HDR Students
![]() | Andrea HaasTopic: 'The meaning of low sexual desire. An exploration of perceptions and experiences of low sexual desire in the context of sex therapy' Primary Supervisor – Professor Jane Ussher Co-supervisors – Professor Janette Perz, Dr Margaret Redelman |
![]() | Andrew KellettTopic: 'The Construction and Experience of Unemployment in Australian Unemployed Youth.' Primary Supervisor – Professor Janette Perz Co-supervisors – Dr Elizabeth Conroy, Dr Vanessa Karen Rose |
![]() | Anton du ToitTopic: 'Using big data methods to examine relationships between wellbeing and social' Primary Supervisor – Professor Andrew Page Co-supervisors – Dr Ante Prodan, Dr Jo-An Atkinson (Sax Institute), Dr Geoff Mcdonnell (UNSW) |
![]() | Benedict AsibeyTopic: 'Examining the access and use of health services by homeless people in urban areas in Ghana' Primary Supervisor – Dr Elizabeth Conroy Co-supervisor – Dr Brahm Marjadi |
![]() | Brooke HardyTopic: 'Social and Community Work in the Transition to School ecology: mapping the role of workers in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs in whole of community approaches' Primary Supervisor – Dr Rebekah Grace Co-supervisor – Dr Cathy Kaplun |
![]() | Carlos El-HaddadTopic: 'Empowering patients in the development of entrustable professional activities' Primary Supervisor – Professor Wendy Hu Co-supervisor – Dr Iman Hegazi, Professor Kevin Pile |
![]() | Catherine SinclairTopic: 'A phenomenological study of adult's regressions to prenatal and perinatal states in meditation based somatic psychotherapy' Primary Supervisor – Professor Jane Ussher Co-supervisors – Professor Janette Perz, Dr Sheridan Linnell |
Christopher PittTopic: 'What influence does personal culture have on organisation culture and individual leadership style' Primary Supervisor – Aunty Kerrie Doyle Co-supervisors – Professor Janette Perz, Professor Elias Mpofu | |
![]() | Colin EllisTopic: 'What is the impact of prostate cancer for gay, bisexual, transgendered, and intersex individuals when balancing the need to work during and/or post treatment?' Primary Supervisor – Professor Jane Ussher Co-supervisors – Dr Alex Hawkey & Professor Janette Perz |
![]() | Coralie ProperjohnTopic: 'An exploration of teachers' subjective experiences of teaching the "difficult knowledge" inherent in Stolen Generations pedagogy' Primary Supervisor – Associate Professor Rebekah Grace Co-supervisors – Dr Corrinne Sullivan, Dr Kevin Lowe |
![]() | Cris CarriageTopic: 'How do Aboriginal People Engage and Connect with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations?' Primary Supervisor – Associate Professor Ilse Blignault Co-supervisor – Dr Brahm Marjadi |
David AyikaTopic: 'Once a doctor always a doctor: Exploring the impact of societal expectations, stereotypes and social pressures on physician individualism and psychosocial wellbeing.' Primary Supervisor – Dr Tinashe Dune Co-supervisor – Dr Amit Arora | |
![]() | Deena MehjabeenTopic: 'Examining self-help strategies to mitigate mental health issues within Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant populations globally' Primary Supervisor – Dr Shameran Slewa-Younan Co-supervisors – Dr Ilse Blignault, Dr Nicola Reavley (University of Melbourne) |
Feleke AstawesegnTopic: 'Quality of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV services at Public Health Facilities of Southern, Ethiopia' Primary Supervisor – Dr Felix Ogbo Co-supervisors – Associate Professor Virginia Stulz, Dr Kingsley Agho | |
Gavin ProwseTopic: 'An Examination of Outcome Trajectories for Public Mental Health Inpatient Participants of a Brief Transdiagnostic Group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Intervention for Serious Mental Illness' Primary Supervisor – Dr Lise Mogensen Co-supervisor – Dr Elizabeth Conroy | |
