Board of Graduate Research School Dean's List

In recognition of an outstanding thesis, Board Members nominate the thesis for an Honourable Mention in the Board of the Graduate Research School Dean's List.

PhD theses that are awarded the prize are automatically shortlisted for the Robert Street Prize - a prize awarded for the most outstanding contribution to its field in a given year.

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2025
Student NameHigher Degree CourseResearch AreaThesis TitleYear
Miss Emily TudorDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Biological SciencesLocal adaptation as a driver for intraspecific variation and vulnerability to changing climate in Stylidium2025
Mr Santiago Renteria AguilarDoctor of PhilosophySchool of DesignMachine listening aesthetics: reanimating sonic ecologies2025
Ms Stephanie EnkelDoctor of PhilosophyMedical SchoolExploring opportunities to reduce Streptococcus pyogenes infections through environmental health initiatives2025
Mr Jake EckersleyDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Biological SciencesCanopy dynamics of riverine vegetation in semi-arid northwest Australia2025
Mr Mark BarwoodDoctor of PhilosophySchool of EngineeringSolid formation in energy production and cryogenic liquefaction processes2025
Ms Ashleigh CameronDoctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Psychology - ResearchSchool of Psychological ScienceDropout prediction can be simple, but must always be bespoke: An investigation of the pretreatment and progress-related predictors of dropout in group-based cognitive behaviour therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy2025
Ms Grace BlackburnDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Biological SciencesQuantifying cognitive performance and the effects of anthropogenic stressors in a wild bird2025
Ms Stephanie ContardoDoctor of PhilosophyOceans Graduate SchoolGeneration and propagation of free long waves in the nearshore2025
Mr Jack ThompsonDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Physics, Mathematics and ComputingStability results for nonlocal Serrin-type problems, antisymmetric Harnack inequalities, and geometric estimates2025
Ms Isabella GegoffDoctor of Philosophy and Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology - ResearchSchool of Psychological ScienceWhen clarity counts: transparent automation to facilitate the effective use of automated decision aids2025
Mr Michael HackmannDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Human SciencesClinical multi-contrast polarization imaging for quantification of airway smooth muscle to enable precision medicine in asthma2025
Mr Damian LenzoDoctor of PhilosophyBusiness SchoolEssays on Production Networks and Macroeconomics2025
Mr Bo MiaoDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Physics, Mathematics and ComputingTarget-aware video object segmentation using prompt guidance2025
2024
Student NameHigher Degree CourseResearch AreaThesis TitleYear
Mr Laurent ShervingtonDoctor of PhilosophySchool of HumanitiesThe Dialectics of New Wave Cinema: Enjoyment, Universality, and the Non-Rapport2024
Mr Tomas FitzferaldDoctor of PhilosophyLaw SchoolPractical Legal Philosophy: A Pragmatist Defence of the New Haven School of Jurisprudence2024
Miss Kate RickDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Biological SciencesUnderstanding patterns of genetic and morphological divergence in island mammals to improve conservation outcomes2024
Mr Michael VernonDoctor of PhilosophySchool of EngineeringNovel strategies for the design of cardiac scaffolds using melt electrowriting2024
Ms Anne VirnesDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Earth SciencesUnveiling the crustal controls shaping komatiite-hosted Ni-sulfide mineralisation: Insights from the Agnew-Wiluna Greenstone Belt, Western Australia2024
Mr Jon SarmientoDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Agriculture and EnvironmentProspects for inclusive value chains: Improving the participation of smallholder farmers in the tropical fruit industry in Mindanao, Philippines2024
Tracy McRaeDoctor of PhilosophyMedical SchoolSupport, Implement, Translate (SIT) with remote communities to build healthy skin knowledge together to see, treat, prevent skin infections in Aboriginal children living in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.2024
Mr Craig CummingDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Population and Global HealthIdentifying the health needs and substance use-related risks after release from prison for people with a history of substance use: Informing targeted throughcare2024
