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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.

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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. â€‹â€‹â€‹

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.
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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

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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 

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Megan Watts | PhD Candidate 

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

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Supervisors: Professor Donna Chung, Professor Jaya Dantas

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Curtis Povah | PhD Candidate 

THESIS TITLE: Public perceptions and experiences of
choking in a sexual context.
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Supervisors: A/Prof Sam Winter

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Luke Standen | PhD Candidate 

THESIS TITLE: tba​​​

Supervisors: Dr Kahlia McCausland, Professor Jonine Jancey

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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

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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

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Mohammad Alhasbashneh | PhD Candidate

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

Supervisors: Professor Sharyn Burns

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Katheryn Jones | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: Co-production in mental health Recovery Colleges​

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

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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

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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

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Louise Francis | PhD Candidate

THESIS TITLE: tba

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Supervisors: Professor Charles Livingstone, Dr Jonathan Hallett

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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.
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Jenifer Tartaglia | MPhil Candidate

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

Supervisors: Professor Jonine Jancey

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