Hir JaniTopic: 'Mental health as a predictor for dietary habits: a comparison among clinical and nonclinical adolescents using Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA)' Primary Supervisor – Dr Elizabeth Conroy Co-supervisor – Professor Andrew Page | |
![]() | Jennifer McDonaldTopic: 'Portfolios in medical education: how do they support self-assessment?' Primary Supervisor – Professor Wendy Hu Co-supervisor – Dr Sylvia Heeneman |
![]() | Kedir Yimam AhmedTopic: 'Trends, determinants and health effects of infant and young child feeding practices in Ethiopia from 2000 to 2016: building the evidence base to match policy interventions' Primary Supervisor – Dr Felix Ogbo Co-supervisors – Dr Amit Arora, Professor Andrew Page |
![]() | Kim SlenderTopic: 'Holocaust Trauma Transmission in Families: A Single Family Case Study' Primary Supervisor – Dr Natalie Morrison Co-supervisors – Dr Elizabeth Conroy, Dr Anna Denejkina |
![]() | Kritika RanaTopic: 'Addressing Housing as an Infrastructure of Health Equity among Migrant Communities in Greater Western Sydney' Primary Supervisor – Associate Professor Amit Arora Co-supervisors – Professor Andrew Page, Dr Jennifer Kent (University of Sydney) |
![]() | Kyar WilkeyTopic: 'A mixed method investigation into Health clinicians’ attitudes and beliefs about the cultural responsiveness of Motivational Interviewing as an intervention for use with Indigenous communities.' Primary Supervisor – Professor Aunty Kerrie Doyle Co-supervisors – Dr Rashid Flewellen and Dr Elizabeth Conroy |
Lalitha RajagopalTopic: 'Living with Breast Cancer. The Lived Experience and the Role if Social Support Among Indian Women in NSW, Australia' Primary Supervisor – Dr Kate McBride Co-supervisors – Professor Pranee Liamputtong, Dr Freya Macmillan | |
Laura KielyTopic: 'Understanding Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa (SEAN)' Primary Supervisor – Professor Phillipa Hay Co-supervisors – Dr Janet Conti | |
![]() | Lili YuenTopic: 'Ethnic differences in women with gestational diabetes mellitus' Primary Supervisor – Professor David Simmons Co-supervisors – Professor Jeff Flack, Associate Professor Vincent Wong |
![]() | Lucy DahillTopic: 'To investigate the correlation between teasing used by primary carers with adolescents around food, body image and self-esteem and recidivism in adulthood weight loss.' Primary Supervisor – Professor Phillipa Hay Co-supervisors – Dr Natalie Morrison, Professor Stephen Touyz, Dr Haider Mannan |
![]() | Mansi DhamiTopic: 'Investigating the impacts of infant and young child feeding on diarrhoea and stunting among children younger than 2 years of age in India' Primary Supervisor – Dr Felix Ogbo Co-supervisor – Dr Kingsley Agho |
![]() | Moin Uddin AhmedTopic: 'Economic Burden of Diabetes-related Foot Disease in Australia: Evidence from NSW' Primary Supervisor – Dr Kathy Tannous Co-Supervisors – Professor Deborah Turner, Dr Frances Henshaw |
![]() | Paul FaheyTopic: 'An algorithm for estimating the future number of cancer survivors: cancers of the digestive tract' Primary Supervisor – Professor Andrew Page Co-Supervisors – Professor Glenn Stone (External), Associate Professor Thomas Astell-Burt (University of Wollongong) |
![]() | Phillip GoodTopic: 'Children as Health Ambassadors: An Approach to Improving Health, Wellbeing, and Learning Outcomes for Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous Children and Communities' Primary Supervisor – Dr Rebekah Lorraine Grace Co-Supervisors – Dr Cathy Kaplun, Dr Janet Conti |
![]() | Piumee BandaraTopic: 'Domestic violence and suicidal behaviour in Sri Lanka' Primary Supervisor – Professor Andrew Page Co-supervisors – Dr Duleeka Knipe (University of Bristol), Professor Thilini Rajapakse (University of Peradeniya), Dr Lalith Senarathna (Rajarata University) |
![]() | Rebekah RankinTopic: 'Client and Carer Perception/satisfaction of Care and Lived Experience and Other Heath Care Provider’s Perception/ satisfaction with the First Residential Facility for the Treatment of Eating Disorders in Australia' Primary Supervisor – Dr Janet Conti Co-supervisor – Associate Professor Lucie Ramjan; Professor Phillipa Hay |