Ms Caroline IngramDoctor of PhilosophySchool of HumanitiesWomen in the Court: An examination of women’s trials heard in the Court of Quarter Sessions and the Supreme Court of Western Australia, 1830 - 1890.2024
Miss Kelly IrvingDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Molecular SciencesCharacterisation of endogenous i-motif and G-quadruplex structures in human chromatin and their relationship with cancer-associated genomic landscapes2024
Mrs Jane KirkhamDoctor of PhilosophyGraduate School of EducationMotivation factors associated with future mathematics course choice in Year 10 Western Australian students2024
Mx August MikuckiDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Biomedical SciencesMicroevolution and virulence in an outbreak of clonal complex 11 Neisseria meningitidis from Western Australia2024
Mr Satyajit SarkarDoctor of PhilosophySchool of EngineeringInducing large elastic strains in thin films using NiTi shape memory alloy substrates2024
Mr Li Qian TayDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Psychological Science(How) Should We Address Misinformation?2024
Miss Emma-Jade TuffleyDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Biological SciencesUnderstanding and accounting for pot catchability of the spiny lobster, Panulirus cygnus, and implications for stock assessment2024
Mr Lei ChenDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Physics, Mathematics and ComputingVertex-primitive s-arc-transitive digraphs of almost simple groups2024
Xi ChenDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Biological SciencesUnderstanding boron deficiency responses in pea through multi-omics analysis2024
Mr Benjamin StoneDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Physics, Mathematics and ComputingCorrelation functions of conserved currents in (super)conformal field theory2024
Mr Jack BrettDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Psychological ScienceAn investigation into Empathy in Autistic and Non-autistic People: Improving empathy measurement and understanding the autistic empathy profile2024
Ms Wijayanti Nurul KhotimahDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Physics, Mathematics and ComputingAdvanced deep learning for hyperspectral data classification2024
Miss Hoda MohagheghDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Physics, Mathematics and ComputingMonocular 3D face reconstruction2024
Mrs Victoria Louise WadeDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Social SciencesEnvironmental revolution and cultural resilience: the Holocene rock art record at Murujuga, Western Australia2024
Ms Lucy ButlerDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Psychological ScienceBeyond the individual: Examining how characteristics of social media information environments impact susceptibility to misinformation and the effectiveness of misinformation interventions2024
Mr Joshua LakeDoctor of PhilosophyBusiness SchoolExploring the nature and function of personal values using quantile regression techniques2024
Miss Claudia OngDoctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Psychology - ResearchSchool of Psychological ScienceAdapting and Evaluating a Novel Parent-Mediated Intervention: Addressing Intolerance of Uncertainty in Young Children Diagnosed with Autism2024
2023
Student NameHigher Degree CourseResearch AreaThesis TitleYear
Dr Juan Pablo Posada AparicioDoctor of Philosophy Business SchoolEssays on the political economy of the Colombian conflict2023
Dr Jian ZhaoDoctor of Philosophy Graduate School of EducationKey predictive factors in the mental health of Chinese university students studying at home and abroad2023
Dr Wavne Winsome RikkersDoctor of Philosophy Graduate School of EducationFighting the fires within - breaking down the barriers to mental health help-seeking among emergency services personnel experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder and psychological distress2023
Dr Cayla Ann BellagardaDoctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Neuropsychology - Research School of Psychological ScienceTemporal integration of visual mirror symmetry: Psychophysics, modelling and haemodynamics2023
Dr Katherine Margaret AudsleyDoctor of Philosophy School of Biomedical SciencesNovel strategies to improve cancer immunotherapy2023
Ms Asja Angela KroegerDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Molecular SciencesCatalysis in carbon flatland and beyond - A computational investigation into the catalytic effect of graphene and cyclophanes on inversion processes2023
