Masters
Sarah Lobb
Master's topic: The Oral Health Implications of Mental Health Conditions
Supervisors: Jonathan Broadbent (Dentistry, and Oral Sciences), Andrew Gray
Merrick Rodrigues
Master's topic: The relationships between pre-injury disability, injury severity and recovery from injury: a prospective study
Supervisors: Helen Harcombe (Preventive and Social Medicine), Sarah Derrett, Ari Samaranayaka
PhD
Filipina Amosa-Lei Sam
PhD topic: The utilization of B lymphocyte induced maturation protein-1 (Blimp-1) and additional immune markers to predict the progression of cervical intrapeithelial neoplasia (CIN) to cervical cancer
Supervisors: Merilyn Hibma (Pathology), Andrew Gray,
Kate Campbell
PhD topic: The role of meal replacement interventions in the treatment and management of type 2 diabetes
Supervisors: Andrew Reynolds (Human Nutrition), Meredith Peddie, Ella Iosua
Florence de Roo
PhD topic: Investigating fibroblast influence on the gastric cancer microenvironment
Supervisors: Silke Neumann (Pathology), Sharon Pattison, Adele Woolley, Claire Cameron
Natalie Fleming
PhD topic: Medication discrepancies at the transition of care
Supervisors: Robin Turner (Biostatistics Centre), Rhiannon Braund
Fariba Goudarzi
PhD topic: Immunoproteasome-related genes and their role in intestinal and diffuse gastric cancer
Supervisors: Silke Neumann (Pathology), Claire Cameron, Jarek Maclaczyk, Merilyn Hibma
Lucy Henderson
PhD topic: An Exploration of Early Childhood Psychological Stress Through the Histological Analysis of Enamel Formation Disruption
Supervisors: Carolina Loch Santos da Silva (Dentistry, and Sir John Walsh Research Institute), Annie Sohler-Snoddy, Claire Cameron, Charlotte King
Kartika Kajal
PhD topic: Dental anxiety, mental health challenges and use of oral health care services across the life course
Supervisors: Jonathan Broadbent (Dentistry, and Sir John Walsh Research Institute), Kate Morgaine, Andrew Gray, Sandhya Ramrakha
Sarahmarie Kuroko
PhD topic: Developing wearable camera health research methodology
Supervisors: Barbara Galland (Paediatrics and Child Health), Andrew Gray, Kim Meredith-Jones, Liza Edmonds
Kurukula Arachchige Nanayakkara
PhD topic: Developing Risk Prediction Models using Machine Learning Approach
Supervisors: Jimmy Zeng (Preventive and Social Medicine), Robin Turner, Matthew Parry
Vicky Nelson
PhD topic: Tihei mauri ora - an exploration of Māori flourishing
Supervisors: Sue Crengle (Ngāi Tahu Māori Health Research Unit), Sarah Derrett, Ari Samaranayaka, Emma Wyeth
Farah Nisa
PhD topic: Adverse nutrition in early life, predictors and health outcomes in Indonesian children: a longitudinal study
Supervisors: Rachael McLean (Preventive and Social Medicine), Ella Iosua, Robin Turner
Jamieson Paul
PhD topic: Breathing and anxiety: Investigating the effect of exercise on anxiety symptoms, breathing perceptions and brain function
Supervisors: Olivia Harrison (Psychology), Bruce Russell, Robin Turner
Shyantani Roy Biswas
PhD topic: Upregulation of IDO1 in HPV associated cervical cancer
Supervisors: Merilyn Hibma (Pathology), Andrew Gray
Sumanta Saha
PhD topic: Waning Immunicity to measles in fully immunised young adults - new approaches
Supervisors: Peter McIntyre (Paediatrics and Child Health), Ari Samaranayaka
Aysu Shahin
PhD topic: Metabolites as biomarkers of dietary intake
Supervisors: Andrew Reynolds (Medicine), Alistair Ross, Robin Turner
Annika Sjoeholm