![]() | Rose ValaTopic: 'The clinical quality of psychological and counselling social work services for Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (ascsa): survivors’ experiences, and clinicians’ perspectives of their own expertise' Primary Supervisor – Professor Jane Ussher Co-supervisor – Dr Elizabeth Conroy |
![]() | Rosie CharterTopic: 'Experiences and constructions of parenthood amongst transgender Australians' Primary Supervisor – Professor Jane Ussher Co-supervisor – Professor Janette Perz |
![]() | Sam HoganResearch area: 'Prevalence and determinants of Hepatitis B infection among selected populations in Nepal' Primary Supervisor – Dr Kate McBride Co-supervisors – Professor Andrew Page, Dr Sameer Dixit |
![]() | Sam SperringResearch area: 'LGBTI experiences of cancer survivorship and care' Primary Supervisor – Professor Jane Ussher Co-supervisors – Professor Janette Perz, Dr Alex Hawkey |
![]() | Samantha RyanTopic: 'Investigating women’s subjective experiences of embodiment in the premenstrual phase of the cycle in the context of body dissatisfaction' Primary Supervisor - Professor Jane Ussher Co-supervisors - Professor Janette Perz, Dr Chloe Parton |
![]() | Samia MichailTopic: 'Child Voice Mechanisms for Children at Risk in NSW' Primary Supervisor - Dr Rebekah Grace Co-supervisors - Dr Kelly-Anne Baird, Dr Tobia Fattore |
![]() | Sandra MarjanovicTopic: 'Reducing Lung Cancer Stigma in Healthcare Settings to Improve Quality of Care' Primary Supervisor - Dr Kate McBride Co-supervisors - Dr Tara Roberts, Professor Andrew Page, Dr Emily Stone (UNSW) |
![]() | Sandra SonegoTopic: 'Improving the experiences of colorectal cancer care among ethnic minority patients in South West Sydney: Development of a Patient Navigation program' Primary Supervisor - Dr Kate McBride Co-supervisor - Dr Catharine Fleming |
![]() | Scott FattTopic: 'Understanding disordered eating, body image, and eating disorders in athletes' Primary Supervisor – Dr Deborah Mitchison Co-supervisor – Professor Phillipa Hay, Dr Emma George |
![]() | Shahana FerdousiTopic: 'Evaluation of GP Practice Indicators and Real Time Visualisation for Chronic Disease Outcomes' Primary Supervisor – Professor Andrew Page Co-supervisor – Dr Kate McBride |
![]() | Shamalee Wasana JayarathneTopic: 'Impact of place on professional identity development of medical students and medical trainees' Primary Supervisor – Professor Wendy Hu Co-supervisor – Dr Iman Hegazi |
![]() | Sinead DayTopic: 'The effectiveness of residential treatment for eating disorders and trauma as a moderator of treatment outcomes' Primary Supervisor – Dr Deborah Mitchison Co-supervisor – Professor Phillipa Hay, Associate Professor Kathy Tannous |
![]() | Sithum MunasingheTopic: 'Optimal referral pathways to reduce psychological distress and subsequent self-harm among those presenting to primary care with a mental health condition' Primary Supervisor – Dr Haider Mannan Co-supervisor – Professor Andrew Page |
![]() | Susan MannersTopic: 'Women’s construction and experiences of hormonal and non-hormonal contraception' Primary Supervisor – Dr Alex Hawkey Co-supervisor – Professor Jane Ussher, Professor Janette Perz |
![]() | Tagrid YassineTopic: 'Impacts of place-based knowing on curriculum and student experiences' Primary Supervisor – Professor Wendy Hu Co-supervisor – Associate Professor Monica Moran, Professor Dawn Forman, Dr Yann Guisard |
![]() | Tensae MekonnenTopic: 'Maternal health service utilization in Ethiopia : A secondary analysis of the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data' Primary Supervisor – Professor Janette Perz Co-supervisor – Dr Tinashe Dune |
![]() | Yive YangTopic: 'What is the added value of a dietitian in the treatment of eating disorders?' Primary Supervisor – Professor Phillipa Hay Co-supervisor – Dr Janet Conti |