Dr Aline Gibson VegaDoctor of Philosophy School of Biological SciencesGenetic characterisation and behavioural ecology of the western grasswren (Amytornis textilis textilis)2023
Dr Janis Marc NoldeDoctor of Philosophy Medical SchoolData science and cardiovascular risk2023
Dr Jacob MarshDoctor of Philosophy School of Biological SciencesLocal haplotyping software development and integrated bioinformatics analysis uncovering impacts of domestication on legume genomes2023
Dr Giulia MarchettiDoctor of Philosophy School of Social SciencesBecoming adults elsewhere. The recent migration of young Italians to Australia2023
Dr Michael HallDoctor of Philosophy School of Molecular SciencesSynthesis and reactivity of carbon-rich metallacumulene complexes2023
Dr Malindi GammonDoctor of Philosophy School of Biological SciencesCharacterising climate change vulnerability at flatback turtle nesting sites in the Pilbara region of Western Australia2023
Miss Pin-Pin ChanDoctor of Philosophy School of Social SciencesThe 'Zero' modern boy? Contesting the meaning of modern masculinity in early Twentieth-century Japan2023
Dr Emily CaminsDoctor of Philosophy Law SchoolCasting an international legal safety net: A complementary approach to address the harm to victims of armed conflict2023
Dr Chris ArnoldDoctor of Philosophy School of HumanitiesZero Day2023
Miss Amy RibetDoctor of Philosophy School of Biomedical SciencesElucidating the contribution of osteoclast lysosomal proteins in skeletal homeostasis2023
Mr Angus McKenzieDoctor of Philosophy School of EngineeringExploring chemical adsorption to interfaces as a preventative to blockage developments within multiphase flow systems2023
Dr Qidi YingDoctor of Philosophy Medical SchoolMetabolic, vascular and therapeutic aspects of lipoprotein (a)2023
Miss Danielle Marie FynnDoctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Neuropsychology - Research School of Psychological ScienceAlexithymia in adults with acquired brain injury: Characterisation, measurement and relationship with emotional outcomes2023
Ms Jessica Michelle BikaunDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Molecular SciencesTowards a beehive breathalyser: Identification of volatile biomarkers for the costly honey bee disease American foulbrood2023
Dr Jessica MorettiDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Biological SciencesMulti-model approach shows novel and diverse effects of low-intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on brain cells and behaviour2023
Dr Sonia Colette SapplMaster of Philosophy Graduate School of EducationEquating tests across grades in large-scale assessments: A study of two alternate methods in conjunction with methodological innovations2023
Mr Yingchao LiDoctor of PhilosophySchool of EngineeringA multiscale study of the structure, transformation, and mechanical behaviour of the NiTiB19' martensite2023
Dr Hani Ibrahim M BoukhamsimDoctor of Philosophy School of Earth SciencesPalynoflora from the Barremian-Cenomanian Biyadh and Wasia formations of Saudi Arabia: Insights into the early cretaceous paleovegetation and early radiation of flowering plants2023
Dr Yun Young Vanessa ChoDoctor of PhilosophyDental SchoolUnderstanding children's attention to common dental presentations through eye-tracking2023
Ms Monica Furaste DanileviczDoctor of Philosophy School of Biological SciencesApplication of deep learning to leverage high-throughput phenotyping for crop breeding2023
Mr Daniel Neal HutchingsDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Physics, Mathematics and ComputingSuperspin projection operators and off-shell higher-spin supermultiplets on Minkowski and anti-de Sitter superspace2023
Ms Fahimeh MofradDoctor of Philosophy School of DesignUnderstanding the roles of green spaces for the sustainable development of Canberra, the National Capital of Australia2023
Dr Yunxiao ZhangDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Molecular SciencesNanostructure and potential-dependent lubricity of iconic liquid2023
Ms Farah Samih (Moh'd Badawi) AlkhatibDoctor of Philosophy School of EngineeringPatient-specific computational biomechanical analysis of abdominal aortic aneurysm2023
Ms Menna GowerDoctor of PhilosophySchool of Population and Global HealthGender and cultural differences in violent offenders: An examination of risk assessment results in Western Australian prisoners2023
Mr Nicholas Brody LawlerDoctor of Philosophy School of Molecular SciencesExogenous cell stimulation: A versatile approach to programming gene expression2023
Mrs Erin Michelle RoyerDoctor of Musical ArtsConservatorium of MusicInner reflections: The effects of over-sized saxophone pad resonators on timbre, resonance, and playability2023
