Faculty of Health 8 and QUT College

Doctor of Philosophy

GRIFFIN, Sally

Thesis Title

Establishing Evidence for Preoperative Dietary Interventions to Reduce Risks Associated with Non-bariatric Surgery in Adults with Obesity: The Role of a Dietitian-led Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) Clinic

Supervisors

• Dr Michelle Ann Palmer  (External Supervisor)
• Dr Lynda Jacqueline Ross  (Principal Supervisor)
• Associate Professor Esben Stig Strodl  (Mentoring Supervisor)

Citation

This thesis addresses the higher risks faced by people living with obesity undertaking non-bariatric surgeries, including longer recovery times and increased complications. It found that a dietitian-led Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) Clinic can improve health and reduce surgical risks, supporting better pre-surgery care for individuals living with obesity, potentially leading to safer surgical outcomes and enhanced recovery. In a global climate of ever-increasing demand to provide surgical intervention for adults living with obesity, this work presents a major step forward in changing clinical practice - both in Australia and internationally.

KOHLER, Brooke

Thesis Title

Goal-Directed Therapeutic Exercise in Paediatric Survivors of Posterior Fossa Brain Tumours

Supervisors

• Ms Emmah June Marjorie Baque  (External Supervisor)
• Professor Natalie Katrina Bradford  (Associate Supervisor)
• Dr Carolina Ximena Sandler  (External Supervisor)
• Adjunct Professor Stewart Graeme Trost  (Principal Supervisor)

Citation

This thesis investigated the role of goal-directed therapeutic exercise in enhancing the quality of survivorship in paediatric survivors of posterior fossa brain tumours. Goal-directed therapeutic exercise appears to be a safe and feasible approach to exercise therapy and reported excellent participant satisfaction. The results demonstrated that goal-directed exercise is likely effective at improving cardiorespiratory fitness and goal attainment for survivors who underwent chemotherapy and radiation therapy. This research addressed the significant knowledge gap in the application of a goal-directed approach to therapeutic exercise in childhood cancer survivors.

NICHOLSON, Mitchell Rhys

Thesis Title

Understanding the Physiological Demands and the Role of Exercise in Esports

Supervisors

• Associate Professor Vincent Gerard Kelly  (Associate Supervisor)
• Dr Craig Ryan McNulty  (Principal Supervisor)
• Associate Professor Robert Robergs  (Associate Supervisor)

Citation

This thesis explores the physiological demands and role of exercise in competitive esports. It examines physical activity behaviours, motivations, and the impact of exercise on esports athletes, revealing that e’athletes often over-report their physical activity while showing high intrinsic motivation to exercise. The research highlights significant metabolic demands and cardiovascular stress experienced during gameplay. Additionally, a 10-week exercise intervention showed improvements in executive function, cerebral hemodynamics, and heart rate variability, suggesting that regular exercise can enhance both cognitive performance and health in esports athletes. These findings offer valuable insights to guide future research and practice in esports.

SO, Tsz Hei Jeffrey

Thesis Title

Dads at Mealtimes: Paternal Feeding Roles, Practices and Experiences in the Context of Disadvantage

Supervisors

• Dr Kimberley Anne Baxter  (Principal Supervisor)
• Associate Professor Rebecca Ann Byrne  (Associate Supervisor)
• Professor Danielle Gallegos  (Mentoring Supervisor)
• Dr Smita Nambiar Mann  (Associate Supervisor)

Citation

This research is an exploratory study looking at fathers’ experiences in child feeding, particularly those living with disadvantage. This thesis explores paternal feeding practices and fathers’ contributions, roles and experiences related to parenting and child feeding. It demonstrates the intricate nature of paternal feeding within the context of food insecurity, highlighting the multifaceted factors that influence paternal involvement and responsive feeding practices across the ecological systems. Leveraging co-design and lived experience expertise, the findings have implications for intervention design, policy and practices aiming to support fathers in nurturing care and child nutrition.

Undergraduate awards

Diploma in Business

• ALGAWATTAGE, Sanuthi Wihansa
• ARREZA SARMIENTO, Matthew Adrian
• BLOTE, Theodorus Eckhard
• CHENG, Yu-Chia
• CHOKI, Sonam
• COLEN, Lachlan Luke
• DHENDUP, Pema
• DOBINSON, Annie Eloise
• DORJI, Tandin
• ESWARAN, Kishen
• EYRICE, Acelya
• GUARRACINO, Carlotta Maria Caterina
• HINOSTROZA, Abby
• HOPKINS, Toby William
• JEEVA, Sartesh Karrtikeyaan Jeeva
• JONES, William Lucas
• KHEAMIY, Marwa Adel A
• LI, Heng-Yu
• MAGDUA, Sheina Sampan
• MATSUMOTO, Kotaro
• NIDUP, Yeshi
• PASIU, Carmen Anthea
• PRATAP, Taaran
• SIGAUD FRIZZO, Eduardo
• TAPIA, Althea Shannen Alison
• VASCHETTI, Isabella
• WANGCHUK, Tshering
• WATANABE, Shoki
• WONG, Long Hei
• YU, Chin Han
• ZORBAS, Jessica Eliana

