Global Utilities

School of Public Health

Postgraduate Research Students: Current Projects (All Departments)

Student

Research Area

Supervisor

Suzanne Aberdeen Defining and enhancing the quality of residential dementia care in Australia Dr Sandra Leggat
Dr Simon Barraclough

Karen Anderson

The teaching and practice of health promotion in nursing

Glenda Verrinder, & Leigh Kinsman

Stephen Andrew Congruency in Counsellor Education Associate Professor Lawrie Moloney

Patricia Avery

Does effective life-coaching require a theoretical approach similar to psychotherapy modalities

Associate Professor Lawrie Moloney

Judith Ayre

Transpersonal Theory and Objectives Applied to Process/Experiential Therapy

Dr George Wills

Penny Azzato Differential Impact of Tobacco Management Policies for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Populations
Professor Vivian Lin

Prue Bagley

Public Health Infrastructure [Profile]

Professor Vivian Lin

Christine Bakarnis Older People and the Health System Dr Jane Pierson
Colin Baker Leadership: Health management Associate Professor Rae Walker
Jacqueline Behan The Role of Nurses in Screening for Skin Cancer Dr Jane Pierson
Meredith Bickley The effectiveness of hospital ethics committees in protecting the interests of research participants Dr Simon Barraclough

Madeleine Brett

Adult sibling relationships, attachment and parent child relationships

Associate Professor Lawrie Moloney

Janine Brophy-Dixon A heuristic study of the role of art in experiences of separation and dislocation

Associate Professor Lawrie Moloney

Dr Jean Rumbold

Rosemary Bryant Statutory nursing regulation and it's relationship to clinical competence Professor Vivian Lin
Melissa Buultjens Becoming a mother: The lived experience of motherhood and postnatal depression Professor Pranee Liamputtong
Heather Cameron The experience of hope in death and dying

Dr Fran McInerney

Dr Bruce Rumbold

Milena Canil Development of Health Legislation Professor Vivian Lin

Catherine Cairns

An exploration into the 'As If' quality of empathy and transference in the therapeutic relationship

Dr Jean Rumbold

Anne-Louise Carlton Models for regulating the emerging complementary medicine professions Professor Vivian Lin
Susan Chong Challenges of monitoring and evaluation programming to HIV/AIDS non-governmental organisations in SE Asia Professor Vivian Lin
Julie Collette Organisational Change in Primary Care Institutions Associate Professor Rae Walker

Jo-Anne Colwell

Comparison of cognitive behavioural therapy and psychodrama interventions with adolescents at risk

Dr Paul O'Halloran & Dr Jane Pierson

Suzanne Corcoran Older rural Victorians: Their current and future transport needs Dr Lyn Talbot
Lisa Delaney Developing a Better Coordinated Primary Health Care System Associate Professor Rae Walker
Patricia (Pat) Dobson Development of a Cancer Support Group Network across Victoria [Profile] Dr Jane Pierson
Pamela Dolley When is a complication acceptable? Dr Sandra Leggat
Renee Mackenzie Exploring the behavioural role of the Australian Prosthesist Associate Professor Greg Murphy
Phillip Dowton Organisational performance in PNG public health sector Professor Vivian Lin
Diane Edwards Local council's role and effectiveness in the development of health communities, especially for marginal families with young children. Professor Vivian Lin
Professor Hal Swerissen
Sally Fawkes The use of futures research in public health policy-making [Profile] Professor Vivian Lin

Patricia Fenner

The facilitative environment for art therapy. [Profile]

Dr George Wills

Dr Jean Rumbold

Angelina (Sabin) Fernbacher

Abuse Issues and Mental Health Policy - A (Dis) Connection?

Professor Hal Swerissen

Louise Flynn

Traumatic bereavement and continuing bonds: An investigation of the bereaved's experience

Dr Bruce Rumbold

Craig Fry Ethical challenges in the Australian alcohol and other drug field: Identifying opportunities for workforce development and ethics advocacy Dr Jane Pierson
Pam Garoufalis Specialist outpatient waiting lists: Analysis of current guidelines and development of new strategies Dr Sandra Leggat
Zoran Georgievski Photographic Screening of Diabetic Retinopathy Dr Jane Pierson

Cheryl Gibson

Exploring existential meaning: An investigation of the phenomenology of creating in clinical mental health practice

Dr Jean Rumbold

Mark Gilheany

Podiatric surgery: Outcome trials

Dr Priscilla Robinson

Dr Cathy Mead

Deborah Gleeson

Policy capacity in the health and human services sector [Profile]

Associate Professor David Legge

Patrick Gleeson

Nurse Initiated Primary Care in Victorian Rural Hospitals [Profile]

Associate Professor Greg Murphy
Associate Professor Heather Gardner

Lisa Gold

Economic evaluation of new public health interventions [Profile]

Dr Simon Barraclough

Ann Hague Organisational culture Dr Sandra Leggat

Melissa Harte

Investigation of relative effectiveness of competing therapies

Dr George Wills

Rick Hayes

Identifying  "Safe" Work Settings for Men's Health Promotion. [Profile]