Miss Maike StentenbachDoctor of Philosophy School of Biomedical SciencesTargeting mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiovascular disease and cancer2023
Miss Huynh Khanh LinhDoctor of Philosophy Medical SchoolThe investigation of single molecule sequencing to characterise HLA genes for clinical use in allogeneic transplantation2023
2022
Student NameHigher Degree CourseResearch AreaThesis TitleYear
Dr Nayyer AafaqDoctor of Philosophy Physics, Mathematics and ComputingDeep Learning for natural language description of videos2022
Dr Matt Stephen HepburnDoctor of Philosophy EngineeringThe development of optical coherence elastography for applications in mechanobiology2022
Dr Samuel Colin BennettDoctor of Philosophy Biomedical SciencesGene mining the collaborative cross of novel molecular determinants of dento-skeletal homeostasis and disease2022
Dr Bhedita Jaya SeewooDoctor of Philosophy Biological SciencesIn-vivo MRI study of the effects of low-intensity rTMS on brain activity, chemistry, and structure in rats2022
Dr Jennifer Lee CurrentiDoctor of Philosophy Human SciencesEffect of viral adaptation and TCR usage on natural and vaccine-induced cellular immunity2022
Dr Robin Mark HareDoctor of Philosophy Biological SciencesSexual selection on females in a species with dynamic sex roles2022
Dr Michael Egan PondsDoctor of Philosophy Physics, Mathematics and ComputingModels for (super) conformal higher-spin fields on curved backgrounds2022
Dr Albert Pessarrodona SilvesterDoctor of Philosophy Biological SciencesTurf algae as emergent drives of ecological function in shallow reefs2022
Dr Gursimran Kaur DhamraitDoctor of Philosophy Population and Global HealthPreconception to pre-primary: Examining the predictors and profiles of early childhood development and school readiness2022
Dr Suzanne SrdarovDoctor of Philosophy HumanitiesBetween the sheets: Contemporary blockbuster gothic romance fiction and its critical contexts2022
Dr Andrew Michael MashingaidzeDoctor of Philosophy Social SciencesParty-to-Party diplomacy: The implications for governance in Zimbabwe of China's changing political engagement in Africa2022
Dr Amy Christine ProsserDoctor of Philosophy Human Sciences/Medical SchoolThe fate of tissue-resident lymphocytes and the immune response after solid organ transplantation2022
Dr Kim Louise FeddemaDoctor of Philosophy Business SchoolUnderstanding the role of online communities in wildlife trade2022
Dr Cathryn McKenzieDoctor of PhilosophyPsychological ScienceUnderstanding the moderating role of cognitive reserve in Alzheimer's disease using a residual approach2022
2021
Student NameHigher Degree CourseResearch AreaThesis TitleYear
Dr Olivia JohnstonDoctor of Philosophy EducationStudents' reconciling with their teachers' expectations of them - A grounded theory2021
Dr Hsueh-En Stacey HongDoctor of PhilosophyBiomedical SciencesClostridium difficile ribotype 251 strains in Australia2021
Dr Marie-Anne Elisabeth BurckhardtDoctor of Philosophy Paediatrics and Child HealthImproving patient care in young people with Type 1 Diabetes using advances in technology2021
Dr Emma Lucy HaynesDoctor of Philosophy Medical"Weaving a mat we can all sit on?": Understanding the experience of living with rheumatic heart disease at the intersection of biomedical and aboriginal worldviews2021
Dr Douglas MacfarlaneDoctor of Philosophy Psychological SciencesReducing consumer demand for ineffective health remedies: Using psychology to counter pseudoscience and the illegal wildlife trade2021
Dr Naeha SharifDoctor of Philosophy Computer, Science and Software EngineeringNatural language description of images2021
Dr Jennifer Anne MiddletonDoctor of Philosophy Biological SciencesUnravelling ecosystem function in anthropized streams: Implications for rehabilitation2021
Dr Khidhir AlhameediDoctor of Philosophy Molecular SciencesDevelopment and applications of a chemical bond theory: Crystallography, mass spectra, and nanomaterials-based clean energy storage2021
Dr Indra RouxDoctor of Philosophy Molecular SciencesDevelopment of synthetic biology tools for accelerating fungal natural product discovery2021
Dr Sanjeevan MuruganandanDoctor of Philosophy MedicalOptimising care of individuals with malignant pleural effusion2021
Mr Mohammad Amir Asim Khan JalwanaDoctor of Philosophy Physics, Mathematics and ComputingLeveraging internal gradients to understand deep visual models2021
Dr Kaitlyn Danielle TurbettDoctor of Philosophy Psychological SciencesThe role of serial dependence of facial identity in face recognition2021
