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Seyed Morteza Shamshirgaran – Thesis submitted 2012 – (Awarded 2012)
Topic: ‘Type 2 Diabetes in Migrant Groups: Population-Based Study of Life Style Factors, Complications and Hospital Use’
Primary Supervisor – Louisa Jorm
Co-Supervisor – Hilary Bambrick, Annemarie Hennessy
Linda Burnett - Thesis submitted Sept 2011 (Awarded 2012)
Topic: ‘Thinking through motherhood’
Primary Supervisor – Jane Ussher
Co-Supervisor – Valerie Walkerdine
Sarah Mitchell – Thesis submitted 2011
Topic: ‘Androgyny and Psychological Health: A Cross-Disciplinary Investigation’
Primary Supervisor – Jane Ussher
Co-Supervisor – Agnes Petocz
Anthony Burton
Topic: ‘Planning for the mitigation of the effects of climate change in disadvantaged urban populations greater western Sydney: Minimising health impacts in urban Australia’
Primary Supervisor – Hilary Bambrick
Co-Supervisor – Tony Capon and Sharon Friel
Michael Falster
Topic: ‘The impacts of primary care, health service accessibility, and personal health characteristics on potentially avoidable hospitalisations’
Primary supervisor – Louisa Jorm
Shima Ghassempour
Topic: ‘Adaptive data mining approach for anomalous patterns in admissions data’
Primary Supervisor – Anthony Maeder
Co-Supervisors – Federico Girosi, Louisa Jorm
Caroline Joyce
Topic: ‘The relationship between mental health conditions, psychological distress and Coronary Heart Disease’
Primary Supervisor – Kathryn Nicholson-Perry
Co-Supervisors – Ian Wilson, Alys Havard
Lauren Kaldwell
Topics: ‘Constructions of sexuality in the context of palliative cancer care: Health professional perspectives’
Primary Supervisor – Emilee Gilbert
Co-Supervisor – Jane Ussher
Marlee King
Topic: ‘Men’s construction and experience of their partner’s premenstrual change’
Primary Supervisor – Jane Ussher
Co-Supervisor – Emilee Gilbert, Janette Perz
Allan Lotfizadeh
Topic: ‘Psycho-social concomitants of pain during child-birth’
Primary Supervisor – Jane Ussher
Co-Supervisor – David Mahns
Sanja Lujic
Topic: ‘Comorbidity and multimorbidity in New South Wales: prevalence, trajectories and implications for healthcare utilization and costs’
Primary Supervisor – Louisa Jorm
Co-Supervisor – Judy Simpson
Jan Marie
Topic: ‘An evaluation of health professional’s perspectives on sexual changes after the diagnosis of cancer’
Primary Supervisor – Jane Ussher
Co-Supervisor – Emilee Gilbert, Ian Wilson
Lisa McCallum
Topic: ‘Perinatal risk factors for pertussis in early childhood: An investigation using routinely collected linked administrative data’
Primary Supervisor – Louisa Jorm
Co-Supervisors – Bette Liu, Peter McIntyre
Arshad Muhammad Mehar
Topic: ‘Data Mining and Data Management for Large Collections of Health Data'
Primary Supervisor - Anthony Maeder
Co-Supervisor - Kenan Matawie
Chloe Parton
Topic: ‘A qualitative analysis of the experiences of sexual embodiment for women diagnosed with and treated for cancer’
Primary Supervisor – Janette Perz
Co-Supervisor – Emilee Gilbert, Jane Ussher, Ian Wilson
Zia Rahman
Topic: ‘Exploring the Correlation of Demographical, Health and Lifestyle parameters of Individuals in relation to self-rated memory using the ‘45 and Up Study’ Survey Database’
Primary Supervisor – Gerald Muench
Co-Supervisor – Louisa Jorm, Phillipa Hay
Deborah Randall
Topic: ‘Variation in outcomes for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people after ischaemic heart disease: Where can interventions have the most impact?’
