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.
2018 recipients
The following recipients received their award in 2018.
| Awardee | School | Thesis Title |
|---|---|---|
| Larisa Bardsley | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Returning Home: A Creative Exploration of Self |
| Andrea Bruder | School of Allied Health | The Role of Exercise in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Wrist Fracture |
| Miaomiao Cheng | School of Life Sciences | Understanding Cd Phytoextraction by Australian Native Cd Accumulator |
| Janni Christensen | School of Molecular Sciences | Structure and Interactions of Enzymes Functioning in the Diaminopimelate Biosynthesis Pathway |
| Kate Laing | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Fighting for a new world order: The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in Australia 1915-1975 |
| Daniel Lopez | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Georg Lukács's Philosophy of Praxis |
| Kerry Nixon | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Yeoman Farming in Rural Nineteenth-Century Victoria: A View of and from the Currie Diary |
| Elizabeth Orr | School of Allied Health | Messages for Good Practice from Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officers and Social Workers in Hospitals in Victoria |
| Nina Riddell | School of Psychology and Public Health | A Systems Biology Approach to Refractive Errors and Associated Ocular Pathologies |
| David Snowdon | School of Allied Health | Clinical Supervision of Allied Health Professionals |
| Rochelle Tixeira | School of Molecular Sciences | Apoptotic Cell Disassembly Regulation and Function in Cell Clearance |
| Catherine Anne Bent | School of Psychology and Public Health | |
| Hannah Leigh Mayr | School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport | The Effect of a Mediterranean Diet Versus Low-Fat Diet on Inflammation and Adiposity: an Intermediate Analysis of the AUSMED Heart Trial for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease |
| Stephanie Paone | School of Molecular Sciences | Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Atherosclerosis |
| Christopher John Taylor | School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences | |
| Jason Andrew Wallis | School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport | Physical Activity and Exercise for People with Severe Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis |
| Elena Wilson | Rural Health School | People, Power, and Participation: The Disconnect Between Regulation, Reality and Ethics |
| Christopher Smedley | School of Molecular Sciences | Developing Sulfur-Fluoride Exchange Click Chemistry |