Dr Hannah Joy ThomasDoctor of Philosophy Human SciencesCerebrovascular responses to exercise training in humans2021
Dr Umair ZulfiqarDoctor of Philosophy Electrical, Electronic and Computer EngineeringH2 near-optimal projection methods for finite-horizon model order reduction2021
Dr Cameron Laurence Mathison GilchristDoctor of Philosophy Molecular SciencesBioinformatics software applications for the analysis of secondary metabolism in microbial genomes2021
Dr Charlie McLeodDoctor of Philosophy MedicalImproving the methodology for PAtient-centred trails in cystic fibrosis (IMPACT-CF)2021
Dr Sudharsan ThiruvengadamDoctor of Philosophy EngineeringA Unified mathematical and theoretical framework for intelligent reassembling robotics2021
2020
Student NameHigher Degree CourseResearch AreaThesis TitleYear
Dr John Andrew ForrestDoctor of PhilosophyBiological SciencesPelagic ecology and solutions for a troubled ocean2020
Dr Victoria Camilieri-AschDoctor of PhilosophyBiological SciencesNeurobiological indicators of olfactory sensitivity in a cartilaginous and a bony fish2020
Dr Jane Patricia ValentineDoctor of PhilosophyMedicineThe evaluation of the long-term motor outcome of children and youth with Cerebral Palsy treated with Botulinum toxin type A within a comprehensive spasticity management services2020
Dr Hai Long VoDoctor of PhilosophyBusinessExchange rates, prices and consumption2020
Dr Nicole BezemerDoctor of PhilosophyAgriculture and EnvironmentSex on the rocks: Genetic structure, pollen dispersal and mating patterns in Eucalyptus Caesia2020
Dr Jordan Ross LaversDoctor of PhilosophyHumanitiesSchwesterstimme: Gender, emotion and kinship in the correspondence of the von Gunderrode Sisters2020
Dr Karen Paiva HenriqueDoctor of PhilosophyAgriculture and EnvironmentContested ground: Examining the contours of flood adaptation along Sao Paulo's Tiete River2020
Dr Jemma Rose CollovaDoctor of PhilosophyPsychological SciencesAre first impressions of children's faces functional?2020
Dr Wissam ChihaDoctor of PhilosophyBiological SciencesIdentifying and manipulating molecular changes following neurotrauma in the visual system2020
Dr Paul David MacintyreDoctor of PhilosophyBiological SciencesThe vegetation patterns of the kwongan vegetation of South-West Western Australia2020
Dr Anna CresswellDoctor of PhilosophyBiological SciencesExploring resilience to disturbances in coral reef ecosystems, with case studies from Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia2020
Dr Ashton Jay RobertsDoctor of PhilosophyPsychological SciencesThe influence of social hierarchies on non-spatial attention in typically developed adults and adults with autistic-like traits2020
Dr Jessica HutomoDoctor of PhilosophyPhysicsOff-shell higher-spin gauge supermultiplets and conserved supercurrents2020
Dr India Ella Dilkes-HallDoctor of PhilosophySocial Sciences47,000 years of Aboriginal plant use and monsoon rainforest connections in the Kimberley, northwest Australia2020
Dr Bianca Jane ThorupDoctor of PhilosophyPsychological SciencesA new approach to understanding perceptual expertise and other-race effects in face perception2020
Dr Sharynne HamiltonDoctor of PhilosophyMedicalYarning, hearing, understanding, knowing: A qualitative study of the experiences of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder assessment and diagnosis for justice-involved youth and their care networks2020
Dr Mary Binsu AbrahamDoctor of PhilosophyMedicalThe prevention of hypoglycaemia with sensor-augmented pump therapy in Type 1 diabetes2020
Ms Megan Theres BarbettiMasterMusicReviving the ghost: A method for baroque improvisation modelled through Telemann's twelve fantasias for flute without bass (1727-1728)2020
Dr Michael Liam KellyDoctor of PhilosophyBiological SciencesAn investigation into sleep in sharks: Behavioural and electrohpysiological approaches2020
Dr Juliana Pille ArnoldDoctor of PhilosophyBiological SciencesModulating effects of the surrounding landscape matrix on plant-pollinator networks within remnant habitat2020
Dr Alannah Kelli Anique McKayDoctor of PhilosophyHuman SciencesThe effect of dietary manipulation on iron metabolism and the immune system in elite athletes2020
Dr Uzair NadeemDoctor of PhilosophyComputer Science and Software EngineeringModel learning for structured predictions from complementary data sources2020
2019
Student NameHigher Degree CourseResearch AreaThesis TitleYear
Dr Wendy Helena ReynenDoctor of PhilosophySocial SciencesRockshelters and human mobility during the last glacial maximum in the Pilbara uplands, north-western Australia2019
