Higher Degree Students

MEET OUR RESEARCH STUDENTS

Our students come from around the world and bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to their study and volunteering. Students are undertaking a diverse range of projects, topics, settings and populations using a range of methodologies.

For the list of supervisors click here.

I completed my PhD in CERIPH exploring the influence of a public health partnership on research and evaluation capacity. Throughout this process I have been supported by a wonderful team of CERIPH researchers. Undertaking my PhD strengthened my skills in qualitative research, evaluation and stakeholder engagement.

ROCHELLE TOBIN, PhD

CURRENT HIGHER DEGREE STUDENTS

Abbas Haddadpour | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Health and wellbeing of trans people in Iran.

Supervisors: Supervisors: A/Prof Sam Winter, Dr Jacqui Hendriks, Professor David Lawrence

Bau Dilam Ardyansyah Madjid | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Interprofessional education impact on
Tuberculosis care in community-based settings in Indonesia.

Supervisors: A/Prof Reinie Cordier, A/Prof Margo Brewer, Professor Jaya
Dantas, Dr Dave Parsons

Tereena Lucas | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Exploring the Legacy of Pesticide Use in Western Australia and Behavioural Intervention to Decrease Exposure and
Consequences

Supervisors: A/Prof Krassi Rumchev, Professor Jonine Jancey

Bereket Abitew | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Under-five mortality in the era of sustainable
development goals in low-and middleincome countries: burden and trends.

Supervisors: A/Prof Gizachew Tessema, Dr Amanuel Gebremedhin, Professor Gavin Pereira, Professor Jonine Jancey

Biswadeep Tamang | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: An Investigation into the Impact of Digital
Technologies on Organizational Control and Decision-Making Processes in Bureaucratic Organizational Structures.

Supervisors: Dr Aradhna Malik, Professor Jaya Dantas

Megan Watts | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: The cultural spaces of women's refuges.

Supervisors: Professor Donna Chung, Professor Jaya Dantas

Jonathan O'Neill | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: The Lived Experience of GenderDe/Retransition in Australia.

Supervisors: A/Prof Sam Winter and David Lawrence

Curtis Povah | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Public perceptions and experiences of
choking in a sexual context.

Supervisors: A/Prof Sam Winter

Malena Della Bona | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Why is implementation science important for drowning prevention intervention design and evaluation?

Supervisors: A/Prof Justine Leavy, A/Prof Gemma Crawford, Professor Jonine Jancey

Scott Devenport | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: The partner selection process: Exploring experiences of diverse sexual identities and the utility of a biopsychosocial perspective.

Supervisors: A/Prof Sam Winter, Dr Catriona Davis McCabe.

Georgia Griffin | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Facilitating refugee women's access to health services.

Supervisors: Professor Jaya Dantas, Dr Mohammed Ali

Melinda Edmunds | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Public health action to address the social determinants of health: A mixed methods approach to developing a contemporary model for advocacy.

Supervisors: A/Prof Christina Pollard, A/Prof Gemma Crawford, Dr Jonathan Hallett

Melaku Alemu | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Youth preferences for sexual and reproductive health services in Ethiopia

Supervisors: A/Prof Gizachew Tessema, Professor Richard Norman, Professor
Gavin Pereira & Professor Jaya Dantas

Corie Gray | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Co-designing an intervention to increase HIV testing uptake with females from priority migrant communities at-risk of HIV in Perth, Western Australia.

Supervisors: Dr Roanna Lobo, A/Prof Gemma Crawford

Piyali Debnath | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Energy Efficiency and Cognitive Performance in West Australian and Indian Buildings: A Comparative Study.

Supervisors: Dr Prashant Anand, Professor Jaya Dantas, A/Prof Krassi Rumchev

Luke Standen | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: tba

Supervisors: Dr Kahlia McCausland, Professor Jonine Jancey

Marc Zen | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Secondary school students and sexually explicit media: Perspectives of parents, teachers and students in Melbourne, Australia

Supervisors: Dr Jacqui Hendriks, Professor Sharyn Burns

Breeanna Melville | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Exploring how individuals with diverse gender, sex, and sexuality perceive the impacts and influences around their safety

Supervisors: A/Prof Jonathan Hallet, Dr Matty Phillips, and A/Profe Samantha Owen

Jael Wafula | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Enhancing Mental Health and Wellbeing Among African Youths in Western Australia: A Qualitative Study.

