Faculty of Health 5

Doctor of Philosophy

BLYTHE, Robin Daniel

Thesis Title

Real-Time Clinical Decision Support Systems for the Prevention of Deterioration in Acute Care

Supervisors

• Dr Ahmad Jawdat Abdel Hafez  (External Supervisor)
• Adjunct Professor David Andrew Cook  (External Supervisor)
• Professor Steven Michael McPhail  (Principal Supervisor)
• Associate Professor Nicole Marie White  (Associate Supervisor)

Citation

Clinical deterioration is the progression of patients from their current clinical states to worse states where they have increased risks of adverse events. This thesis investigates why many prediction models for in-hospital deterioration fail to lead to improved outcomes for patients, applying mixed-methods approaches to improve the biostatistical, clinical, and operational foundations of predictive algorithm research. This research has broader implications for clinical prediction models, including that selection of statistical methods that mirror the clinical environment can lead to significant improvements in predictive accuracy and integration into end-users' workflows.

KARIN, Suwanit

Thesis Title

Factors Influencing Occupational Fulfilment, Emotional Wellbeing and Psychosocial Empowerment Among Academic Women in Northeast Thailand

Supervisors

• Professor Melissa Ruth Haswell  (Principal Supervisor)
• Associate Professor Yvette Miller  (Associate Supervisor)
• Dr Adem Sav  (Associate Supervisor)

Citation

This research explored psychosocial factors influencing fulfilment, wellbeing and empowerment among academic women working in health faculties in Northeast (Isarn) Thailand. Qualitative interviews informed the selection of the Thai-adapted Job Content Questionnaire, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social support, Aboriginal-informed Growth and Empowerment Measure and a new Work-Life Fulfilment Measure for inclusion in a widely distributed on-line survey. Analysis of data from 95 returned surveys revealed that job control and community and cultural contributions arising from academic roles positively influenced occupational fulfilment. The research highlighted the need to avoid individualistic, deficit-oriented measures when exploring determinants of wellbeing in collectivist cultures.

LOKEESAN, Laavanya

Thesis Title

Breastfeeding Supportive Practices Reported by Women Who Birth in Sri Lankan Hospitals

Supervisors

• Associate Professor Rebecca Ann Byrne  (Associate Supervisor)
• Dr Elizabeth Kate Martin  (External Supervisor)
• Associate Professor Yvette Miller  (Principal Supervisor)
• Dr Sankarapillai Sujendran  (External Supervisor)

Citation

This research developed new methods for assessing health services' compliance with Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) clinical practices to support and enhance breastfeeding initiation, based on postpartum women’s self-reported experiences of care. When implementing those novel methods in Sri Lankan hospitals, two clinical practices of BFHI were identified as most important for breastfeeding initiation - facilitating mother-baby skin-to-skin contact (Step 4) and not recommending breastmilk supplements unless medically indicated (Step 6). Those practices should be prioritised to maximise benefits from further BFHI implementation efforts to support breastfeeding initiation in Sri Lankan women.

MAT POZIAN, Nadirah

Thesis Title

Do Family-Friendly Work Conditions Benefit Women in Malaysia?

Supervisors

• Associate Professor Jennifer Margery Mays  (Associate Supervisor)
• Associate Professor Yvette Miller  (Principal Supervisor)

Citation

This research addresses the challenges Malaysian women face in balancing paid work and family responsibilities. We discovered large gaps between the availability and use of eleven different family-friendly work conditions, and only the use of paid maternity leave was associated with better outcomes (higher work participation and lower anxiety) for women. Existing documentation about family-friendly work conditions overuse gendered language and presume gender roles to reinforce traditional divisions of paid and unpaid work. The notion that family-friendly work conditions benefit women and whether policies promote gender equity and social inclusion over economic prioritization deserves ongoing critique.

PARSONS, Rex Rajiv Whaddon

Thesis Title

Clinical Prediction Models to Improve Patient Safety and Value of Care

Supervisors

• Dr Ahmad Jawdat Abdel Hafez  (External Supervisor)
• Associate Professor Susanna Michal Cramb  (Principal Supervisor)
• Professor Steven Michael McPhail  (Associate Supervisor)

Citation

Efforts have been made to develop models to estimate fall risk for hospital inpatients and use these to support clinical decision-making and reduce falls but with limited success. This thesis applied underused statistical modelling methods and data sources to better estimate inpatient fall risk and developed methods to optimise the use of clinical prediction models within decision support systems to maximise the value of patient care.

