CERC PhD Candidates
If you would like to know more about becoming a member of the Collaborative Evaluation and Research Centre, Federation University staff can email CERC@federation.edu.au
| Candidate | Principal Supervisor | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Haris Ahmad | Associate Professor Blake Peck | The Immunogenic and Cognitive Impact of the Use of Probiotic Among Children in Australian Childcare Centres: A Double-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial |
| Jessy Benny | Professor Joanne Porter | Exploring the Experiences of International Nursing Students during mental health Clinical Placements in Australia: A Mixed Methods Study |
| Jamie Borg | Professor Carolyn Unsworth | Investigating wheeled mobility device stability on public buses using a semi-active containment system |
| Natalie Bransgrove | Professor Joanne Porter | Natalie Bransgrove is one of five PhD students as part of the Deliver project. Natalie’s project aim is to improve healthcare at home for older people living in regional and rural areas using a mixed method approach. |
| Trudy Brown | Professor Michael Olasoji | Trudy is looking at the current barriers to achieving optimum sexual and reproductive health in those with serious mental illness and ways to overcome these. |
| Nicole Coombs | Professor Joanne Porter | Nicole's PhD is investigating public health messages provided by emergency nurses during disasters in Australia |
| Pritimoy Das | Professor Aziz Rahman | Pritimoy's PhD is investigating non-communicable diseases among migrants in Australia |
| Kerry de Vent | Professor Joanne Porter | Exploration of VAED data to assess home-based care for people aged 65 and over. |
| Natalie Dickson - M Health(Rsch) (Completed December 2023) | Professor Carolyn Unsworth | Assessment of Powered Mobility Device use among Older Australian in Residential Aged Care Facilities |
| Steven Foulds | Dr Dom McNeil | Elite athlete perceptions of effective strength and conditioning coach-athlete relationships |
| Marufa Hasin | Professor Aziz Rahman | Marufa's PhD is investigating gestational diabetes mellitus among migrant women in Australia |
| Susan Hua | Professor Michael Olasoji | Integration of the dynamic appraisal of situational aggression (DASA) and the aggression prevention protocol (APP) into Emergency Department |
| Ting Ting Hui | Professor Michael Olasoji | Improving the physical health of young people with early psychosis: a feasibility study of a co-designed lifestyle intervention in Australia |
| Sahaya Jesto | Professor Michael Olasoji | Evaluating knowledge, attitudes, and perceived experiences of nurses in assessing and managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia pre- and post-educational intervention in a psycho-geriatric unit: A mixed methods interventional study in Australia |
| Shariq Ali Khan | Professor Aziz Rahman | Oral health among the children attending Islamic boarding Schools in Pakistan. |
| Paul Kemel | Professor Joanne Porter | Paul's PhD is looking into the impact that sport participation has on recovery following environmental trauma. |
| Samira Kerbage | Professor Georgina Willetts | Pain management of the sedated and ventilated patients in the intensive care setting: An exploratory study |
| Shingai Mareya | Professor Michael Olasoji | The effectiveness of the Stepped Care Model in delivery of mental health services in Australian primary health care. |
| Beverley Martin | Associate Professor Blake Peck | The impact of yoga on student engagement. The study seeks to understand the role of yoga has on key factors linked to student success and academic performance. |
| Elizabeth Miller (Completed Nov 2023) | Professor Joanne Porter | Elizabeth's PhD is investigating environmental factors within the acute hospital setting - the natural, built, social (behaviour and language), and symbolic environments where people may receive bad news about their life-limiting illness. |
| James Naismith | Professor Georgina Willetts | James Naismith's PhD Dissertation is titled Investigating the efficacy of replacing undergraduate nursing clinical placement hours in Australia with simulation hours |
| Marina Necoski | Professor Georgina Willetts | Patient physical assessments by newly graduated registered nurses and early patient deterioration |
| Naima Nimmi | Professor Aziz Rahman | Naima's PhD is investigating gestational diabetes amongst migrant women in Australia |
| Danielle Noble | Professor Georgina Willetts | Registered Nurses perceptions of new graduates nurses being workplace ready. |
| Lucy Osborn | Professor Georgina Willetts | Lucy's PhD is exploring Clinical Competence Assessment in Nursing in Australia. This study seeks to enhance the way competence assessment is completed, ensuring safe practice. |
| Marianne Ota | Professor Georgina Willetts | Marianne is exploring the experiences of nurse leaders in promoting and maintaining civility in Australian rural and regional health and aged care settings. |
| Parul Parul | Professor Aziz Rahman | Parul's PhD is investigating substance use disorders and psychological intervention |
| Rebecca Peel | Professor Karen Missen | A mixed methods exploration of women’s experience in the emergency department |
| Victoria Petrini | Professor Michael Olasoji | An investigation into the issue of staff recruitment and staff retention in Mental Health Wards across Scotland, UK and Victoria, Australia. |
| Masudus Saleehin | Professor Aziz Rahman | Masudus' PhD is investigating smoking cessation among the migrant general practitioners in Victoria, |
| Hayley Scott | Professor Carolyn Unsworth | Hayley is completing her PhD on developing and testing a driving clinical decision pathway to assist non-driver trained occupational therapists to guide return to driving practices for adults following a change in health status |
| Bekithemba Sibanda | Professor Georgina Willetts | Bekthemba's PhD Dissertation: is titled The Role of Spirituality, Religion and culture on the Mental Health of African Australians: A Phenomenological Study |
| Megan Simic | Professor Joanne Porter | Meg is undertaking a PhD exploring the lived experience of emergency department nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Darren Thomas | Dr Meghan Casey | Exploring the Development, Implementation and Effectiveness of Secondary School Sports Academies |
| Christine Trotman | Professor Georgina Willetts | Safe at work: The prevention and minimisation of workplace aggression at rural and regional hospitals |
| Bonnie Watt | Professor Carolyn Unsworth | Bonnie's PhD is the Better Transport Inclusivity for all Passengers (Better Trip) Project, improving bus drivers' attitudes, behaviour and communication methods with passengers with disability. |
| Jacqueline Wheatcroft | Professor Carolyn Unsworth | Jacqui's PhD aims to both explore and enhance the clinical reasoning of occupational therapists when planning cognitive rehabilitation for adults with acquired brain injury. |