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
Yasmine Alhatimy
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Developing a Framework for Measuring Hospital Performance
Commenced: Sem 2, 2012
Supervisor: Professor Merrilyn Walton
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
Frances Barraclough
Candidature: Part-time, MPhil
Topic: The Implementation of a Prmary Health Care Nurse Practitioner in Rural NSW.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2012
Supervisor: Dr Jo Longman
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
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
Anna Chevalier
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: In-vehicle monitoring of older drivers to investigat driving exposure, speed behaviour and safety.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2013
Supervisor: Dr Lisa Keay
Melanie Crane
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Quality of life associated with new bicycle infrastructure.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2013
Supervisor: Prof Chris Rissel
Paul Corben
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Improving vaccination rates in low coverage communities
Commenced: Sem 1, 2013
Supervisor: Assoc. Professor Julie Leask
D
Praveen Davarsetty
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Epidemiological transition in rural India
Commenced: Sem 1, 2012
Supervisor: Prof Bruce Neal
Laura de Keizer
Candidature: Part-time MPhil
Topic: Supporting lifestyle change in patients who have cardiovascular disease.
Commenced: Sem1, 2013
Supervisor: A/Prof Clara Chow
Christa Dewi
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: The contribution of a community-based approach in remediation Tuberculosis (TB) in Eastern Indonesia.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2012
Supervisor: Prof Lesley Barclay
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
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
Aron Downie
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Aetiology and recurrence of low back pain
Commenced: Sem 1, 2013
Supervisor: Prof Chris Maher
Moira Dunsmore
Candidature: Part-time MPhil
Topic: Vision hearing loss in the elderly
Commenced: Sem 1, 2013
Supervisor: A/Prof Jim Gillespie
Ivana Durcinoska
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Improving care coordination of people with cancer
Commenced: Sem 1, 2012
Supervisor: Prof. Jane Young
E
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
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
Ryan Farr
Candidature: Full time PhD
Topic: RNA-based biomarkers of Diabetes
Commenced: Sem 1, 2013
Supervisor: A/Prof Hardikar
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
Ronald Fung
Candidature: Part-time, MPhil
Topic: Scientific, ethical, public health and regulatory challenges facing clinical xenotransplantation
Commenced: Sem 1, 2012
Supervisor: A/Professor Ian Kerridge
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
Frances Garden
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Exploring the complex relationship between early life exposures and the development of asthma and allergic disease in children.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2009
Supervisor: Professor Judy Simpson, Professor Guy Marks
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
Liping Huang
Candidature: Full-time MPhil
Topic: Improving consumer's food choices using a smartphone application.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2013
Supervisor: Prof Bruce Neal
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
Mikaela Jorgensen
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Evidence-based care for older people with cancer
Commenced: Sem 2, 2008
Supervisor: A/Prof. Jane Young
K
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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
Stephanie Mathieson
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: The effectiveness of pregabalin for the treatment of sciatica.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2013
Supervisor: Dr Christine Lin
Darren Mayne
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Environmental correlates of physical activity, obesity and psychosocial distress in New South Wales
Commenced: Sem 2, 2011
Supervisor: A/Prof. Geoff Morgan
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
Abdul Salam Mohammad
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Hypertension control in India
Commenced: Sem 1, 2013
Supervisor: Prof Anushka Patel
Bronwen Morrell
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: The ethics of using animal parts and products in traditional, complementary and alternative medicines.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2013
Supervisor: Prof Ian Kerridge
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
Suzanne Pierce
Candidature: Full-time, PhD
Topic: National registration of health practitioners: a comparative study of complainants experiences and perceptions of processes under the national and NSW healthcare systems.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2012
Supervisor: Prof Merrilyn Walton
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
Vikrant Reddy
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: From Creation to Destruction of Human Embryos: Ethical Decision-Making for Embryologists
Commenced: Sem 1, 2013
Supervisor: Dr. Ainsley Newson
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
Andrea Smith
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Natural history of unassisted smoking cessation in Australia.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2012
Supervisor: Prof Simon Chapman
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
Daniel Treacy
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Improving balance within the rehabilitation inpatient setting.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2013
Supervisor: Dr Cathie Sherrington
U
V
Paula Andrea Munoz Venturelli
Candidature: Full time Mphil
Topic: Head Position for patients with acute ischemic stroke
Commenced: Sem 1, 2013
Supervisor: Prof. Craig Anderson
W
Rosilene Wearn
Candidature: Full time PhD
Topic: The Geometric Framework and nutrition in old age
Commenced: Sem 1, 2012
Supervisor: Prof. Bob Cumming
Sally Wortley
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: The use and effectiveness of different public engagement methods in health technology assessment
Commenced: Sem 1, 2013
Supervisor: Prof. Kirsten Howard.