ZHENG, Wenxiu

Thesis Title

The Effects of Environmental Factors on Diabetes Mortality: A Spatiotemporal Approach

Supervisors

• Adjunct Professor Hilary Jane Bambrick  (Associate Supervisor)
• Professor Wenbiao Hu  (Principal Supervisor)
• Distinguished Professor Kerrie Lee Mengersen  (Associate Supervisor)
• Ning Wang  (External Supervisor)

Citation

This thesis explored the associations between climate variations, extreme weather events, environmental factors, and diabetes mortality in Shandong, China, aiming to identify high-risk areas and vulnerable populations. Leveraging Geographical Information Systems and Bayesian spatiotemporal methods, the research emphasized notable associations between diabetes mortality and climate, heatwaves and particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter exposure. Furthermore, the study revealed regional disparities, showing environmental factors affect diabetes mortality differently between inland and coastal regions, and the spatial correlations and time trends were identified. These findings offer critical evidence for developing targeted prevention strategies to mitigate diabetes-related mortality in the region.

Undergraduate awards

Bachelor of Health Information Management

• RUHLE, Cathryn Jane
• VU, Raymond
• YADAV, Anshika

Bachelor of Health Information Management – with Distinction

• CARLILE, Deborah Renae
• EBRAHIM, Azmeena
• GREENWOOD, Angus John
• OKOLI, Nkemjika Gladys
• O'SHEA, Annika Lee
• STEELE, Bronte Janice

Bachelor of Health Studies

• DOYLE, Bridgette Ellen
• O'HARE, Tristan James
• ZHANG, Wenqi

Bachelor of Human Services

• CRANE, Daniel John Spencer
• ELSAIR, Osama
• FOK, Chung Yin
• HOGAN, Ashleigh Rose
• JOHNSTON, Bonita Eve
• MAHONEY, Zoe Isabella
• NUGUID, Eliana
• SAEED, Nadia Fatima

Bachelor of Human Services – with Distinction

• BOYLE, Peta
• RYAN, Montana Louise
• SCIACCA, Zina Marie
• TALO, Genesis
• WALKER, Meg Frances

Bachelor of Public Health

• BOARDMAN, Malgorzata
• IBANDA, Ndaya Ruth
• LAURENS, Isabella Amelie
• PASCOE, Nicole Beth
• RUGGIERI-GUTHRIE, Angus Oliver
• THORP, Nerissa Bondoc
• ZHOU, Chuyu

Bachelor of Public Health – with Distinction

• AUSTIN, Emily Marie
• BLIGNAUT, Danica Paige Wareing
• LAVIN, Ashleigh Louise
• STAFFORD, Meika Rose

Bachelor of Social Work

• ALI, Shazmeen Shaheen
• ASI MCDONALD, Lisiti Marion
• BROWN, Esther-Jane
• CARR, Alexander Mark
• CHISONDE, Mercy
• CHOI, Jayeong
• CHOW, Hei Wei
• EBERTSON, Skye Michelle
• FAWCETT, Finlay Ella
• HO, Man Pok
• HOUGHTON, Claire Nicole
• JONES, Abigail May
• LAOHAMONTHONKUL, Pusicha
• MARKOVICH, Luke Adrian
• MCMASTER, Isabella Joyce
• SONG, Junho
• SUNDERHAUF, Lily Erin
• SUNDERHAUF, Molly Alicia
• WEIER, Susannah Mary
• YONG, Cheyenne Lee
• YU, Zheyang

Bachelor of Social Work – with Distinction

• BANNAN, Rachel
• DAICHI, Kei
• DUNCAN, Hannah Elizabeth
• GREAVES, Jayda Elizabeth
• HANDSAKER, Tasmin Mary
• HONG, Marlysa
• HOWCROFT-KEMP, Charlotte Nell
• HUNT, Savannah Jane
• JONATHAN, Morgan Tess
• KAWAHARA, Lisa
• MANTON-SMOUT, Bonnie Elizabeth
• O'KEEFFE, Anna June
• PRICE, Laura Elizabeth
• WALTON, Kate Elizabeth
• WESTLAND, Leilani
• WOODHOUSE, Katherine Mary
• WOOLLEY, Rachael Annis Louise
• YOSHIURA, Kylie
• ZEPPA, Bronwyn Josephine