Dr Simon Barraclough

Erin Hokin Disabled but able: Australians with a Physical Disability are living with new meanings of holistic health and perceived barriers Dr Bruce Rumbold
Genevieve Howse Regulatory Strategies in Public Health [Profile] Professor Vivian Lin
Nicole Johnson Effective Breast Cancer Education for Young Rural Women Assoc Prof Rae Walker
Assoc Prof Mandy Kenny
Dr Lyn Talbot
Dubravko Jurkovic Evaluation of couple counselling: short and long term effectiveness Professor Margot Schofield
Associate Professor Lawrie Moloney
Ivancica Jurkovic A Profile of Couples who seek couple counselling and relationship enhancement programs Professor Margot Schofield
Associate Professor Lawrie Moloney

Ofer Katzir

The expressions of existential concerns, through art therapy of cancer patients

Dr Bruce Rumbold

Dr George Wills

Leigh Kinsman The impact of clinical pathways in health care Dr Erica James & Ms Sandra Kippen

Elisha Lawry

Critical theories of Bert Hellinger and his approach to working with couples in terms of intimacy, blending, alliances loss and separation

Associate Professor Lawrie Moloney

Karen Mardegan An Alternative Approach to Health Education Delivery Dr Jane Pierson

Sharon Marston

An Investiagation of the Effectiveness of Emotion focused Therapy for Depression

Professor Margot Schofield

Louise McFadden Cross border amalgamation of two Australian rural hospitals Professor Vivian Lin
Ian McGrath Development, implementation and evaluation of design criteria for web-based patient information systems

Dr Ken Harvey

Heather Grain

Dr Simon Barraclough

Antionette Mertins A critique of integrated patient care across acute and primary care services Associate Professor Rae Walker
Lorraine Michael Group psychotherapy on an acute inpatient unit: A process analysis

Dr Jean Rumbold

Associate Professor Lawrie Moloney

Susan Miller The Treatment of Behavioural Problems in Adolescent Boys Dr Jane Pierson
Creina Mitchell Analysis of Marternal and Child Health Data

Dr Priscilla Robinson

Fernanda Nava Physical activity, body image and diet in children Dr Paul O'Halloran
Byron Perrin Psychological and social aspects of people at high risk of diabetic foot complications Professor Hal Swerissen
Stephen Polgar Composite Brains: Towards a Theory of Neural Reconstruction Associate Professor Greg Murphy
Dr A Bendrups
Maria Quinn Client & Therapist understanding of Pseudoseizures and the process of their treatment Professor Margot Schofield

Divya Ramanathan

An Investigation of Art Therapy in Management of Chronic Pain. [Profile]

Dr Helen Gardner

Fiona Reidy

Disability and local government settings: Building inclusive communities

Professor Hal Swerissen

Tammy Rendina Motherhood and postnatal depression: Thinking toward simple interventions to improve emotional wellbeing of new mothers

Professor Pranee Liamputtong

Dr Priscilla Robinson

Stuart Rowley

Organisational Change in Primary Health Care Institutions

Dr Sandra Leggat

Mandy Ruddock

The Injured Australian Football League Player - Perceptions, Coping and the Outcome

Dr Paul O'Halloran

Anne-Marie Scully Engagement of nursing profession in health policy Professor Vivian Lin
Lydia Senior

What Characteristics of Suicide Prevention Intervention Predict Success or Failure in Rural Australia’?.

Dr Lyn Talbot
Dr Jennifer Lehmann

Margo Sheahan

Barriers to comsumer participation in Australian private health care: A naturalistic inquiry

Dr Simon Barraclough

Soon Ae Shin Effects of Community-Based Case Management Program - Diabetes Professor Vivian Lin
Dr George Liu
Delwyne Stephens Evaluation of community aged care packages in Australia [Profile]

Dr Yvonne Wells

Dr Ian Anderson

Maree Stanley

Narrative therapy and learning

Associate Professor Lawrie Moloney

Dusanee Suwankhong The contribution of traditional healers in Thai health care Professor Pranee Liamputtong
Jody Tunnicliffe Challenges for the disability sector workforce Associate Professor Greg Murphy
Helen Varney Observant orthodox Jewish women's response to information about finding breast cancer mutations Dr Bruce Rumbold
Glenda Verrinder Sustainability and Health: Setting the Bottom Line for Public Health Professor Vivian Lin
Lara Wallis Disability prevention and effective disability management in the Australian red meat industry

Associate Professor Greg Murphy

Dr Priscilla Robinson

Margaret Way Evaluating Outcomes of Nutrition Policy and Practice in Victoria [Profile] Associate Professor Rae Walker
Vivienne Williams The role of the T.G.A. with complementary therapies in Australia [Profile] Professor Vivian Lin

Maureen Willson

Organisational Culture and Acceptance of Change in a Rural Setting Compared with a Metropolitan Health Service

Dr Sandra Leggat

Alex Zannoni

Brief Therapy and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Dr George Wills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Last Updated: 11 June, 2009