Our students
Current Higher Degree Research Students
We welcome students from all universities or institutes. To date, JTI has welcomed undergraduate and postgraduate students on the following placements:
UQ
Postgraduate:
- Higher Degree by Research Placement Program
- Project in Biostatistics (STAT7622), Masters in Biostatistics, Capstone Course
- Personalised Learning Course – Research (MEDI7413), Medicine, year 4
- Foundations of Medical Research (MEDI7281), Medicine, year 2
- Unpaid Work Experience, Medicine
Undergraduate:
- Practicum in Health Sciences (HLTH 3001), Bachelor of Health Sciences, year 3
QUT
Postgraduate:
- First/Final Placement (SWB412), Masters of Social Work
Undergraduate:
- Integrated Health Information Management Practice (PUB373), Bachelor of Health Information Management, final year
Buddhi Herath
PhD, Queensland University of Technology (2020 – 2024)
Supervisor: Dr Marie-Luise Wille
Co-Supervisors: Prof Prasad Yarlagadda, Dr Beat Schmutz, A/Prof Paige Little
Thesis title: Design and Fabrication of Multi-Structural Scaffolds for the Treatment of Critical-Sized Bone Defects
Andrew Foster
PhD, Queensland University of Technology (2018 – 2023)
Supervisor: Dr Anjali Jaiprakash
Co-Supervisors: Prof Ross Crawford, Prof Michael Schuetz, Dr Fintan Moriarty
Thesis title: Improving the management of fracture-related infection through local antibiotic therapy
Daniela Blomberger
MPhil, Queensland University of Technology (2017 – 2020)
Supervisor: Prof. Dietmar Hutmacher
Co-Supervisors: Dr. Beat Schmutz, Dr. Siamak Saifzadeh, Dr. Nathan Castro
Thesis title: Development of a novel Voronoi structured scaffold for critical-size bone defects
Catherine Niven
PhD, Queensland University of Technology (2017 – 2020)
Supervisor: Prof. Kirsten Vallmuur
Co-Supervisors: Prof. Narelle Haworth, Prof. Ben Mathews
Thesis title: Evaluating Australian and US consumer product safety regulatory responses to hazardous children’s products
Kim Vuong
PhD, Queensland University of Technology (2015 – 2020)
Supervisor: A/Prof. Angela Watson
Co-Supervisors: Prof. Kirsten Vallmuur, Prof. Ioni Lewis
Thesis title: Quads and Kids: Understanding parents’ attitudes and beliefs about safety and risks
Caroline Gillespie
PhD, Queensland University of Technology (2015 – 2020)
Supervisor: Prof. Kirsten Vallmuur
Co-Supervisors: Prof. Narelle Haworth, Dr. Darren Wishart
Thesis title: Safety in supply chains: Evaluating sources of evidence
Martha Druery
PhD, University of Queensland (2014 – 2020)
Supervisor: A/Prof. Peter Newcombe
Co-Supervisors: Prof. Cate Cameron, Prof. Jeffrey Lipman
Thesis title: Early predictors of health-related quality of life outcomes post-burns for hospitalised adults in Australia
Erin Pitt
PhD, Griffith University (2013 – 2019)
Supervisor: A/Prof. Tracy Comans
Co-Supervisors: Prof. Cate Camerons, Prof. Danielle Gallegos, A/Prof. Lukar Thornton,
Thesis title: The influence of the food environment and socio-ecological determinants on early childhood dietary intake: A mixed methods exploration
- Madeleine Condren (Bond University) October 2023 – ongoing
- Nikolas Drobetz (Bond University) August 2023 – ongoing
- Ashley Furukawa (University of Queensland) July 2023 – ongoing
- Juan Miguel Zapanta (University of Queensland) July 2023 – ongoing
- Krishan Torres Ferrer (University of Queensland) July 2023 – ongoing
- Nithyapriya Shankar (University of Queensland) July 2023 – ongoing
- Noah Lee (University of Queensland) July 2023 – ongoing
- Jaimi Conlon (Queensland University of Technology) July 2023 – Oct 2023
- Elizabeth Grimmett (Queensland University of Technology) July 2023 – October 2023
- Kiran Grewal (University of Queensland) January 2023 – February 2023
- Sung Min Lee (University of Queensland) January 2023 – February 2023
- Julia Wood (University of Queensland) December 2022 – February 2023
- Sam Cristina (Queensland University of Technology) July 2022 – October 2022