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Social Work – with Distinction

• MANECKSHANA, Maegan Theresa
• MITCHELL, Grace Louise

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Social Work – with Distinction

• BARLING, Georgia Brooke
• GAYOSO REYES, Maria Daniela
• PAHOR, Kathleen Terese
• STEPHEN, Ariella Grace

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business (Accounting)

• RORKE, Bethany Alannah

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business (Economics)

• SCHULTZ, Cecilia Art

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning)

• STAINER, Brendan Patrick

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

• DOAN VU, Martin
• HARRIS, Isabella Sophie
• MICHAEL, Sofia Mary
• ROSE, Amanda Ellen
• SPILLANE, Aisling Laura
• UHR, Neavh Thomson

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business (International Business)

• HACKETT, Ned John

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business (Management)

• MORTIMER, Elena Jeannine Chasteauneuf
• WATT, Darcy Ambrose

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business (Marketing)

• EMBALSADO, Michael Ridge
• TANG, Maan Ning

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business (Public Relations)

• CHANG, Chih-Jou

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Business (Economics)

• RUTHERFORD, Phoebe

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

• ROUSSOS, Alexander Andreas

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) – with Distinction

• BREW, Sarah
• LE, Phuong Anh
• O'DWYER, Jasmine
• TRAJKOSKI, Emily

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business (Management) – with Distinction

• DUNN, Lauren Nicole

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business (Marketing) – with Distinction

• BUSFIELD, Melinda June
• DOBRENOV, Sara Kate
• HARDING, Nathan Charles
• JOHNSON, Emma Louise
• MEE, Lily Madison Rose
• PETROVIC, Emily Kate
• TAYLOR, Sophie Rose
• YOUNG, Kirra Elise

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Business (Economics) – with Distinction

• BOATFIELD, Andrew Stuart
• SULLIVAN, Lauren Margaret
• WILLIAMS, Kyffin Rhys

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) – with Distinction

• CORBETT, Alexander Joseph
• DANIELS-KNOX, Isabella Paris
• DONNELLY, Gabriella Rosalyn
• MCLARDY, Fraser Andrew
• PRICE, Kezia Natalia
• TOH, Anna Elizabeth

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Business (International Business) – with Distinction

• MCDONALD, Molly Eve

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Business (Management) – with Distinction

• ARMITAGE, Dylan Craig
• LOPEZ GRIECO, Nikolas Arturo
• NEALE, Jasmine Rose

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Business (Marketing) – with Distinction

• SCHMIDT, Nadia Pia
• TELFORD, Alice Rachel
• ZAUPA, Nina Elise

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Business (Public Relations) – with Distinction

• MCKENZIE, Caitlin Jade
• NIXON, Rose Alexandra

Bachelor of Human Services/Bachelor of Public Health

• LE, Nghi Tu Kieu

Bachelor of Human Services – with Distinction/Bachelor of Public Health – with Distinction

• MOHAMAD, Sahar

Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) – First Class Honours

• HOOD, Alexis Genevieve

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) – First Class Honours

• PURCELL, Taylor Jane

Postgraduate awards

Graduate Certificate in Emergency and Disaster Management

• DENT, Claire
• FORREST, Michael
• WHITE, Michael John

Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management

• CHETTY, Dirashni
• CRESSWELL, Rosalie Kathleen
• HUBBARD, Danielle Anne
• NG, Ngok Wah Kitty
• TREGLOAN, Vanessa
• WILSON, Wade Gregory Naum

Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health

• CALLAGHAN, Jael
• GAUTAM, Hari
• PHILLIPS, Mitchell Thomas

Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health – with Distinction

• DUNBAR, Bethany

Graduate Diploma in Health Management

• HUGHES, Chloe Maree

Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety

• DERAKHSHAN, Poroshat
• TISO, Jacob Jaccs

Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety – with Distinction

• THOMPSON, Katherine Louise

Master of Health Management

• GOITIA, Erika
• GROOM, Deni Marie
• LUK, Hoi Hin
• MOTAMARRI, Balaji
• STARK, Rachel

