Nancy Millis Award for theses of exceptional merit
This award is named after Professor Nancy Millis, who served as Chancellor of La Trobe University for 14 years from 1992 - 2006.
A 'legend' in the world of science, she was one of only five Australian scientists recognised on the 'Australian Legends' series of stamps in 2002. During her distinguished career, Professor Millis gained a string of scientific and civic accolades, including election to the Australian Academy of Science, an MBE and a Companion of the Order of Australia.
Selection process
The Nancy Millis Medal is awarded to the authors of outstanding doctoral theses. Examiners are asked if they consider the thesis to be in the top five per cent of theses they have examined. Nominated theses are then assessed following the examination process and are considered for award through a selection process that involves the School's Director of Graduate Research. Final recommendations are approved by the Board of Graduate Research.
2020 recipients
The following recipients received their award in 2020.
Awardee | School | Thesis Title |
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Jamin Moon | Humanities and Social Sciences | Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Law, The Thirdspace and Decolonisation in Australia, Canada and Aotearoa/New Zealand |
Catherine Papadopoullos | Humanities and Social Sciences | Recasting Transgression in Modernity Prohibition, Pleasure and Otherness |
Margaret Perrott | Allied Health, Human Services, and Sport | Lumbopelvic Stability in Recreational Athletes |
Pramod Subedi | Molecular Sciences | Investigating the Mechanisms to Fold Disulfide Bond Containing Virulence Factors in Salmonella |
Karen Lee Twigg | Humanities and Social Sciences | Along Tyrrell Creek: An Environmental History of a Mallee Community |
Previous Awardees
2019 recipients
The following recipients received their award in 2019.
2018 recipients
The following recipients received their award in 2018.
2017 recipients
The following recipients will receive their award at a special event, held at the Graduate Research School in December 2017.
Awardee | School | Thesis Title |
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Slade Allen-Ankins | School of Life Sciences | |
Nang Seng Aye | School of Life Sciences | |
Amy Baxter | School of Molecular Sciences | |
Scott Doidge | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | The Anxiety of Ascent: Middle Class Narratives in Germany and America |
Claudia Araceli Garcia-Solis | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Archaeology and Tourism: the Performance of Conservation at the World Heritage Site of Chichen Itza |
Andrew Gilbert | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
Lisa Hanson | School of Allied Health | |
William Keeton | La Trobe Business School | Managing Community Engagement: A Cross-Case Analysis of Water Organizations in Victoria, Australia |
Xuan Mai | La Trobe Business School | |
George Mbogo | School of Molecular Sciences | ß-Adrenoceptor Mediated Bim Dependent Apoptosis Inhibitors as Novel Therapeutics for Heart Failure |
Alice Mora | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
Amie O'Shea | School of Psychology and Public Health | |
Thanh Kha Phan | School of Molecular Sciences | |
Jayne Russell | School of Psychology and Public Health | Social Support and the Experience of Living with HIV for Women in Australia |
Alex Schenk | School of Molecular Sciences | New Diamond Surface Terminations for Quantum Devices |
Deborah Shnookal | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Miami or the Mountains: Operation Pedro Pan and the Children of the Cuban Revolution, 1959 - 1962 |
Ju Lin Tan | School of Molecular Sciences | Exploring the Role of ClpS in the N-End Rule Pathway in Mycobacterium Smegmatis |
Sarah Warby | School of Allied Health | The Effect of Rehabilitation Programs on Multidirectional Instability of the Genohumeral Joint |
Jennifer Wood | School of Life Sciences |
2016 recipients
The following recipients received their award at a special event, held at the Graduate Research School in December 2016.
Awardee | School | Thesis Title |
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Prue Atkins | School of Allied Health | |
Emma Bland | School of Molecular Sciences | |
Wendy Bunston | School of Allied Health | |
Imogen Clark | School of Allied Health | Music to support physical activity in older adults with health conditions |
Shannon Couchman | School of Molecular Sciences | A theoretical investigation of novel main group organometallic compounds |
Gary Devilles | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
Joseph Evans | School of Molecular Sciences | The role of TRAFs and RIP kinases in regulating inflammatory signalling in vivo |
Leesa Hooker | School of Nursing and Midwifery | |
Joe Rae Latham | School of Psychology and Public Health | Trans Men’s Realities : An Ontological Politics of Sex, Gender and Sexuality |
Umar Lubanga | School of Life Sciences | |
Alison Lugg | School of Education | Remaking Futures: A Case Study of Pre-service Outdoor Sustainability Education Teachers |
Gustavo Portes | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
Alin Rai | School of Molecular Sciences | Role of extracellular vesicles in colorectal cancer progression |
Mark Scillio | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Making career stories : navigating work life and a sense of security |
Holly Sellers |
School of Humanities and Social Sciences | A linguistic approach to ethnobotanical plant name classification in southern Lisu |
Aryeh Solomon | School of Education |