Postgraduate Students

Much of the important research carried out by the Institute is undertaken by postgraduate students under the supervision of Institute researchers. In some cases, their co-supervisors may be from other universities, natural resource management agencies, industry, Government and non-government organisations, or other research institutions.

Currently the Institute has 8 PhD students who are the recipients of ILWS scholarships.

PhD Graduates 2018 and earlier

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Jose Abalo (DSW) email Principal Supervisor Professor Manohar Pawar Topic: Transitions Issues Experienced By Early School Leavers: Implications For Social Work Policy And Practice	Mark Adler email Principal Supervisor Dr Helen Masterman-Smith Topic: Understanding the role of creativity in university clean energy research
Inam Ahmed email Principal Supervisor Professor Robyn Watts Topic: How scale of investigation influences reporting of in-stream river hydraulics	Pauline Andree email (Masters) Principal Supervisor Professor David Watson Topic: Determinants of vocal variation in Australian cuckoos
Kellie Bousfield email Principal Supervisor Dr Angela Ragusa Topic: Educational testing and social class	Kane Callaghan email Supervisors A/Prof Peter Simmons, Dr Michael Mehmet Topic: Social media citizensourcing for policy-making: The case of sharks in NSW
Dale Campbell email Principal Supervisor Dr Paul Humphries Topic: Reconstructing past floodplain environments	Jeanette Carroll email Principal Supervisor Dr Helen Masterman-Smith Topic: Animal Activism of the Poor in Australia - Is anyone paying attention?
Celia Connor email Supervisors A/Prof Peter Spooner and Dr Jen Bond Topic: Invasive woody plants in linear habitats

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Gael Evans-Barr email Supervisors Associate Professor Maree Bernoth, Dr Pamela Lockhart Topic: The post volunteering impact among retirees; Organisational and individual predictors

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Leanne Greenwood email Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Dale Nimmo Topic: The Impact of buffel grass invasion on Indigenous livelihoods	Phenden Gyamtsho email ILWS Supervisors Associate Professor Rosemary Black, Dr Jennifer Bond Topic: Community-based Ecotourism
Joshua Hodges email ILWS Scholarship Principal Supervisor Dr Jodi Price Topic: Post-fire seedling recruitment in grasslands of south-eastern Australia

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Leanne Greenwood email
Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Dale Nimmo

Topic: The Impact of buffel grass invasion on Indigenous livelihoods

Phenden Gyamtsho email
ILWS Supervisors Associate Professor Rosemary Black, Dr Jennifer Bond

Topic: Community-based Ecotourism

Joshua Hodges email
ILWS Scholarship
Principal Supervisor Dr Jodi Price

Topic: Post-fire seedling recruitment in grasslands of south-eastern Australia

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Thiloka Kariyawasam email Supervisors Dr Greg Doran and Dr Julia Howitt Topic: Bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contaminated soils	Juana Katzer email Principal Supervisor Professor Manohar Pawar Topic: Children with problem sexualised behaviours (PSBs) and social workers' decisions
Paul Kew email Principal Supervisor Dr Zhenquan Li (Jan) Topic: Adaptive Grid Refinement using the Generalized Finite Difference Method	Karen Kime email Principal Supervisor Dr Angela Ragusa Topic: Wise practice and Anglicare's foster care programs for Aboriginal children
Kendal Krause email Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Skye Wassens Topic: Zooplankton in the Murrumbidgee: the effects of native and exotic fish species, density and behaviour on zooplankton community structure	Daniel Lander email Principal Supervisor Dr Angela Ragusa Topic: The anti-vaccination movement and science communication

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Thiloka Kariyawasam email
Supervisors Dr Greg Doran and Dr Julia Howitt

Topic: Bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contaminated soils

Juana Katzer email
Principal Supervisor Professor Manohar Pawar

Topic: Children with problem sexualised behaviours (PSBs) and social workers' decisions

Paul Kew email
Principal Supervisor Dr Zhenquan Li (Jan)