Primary Supervisor – Louisa Jorm
Co-Supervisor – Alastair Leyland
Danielle Tran
Topic: ‘An epidemiological study of diabetes related health outcomes among the Vietnam-born Australians’
Primary Supervisor – Louisa Jorm
Co-Supervisor – Maree Johnson, Hilary Bambrick
Steven Trankle
Topic: ‘An interview study exploring the experiences and practices of doctors regarding end of life care decisions’
Primary Supervisor – Janette Perz
Co-Supervisor – Emilee Gilbert, John Haw
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Topic: ‘Type 2 Diabetes in Migrant Groups: Population-Based Study of Life Style Factors, Complications and Hospital Use’
Primary Supervisor – Louisa Jorm
Co-Supervisor – Hilary Bambrick, Annemarie Hennessy
Linda Burnett - Thesis submitted Sept 2011 (Awarded 2012)
Topic: ‘Thinking through motherhood’
Primary Supervisor – Jane Ussher
Co-Supervisor – Valerie Walkerdine
Sarah Mitchell – Thesis submitted 2011
Topic: ‘Androgyny and Psychological Health: A Cross-Disciplinary Investigation’
Primary Supervisor – Jane Ussher
Co-Supervisor – Agnes Petocz
Anthony Burton
Topic: ‘Planning for the mitigation of the effects of climate change in disadvantaged urban populations greater western Sydney: Minimising health impacts in urban Australia’
Primary Supervisor – Hilary Bambrick
Co-Supervisor – Tony Capon and Sharon Friel
Michael Falster
Topic: ‘The impacts of primary care, health service accessibility, and personal health characteristics on potentially avoidable hospitalisations’
Primary supervisor – Louisa Jorm
Shima Ghassempour
Topic: ‘Adaptive data mining approach for anomalous patterns in admissions data’
Primary Supervisor – Anthony Maeder
Co-Supervisors – Federico Girosi, Louisa Jorm
Caroline Joyce
Topic: ‘The relationship between mental health conditions, psychological distress and Coronary Heart Disease’
Primary Supervisor – Kathryn Nicholson-Perry
Co-Supervisors – Ian Wilson, Alys Havard
Lauren Kaldwell
Topics: ‘Constructions of sexuality in the context of palliative cancer care: Health professional perspectives’
Primary Supervisor – Emilee Gilbert
Co-Supervisor – Jane Ussher
Marlee King
Topic: ‘Men’s construction and experience of their partner’s premenstrual change’
Primary Supervisor – Jane Ussher
Co-Supervisor – Emilee Gilbert, Janette Perz
Allan Lotfizadeh
Topic: ‘Psycho-social concomitants of pain during child-birth’
Primary Supervisor – Jane Ussher
Co-Supervisor – David Mahns
Sanja Lujic
Topic: ‘Comorbidity and multimorbidity in New South Wales: prevalence, trajectories and implications for healthcare utilization and costs’
Primary Supervisor – Louisa Jorm
Co-Supervisor – Judy Simpson
Jan Marie
Topic: ‘An evaluation of health professional’s perspectives on sexual changes after the diagnosis of cancer’
Primary Supervisor – Jane Ussher
Co-Supervisor – Emilee Gilbert, Ian Wilson
Lisa McCallum
Topic: ‘Perinatal risk factors for pertussis in early childhood: An investigation using routinely collected linked administrative data’
Primary Supervisor – Louisa Jorm
Co-Supervisors – Bette Liu, Peter McIntyre
Arshad Muhammad Mehar
Topic: ‘Data Mining and Data Management for Large Collections of Health Data'
Primary Supervisor - Anthony Maeder
Co-Supervisor - Kenan Matawie
Chloe Parton
Topic: ‘A qualitative analysis of the experiences of sexual embodiment for women diagnosed with and treated for cancer’
Primary Supervisor – Janette Perz
Co-Supervisor – Emilee Gilbert, Jane Ussher, Ian Wilson
Zia Rahman
Topic: ‘Exploring the Correlation of Demographical, Health and Lifestyle parameters of Individuals in relation to self-rated memory using the ‘45 and Up Study’ Survey Database’
Primary Supervisor – Gerald Muench
Co-Supervisor – Louisa Jorm, Phillipa Hay
Deborah Randall
Topic: ‘Variation in outcomes for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people after ischaemic heart disease: Where can interventions have the most impact?’
Primary Supervisor – Louisa Jorm
Co-Supervisor – Alastair Leyland
Danielle Tran
Topic: ‘An epidemiological study of diabetes related health outcomes among the Vietnam-born Australians’
Primary Supervisor – Louisa Jorm
Co-Supervisor – Maree Johnson, Hilary Bambrick
Steven Trankle
Topic: ‘An interview study exploring the experiences and practices of doctors regarding end of life care decisions’
Primary Supervisor – Janette Perz
Co-Supervisor – Emilee Gilbert, John Haw
