HDR Candidates

Denise Beckwith

Thesis Title: Sexual education and experiences of violence: exploring the lives of women with physical disability.
Supervisors: Debra Keenahan, George Turner, Justine O’Sullivan

Cymbeline Buhler

Thesis Title: Reshaping Cities Through Cultural Engagement.
Supervisors: Debbie Horsfall, Susanne Gannon, Benjamin Miller

Jacqueline Clements

Thesis Title: Positive Affect Benefiting Infant Word-Learning.
Supervisors: Debbie Horsfall, Rae Dufty-Jones, Felicity Picken

Thi Kim Oanh Dang

Thesis Title: Child Labor in Mekong Delta, Vietnam Analyst.
Supervisors: Amie Matthews, Mary Hawkins, Mary Rawlinson

Alexia Derbas

Thesis Title: The impact of international political conflicts on young Australian Muslim women.
Supervisors: Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, Peter Bansel

Shilpi Day

Thesis Title: Institutional Treatment and Risk of Juvenile Delinquents in Bangladesh: A Study on the Effectiveness of the Institutional Services.
Supervisors: Brian Stout, Ana Rodas

Lynne Dowd

Thesis Title: Support for Male Carers of Spouses with Dementia.
Supervisors: Neil Hall, Kate Huppatz, Steve Robertson

Penny Gardiner

Thesis Title: Is there such a thing as a too `safe place for change'? An enquiry into how client dependency is understood by therapists and their clients.
Supervisors: Garry Stevens, Sheridan Linnell

Matthew Garrett

Thesis Title: Enhancing referral pathways for patients leaving hospital and the impact of couples and family (relational) interventions in the context of a broad model of recovery.
Supervisors: Justine O’Sullivan, Jim Ife

Betty Green

Thesis Title: Domestic Violence Death Reviews: Can the Model Influence Social Policy?
Supervisors: Jane Mears, Michel Edenborough, Michael Salter

Corinne Harvey

Thesis Title: In What Ways Does the Creation of Fictional Narratives Work as Therapeutic Acts for Both the Author and the Reader.
Supervisors: Sheridan Linnell, Anthony Uhlmann, Lorraine Sim

Benjamin Joseph

Thesis Title: Understanding the role of sporting organisations in supporting young males in their transitions to adulthood.
Supervisors: Neil Hall, Peter Bansel

Marguerite Kelly

Thesis Title: End of Life: A Critical Realist Perspective.
Supervisors: Debbie Horsfall, Rosemary Leonard

Christine Krol

Thesis Title: A human rights and social justice perspective of disability and participation in higher education.
Supervisors: Michael Houlbrook, Brian Stout

Sam Lane

Thesis Title: Crossing the Line: balancing risk and protective factors to support player wellbeing on and off the field.
Supervisors: Neil Hall, Peter Bansel

Giuliana Liberto

Thesis Title: Care Front and Centre: A care ethic analysis of home education regulation in NSW: and in-depth case study approach.
Supervisors: Debbie Horsfall, Rachel Morley

Julie Macken

Thesis Title: Melancholic Country.
Supervisors: Sonia Tason, Linda Briskman

Aaron Millerand

Liza Moscatelli

Thesis Title: Developing Good Practice in Community Development with Children, Youth and Families.
Supervisors: Sonia Tascon, Jim Ife, Neil Hall

Teddy Nagaddya

Thesis Title: Rural and urban disparities in health and social care old-age preparedness among older women in Uganda.
Supervisors: Mary Hawkins, Geir Presterudstuen

Chris Panagiotaros

Thesis Title: Analysing and evaluating the practical realities of environmental social work.
Supervisors: Jim Ife, Neil Hall

Katherine (Kate) Saxton

Thesis Title: The White is Right? The Challenge with defining social work in Fiji.
Supervisors: Linda Briskman, Sonia Tascon, Jioji Ravulo

Jody Thomson

Thesis Title: A visual and narrative engagement with Australian art therapists' who work with people experiencing incurable physical illness.
Supervisors: Sheridan Linnell, Debbie Horsfall, Bronwyn Davies

Sharlotte Tusasiirwe

Thesis Title: Stories from the Margins to the Centre: Decolonising Social Work Based on Experiences of Older Women and Social Workers in Uganda.
Supervisors: Jane Mears, Jim Ife

Sharon Walsh

Thesis Title: Student to Practitioner in Child Protection Work: What I Do and What I Thought I Would Be Doing. Reflections From the Field.
Supervisors: Debbie Horsfall, Susan Evans

Emma Wintle

Thesis Title: Examining the efficacy of the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000.
Supervisors: Brian Stout, Michael Kennedy

Astrid Zuman

Thesis Title: An Analysis of the Australian Mainstream Media's Coverage of the Australian Government's Intergenerational Reports (2002, 2007, 2010, 2015) and the Impact of This Coverage on Ageing Policy Development.
Supervisors: Jane Mears, Jenna Condie