PhD topic: Genetic deficiency of Chymotrypsin-like family member 3A (CELA3A) – a clinical and biochemical assessment of a rare heritable cause of exocrine pancre
Supervisors: Stephen Robertson (Paediatrics and Child Health), Zandra Jenkins, Andrew Gray
Megan Southorn
PhD topic: Infant death in Dunedin : - 1850 to 1940
Supervisors: Sian Halcrow (Anatomy), Claire Cameron
Goitom Takele
PhD topic: Assessing the health-related quality of life of adolescents in Ethiopia: Quantitative associations and qualitative perspective
Supervisors: Sarah Derrett (Ngāi Tahu Māori Health Research Unit), Trudy Sullivan, Ari Samaranayaka
Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (DClinDent)
Blake Moore
PhD topic: Occlusal differences in hand articulation and digital articulation in orthognathic surgery
Supervisors: Darryl Tong (Dentistry, and Oral Diagnostic and Surgical Services), Harsha De Silva, Ari Samaranayaka, Rohana De Silva
Past Students
Taiwo Adebowale
PhD topic: Can early sleep intervention improve mental health and wellbeing in pre-teens?
Supervisors: Jill Haszard, Rachael Taylor (Medicine), Sarah Fortune (Psychological Medicine), Barbara Galland (WC Health)
Ceridwen Benn
DClinDent topic: Promoting Oral Health in Pregnancy. Exploring the needs of Lead Maternity Care Midwives
Supervisors: Ari Samaranayaka, Graeme Ting (Dentistry)
Elisabeth Heath
PhD topic: Preparation for Palliative Care: New Zealand medical and nursing graduates' preparation, self-efficacy and attitudes towards providing palliative and end of life care
Supervisors: Ella Iosua, Richard Egan (Preventive and Social Medicine), Jean Ross, Rob Walker (Medicine)
Fathima Hussain
PhD topic: Equitable health care and Social Justice in the Maldives: a mixed methods exploration of the development of Social Justice related attributes in undergraduate health professional students
Supervisors: Claire Cameron, Chrys Jaye (GP and Rural Health), Tim Stokes (GP and Rural Health), Lauralie Richard (GP and Rural Health)
Sung Kyong Lee
PhD topic: Intergeneration transmission of health behaviours
Supervisors: Andrew Gray, Bob Hancox (Preventive and Social Medicine)
Rory Miller
PhD topic: Exploring inequity in outcomes and access to investigations and treatment between metropolitan and rural Aotearoa for people with ischaemic heart disease
Supervisors: Robin Turner, Tim Stokes (GP and Rural Health), Garry Nixon (GP and Rural Health)
Silke Morrison
PhD topic: The effect of mild sleep loss on dietary intake and movement behaviour in children: A randomised cross-over trial
Supervisors: Jill Haszard, Rachael Taylor (Medicine), Barbara Galland (WC Health)
Beatrice Ng
DClinDent topic: Use and utility of teledentistry in aged residential care facilities in the Otago region of New Zealand
Supervisors: Ari Samaranayaka, Graeme Ting (Dentistry), Moira Smith (UOW)
Nan Xin Wang
PhD topic: Discretionary sodium intake in the New Zealand population
Supervisors: Claire Cameron, Rachael McLean (Preventive and Social Medicine), Sheila Skeaff (Human Nutrition)
Shay-Ruby Wickham
PhD topic: Examining screen use, sleep and mental well-being in adolescents aged 11-14 years
Supervisors: Jill Haszard, Rachael Taylor (Medicine), Tamlin Conner (Psychology)
Tri Nisa Widyastuti
PhD topic: Trends, Determinants and Consequences of Overweight and Obesity in Indonesia: A Longitudinal Study
Supervisors: Robin Turner, Rachael McLean (Preventive and Social Medicine), Helen Harcombe (Preventive and Social Medicine)