HDR Candidates
Adam ConwayTopic: 'Neurobehavioural profile of autism spectrum disorder and binge eating disorder' Primary Supervisor – Professor Phillipa Hay Co-supervisors – Dr Brooke Donnelly | |
Adaora Ezekwem-ObiTopic: 'Upholding the Right to Cultural Connection for Children in Out-of-Home Care' Primary Supervisor – Professor Rebekah Grace Co-supervisors – Associate Professor Stacy Blythe | |
Aidan WoodTopic: 'Optimising Youth Mental Health Services to Improve Mental Health Outcomes and Reduce Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours in Western Sydney' Primary Supervisor – Professor Andrew Page Co-supervisors – Dr Sandro Martins Sperandei, Associate Professor Arianne Reis | |
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 | |
Annelise GluerTopic: 'Widening Access to the Medical and Health Professions' Primary Supervisor – Professor Wendy Hu Co-supervisors – Professor Lise Mogensen | |
Anton du ToitTopic: 'A longitudinal cohort study of psychological wellbeing in university students using ecological momentary assessment and sensor data from smartphones' Primary Supervisor – Professor Andrew Page Co-supervisors – Dr Ante Prodan, Dr Geoff McDonnell (UNSW), Prof. Nathaniel Osgood (University of Saskatchewan) | |
Bradley BurnsTopic: 'Supporting Aboriginal Children in Out-of-home Care' Primary Supervisor – Dr Rebekah Grace Co-supervisor – Dr Gabrielle Drake, Dr Scott Avery, Dr Dianne Jackson (adjunct). | |
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 | |
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 | |
Dana SlapeTopic: 'What is the Experience of People Living in Prisons in New South Wales with Skin Disease, What is the Burden and What Can Be Done to Address Patient Care Needs?' Primary Supervisor – Associate Professor Penny Abbot | |
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 | |
Ghada AlsultanyTopic: 'Design and Delivery of an Integrated Intervention to Maintain Treatment Outcomes During Transition from Tertiary Obesity Treatment to Community Care' Primary Supervisor – Associate Professor Kate McBride Co-supervisors – Associate Professor Freya MacMillan, Associate Professor Milan Piya, Dr Kathryn Williams | |
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: 'Assessing longitudinal associations between diet, social connectedness, and psychological distress among adolescents living in Western Sydney, Australia' 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 | |
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 and Refugee Communities in Australia' Primary Supervisor – Professor Andrew Page Co-supervisors – 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 | |
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: 'Words matter. A mixed methods investigation of perceived parental comments on adolescents’ weight, shape, and eating' Primary Supervisor – Professor Phillipa Hay Co-supervisors – Dr Natalie Morrison, Professor Stephen Touyz, Dr Haider Mannan | |
Megan BuysTopic: 'Beyond Abjection: Co-designing a psychotherapeutic program for premenstrual change' Primary Supervisor – Dr Alex Hawkey Co-Supervisors – Professor Jane Ussher, Dr Sam Ryan | |
Dr Mithilesh DronavalliTopic: 'Evaluating Primary Mental Health-Care Interventions in Areas of Social Disadvantage' Primary Supervisor – Professor Andrew Page Co-Supervisors – Dr Sandro Martins Sperandei | |
Mohammad Monirul HaqueTopic: 'Economics of Hyperglycaemia in Pregnancy' Primary Supervisor – Distinguished Professor David Simmons Co-Supervisors – Associate Professor Kathy Tannous, Dr Milan Piya | |
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 | |
Rahat AkbarTopic: 'Trajectories of health, wellbeing and service use among young people following a presentation indicating risk of subsequent suicidal behaviour' Primary Supervisor – Professor Andrew Page Co-supervisor – Dr Sithum Munasinghe, Dr Ash Padhi (WSLHD) | |
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 | |
Rick VarmaTopic: 'GP shared care and referral pathways in populations attending publicly funded sexual health and Blood Borne Virus services' Primary Supervisor – Professor Penny Abbott Co-supervisor – Dr Elizabeth Conroy | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Sisira DharmaratneTopic: 'Place, Social Accountability and Professional Identity Formation' Primary Supervisor – Professor Wendy hu Co-supervisor – Dr Asela Olupeliyawa, Professor Stephen Tobin | |
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 | |
Tiffany AllenTopic: 'Can assessing and intervening to improve a primary caregiver’s attachment security through attachment-focused EMDR (AF-EMDR) improve outcomes in psychological interventions (individual, dyadic, or group) intended to reduce mental health symptoms in children 0-12 years of age?' Primary Supervisor – Dr Natalie Morrison Co-supervisor – Associate Professor Shameran Younan | |
Timothy Low-wahTopic: 'Understanding the Dietary and Lifestyle Behaviours That Impact Diabetes Risk Factors in Pasifika Children and Adolescents to Develop a Family-based Intervention in Sydney, Australia' Primary Supervisor – Associate Professor Kate McBride Co-supervisor – Associate Professor Freya MacMillan, Distinguished Professor David Simmons, Dr Jason Wu | |
Wei-May SuTopic: 'Identifying and engaging with people who use abuse and violence who present in Australian general practice' Primary Supervisor – Professor Penny Abbott Co-supervisor – Dr Elizabeth Conroy, Professor Kelsey Hegarty (University of Melbourne) | |
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 |