Graduation - past ceremonies
Wednesday, 29 April 2009 at 5pm
Costa Hall, Geelong Waterfront Campus, Deakin University
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences
Stage Party
The Chancellor Mr David Morgan presided, assisted by the Deputy Vice- Chancellor (Academic) Professor John Rosenberg.
The MC was the Chief Operating Officer, Mr Graham Dennehy.
The Mace-bearer was Mr Dale Warren.
The Faculty Representative was Mr Doug Washbourne.
Presenters were:
Dean, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Professor John Catford.
Deputy Dean, Faculty of Arts and Education, Professor Ian Robottom.
Deputy Chair of the Academic Board, Professor Michael Kidd.
The Student Response was delivered by Dr Brian Pauling
Doctoral Degree Recipients
Dr Arabinda Acharya - Thesis title: "Targetting Terrorist Financing."
Summary
Targeting terrorist financing involves international cooperation and coordination. However, the primacy of domestic interests over collective good and a predisposition to unilateral action, notably on the part of the US , have completely overwhelmed the spirit of cooperation among states and have undermined the effectiveness of the regimes against terrorist financing.
Dr Adam Casey - Thesis title: "The Silence of the 7th Floor: Narratives of Traumatic Experience."
Summary
This thesis explored the conundrum of the trauma narrative requiring a suspension of disbelief from the reader, whilst simultaneously being acknowledged as bona fide truth. This paradox was examined via the identification of common themes and writerly techniques used in both trauma testimony and trauma novels.
Dr Carmel Mary McQuellin - Thesis title: "The Governance of Specialist Nursing Education and Professional Practice."
Summary
My research of the governance frameworks supporting specialist nursing education and practice attests to deficiencies with the frameworks, and incongruence between expectations of academics, regulators and the profession for performance outcomes. I argue for an evidence based governance infrastructure for national application and establishment of functional cross sectoral partnerships.
Dr Brian Thomas Pauling - Thesis title: "New Zealand Higher Education in the Age of Technological Convergence."
Summary
There are competing discourses within New Zealand higher education on the impact of the converging `forces' of technology, globalisation and corporatisation. Educational leadership in NZ exhibits a demonstrably weaker response compared with the literature and other observed sources. Current behaviours of media organisations may be indicative of future educational responses.
Dr Terry Mark Russell - Thesis title: "Institution Building Problems in East Timor, 1999-2002."
Summary
Institution building in East Timor from 1999 to 2002 was undermined by numerous ineffective practices. These ineffective practices were partly due to international organizations conflicting priorities, including donors preference for short program timelines, some individuals preference for `the easy path', and UNTAET's preoccupation with maintaining security and administering the territory.
Dr Barbara Rose Woods - Thesis title: "Kiwi ACE : A School-Based Preventive Depression Programme."
Summary
This study used a RCT to determine the efficacy of a school-based indicated preventive depression programme with adolescents identified as experiencing depressive symptoms. At one-year follow-up students had significantly improved scores effective across gender and ethnicity. Findings were supported by data from teachers and student focus groups.
Occasioanl Address
The Occasional Address was delivered by Mr Rowan Callick, Asia Pacific Editor, The Australian Newspaper.
Rowan Callick grew up in England, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Exeter University. He worked for a daily newspaper in the north east before moving in 1976 to Papua New Guinea, where he became general manager of a locally owned publishing, printing and retail group.
In 1987 he moved to Australia, working for almost 20 years for The Australian Financial Review (AFR), finally as Asia Pacific Editor. He was China Correspondent for the AFR, based in Hong Kong, from 1996-2000. From 1990-1992 he was a senior writer with Time magazine. He joined The Australian at the start of 2006, as China Correspondent. After three years in Beijing, he became The Australian's Asia-Pacific Editor at the start of 2009.
Mr Callick was a member of the National Advisory Council on Aid Policy from 1994-1996, a board member of the Australia Indonesia Institute from 2001-2006, a member of the Foreign Minister's Foreign Affairs Council from 2003-2006, and a member of the advisory board of the Institute of Excellence in the Asia-Pacific Region at the Australian National University from 2005-2006.
Mr Callick's book 'Comrades & Capitalists: Hong Kong since the handover' was published by the University of NSW Press in 1998. He won the Graham Perkin Award for Journalist of the Year for 1995, and two Walkley Awards, for Asia-Pacific coverage, for 1997 and 2007.
