Research Supervision Available

This is a selection only of the research supervisors available in the Faculty for prospective higher degree by research students.  Please see specific research groups for more staff available for research supervision in your chosen field.

Professor Rob Carter

Health Economics; assessing cost effectiveness; health promotion and illness prevention

 

Professor Mari Botti

Coronary care nursing and pain management

 

 

Professor Evelyne de Leeuw

Healthy public policy and healthy cities

 

 

Professor Wei Duan

Molecular cell biology; biochemistry of protein serine/threonine kinases

 

Professor Trisha Dunning

Diabetes education

 

Professor Megan-Jane Johnstone

Nursing and health care ethics; patient safety and quality care; culturally and linguistically appropriate health care; professional conduct

 

Professor Richard Osborne

Chronic disease; Introduction of innovations; self-management; questionnaire development; health services research; health literacy

 

Professor Bev O'Connell

Shared care delivery models; stroke and continence

Professor Bob Pease

Critical post-modern theory and progressive social work practice; gender violence; men masculinities and gender relations

 

Professor Martine Powell

Forensic psychology; eye witness testimony

Professor Andrew Sinclair

Lipids and fat soluble vitamins; functional foods and human health


Professor Boyd Swinburn

Obesity prevention and physical activity

Professor John Toumbourou

Substance abuse; adolescent health promotion; social development

Professor Alister Ward

Understanding signals; controlling development and it's pertubation in disease, particularly with respect to blood cells and disorders such as leukemia

 

Professor Kylie Ball

Physical activity and body weight - behavioural, biological and epidemiology determinant

 

Dr Ken Walder

Gene regulation in diabetes and obesity

 

A more comprehensive list of potential research supervision is also available

 

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14th January 2011