Resilience in transition, health service volunteering and undergraduate rural placements are just a few of the research topics that have captured the imaginations of the rural health research higher degree students. Our Master of Medical Science and PhD candidates are enrolled either full or part-time through the CRH. They have diverse backgrounds including nursing, medicine, pharmacy, teaching and project management, a diversity that reflects the multidisciplinary nature of rural health.
Current PhD Projects
| Current Students | PhD Projects | Start Date |
|---|---|---|
| Allen, Bethany | Geographic Remoteness as a Risk Factor for Poor Colorectal Cancer Prognosis in Tasmania: A data linkage study | 2022 |
Bindal, Priyadarshni | Improving the Oral Health of Community Dwelling Elders in Rural Tasmania | 2020 |
| Gadd, Nicola | Educational Intervention to Improve Bowel Cancer Awareness and Screening in a Rural Community | 2022 |
| Grattidge, Laura | Developing ‘Best Practice Guidelines for Youth Suicide Prevention in Rural Australian Communities’ | 2020 |
| Low, Christine | End user engagement/co-design in afterhours palliative care service planning | 2021 |
| Schimschal, Sarah | Grit – Retaining and supporting the health workforce | 2020 |
Past PhD Projects
| Past Students | PhD Projects | Completion Dates |
|---|---|---|
Acharya, Abhinav | Access to Oral Health Care Among Older People by Socioeconomic Status | 2021 |
Babo Soares, Lucio | Oral/Dental health survey | 2016 |
Build Workforce Capacity – Understanding Staff Attitude and Knowledge Towards Oral Health of Elderly and Identifying Issues in the Provision of Adequate Dental Care in Residential Care Facilities | 2023 | |
Remote Clinical Skills Training Of Health Care Professionals and Students Using Augmented Reality Technology: A randomized control trial | 2023 | |
Carnes, Debra | How is quality and safety dealt with in relation to the clinical nursing practice of nurses working in remote health settings? | 2015 |
Chakaipa, Shamiso | An investigation into quality of life for removable dental prostheses treated patients in Sydney south Local Health district. A patient centred approach | 2020 |
Understanding the lived experience of people with schizophrenia in Harare Zimbabwe: A critical ethnography | 2020 | |
Dalton, Lisa | Us and them: Rural 'other' in undergraduate nursing pharmacy and medical discourse on rural difference | 2008 |
Health literacy for older people | 2016 | |
Community participation processes in health service organisations in relation to national health policy and industry standards | 2010 | |
Children caring for a parent WMID | 2013 | |
Dental practitioners: Rural health movements | 2017 | |
Improving Oral Health and Breaking Down the Barriers to Accessing Oral Health Services in Vulnerable Rural Populations in Victoria | 2020 | |
Hamrah, Mohammad Shoaib | Depression and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among the Immigrant Population in Tasmania | 2020 |
Hannah, Chona | Health and wellbeing of intermarried Filipino Women in Rural Tasmania | 2012 |
Does pre-referral direct and indirect communication between referrals and physician improve initial patient outcomes at a rural specialist pain service? | 2014 | |
Physical Activity and Healthy Ageing: The Effects of Enhanced Social Support | 2012 | |
Maternity Care and Services in Rural Tasmania: The Perspectives of Rural Women and Health Professionals | 2012 | |
Johns, Susan | Finding common ground: An examination of the development, sustainability and community outcomes for health, education and community partnerships in Tasmanian rural communities | 2004 |
Prevalence and risk factors of periodontal disease and oral health in rural population | 2020 | |
Older Tasmanians and Food Security | 2015 | |
OTC codeine addiction: a comparative study on pathways to addiction in rural and metropolitan areas within Tasmania | 2021 | |
Materia, Christine | The Relationship between Connectedness to Nature and the Psychological Impacts of Climate Change | 2015 |
Specialist breast nurses: developing an evidence-base for Tasmanian practice | 2012 | |
Staying connected: Investigating Peer-run community based organisations and their contribution to older people’s self- assessed health and wellbeing | 2018 | |
Morse, Ali | Developmental Surveillance of Autism in Tasmania | 2019 |
Inter-Professional learning (IPL) in Paramedic Practice | 2019 | |
Rural Health Care Professional Training Strategies | 2021 | |
Mental Health Care Among Marginalised People in Rural and Remote Tasmania | 2021 | |
The trouble with volunteers | 2007 | |
Health and wellbeing of International Medical Graduates: Acculturation into the Tasmanian rural and remote context | 2014 | |
Nail biting in children – related health problems and preventive measures | 2016 | |
Exploring education and interprofessional learning in rural clinical learning environments | 2021 | |
Evolving primary health and well-being systems for sustainable positive health outcomes in rural and remote Tasmanian communities; in the context of workforce dynamics and social change. | 2015 | |
Relationship of Dental Practitioners to the Primary Care Network in Rural and Remote Queensland and the Application of Technology in the Management of Dental Problems | 2019 | |
Primary health care and rural community nurses | 2013 | |
The prevalence of functional health literacy of the North West Local Government areas of Tasmania | 2012 | |
West, Sancia | How organisational and public policy effects the accessibility of cancer services in Tasmania and the impact of these on the patient experience | 2018 |
Food security and cultural identity of migrants in the rural context | 2015 | |
Health and wellbeing of international students in an Australian tertiary discourse | 2012 | |
Zwolsman, Deborah | Work ability in Australian context | 2019 |