Diploma in Entrepreneurship

• CAHILL, Cassidy Jane Lilley
• GUARIN, Aldrian Thomas Velasco

Diploma in Creative Industries

• ELBERS, Samantha Louise
• HARBECK, Isabelle
• HATANO, Yuriki
• JANG, Inwoo
• MERCIER, Gabrielle
• TRAN, Bao Hy

Diploma in Engineering

• AKHTAR, Saahil
• BALL, Timothy David
• CAHIG, John Lloyd
• CARTER, Domenic Julian Joseph
• DAVIES, Caleb
• DO, Vince
• EAGLE, Charlie James
• FRANKLIN, Cassandra Mae-Rose
• KADDATZ, Deegan
• MAUNSELL, Jack Wiremu
• MULLER, Timothy Ray
• PATEL, Aryan Maheshbhai
• PRABHU, Niranjan
• RAJU, Lokesh Karna
• RUSSELL, Calum Henry
• STACY, Andrew Robert
• TSHERING, Gempo
• YESHI, Sonam

Diploma in Health Science (Health Studies)

• KAUMU, Scholar-Maree Helen

Diploma in Health Science (Nursing)

• BHAVPREET KAUR,
• DORJI, Tashi
• FERNANDEZ, Richa
• JO, Suyeon
• LEE, Yeji
• MANROOP SINGH,
• PATEL, Khant Rajendrakumar
• SIMRANPREET KAUR,
• SINGH, Avaninder
• ZHANG, Dongrui

Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology

• AHMADI, Raha
• ALNER, Lachlan Geoffrey John
• ATHERTON, Katie
• BAINES, Jeremy Scott
• BAINES, Jordan Luke
• BANAGHAN, Braden Joseph
• BARNES, Amy Kate
• BARRY, Isabelle Hwei
• BATES, George Christian
• BENNETT, Thomas Macaulay
• CHEN, Hsuan-Yu
• CLARKE, Hamish Michael McCullum
• CONNORS, Kaide Eden Brian
• CONWAY, Zachariah Kyle
• COOPER, Lucy Jessie
• DEKKER, Jai Andre
• FISK, Codie James Henning
• FRANKEL, Declan Thomas
• GANT, Caitlin Louise
• GLEN, Stuart Morgan
• GOUGH, Zali Anne
• GRIFFIN, Jovitha
• GRIFFITHS, Regan Andrew Steven
• GUO, Jinsong
• HADDOW, Talei Lena
• HAMILTON, Grady James
• HARNEY, Shaye
• HOUSE, Jasmine Grace
• HU, Antonia Zhe
• JERRED-TREMBATH, Ahrie
• JOHNSTONE, Taylor Monique
• KATT, Joshua Mitchell
• KIRTON, Jasmine
• LENTON-WHITE, Harry Norman
• MATHISON, Josie Lee
• MATTHEWS, Kent
• MELIN, Gael
• MEW, Oliver
• MOORE, Darcy
• MURPHY, Jake Andrew
• NEWELL, Ryan John
• NORRIS, Lily
• O'REGAN, Brayden Lewis
• PATON, Evangeline Christina Ubie
• PIZARRO HUNTER, Esteban Francisco
• QUINE, Arron
• RALSTON, Thomas Peter
• ROWE, Lily Deirdre Denise
• SEAWARD, Sean Luke
• SHARMA, Aryan
• SIMSON, Elliott
• SKAINES, Carlin Ian George
• SNOWDON, Kaitlyne
• STEYGER, Poppy
• VAN OS, Sanne Kirsten
• VO, Jazmine
• VO, Jenny
• WALKER, Samuel Harvey
• WAWRZYNIAK, Michael Jozef
• WESSLING, Jordan Lee Anthony
• WHITMORE, Geordie James
• WILSON, Thomas
• WILTSHIRE, Cross Jordan
• WISEMAN, Jake Scott
• YEA, Regan Ann

Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology – with Distinction

• BANNAM, Jack Douglas
• BIANCHI, Hannah Jane
• CHRISTIE, Georgia Elizabeth
• FENTIMAN, Gavin Peter
• HURWOOD, Max Andrew
• JONES, Ethan Hamilton
• KERKOW, Christopher
• NASH, Karine Chieno
• ROBINSON, Aleisha
• SAXIL, Oliver George Simpson
• SCIACCA, Liam Ross
• SETTER, Daniel James
• SKINNER, Harry Ryan
• SLOOTS, Mikala Brigitte
• SUKKARIEH, Jannat
• TAYLOR, Monique Beth
• WALKER, Keeley May
• WARNICK, Jasmine

Bachelor of Nutrition Science

• GERSBACH, Allesia Jane
• GROSS, Jordan Ainsley Tulloch
• LAWSON, Elizabeth Paige
• YING, Tsz Yan
• ZHANG, Yixue

