Postgraduate Current

Current Postgraduate Students (a-z)

Aneeta Breen
Comparing the Regulation of Bias Offences in Victoria to New South Wales and the United Kingdom for Reforming the Victorian Model How Definitional Guidance and Outlawing Expressions of Group-Based Bias Leads to Greater Purposive Outcomes in Bias Crime Cases.
PhD candidate supervised by: Prof Nicole Asquith (TILES) and Dr Michael Guerzoni (School of Social Sciences).

Aquina Lim Yim Wong
Surviving Court: The Psychological Processes and Impacts of Court Proceedings on Male Childhood Abuse Survivors.
PhD candidate supervised by: Prof Nicole Asquith (TILES), Dr Kate Cashman (TILES) and Assoc Prof Kimberley Norris (School of Psychological Sciences).

Ash Barnes
Exploring a Culture of Violence and Bodily Integrity in Punk and Hardcore Music Scenes: A qualitative study of sexual and physical aggression across three Australian states.
PhD candidate supervised by: Prof Rob White (School of Social Sciences) and Assoc Prof Angela Dwyer (TILES).

Ebba Herrlander Birgerson
Reimagining the Role of Police: Using Cross-Agency Collaboration to Divert Vulnerable People from the Criminal Justice System.
PhD candidate supervised by: Assoc Prof Angela Dwyer (TILES), Prof Nicole Asquith (TILES) and Assoc Prof Catherine Robinson (School of Social Sciences).

Justin Abrahams
Public and Community Sector Leadership: An Evaluation of Current Practices and Recommended Models for Optimal Strategic and Operational Success.
PhD candidate supervised by: Assoc Prof Angela Dwyer (TILES), Prof Nicole Asquith (TILES) and Dr Grant Pink (School of Social Sciences).

Kath Taplin
Enhancing Engagement between Young Women and Police to Address Crime.
PhD candidate supervised by: Prof Nicole Asquith (TILES) and Dr Kate Cashman (TILES).

Leanne Nunn
The Earliest Warning Signs of Partner Abuse.
MA candidate supervised by: Dr Romy Winter (TILES), Dr Ron Frey (TILES) and Assoc Prof Kimberley Norris (School of Psychological Sciences).

Logan Linkston
Rescue Operations in Sex Trafficking: The Role of International Institutions and Non-Government Organisations.
PhD candidate supervised by: Dr Matt Killingsworth (School of Social Sciences) and Dr Loene Howes (TILES | School of Social Sciences).

Miro Majstorovic
Psychological Injury in Australian Police Officers: A Qualitative Study of Prevalence and Treatment Methodologies.
PhD candidate supervised by: Assoc Prof Angela Dwyer (TILES) and Leesa Van Niekerk (School of Psychological Sciences).

Nicholas Mills
Promotions Through the Pink Ceiling: How does coming out impact leadership trajectories of sexuality diverse men and women in senior leadership roles?
PhD candidate supervised by: Assoc Prof Angela Dwyer (TILES) and Assoc Prof Meredith Nash (School of Social Sciences).

Paul Woolmer
An Investigation into an Evidence-Based Model of Care for Forensic Patients in Tasmania.
MA candidate supervised by: Dr Isabelle Bartkowiak-Theron (TILES) and Dr Pieter Van Dam (College of Health and Medicine).

Rebecca Kaiser
Crime, Deviance and Other Socio-Cultural Transgressions in Extreme and Remote Environments.
PhD candidate supervised by: Dr Vicky Nagy (School of Social Sciences), Dr Loene Howes (TILES | School of Social Sciences) and Dr Hanne Nielsen (IMAS).

Rishweena Ahmed
Supporting Young Offenders through Desistance Process: Implications for Policing Young People in The Maldives. 
PhD candidate supervised by: Prof Nicole Asquith (TILES), Dr Isabelle Bartkowiak-Theron (TILES) and Prof Rob White (School of Social Sciences).

Rowena Friend
Communicating Forensic Psychiatric and Psychological Opinion: What Forensic Psychiatrists and Psychologists Say and What Police, Lawyers and Judges Hear?
PhD candidate supervised by: Assoc Prof Nenagh Kemp (School of Psychological Sciences) and Dr Loene Howes (TILES | School of Social Sciences).

Saba Azeem
Responses to Lesbian and Gay Young Muslims: Interviewing Professionals in Islamic and Multicultural Organisations in Melbourne.
PhD candidate supervised by: Assoc Prof Angela Dwyer (TILES) and Dr Max Travers (School of Social Sciences).

Samuel Diprose-Adams
Policy Making in Crisis Times: A Comparison of Firearms Law Reform in Australia, Britain, and Canada.
PhD candidate supervised by: Dr Hannah Murphy-Gregory (School of Social Sciences), Prof Fred Gale (School of Social Sciences) and Dr James Dwyer (TILES).

Scott McLaren
The Role of Forensic Science in Policing, Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
PhD candidate supervised by: Dr Loene Howes (TILES | School of Social Sciences) and Rob White (School of Social Sciences).

Siubhan Macdonald
Does Childhood Exposure to Family Violence and Abuse Compound the Impacts of Family Violence on Adult Victims Parenting Post Separation? 
MA candidate supervised by: Assoc Prof Anthea Vreugdenhil (School of Social Sciences) and Dr Romy Winter (TILES).

Tersia Oosthuizen
The Use of Forensic DNA Phenotyping and Familial Matching in Australia: Enhancing Crime Fighting or Perpetuating Social Inequality?
PhD candidate supervised by: Dr Loene Howes (TILES | School of Social Sciences) and Prof Rob White (School of Social Sciences).