Research Students
The School has many higher degree research students and the following are research projects of these students.
| Research Degree | Topic | Method | Research Supervisors |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Jane Caldwell: Parenting Strengths in Vulnerable Families |
Critical Ethnomethodology | Elaine Dietsch Sandi Mackey |
| PhD | Sally de-Vitry Smith: Continuing pregnancy following a diagnosis of a lethal fetal anomaly |
Phenomenology | Elaine Dietsch Ann Bonner |
| PhD | Sophia Dywili: The experience of overseas-qualified nurses and midwives working in rural Australia |
Phenomenology | Elaine Dietsch Louise O’Brien Judith Anderson |
| PhD | Karen Pollard: Sonographer’s consideration of safety in obstetric ultrasound |
Phenomenology | Elaine Dietsch Hans Swan Trevor Beckwith |
| MMid | Clare Immens: Women’s experience of vaginal examinations in labour |
Descriptive/Interpretative | Elaine Dietsch |
| PhD | How does vertical and horizontal violence transcend time and space in the nursing profession? | Interpretive, ethnography | Melissa Bryant, Maree Bernoth |
| PhD | Impact of education on cultural awareness | Interpretive, Phenomenology | Care Wilding, Maree Bernoth |
| PhD | Depression in new fathers | Interpretive, Phenomenology | Elaine Dietsch, Maree Bernoth |
| PhD | Factors impacting on readmission to mental health units | Interpretive | Karen Francis, Maree Bernoth |
| MN | Why Indian nurses migrate to England | Interpretive, Phenomenology | Maree Bernoth |
| MN | Relationship between exercise and falls | Positivist, correlational | Maree Bernoth, Kerrie Cullis |
| MN | Perceptions of oral hygiene in residential aged care | Interpretive, phenomenology | Maree Bernoth |
| MN | Credentialing mental health nurses | Positivist, Descriptive | Maree Bernoth |
| MN | People leaving ED without being seen by a health professional | Positivist, Descriptive | Maree Bernoth |
| Hons | The role of community nurses | Interpretive, phenomenology | Maree Bernoth |
| Hons | Analgesia administration to patients with dementia | Positivist, descriptive | Maree Bernoth, Sharon Nielsen |
| Hons | Relationship between IV site infections and patient knowledge | Positivist, Correlational | Maree Bernoth |
| MN | Exploring staff perceptions of parental participation during interdisciplinary rounds | Quantitative, descriptive | Cathy Maginnis |
| Co-supervision at a university other than CSU | |||
| PhD | Helen McCartney: Traditional Midwifery in Cambodia and Laos |
To be confirmed | Liz Eckermann Elaine Dietsch |