Bachelor of Podiatry

• ADEN WARSAME, Abdullahi
• BAGGALEY, Natalie Kathleen
• HARWOOD, Molly Grace
• HYUN, Woosoo
• IVERS, Jamie
• JARVIS, Hannah Clare
• KANG, Seoyoung
• MATHER, Paul Christopher
• NAIDOO, Joshua Rhys
• NGUYEN, Jodan
• STONE, Liam Ezra
• WILLIAMS, Chloe Frances
• YAZDANI, Peyman

Bachelor of Podiatry – with Distinction

• LIN, Yi-Jie Lexine
• SEDLMEIER, Markus
• YANG, Po-Jen

Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science

• BARROW, Rhian Laine
• BORRETT, Hannah Lily
• COSTELLOE, Jesse James
• DONALDSON, Ewan Grant
• FARAIMO, Olga Shalom
• FLETCHER, James Keegan Colin
• HAWORTH, Lachlan Ben
• KELLEHER, Jack Edward
• KELLY, Darcy Sharyn
• KOVACIC, Jackson Thomas
• MAYNARD, Harrison Jake
• MIDDLETON, Lukas Darius
• NGUYEN, Patrick Phuc Huu
• PASTOR, Jose Javier
• PHAN, Khuong
• QUEEN, Bailey Alexander
• REIMERS, Savannah Madison
• SANNI, Abdul-Aleem Babajide
• TAILFORD, Sean Peter
• WONG, Chak Man

Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science – with Distinction

• NEWTON, Rhys Anthony

Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours) – Second Class Honours – Division B

• TANG, Ben

Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours) – Second Class Honours – Division A

• DEWILDE, Anais
• HOWE, Jasmine Kate
• WILLIAMS, Lachlan Jack Costigan

Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours) – First Class Honours

• JONES, Bree Louise
• PENDRITH, Linda Mary

Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours) – Third Class Honours

• MEDHURST, Nathaniel Peter

Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours) – Second Class Honours – Division B

• ARNOLD, Gabrial Alston
• BELL, Hayley Maree
• CHILDES, Jane Elizabeth
• CREIGHTON-BALFOUR, Chelsea Rose
• FAIRWEATHER, Charlotte Elizabeth
• HAN, Hey Yee
• HARRIS, Emily May
• NOBLE, Ellen Charlotte
• ONG, Li Ting Emiko
• PATERSON, Jason Rod
• ROSTEDT, Ethan
• SHUAIB, Zainab Fikreth
• SMITH, Ella Ruth Wallace
• SMITH, Paige Laura
• STEWARD, Jamie Rose
• SUBEDI, Sadikshya
• THRAEMTANA-MCCAUSLAND, Benjamin Leonard
• TONG, Matthew James
• WALSH, Annika Kristine
• WARREN, Kaina Alan

Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours) – Second Class Honours – Division A

• ALSALOUM, Sarah Bassam
• BLAIR, Letitia Mary
• CALLAGHAN, Meg Elizabeth
• CORBIN, Ebony Louise
• COWAN, Madison
• D'CRUZ, Gail Carmel
• LE, Hue Kim (Sarah)
• LOWE, Emily Grace
• MITCHELL, Emily Faye
• RICATO, Chelsea Jane
• SCHULER, Ellie
• SMITH, Tom
• WATKIN, Gideon Matthew
• WISE, Tessa Marie

Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours) – First Class Honours

• EERKENS, Torwen Minnemijn
• KEITH, Megan
• OLIVER, Wenonah Mae
• SMITH, Darcy May

Bachelor of Podiatry (Honours) – Second Class Honours – Division A

• KUO, Chen-Yun Sabrena
• MOK, Yong Ting

Bachelor of Podiatry (Honours) – First Class Honours

• ANDERSON, Lauren Elyse
• BLANCHARD, Ethan Joshua
• DEER, Lucas James
• HO, Jia Wen
• MOCK, Hussain Ho Yin
• YANG, Eunice Eun Hwa

Diploma in Information Technology

• ABBAS, Samir
• BYE, Laura Maree
• CASS, Alyssa
• CHOI, Jonghyeok
• DE ODORICO, Noah
• FRANSISCU FERNANDOLAGE, SANDEEPA SEWMINI FERNANDO
• GARANDUWE BARAGE, Piyusha Minsadi Nishanatha
• HARRISON, James
• IRVINE, Jaxon Shaun
• IRWIN, Emily Jade
• LE, Duc Anh
• LHAMO, Deki
• MANGOGTONG, Thea Arabella
• MATSUZAKI, Yuta
• MUSOMBWA, Daniel
• PRASAD, Kunal
• RADADIYA, Vanshil Dineshbhai
• RICHARDSON, Rhein
• ROEMLING, Mitchell Craig
• ROM, Cristine Angela Delos Santos
• TRINH, Kevin
• WAGHELA, Tarang
• WANGCHUK, Phuntsho

Diploma in Esports

• EPHRAIMS, Zander Marc
• GLOVER, Jordan Roy
• MAKEY, Brady Ashley
• MASON-VIDLER, Fletcher
• MUIR, David Isaac Walker
• WHEATLEY, Joshua
• WINTERBOTTOM, Amy-Louise
• YANG, Joonil

Undergraduate Certificate (Nursing)

• BISHOP, Georgia
• JOBY, Athira
• LAUREL, Ma