Dr Fiamma RivieraDoctor of PhilosophyBiological SciencesPatterns and drivers of kwongan vegetation restored after mining: A multifaceted approach2019
Dr Lisa StinsonDoctor of PhilosophyMedical SchoolThe not-so-sterile womb: New data to challenge an old dogma2019
Mr Joshua Joannes BonMaster of PhilosophyMathematics and StatisticsStochastic nets and Bayesian regularisation from constraints2019
Dr Kara PerksDoctor of PhilosophyMathematics and StatisticsUnderstanding the molecular and physiological consequences of dysregulated mitochondrial gene expression using mouse models of mitochondrial dysfunction2019
Dr Rachael Marie ZemekDoctor of PhilosophyBiomedical ScienceTo respond or not to respond? Exploring and exploiting dynamic mechanisms underlying cancer immunotherapy2019
Dr Jinyi ChenDoctor of PhilosophyAgriculture and EnvironmentResistance mechanisms to dinitroaniline herbicides in annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaudin)2019
Dr Mary-Anne LoweDoctor of PhilosophyAgriculture and EnvironmentSoil water repellency and its limitations on water infiltration2019
Dr Andrew William MilneDoctor of PhilosophyHumanitiesNietzsche, mysticism and the god who isn't one2019
Mr David Monllao OliveMaster of PhilosophyComputer Science and Software EngineeringAutomatic classification of students in online courses using machine learning technique2019
Dr Michael John WheelerDoctor of PhilosophyHuman SciencesUnderstanding the combined effects of exercise and sedentary behaviour on cognitive, metabolic and vascular function in older adults2019
Mr Kenyon Wei Yaw NgMaster of PhilosophyMathematics and StatisticsShape constrained regression for nonparametric longitudinal and flexible parametric modelling2019
Dr Belinda Coral MartinDoctor of PhilosophyBiological SciencesThe seagrass root microbiome: Micro-scale solutions for macro-scale resolutions2019
Dr Jessica Anne KretzmannDoctor of PhilosophyMolecular SciencesDeveloping non-viral polymeric agents to deliver genome engineering technology for breast cancers2019
2018
Student NameHigher Degree CourseResearch AreaThesis TitleYear
Dr Felix Mackenzie-RaeDoctor of PhilosophyMolecular SciencesInvestigation into the atmospheric degradation of alpha-phellandrene: A computational, experimental and modelling study2018
Dr Louisa LobigsDoctor of PhilosophyHuman SciencesThe development of a new model to measure plasma-, red cell-and blood volume and its applications in refining the Athlete Biological Passport and improving volume management in hospitals2018
Mr Kyle RosaMaster of PhilosophyMathematics and StatisticsStructure, covers, and bounds of semiprimitive groups2018
Mr Rowan LymberyMaster of PhilosophyHuman SciencesSperm Competition and gamete interactions in a marine broadcast spawner2018
Dr Robert GreenDoctor of PhilosophyHuman SciencesCritical factors of global shape processing in human vision2018
Dr Khan Robert Langton CollinsDoctor of PhilosophyPsychological ScienceLife-sustaining factors on the causal pathway to suicide: Experimental and longitudinal evidence for a mindfulness-grounded model of suicide resilience2018
Dr Clifford Scott StagollDoctor of PhilosophyHumanitiesCreating one's self: The prescriptive ethical pragmatism of William James2018
Dr Oyekoya Taiwo AyonrindeDoctor of PhilosophyMedical SchoolThe epidemiology and significance of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescents2018
Dr Krishneil Anand SinghDoctor of PhilosophyPsychological ScienceThe removal of information from working memory: An executive updating process2018
Dr Quihong KeDoctor of PhilosophyComputer Science and Software EngineeringDeep learning for action recognition and prediction2018
Dr Abraham Neelankal JohnDoctor of PhilosophyMedical SchoolStudy of endocrine markers involved in dedifferentiation and identification of compounds that can preserve the function or redifferentiate pancreatic β-cells in type 2 diabetes2018
Dr Kim EatonDoctor of PhilosophyPsychological ScienceSelf-stigma in parents of children with a mental health disorder2018
Dr Olof Henrik Mikael GrenholmDoctor of PhilosophyEarth SciencesThe geodynamic evolution of a Paleoproterozoic orogenic system - a local to global perspective on the ca. 2.27-1.96 Ga Birimian Orogen in the Baoule Mossi domain of West Africa2018
Mr Saul FreedmanMaster of PhilosophyMathematics and Statisticsp-groups related to exceptional groups of Lie type2018
Dr Victorien PaumardDoctor of PhilosophyEarth SciencesShelf-margin architecture, sediment partitioning and shallow-to deep-water reservoir distribution in the Barrow Group (Northern Carnarvon Basin, North West Shelf, Australia): Insights from quantitative 3D seismic stratigraphy2018