Master of Health Management and Leadership

• ABBASI, Nazia
• AUGUSTIAN, Amal Antony
• SARAIVA DA SILVA, Jessica
• SEBASTIAN, Sneha
• SYED, Reesha Batool

Master of Health Management and Leadership – with Distinction

• LKHAGVASUREN, Baasansuren

Master of Health, Safety and Environment

• GOH, Susana Shi Ji
• RATHNAPPULI HEWAGE, Dilanka Lakmali Rathnapriya
• ZANGPO, Drodhel

Master of Health, Safety and Environment – with Distinction

• ABUNDO, Mark Fredrick Sim
• WAGNER, Brenton Ryan

Master of Public Health

• CHODEN, Sonam
• DENDUP, Kinga
• DORJI, Wangchuk Dendup
• DORJI, Yeshey
• GURUNG, Nisha
• MODI, Jheel Alkesh
• TAMANG, Peki
• TAMANG, Sonam Yangden
• TSHOMO, Yeshi
• YANGDON, Karma
• ZAM, Tandin

Master of Public Health (Disaster and Emergency Response)

• AL JAHHALI, Abdulrahman Ali A
• AL ZAHRANI, Mohammed Ahmed I
• DEMA, Dorji
• GREGORIOUS, Maria Reshma
• GURUNG, Bishal
• PATIL, Mrudula Sandeep

Master of Public Health (Emergency and Disaster Management)

• BUDGEN, Georgiana Kathleen

Master of Public Health (Epidemiology and Research Methods)

• ALOTAIBI, Fehaid Faris M
• AZHDARI, Kousar
• CHEN, Chieh-Ying
• DEAN, James David
• LAM, Thuy
• NGUYEN, Ha Thanh
• SHARMA, Manvi
• TRAN, Nguyen Thu Thuy
• YERBURY, Kate Myra

Master of Public Health (Health Promotion)

• KUPPA, Venkata Naga Sreenikhila
• NGUYEN, Dong Nghi

Master of Public Health – with Distinction

• HILL, Meghan Elizabeth

Master of Public Health (Disaster and Emergency Response) – with Distinction

• SCOTT, Christopher Stephen Edward

Master of Public Health (Health Promotion) – with Distinction

• HUNG, Man Ting Angel
• KONG, Chi Wing

Master of Social Work – Qualifying

• ABHILASH, Sonia
• ALEXANDER, Steffy Achamma
• ANN JOSE, Felishia
• BADAMI, Tazeen Fatema Riyazhusain
• BIJU, Sandhra
• CHEN, Xinyao
• DHAWAN, Nazm
• GALLETLY, Stephanie Heather
• GIBB, Olivia Kathryn
• GOH, Hoi Ching
• JAIN, Palkesh
• JEHANGIR, Jasila Begum
• KNUDSEN, Teresa Caroline Ramona
• KOTA, Aditi
• LAKHANI, Shivani Sanjaybhai
• LI, Yun
• LING, Tsz Yin
• MADUDU, Knowledge Ohwofasa
• MAHARJAN, Bikesh
• PAUL, Ann Marie
• RANA MAGAR, Pralita
• RAVNAZDEEP KAUR,
• SHINY BIJU, Aleena
• SRADHA MARIUM AJI,
• SUNWAR, Muku
• SWINDALE, Nathan Daniel
• TAMMAKONGTONG, Kanyapak
• VALLIYIL SASI, Kavitha
• VETTIMOOTTIL SURESH KUMAR, Asitha

Master of Social Work – Qualifying – with Distinction

• BAIN, Carly Jane
• CHEN, Li
• COOMBES, Tanja
• CUDDIHY, Jessica Louise
• GARCIA DEL BARRIO, Ana Esther
• GOWLETT, Naomi
• HOFFMAN, Jordan Amy
• LESTER, Shannon Elise
• LIN, Yen-Pu Jonathan Edward
• LOAIZA MAYA, Leydi Johana
• MCCARTHY, Catriona Clare
• MCMANUS, Kayleigh Belinda
• PEDWELL, Courtney
• RAYNER, Erin
• SEYMOUR, Jessica Mary
• SLATER, Madeleine Clare
• TAPERA, Tafadzwa
• TARIQ KHALIL MOHAMED, Ola
• TASSELL, Ruth Martha
• TSOI, Lok Yiu
• WICKRAMASURENDRA, Tharindi Dhamithri
• ZHANG, Jie