in people with spinal cord injury.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2008
Supervisor: A/Prof. Rob Herbert
Deborah Donoghue
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Measuring the influence of networking, audit and feedback on outcomes and compliance with the guidelines in the special care nurseries of Queensland.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2005
Supervisor: Prof. John Beard
Mithilesh Dronavalli
Candidature: Part-time MPhil
Topic: Predictors of Survival and Recurrence in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip
Commenced: Sem 2, 2007
Supervisor: A/Prof. Val Gebski & A/Prof. Michael J. Veness
Ivana Durcinoska
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Improving care coordination of people with cancer
Commenced: Sem 1, 2012
Supervisor: Prof. Jane Young
E
Shaun Edwards
Candidature: Full-time MPhil
Topic: Path Wadar Kanbaw Nyek – Good Health "once before once after".
Commenced: Sem 2, 2005
Supervisor: A/Prof. Kate Conigrave
Jodie Ellis
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: The psychosocial impact of food and nutrition on palliative care patients and their carers
Commenced: Sem 1, 2008
Supervisors: Dr Cynthia Hunter
Beverley Essue
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: The economic impact of chronic illness on households.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2009
Supervisor: A/Prof. Stephen Jan
Alison Evans
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: The prevalence, causes and management of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in woodwind and brass musicians.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2009
Supervisor: Dr Tim Driscoll
F
Nicola Fairhall
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Increasing function in the older person.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2008
Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Sherrington
Andrea Fogarty
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Framing of responsibility for health in Australian TV news and current affairs: implications for policy and media-based advocacy
Commenced: Sem 2, 2009
Supervisor: Prof Simon Chapman
G
Martin Gallagher
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Critical analysis of the barriers to application of medical evidence and methods to overcome these barriers in the clinical setting
Commenced: Sem 1, 2006
Supervisor: Dr. Alan Cass
H
Amanda Hall
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Alternative Exercise Programs for Chronic Low Back Pain
Commenced: Sem 2, 2008
Supervisor: Prof. Chris Maher
James Harrison
Candidature:Full-time PhD
Topic: Reducing the unmet supportive care needs of people with colorectal cancer.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2006
Supervisor: A/Prof. Jane Young
Martin Howell
Candidature: Full-time DrPH
Topic: The roles of trauma and alcohol in the genesis of diabetes in war veterans
Commenced: Sem 2, 2007
Supervisor: Dr. Brian O’Toole
Jennifer Hunter
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Developing a minimum dataset for use in an Australian integrative medicine clinic.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2009
Supervisor: Prof. Stephen Leeder
Kate Hunter
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Determinants of a multifaceted education based program to increase correct use of appropriate car restraints.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2009
Supervisor: A/Prof. Rebecca Ivers & Dr Lisa Keay
I
Michelle Imison
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Disease, disaster and despair? Coverage of international health in the Australian media
Commenced: Sem 2, 2009
Supervisor: Prof. Simon Chapman
J
Jagnoor Jagnoor
Candidature: Ful-time PhD
Topic: Epidemiology of unintentional injuries in India
Commenced: Sem 1, 2007
Supervisor: A/Prof Rebecca Ivers
Mikaela Jorgensen
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Evidence-based care for older people with cancer
Commenced: Sem 2, 2008
Supervisor: A/Prof. Jane Young
Min Jun
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: The effects of dialysis intensity on outcomes in acute and chronic renal failure.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2009
Supervisors: Prof. Alan Cass & Dr. Vlado Perkovic
K
Ratchakorn Kaewpramkusol
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Adaption of the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study Outcomes Model (UKPDS no.68) using diabetic patient level data from Thailand.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2009
Supervisor: A/Prof Philip Clarke
Yoon-Jung Kang
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Development of a model of treatment, survival, and mortality from invasive cervical cancer
Commenced: Sem 2, 2008
Supervisor: A/Prof. Freddy Sitas
Li Khim Kwah
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Contractures in stroke.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2008
Supervisor: A/Prof. Robert Herbert
L
Mary Anne Land
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Monitoring salt consumption in the Australian population
Commenced: Sem 2, 2011
Supervisor: Prof Bruce Neal
Kat Leung
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Construction and validation of evidence-based practice instrument to measure nurse educators' knowledge, skills and attitude
Commenced: Sem 1, 2008
Supervisor: Dr. Lyndal Trevena
Angela Littleford
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: NSW Models of Care that reflect innovation in ageing and chronic disease management and their links to policy.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2008
Supervisor: Dr. James Gillespie & Prof. Stephen Leeder
Nicholas Lucas
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Diagnostic reliability in physical medicine.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2006
Supervisor: A/Prof Petra Macaskill
M
Luciana Macedo
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Which exercise for chronic low back pain?
