PhD research
Topic: Determining risk of hip fracture in older adults with complex needs in New Zealand: A national population time-to-event study
Student: Rebecca Abey, 2020
Supervisors: Professor Tim Wilkinson, Associate Professor Hamish Jamieson, and Professor Philip Schluter
Summer student research projects
Over summer, students undertake research projects. These projects are a valuable contribution to the Big Data and Better Ageing Research Group.
Topic: Medication management and ability to manage/self-direct health
Student: Marina Chen, 2016-17
Sponsor: Health of older persons service level alliance (HOPSLA)
Topic: Dementia – the impact of carer stress
Student: Peter Qiu, 2016-17
Sponsor: Health of older persons service level alliance (HOPSLA)
Topic: Predictors of hip fractures in Parkinson’s disease
Student: Shaun London, 2016-17
Sponsor: Christchurch Radiology Group
Topic: Predictors of poor outcomes in dementia
Student: Annabelle Bos, 2015-16
Sponsor: South Island Alliance & University of Canterbury for brief interRAI data analysis reviews on Health of Older Persons Service Level Alliance (HOPSLA) priority areas
Topic: End of life issues and the interRAI: statistical analysis of mortality; an investigation of interRAI data
Student: Philip Scott Petrie, 2015-16
Sponsor: South Island Alliance & University of Canterbury for brief interRAI data analysis reviews on Health of Older Persons Service Level Alliance (HOPSLA) priority areas
Topic: Predictors of hip fracture amongst older adults living in their homes
Student: Losana Vao Lau, 2015-16
Sponsor: South Island Alliance & University of Canterbury for brief interRAI data analysis reviews on Health of Older Persons Service Level Alliance (HOPSLA) priority areas
Topic: Pilot study – developing a frailty scale from the interRAI student
Student: Rosie Burn, 2015-16
Sponsor: South Island Alliance & University of Canterbury for brief interRAI data analysis reviews on Health of Older Persons Service Level Alliance (HOPSLA) priority areas