Higher Degree Students supervised during 2024
| Full Name | Postgrad Course | Research Project Title | University affiliation | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adele van den Hoek | PhD | Mobile health for secondary prevention of Diabetes-related foot ulceration | Queensland University of Technology | Lazzarini, Ploderer, Evans |
| Alex Terrill | PhD | Application of advanced design and manufacture techniques in the mechanical offloading of tissue stress for management of diabetic foot ulceration. | Queensland University of Technology | Woodruff, Lazzarini, Powell, Holmes |
| Alexandra Childs | PhD | Non-invasive Ventilation for the treatment of nocturnal hypoventilation in Myotonic Dystrophy | University of Queensland | Szollosi |
| Alita Rushton | PhD | Post-discharge home meal provision for hip fracture patients | Griffith University | Bell, Morris, Roberts |
| Amber Jones | PhD | Development and evaluation of telehealth service models for the delivery of multidisciplinary burn care | University of Queensland | Burns, Ward |
| Andrew Burke | PhD | Pharmacokinetics of Antimycobacterial Drugs in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis and Latent Tuberculosis | UQ | Roberts, Thomson, Smith, Bell |
| Asha Bonney | PhD | Lung cancer screening | University of Melbourne | Manser, Irving, Steinfort, Marshall, Fong |
| Carl Francia | PhD | Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Queensland between 2001 to 2021: A Retrospective Cohort Data Linkage Study. | University of Queensland | Johnston, Fraser, Justo, Katzenellenbogen |
| Carla Doe Reis | MPhil | Traumatic Brain Injury and the Return to Productive Activities: Barriers, Facilitators and Opportunities | University of Queensland | Gullo, Fleming, Liddle |
| Cassandra Vale | MPhil | Determining beta-lactam Exposure targets in Patients with deep-seated infections | University of Queensland | Cotta |
| Donna Hickling | PhD | Does nutrition impact lung transplant outcomes? | University of Queensland | Walsh, Chambers, Bauer |
| Edward Stephens | PhD | Biomarkers of lung cancer in never-smokers | University of Queensland | Yang, Fong, Chee |
| Edwina Duhig | MPhil | Interstitial microenvironment in pulmonary disease including non-small cell lung carcinoma | University of Queensland | Yang, Fong |
| Eloise Shaw | PhD | Screening for Biomarkers in Non -small Cell Lung Cancer | University of Queensland | Fong, Bowman, Yang |
| Emma Ledger | PhD | Helpful and harmful immune responses in the cystic fibrosis lung | UQ | Well, Smith, Reid |
| George Tay | PhD | Reducing infection transmission risk in people with cystic fibrosis | UQ | Bell, Thomson, Reid |
| Gerard Olive | PhD | Interventional Bronchoscopy | University of Queensland | Fong, Marshall, Yang |
| Giovanna Tornatore | PhD | Rehabilitation intensity for patients with upper limb impairment - what is the impact on occupational performance? | University of Queensland | Gullo, Fleming |
| Graeme Mattison | PhD | Integrating Wearable Devices into the Patient-Centred Digital Healthcare Environment | UQ | Dobbins, Smith, Reid, Forrester |
| Hannah Jepson | MRes | New Zealand podiatrist’s alignment with current international best practice guidelines for the diabetic foot: The New Zealand Diabetic Foot assessment and management survey | Auckland Univeristy of Technology | Carroll, Garrett, Lazzarini |
| Heather Allen | MPhil | Master of Philosophy - Student | Queensland University of Technology | Edwards, McMahon, Powell |
| Helen Wallace | PhD | How can we help people with aphasia return to driving following stroke? | University of Queensland | Wallace, Gullo, Copland |
| Hollie Bendotti | PhD | Artificila Intelligence for smoking Cessation : Development and Effectiveness of Quinn, a Smoking Cessation Smartphone Chatbot | University of Queensland | Marshall, Gartner, Ireland, Lawler |
| Hwei Lan Tan | PhD | Using experience-based co-design to explore smartphone and app use by people with vision impairment and develop a web-based training and learning support resource toolkit | University of Queensland | Aplin, Gullo, McAuliffe |
| Iain Smith | PhD | Relationship between post-exercise oxygen kinetics and outcomes in chronic cardiorespiratory disease | Griffith University | Morris, Sabapathy |
| Iza Linders | PhD | The impact of lighting on sleep quality in ICU patients | Queensland University of Technology | Garcia-Hansen, Rodriguez, Tronstad |
| Jake McMahon | PhD | De-implementation of low-value pressure injury prevention and management | Australian Catholic University | Fulbrook, Lam, Straiton, McInnes, Wan, Rodgers |
| Janet Shaw | PhD | COPD microbiome | University of Queensland | Ian Yang, Kwun Fong, Rayleen Bowman |
| Jazmin Mireya Guayco Sigcha | PhD | Blood Biomarkers in Lung Cancer Screening | University of Queensland | Marshall, Fong, Yang, Chee |
| Jessica Ball | MPhil | Preoperative physiotherapy education for patients undergoing thoracic surgery | Griffith University | Morris, Tronstad, Baque |
| Jinyang Yang | Honours | Charecterising the Impact of Sustained Neurological Injury on Cardiac Mitochondrial Integrity and Function in Donation after Circulatory Death | University of Queensland | Jacky Suen, Molly McInerney |
| Joshua Monteith | PhD | Improving Plasmapheresis: Characterising the immunoglobulin response following chronic P. aeruginosa lung infection | University of Queensland | Wells, Apte, Henderson |
| Julie Nguyen | MRes | Implementation Evaluation of High Risk Foot Services in relation to Access, Intake and Patient Journey in Two Settings | University of Melbourne | McKenzie, Ho, Lazzarini |
| Kathleen Hall | PhD | Evaluation of the inclusion of an allied health assistant within an Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre: their role, scope of practice, and impact on physiotherapy services. | Australian Catholic University | Kuys, Maxwell, Roll, Cobb |
