Chronic disease
Public health research in the area of chronic disease addresses the impacts and needs of this increasingly significant public health issue.
Potential PhD topics
The Department will consider any research topic that interests potential PhD students; however, students will benefit from researching in areas that align with the Faculty’s research strengths. Please find a relevant supervisor to discuss your PhD topic.
Alternatively you may contact one of our academics below to discuss your area of interest.
- Ms Dianne Lowe
- Dr Jane Pierson
- Dr Janice Pascal
- Ms Barbara Parker
- Mrs Sabrina Gupta
- Miss Felicity Blackstock
- Dr Bill McGuiness
- Dr Susannah King
- Dr Paul O'Halloran
- Dr Anne Holland
- Chronic Low Back Pain, Hip pain, Pilates for chronic musculoskeletal conditions - Dr Henry Wajswelner
- HIV, Hepatitis B and C, co-infections - Dr Stephen McNally
- Influence of exercise and physical activity programmes on chronic disease - Dr Michael Kingsley
- Mediterranean diet in the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes. - Dr Catherine Itsiopoulos
- myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury - Dr Colleen Thomas
- Obesity & Metabolic Health & Nutrigenomics - Dr Regina Belski