Dr Jacob BersonDoctor of PhilosophyBiological SciencesThe role of sexual selection in the evolution of insect cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs)2018
Dr Azim ZahirDoctor of PhilosophySocial SciencesReformist Islam and the rise of a political third model in the Maldives: Elite discourses and societal viewpoints2018
2017
Student NameHigher Degree CourseResearch AreaThesis TitleYear
Dr Karl GrobDoctor of PhilosophySport Science, Exercise and HealthSurgical exposure of the hip joint and femur with a special emphasis on the architecture and function of the quadriceps muscle group and femoral blood supply2017
Dr Andrew ChubbDoctor of PhilosophySocial SciencesChinese Popular Nationalism and PRC Policy in the South China Sea2017
Dr Benjamin SacksDoctor of PhilosophyHumanities'Purely of their own manufacture': the adoption and appropriation of cricket in Samoa, C. 1879-19392017
Dr Louise DelaneDoctor of PhilosophyPsychological ScienceDisentangling general and selective contributions to poor executive functioning in children born very preterm: A dual-task approach2017
Dr Dianne Lyn WolferDoctor of PhilosophyHumanities'The Shark Caller' and 'The Dog with Seven Names' and 'Crafting Animal Characters in Fiction for Young Readers'2017
Dr Mohamed R. Abdalla EstaiDoctor of PhilosophyHuman Sciences'Photographic caries assessment by different members of the dental team: A mobile teledentistry model'2017
Dr Briony Swire-ThompsonDoctor of PhilosophyPsychological ScienceThe role of memory and ideological biases in the correction of misinformation2017
Dr Gaylene SomervilleDoctor of PhilosophyAgriculture and EnvironmentThe influences of spatial structure and stacking weed control tactics on predictions of herbicide resistance evolution2017
Dr Philip WijesingheDoctor of PhilosophyElectrical, Electronic and Computer EngineeringImproving the accuracy, resolution and contrast of optical coherence elastography toward cellular scale imaging of mechanical properties2017
Mr Michael SwaddleMaster of PhilosophyPhysics and AstrophysicsSubRiemannian geodesics and cubics for efficient quantum circuits2017
Dr Luke StricklandDoctor of PhilosophyPsychological ScienceThe race to remember: A computational model of event-based prospective memory2017
Dr Stephen AndrewsDoctor of PhilosophyPhysics and AstrophysicsMeasuring and modelling the cosmic spectral energy distribution2017
Dr Timothy RosenowDoctor of PhilosophyPaediatrics and Child HealthQuantitative analysis of chest computed tomography in early cystic fibrosis lung disease2017
2016
Student NameHigher Degree CourseResearch AreaThesis TitleYear
Dr Clint BracknellDoctor of PhilosophyMusicNatj Waalanginy (What Singing?): Nyungar song from the South-West of Western Australia2016
Dr Natalie RosserDoctor of PhilosophyAnimal BiologyAlternative breeding times and evolutionary pathways in corals in north Western Australia2016
Dr Salman KhanDoctor of PhilosophyComputer Science and Software EngineeringFeature Learning Structured Prediction for Scene Understanding2016
Dr Graham ZemunikDoctor of PhilosophyPlant BiologyThe response of plant community diversity and nutrient-acquisition strategies to long-term ecosystem development in nutrient-impoverished landscapes2016
Dr Alexander TangDoctor of PhilosophyAnimal BiologyCharacterisation of low-intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation induced neuroplasticity in rodent and experimental models2016
Dr Maxim EsinDoctor of PhilosophyMechanical and Chemical EngineeringFracture pattern formation and wave propagation in particulate materials with rotational degrees of freedom2016
2015
Student NameHigher Degree CourseResearch AreaThesis TitleYear
Dr Ellen PaynterDoctor of PhilosophyChemistry and BiochemistryCellular energetics of long-term survival and storage in honeybee sperm2015
Dr Sharon PerrellaDoctor of PhilosophyChemistry and BiochemistryThe effect of different types of nutrition on the gastrointestinal response of the preterm infant2015
Dr Moses LamanDoctor of PhilosophyMedicine and PharmacologyThe treatment of malaria in Papua New Guinean children2015
Dr Munawar HayatDoctor of PhilosophyComputer Science and Software EngineeringLearning techniques for multi-modal facial analysis2015
Dr John DunlopDoctor of PhilosophyGeologySedimentology and evidence for early Archaeen life in the North Pole Chert-Barite unit, East Pilbara, Western Australia2015
Dr Anders WinkelDoctor of Philosophy Plant BiologyLeaf gas films: The ecological and eco-physiological effect of leaf gas films on completely submerged plants2015 