| Kian Alexander | MRes | Does the addition of virtual reality while exercising in ICU increase patient motivation and participation in exercise therapy? | Griffith University | Morris, Tronstad, Baque |
| Kiara Knuckey | Honours | Herpesvirus Immune Responses in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis | University of Queensland | Apte, Doolan, Sarathkumara, Lutzky |
| Kirsten Dous | MRes | How Can I Help? Hospital Physiotherapy Care for People with Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease Post Hip Fractures: Retrospective Chart Review | Griffith University | Morris, Kuys, Walsh |
| Kristin Gomes | PhD | Improving nutrition care for malnourished patients: a knowledge translation approach | Griffith University | Bell, Desbrow, Roberts |
| LaiYing Zhang | PhD | The Transcriptomic Landscape of Telomere Attrition in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis | University of Queensland | Chambers, Nguyen |
| Levi Hockey | PhD | Development of Multimodal Machine Learning Tools for Precision Pulmonary Fibrosis Care | University of Queensland | Nguyen, Chambers |
| Linh Ngo | PhD | Population-wide outcomes of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation | University of Queensland | Ranasinghe, Yang |
| Luke Churchill | PhD | Can lung ultrasound predict post-operative pulmonary complications in the adult cardiac surgery population, alter physiotherapy practice and decrease treatment times? | University of Queensland | Mandrusiak, Tronstad, Thomas |
| Maddie Hall | PhD | Sociodemographic and psychosocial influences of adults’ use of positive airway pressure therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea | Griffith University | Winter |
| Marissa Daniels | PhD | autoregulation | University of Queensland | Fong |
| Maryam Khorramshahi Bayat | PhD | Evaluating the role of urinary sodium in the management of heart failure | University of Queensland | Ranasinghe, Chan |
| Maureen Peasey | MPhil | Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Physical Activity in COPD | Griffith University | Morris, Walsh |
| Michelle Garrett | PhD | Identifying early warnings and system changes that may reduce the burden of diabetes related foot complications in Aotearoa/New Zealand | University of Auckland | Kenealy, Murphy, Lazzarini |
| Nikita Patel | MPhil | Osteoporosis diagnosis and fracture prediction using CT vertebral attenuation in lung cancer screening | University of Queensland | Marshall, Fong, Yang, O'Rourke, Dahler |
| Nimantha Durage | PhD | Investigating cognitive functioning in people with diabetes-related foot ulcers in Queensland, Australia: A prospective longitudinal study | Queensland University of Technology | Finlayson, Parker, Lazzarini, MacAndrew |
| Oystein Tronstad | PhD | The ICU of the Future - evaluating implementation of a new ICU bedspace environment and outcomes for organisations, staff and patients | University of Queensland | Fraser, Flaws, Mandrusiak |
| Peter Bell | PhD | Immune Regulation of Lung Injury: Pathways to Repair, Restoration and Fibrosis | University of Queensland | Belz, Chambers |
| Quan Li | PhD | Burden of Diabetes Hospitalisations and Complications | University of Queensland | Ranasinghe and Ngo |
| Rachael McCall | MPhil | Decision Making in an Adults Emergency Department regarding child protection concerns | University of Queensland | Healy, Cullin |
| Sami Ness | PhD | Contemporary Management of Malnutrition in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | University of Queensland | Bell, Collins |
| Saniya Rodrigues | PhD | The effect of heat stress on older persons with and without heart failure. | Griffith University | Morris, O'Connor, Bach |
| Sarah Davies | PhD | Exploring an occupation-based metacognitive strategy approach to improve occupational performance, executive functioning and self-efficacy of adults with Parkinson’s Disease | University of Queensland | Gullo, Doig |
| Sarah Mackay | PhD | Exploring Perspectives on Malnutrition Terminology | University of Queensland | Young, Bell |
| Saroeun Ven | PhD | Development of a pressure injury risk assessment tool for palliative care patients in the acute hospital setting | Australian Catholic University | Fulbrook, Burston, Steele, Lovegrove, Miles, Prince |
| Sohail Ahmad | PhD | Smoking stigma | University of Queensland | Gartner, Morphett, Marshall, Richards |
| Sophie Deeth | PhD | Nutrition Care for Older Adults with Delirium | University of Queensland | Bell, Mudge |
| Sucharitha Rangi Weerasuriya | PhD | Predicting foot-related hospitalisation and cost-of-care outcomes: A retrospective data linkage cohort study | Queensland University of Technology | Lazzarini, Cramb, Zhang |
| Tanya Palmer | PhD | The validity of a test to measure exertional breathlessness in chronic disease | Griffith University | Morris, Walsh |
| Thomas Georgeson | PhD | Detecting risk of dementia in people with sleep apnoea | University of Queensland | Szollosi |
| Trang Dang | PhD | Health Care Costs Associated with Avoidable Hospitalisations | University of Queensland | Ranasinghe, Chan, Gannon |
| Tyler Gilstrom | PhD | Identification of viral versus bacterial triggers in immune cells from AECOPD patientsIdentification of viral versus bacterial triggers in immune cells from AECOPD patients | James Cook University | Warner, Reid |
| Usha Gurunathan | PhD | Perioperative thrombotic changes and outcomes in patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty. | University of Queensland | Eley, Mullany |
| Yu Takizawa | PhD | Addressing children’s mental health issues in Japanese schools: Is online teacher training for neuroscience-informed mental health intervention effective? | University of Queensland | Teoh |