Supervisors: Professor Sharyn Burns. Dr Emmanuel Badu

Hayley Wedge | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships education in Victorian upper primary school: Observation of teaching practice through a dialogic lens

Supervisors: Professor Sharyn Burns, Dr Jacqueline Hendriks

Hanna Saltis | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: A mixed-methods exploration of gender
within Women’s Australian Rules community football clubs in Western Australia.

Co-Supervisor: Professor Sharyn Burns, Dr Jacqui Hendriks

Mohammad Alhasbashneh | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Using text-to-speech technology to help teachers teach students with dyslexia.

Supervisors: Professor Sharyn Burns

Katheryn Jones | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Co-production in mental health Recovery Colleges

Supervisors: Professor Jonine Jancey, A/Prof Gemma Crawford, Lyn Mahboub

Hannah Penklis | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Disordered Eating Patterns and Eating Disorders in Australian Trans People: a focus on the non-binary population.

Supervisors: A/Prof Sam Winter, Professor David Lawrence

Habitu Birhan Eshetu | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Furthering the public health response to migration, mental health and homelessness

Supervisors: A/Prof Gemma Crawford, Dr Krysten Blackford, Dr Roanna Lobo

Louise Francis | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: tba

Supervisors: Professor Charles Livingstone, Dr Jonathan Hallett

Lekey Khandu | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Enhancing the use of HIV self-testing among
priority populations in high-income and low to middle-income countries.

Supervisors: Dr Jonathan Hallett, A/Prof Gemma Crawford, A/Prof Justine Leavy, Dr Daniel Vujcich

Vanessa Paun | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Effective physical activity therapies for older adults.

Supervisors: Professor Gaby Haddow, Professor Jonine Jancey

Richard Akubuiro | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Investigation and Adaptation of the Community Parents Peer Support Program for culturally and linguistically diverse families of children with disabilities in Armadale Western Australia.

Supervisors: Professor Sharyn Burns, Dr Krysten Blackford, Dr Ailsa Munns, Dr Helen Nelson

Kim Andreassen | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Developing Consent Pedagogy and Resources for Young People with Disability Aged 12-16 Years of Age: A Participatory Action Research Approach Utilising Design Justice Principles and Mixed Methods Research

Supervisors: Dr Jacqui Hendriks, Dr Cindy Smith, Dr Emily Castell

Chimwemwe Tembo | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Cultural and social determinants influencing mental health among adolescent mothers aged 14 -19 years during the postpartum period in Lilongwe Malawi.

Supervisors: Professor Sharyn Burns, Dr Linda Portsmouth

Tricia Reid-Moore | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: The sexual behaviour and practices of menwho have sex with men and women (MSMW): Informing public health interventions.

Supervisors: Dr Jacqui Hendriks, Professor Sharyn Burns, A/Prof Gemma Crawford

Darren Tendler | MPhil Candidate

THESIS TITLE: The relationship, sex, sexuality and gender
diversity education of Jewish schools in Melbourne, Australia: A whole-school health promotion evaluation.

Supervisors: Dr Jacqui Hendriks, Professor Sharyn Burns

Bruce Lim | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Barriers and Enablers to HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake Among Trans Persons in Australia Who Engage in Sexual HIV-risk Behaviour.

Supervisors: Dr Jacqui Hendriks, Dr Roanna Lobo, A/Prof Sam Winter

Gita Miranda Warsito | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia: Evaluating Community-Based Health Communication Campaign Strategies for Linguistically Diverse Communities

Supervisors: Professor Sharyn Burns, Dr Linda Portsmouth

Roisin Glasgow-Collins | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Bridging Beliefs and Education: An Exploration of Teaching Relationships and Sexuality in Religious School Contexts

Supervisors: Dr Jacqui Hendriks, Professor Sharyn Burns

Josephine Umbella | MPhil Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Digital marketing of vapes: Assessing the impact of the Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023.

Supervisors: Professor Jonine Jancey & Dr Kahlia McCausland

Jenifer Tartaglia | MPhil Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Developing a Parent Nutrition Education Program for Parents of 0-5 year olds

Supervisors: Professor Jonine Jancey

Melissa Ensink | MPhil Candidate

THESIS TITLE: TBC

Supervisors: A/Prof Jonathan Hallett, A/Prof Justine Leavy, Dr Kara Lilly (University of the Sunshine Coast)