- Paula Nester (Queensland University of Technology) August 2022 – October 2022
- Maxswen Gozali (University of Queensland) June 2022 – August 2022
- Bertha Lam (University of Queensland) February 2022 – Current
- Blake Formanek (University of Queensland) February 2022 – Current
- Eden Schoofs (University of Queensland) February 2022 – Current
- Jeremy Pople (University of Queensland) February 2022 – Current
- Xylyss Lyon (University of Queensland) February 2022 – Current
- Ryan Dillon (University of Queensland) September 2021 – November 2021
- Niroshan Selvakkumar (University of Queensland) August 2021 – September 2021
- Danielle Ford (University of Queensland) July 2021 – Nov 2021
- Christopher Hayden (Queensland University of Technology) July 2021 – November 2021
- Hiep Luu (Queensland University of Technology) July 2021 – November 2021
- Jack Dou (University of Queensland) July 2021 – November 2021
- Kapileshwar Bhuvaneshwa (University of Queensland) July 2021 – November 2021
- Wan Ting Sim (Wendy) (University of Queensland) June 2021 – August 2021
- Maisah Joarder (University of Queensland) May 2021 – November 2022
- Benjamin Huang (University of Queensland) April 2021 – June 2021
- Scott Miron (University of Queensland) April 2021 – September 2021
- Helena Franco (University of Sydney) April 2021 – January 2022
- Nicholas Bao Han Hang (University of Queensland) April 2021 – May 2021
- Morgan Witts (University of Queensland) April 2021 – May 2021
- Cindy Liu (University of Queensland) March 2021 – Current
- James Brannigan (University of Queensland) March 2021 – May 2022
- Jessica Balzano (Queensland University of Technology) February 2021 – May 2021
- Samuel Smith (James Cook University) January 2021 – May 2021
- Nick Barrett (University of Queensland) January 2021 – February 2021
- Aaron Kurtti (University of Queensland) November 2020 – Current
- Orry Wyer (University of Queensland) October 2020 – November 2020
- Roger Goodyear (University of Queensland) October 2020 – November 2020
- Jamie Moore (University of Queensland) October 2020 – November 2020
- Yohan Kai Schmutz-Leong (University of Queensland) September 2020 – November 2021
- Andrew McKinlay (University of Queensland) September 2020 – December 2020
- Rhiannon Ward (University of Queensland) August 2020 – October 2020
- Bailey Nunn (University of Queensland) August 2020 – October 2020
- Claire Mou (University of Queensland) August 2020 – September 2020
- Michael Grist (University of Queensland) August 2020 – September 2020
- Chun Yin Yuen (Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland) July 2020 – November 2020
- Alexander Boland (University of Queensland) July 2020 – August 2020
- Sophie Rose Taylor (University of Queensland) July 2020 – August 2020
- Rachel Fairman (University of Queensland) July 2020 – August 2020
- Craig Van Ooteghem (University of Queensland) July 2020 – August 2020
- Rebecca Day (University of Queensland) July 2020 – August 2020
- Nicholas Bell (University of Queensland) July 2020 – August 2020
- Melanie Newton (Queensland University of Technology) July 2020 – Nov 2020
- Eduardo Miguel Apellaniz (University of Queensland) May 2020 – May 2022
- Luke Visscher, (Queensland University of Technology) April 2020 – Current
- Adil Mirza (University of Queensland) April 2020 – December 2020
- Akio Fujiwara (University of Queensland) April 2020 – December 2020
- Daniel Johnson Brimm (University of Queensland) April 2020 – June 2022
- Rob McNicol (University of Queensland) April 2020 – May 2020
- Larissa Becirovic (University of Queensland) April 2020 -May 2020
- Jia Chen (University of Queensland) April 2020 – May 2020
- Genevieve Westacott (Queensland University of Technology) July 2019 – November 2019
- Corinne Masters (Queensland University of Technology) July 2019 – August 2019
- Brett Droder (Queensland University of Technology) July 2018 – November 2018
- Jacquii Burgess (University of Queensland) 2017 – 2019