Welcome to new Graduate Research candidates joining us and congratulations to our current and graduating candidates on your achievements!
(Please note that this is based on reporting up to and including the 9th February. Candidate achievements recorded after that will appear in the next month’s GR News)
If you have news about awards, grants, publications or other achievements please let us know so we can share it.
New candidates
Faculty of Arts and Education
Leisa Markey, Wudhadhuray, Kim Bagot-Hiller, Meredith Eagle, Jack Davis, Kimbalee Hodges, John Byrnes and James Dayhew
Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences
Glenn Jones ESM and Andrew Ludeke
Faculty of Science and Health
Jodie Brabin, Matthew Ludowici, Janna Taylor and Noyal Tharayil
Thesis Submitted for Examination
Faculty of Science and Health
Alice Birckhead School of Agricultural, Environmental & Veterinary Sciences
Thesis Title: Computed tomographic investigation of Linguatula serrata (tongue worm) and imaging review of canine parasites
Candidates approved to graduate
Faculty of Arts and Education
Andrew Clark-Howard School of Theology
Principal Supervisor: Dr Michael Mawson
Co-Supervisor: Prof Philip Ziegler
Thesis Title: The Reversal of Human Existence: A Study of the Christological Method of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences
Steven Burton School of Psychology
Principal Supervisor: Dr Ruth Margaret Delaforce
Co-Supervisor: Dr Thomas Dalby
Thesis Title: The Role of Psychology in Witness Protection Selection and Management
Faculty of Science and Health
Tracey Gale School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences
Principal Supervisor: Aspro Chelsea Jane Litchfield
Co-Supervisors: Aspro Barbara Ann Hill and Dr Jaquelyn Lisa Osborne
Thesis Title: An examination of the lived experiences of Indigenous women in elite and sub-elite Australian rules football and rugby league
Allister Clarke School of Dentistry and Medical Sciences
Principal Supervisor: DProf Christopher Leo Blanchard
Co-Supervisor: Prof Zahid Islam
Thesis Title: Deciphering Head Rice Yield: Interpretable Machine Learning Models for Rice Milling Quality Predictions in Australia
Congratulations to Dianne Cass on the publication of her journal article – “Exploring creativity during illness”
Here is an excerpt from her abstract:
A week before my 50th birthday I was diagnosed with a rare form of mitochondrial disease, so rare in fact that it does not have its own name. While this necessitated negative changes in my life, it also created a window for me to explore my creativity: Something that I had never had time to devote to previously. This started with an introduction to basic acrylic painting. It has now developed into oil and watercolour painting, charcoal drawing, sketching, crochet, and origami. As a social worker I know the importance of sensory therapies such as music, dance, play and art. Sensory therapies are patient-centered treatments that promote self-management and self-care, ameliorating some of the side effects associated with pharmacological treatments. As I was taking over 30 tablets a day, I was interested in exploring alternative options that did not exactly fit into the scope of my medical therapy. In this paper, I have used autoethnography to achieve a meaningful understanding of personal experience from a cultural perspective.
Read the full article here.