Commenced: Sem 1, 2007
Supervisor: Prof. Chris Maher
Erin Mathieu
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Using broadcast media and internet to increase public understanding of and participation in randomised controlled trials.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2008
Supervisor: A/Prof. Alex Barratt
Ashley McAllister
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Are contemporary welfare reforms appropriate for people with a mental illness?
Commenced: Sem 2, 2010
Supervisor: Prof. Steve Leeder
Richard McGee
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Trials and outcomes in Paediatric surgery
Commenced: Sem 1, 2010
Supervisor: Dr. Angela Webster
Luciola Menezes
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Prognosis of Chronic Low Back Pain.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2007
Supervisor: Prof. Chris Maher
Robert Menzies
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Using routine data in vaccination policy development for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Commenced: Sem 1, 2004
Supervisor: Prof. Peter McIntyre
Magen Mutepfa
Topic: Resilience of grandparents fostering HIV/AIDS orphans in Zimbabwe
Commenced: Sem 1, 2012
Supervisor: Prof. Bob Cumming
N
Ha Nguyen
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Economic impact of injuries in Vietnam.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2009
Supervisor: A/Prof Rebecca Ivers
Ngoc Tu Nguyen
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Anticoagulant Utilisation and Outcomes in Frail and Non-frail Older Inpatients with Atrial Fibrillation from Australia and Vietnam
Commenced: Sem 1, 2012
Supervisor: Prof Bob Cumming
Ian Nivison-Smith
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Bone marrow transplantation.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2006
Supervisor: Prof. Judy Simpson
O
P
Lisa Parker
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: An ethical analysis of breast cancer screening in Australia to inform future practice.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2012
Supervisor: Dr Stacy Carter
Kirrily Pollock
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Farmer perceptions and management of health and safety risks; and the economic burden of farm injury
Commenced: Sem 1, 2005
Supervisor: A/Prof. Lyn Fragar
Janice Pritchard-Jones
Candidature: Part-time MPhil
Topic: Improving Management of Hepatitis B
Commenced: Sem 2, 2011
Supervisor: A/Prof Jane Young
Q
R
Magdalena Raban
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Strengthening the health information system for non-communicable disease and injury control in India.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2008
Supervisor: Prof. Lalit Dandona
Jean Reid
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Dietary intake of older men enrolled in the CHAMP study
Commenced: Sem 2, 2010
Supervisor: Prof. Bob Cumming
Liz Rix
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: The experience and perception of Aboriginal people receiving haemodialysis in rural and regional NSW
Commenced: Sem 1, 2010
Supervisor: Prof. Lesley Barclay
S
Chika Sakashita
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Evaluation of a large scale trial of an on-road coaching program for newly licensed motorcycle riders.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2010
Supervisor: A/Prof Rebecca Ivers
Deborah Schaler
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: The comparative effectiveness of patient feedback as a tool to improve the safety or quality of the health system.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2010
Supervisor: Prof. Jim Gillespie
Michelle Scollo
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Smoking and social disadvantage.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2007
Supervisor: Prof. Simon Chapman
Katharine Scrivener
Candidature: Part time MPhil
Topic:The relationship between amount of lower limb practice and outcomes in stroke survivors.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2009
Supervisor: Dr Catherine Sherrington
Bruce Short
Candidature: Part-time MPhil
Topic: Fever Medicine - Dr Robert Robertson and the Royal Navy, from 1775 to 1810.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2012
Supervisor: Dr Claire Hooker
Tasha Stanton
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Classification of Low Back Pain.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2008
Supervisor: A/Prof. Jane Latimer
Lukas Staub
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Therapeutic impact of new diagnostic tests.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2008
Supervisor: Prof. Robert Simes
Surianti Sukeri
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Economic and human impact of cardiovascular disease on Malaysian families.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2008
Supervisor: Prof. Stephen Leeder
T
Colman Taylor
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: The Efficacy of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2008
Supervisor: Prof. Mark Stevenson
Ghazal Torkfar
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Equity of access to health care services for older overseas-born residents of New South Wales with cardiovascular disease.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2011
Supervisor: Dr Clive Aspin
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Rosilene Wearn
Candidature: Full time PhD
Topic: The Geometric Framework and nutrition in old age
Commenced: Sem 1, 2012
Supervisor: Prof. Bob Cumming
Li Ming Wen
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Obesity prevention interventions in young children - building the evidence base.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2007
Supervisor: Prof. Judy Simpson
Chris Williams
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Paracetamol for low back pain.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2009
Supervisor: A/Prof. Jane Latimer