Dr Jason CollinsDoctor of Philosophy BusinessEssays on human evolution and economic growth2015
2014
Student NameHigher Degree CourseResearch AreaThesis TitleYear
Dr Sajni GudkaDoctor of PhilosophyPharmacy2014
Dr Loretta ScolaroDoctor of PhilosophyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringOptical coherence tomography for "optical biopsy" of axillary lymph nodes involved in breast cancer metastasis2014
Dr Xianjue ChenDoctor of PhilosophyChemistry and BiochemistryTop-down fabrication of novel two-dimensional materials and their decoration with noble metals2014
Dr Chris Owen Doctor of Philosophy Humanities 'Weather hot, flies troublesome...' Police in the Kimberley district of Western Australia 1882 - 1901 2014 
Dr James Smith Doctor of Philosophy Humanities Water as medieval intellectual entity: Case studies in twelfth-century western monasticism 2014 
Dr Michelle Marneweck Doctor of PhilosophyPsychologyPerception of facial expressions of emotion in Parkinson's disease2014
Dr Gar-Wing TruongDoctor of Philosophy PhysicsQuantitative atomic gas spectroscopy for the determination of the Boltzmann Constant and Primary Thermometry 2014
Dr Benjamin GraftonDoctor of PhilosophyPsychologyAlways look on the bright side of life: The attentional basis of positive emotional disposition2014
Dr Gerrit HaasDoctor of PhilosophyHumanitiesFicto/critical strategies: Subverting textual practices of meaning, other, and self-formation2014
Dr Marc SimDoctor of PhilosophySport Science, Exercise and HealthEffect of exercise on inflammation, hepcidin regulation and iron metabolism2014
Dr Kyra ClarkeDoctor of PhilosophyHumanitiesGetting messy: Exploring intimate pedagogical moments in film and television2014
Dr Kerry KingDoctor of PhilosophyHumanitiesA lesser species of homicide - Manslaughter, negligent and dangerous driving causing death: the prosecution of drivers in Western Australia, 1946 - 20112014
Dr Rishi KotechaDoctor of PhilosophyPaediatrics and Child HealthRare childhood tumours: clinical challenges and genetic alterations 2014
Dr Emma NicolettiDoctor of PhilosophyHumanitiesReading literature in the Anthropocene: Ecosophy and ecologically-orientated ethics of Jeff Noon's Nymphomation and Pollen2014 
2013
Student NameHigher Degree CourseResearch AreaThesis TitleYear
Dr Joseph NovakDoctor of Philosophy PhysicsSuperform formulations for off-shell supermultiplets with gauged central charge in N = 2 supergravity2013
Dr Sally BrinkmanDoctor of Philosophy Paediatrics and Child HealthThe validation and use of population measure of early childhood development in Australia; the Australian Early Development Index2013
Dr Foteini HassiotouDoctor of Philosophy Chemistry and BiochemistryThe cellular hierarchy of human breastmilk: Novel insights into breastmilk stem cells2013
Dr Simon TylerDoctor of Philosophy PhysicsStudies of low-energy effective actions in supersymmetric field theories2013
Dr Xiangling FangDoctor of PhilosophyPlant BiologyCharacterization and management of soil-born pathogens on strawberry and resistance mechanisms against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. fragariae2013
Dr Tracy KinsellaDoctor of PhilosophySocial SciencesDead Reckoning. The criminal parvenu: narratives of transgression and upward mobility2013
Dr Angela SpenceDoctor of PhilosophySport Science, Exercise and HealthComparative impacts of endurance and resistance exercise on the cariovascular system in humans: A prospective randomised 6-month intervention2013
Dr Brendan FlorioDoctor of PhilosophyMathematics and StatisticsThe generation and interaction of convection modes in a box of a saturated porous medium2013
Ms Georgina StathamMaster of PhilosophyHumanitiesCauses as deviations from actual standards: a perspective of account causation2013
2012
Student NameHigher Degree CourseResearch AreaThesis TitleYear
Dr Daniel CreedonDoctor of PhilosophyPhysicsEffects of electron spin resonance in a cryogenic sapphire whispering gallery mode maser2012
Mr Rhys PoveyMaster of SciencePhysicsMicrowave cavity hidden sector photons2012
Dr Martina-Sara Mueller-ZauggDoctor of PhilosophyHumanitiesRe-creating the past: the accuracy of re-created Roman houses and villas in northwestern Europe and the justifications for their creation2012
Dr Andrea NathanDoctor of Philosophy Population HealthActive living in retirement village residents: exploring built and social environmental correlates using mixed methods2012
Dr Keith GodfreyDoctor of Philosophy BusinessCan pairs trading act like arbitrage to enforce the law of one price?2012

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