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
Nayyereh Aminisani
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Cervical cancer modelling
Commenced:Sem 2, 2007
Supervisor: A/Prof Fredddy Sitas
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
Prunella Blinman
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Determining patients’ and doctors’ preferences for chemotherapy
Commenced: Sem 1, 2008
Supervisor: A/Prof. Martin Stockler
Carolyn Broderick
Candidature:Part-time PhD
Topic: Fitness and Physical Activity in Children with Haemophilia
Commenced:Sem 2, 2008
Supervisor: A/Prof. Robert Herbert
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
Magnolia Cardona
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Evaluation of a community-wide diabetes prevention program
Commenced: Sem 2, 2008
Supervisor: Prof Adrian Bauman
Hugh Caterson
Candidature: Full-time MPhil
Topic: The Get Healthy Service - Telephone based lifestyle Intervention.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2009
Supervisor: Prof Adrian Bauman
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
Nick Cross
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Clinical monitoring in renal transplant recipients.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2006
Supervisor: Prof. Jonathan Craig
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
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Elizabeth de Rome
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: The usage and injury reduction benefits of motorcycle protective clothing in crashes.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2007
Supervisor: A/Prof. Rebecca Ivers
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
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
Kathy Flitcroft
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Integrating research and policy in cancer screening programs.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2007
Supervisor: Prof. Glenn Salkeld
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
Becky Freeman
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Tobacco control 2.0: Online media and environments contributing to and detracting from effective tobacco control interventions
Commenced: Sem 1, 2008
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
Noran Naqiah Hairi
Candidature : Full time PhD
Topic : Physical disability and Functional Limitation among older people in Australia and Malaysia
Commenced: Sem 2, 2007
Supervisor : Prof R. Cumming
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
Reece Hinchcliff
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Analysis of the key factors influencing graduated licensing policy development.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2006
Supervisor: A/Prof. Rebecca Ivers
Stephanie Hollis
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Managing return-to-play decisions following mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI): a cohort study.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2007
Supervisor: Prof. Mark Stevenson
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: Cluster RCT of multi-faceted preschool based intervention to increase the appropriate use of child car restraints.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2009
Supervisor: A/Prof. Rebecca Ivers
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
Michelle Irving
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Implementation of guidelines in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2006
Supervisor: Prof. Jonathan Craig
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
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
Kevin McGeechan
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Methods to determine the incremental predictive value of a new factor where the outcome is measured as the time to an event
Commenced: Sem 1, 2007
Supervisor: A/Prof. Petra Macaskill
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
Rachael Morton
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Economics of Kidney Disease: Patient and carer preferences for dialysis modality.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2008
Supervisor: Dr. Kirsten Howard
N
Ha Nguyen
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Economic impact of injuries in Vietnam.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2009
Supervisor: A/Prof Rebecca Ivers
Ian Nivison-Smith
Candidature: Part-time PhD
Topic: Bone marrow transplantation.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2006
Supervisor: Prof. Judy Simpson
O
P
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
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
MdBayzidur Rahman
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Colorectal cancer (CRC) in relation to UVB radiation and disinfection by-products (DBP) in drinking water: Methodological issues in context.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2005
Supervisor: Prof. Bruce Armstrong
S
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
Ju-Yun (Ivy) Shiue
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Burden of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in China
Commenced: Sem 2, 2008
Supervisors: Prof. Craig Anderson & A/Prof Rachel Huxley
Leonardo Simonella
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Cost effectiveness of HPV vaccination in the context of current screening policy in Australia and New Zealand.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2008
Supervisor: A/Prof. Freddy Sitas
Sian Smith
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Development and evaluation of a decision aid for adults with low levels of education and literacy making decisions about bowel cancer screening.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2006
Supervisor: Prof. Don Nutbeam & Dr. Kirsten McCaffery
Fiona Stanaway
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Health and ageing in Italian-born men over 70
Commenced: Sem 1, 2006
Supervisor: Prof. Bob Cumming
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
Anne-Marie Thow
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: The impact of trade and fiscal policy on population nutrition in the Pacific Islands, and future policy implications.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2007
Supervisor: Prof. Stephen Leeder
Christiana Titaley
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Neonatal mortality in Indonesia.
Commenced: Sem 1, 2007
Supervisor: A/Prof. Michael Dibley
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V
W
Jacqueline Webster
Candidature: Full-time PhD
Topic: Public health advocacy and salt.
Commenced: Sem 2, 2007
Supervisor: A/Prof. Bruce Neal
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