Research Opportunities

2011 Honours Research Projects

CompleMED has the following Honours projects offered in 2011. If you are interested in enrolling, please contact the project supervisor directly, or Ros Priest on r.priest@uws.edu.au.

Supervisors Project topic

A/Prof Dennis Chang

Dr Ben Colagiuri

Evaluation of complementary medicine for improving neurocognition and cardiovascular function

Prof Kelvin Chan

Dr Tina Naumovski

Bioavailability of gypenosides from Gynostemma pentaphyllum

Prof Kelvin Chan

A/Prof Caroline Smith

Dr Xiaoshu Zhu

Assessing the feasibility of local adoption of a TCM Quality of Life Instrument (ChQOL)
A/Prof Caroline Smith Practice patterns and motivations of acupuncturists working in the area of women's health

Dr Xiaoshu Zhu

Dr Yachun Zhai

Does acupuncture have a role in the treatment of chronic prostatis?

Dr Xiaoshu Zhu

Dr Junguang Liu

Traditional Chinese Medicine teaching clinic: Demographic, clinical characteristic and validating patient consultation and evaluation sheet

A/Prof Dennis Chang

Dr Xiaoshu Zhu

Dr Stefania Penkala

Psychometric testing of a standardised pattern diagnostic instrument in evaluating coronary heart disease in Traditional Chinese Medicine

A/Prof Caroline Smith

Dr Ben Colagiuri

Patient-practitioner communication in complementary medicine

Dr Ben Colagiuri

Cherie Wells

The Egoscue Method of improving lower back pain: Exercise classification and protocol development
Dr Cheang Khoo Comparison of extraction procedures in the preparation of herbal medicines
Prof Nikolaus Sucher Molecular investigations of neuroprotective and anti-ageing effects of herbal medicine