Topic: Adaptive Grid Refinement using the Generalized Finite Difference Method

Karen Kime email
Principal Supervisor Dr Angela Ragusa

Topic: Wise practice and Anglicare's foster care programs for Aboriginal children

Kendal Krause email

Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Skye Wassens

Topic: Zooplankton in the Murrumbidgee: the effects of native and exotic fish species, density and behaviour on zooplankton community structure

Daniel Lander email
Principal Supervisor Dr Angela Ragusa

Topic: The anti-vaccination movement and science communication

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Sean Mack email Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Maree Bernoth Topic: The role of leadership in fostering a person-centred approach in residential aged care.	Scott McManus email Supervisors Dr Ana Horta and Dr Azizur Rahman Topic: Assessment of uncertainty in the creation of spatial domains from portable X-ray fluorescence multi-element data using a Bayesian method
Helenna Mihailou email Principal Supervisor Dr Melanie Massaro Topic: The effects of feral animals on bird diversity around waterholes in the Northern Territory	Harry Moore email ILWS Scholarship Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Dale Nimmo Topic: Northern Quolls in the Pilbara region of WA
Kim Nelson email Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Rosy Black Topic: An exploration of the construction of self-identity through tourism, host perspectives in Niseko, Japan	Matt O'Connell email ILWS Scholarship Principal Supervisor Dr Paul Humphries Topic: Exploring the potential of taxidermy Murray cod mounts to inform past environmental conditions Website www.codspot.com.au

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Sean Mack email
Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Maree Bernoth

Topic: The role of leadership in fostering a person-centred approach in residential aged care.

Scott McManus email
Supervisors Dr Ana Horta and Dr Azizur Rahman

Topic: Assessment of uncertainty in the creation of spatial domains from portable X-ray fluorescence multi-element data using a Bayesian method

Helenna Mihailou email
Principal Supervisor Dr Melanie Massaro

Topic: The effects of feral animals on bird diversity around waterholes in the Northern Territory

Harry Moore email
ILWS Scholarship
Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Dale Nimmo

Topic: Northern Quolls in the Pilbara region of WA

Kim Nelson email
Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Rosy Black

Topic: An exploration of the construction of self-identity through tourism, host perspectives in Niseko, Japan

Matt O'Connell email
ILWS Scholarship
Principal Supervisor Dr Paul Humphries

Topic: Exploring the potential of taxidermy Murray cod mounts to inform past environmental conditions

Website www.codspot.com.au

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Dena Paris email Principal Supervisor Dr Melanie Massaro Topic: Foraging behaviour, habitat use and density related reproductive performance and dispersal in the endangered Chatham Island black robin	Bharat Poudel email Principal Supervisor Professor Kevin Parton Topic - Criteria for Sustainable Operation of Off-Grid Renewable Energy Services
George Rafael (DSW) email Principal Supervisor Professor Manohar Pawar Topic: A social work approach to enabling young people at their work

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Dena Paris email
Principal Supervisor Dr Melanie Massaro

Topic: Foraging behaviour, habitat use and density related reproductive performance and dispersal in the endangered Chatham Island black robin

Bharat Poudel email
Principal Supervisor Professor Kevin Parton

Topic - Criteria for Sustainable Operation of Off-Grid Renewable Energy Services

George Rafael (DSW) email
Principal Supervisor Professor Manohar Pawar

Topic: A social work approach to enabling young people at their work

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Dr Richard Segal email ILWS Scholarship Principal Supervisor Dr Melanie Massaro Topic: Investigating the effects of rodent eradication on the threatened Lord Howe currawong.	Carla Simos (DSW) email Principal Supervisor Professor Manohar Pawar Topic: Stepmothers' Life Stories and Self-Identity
Sarah Talbot email Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Skye Wassens Topic: An Investigation of Behaviour, Physiology, Morphology and Stability of Animal Personality, in order to Develop a Valid and Standardised Personality Assessment Tool: A Case Study in the Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)	Samir Thapa email Principal Supervisor Professor Kevin Parton Topic: Use of Clean Development Mechanism funding to convert from woodstoves to biogas cookers in western Nepal
Anna Turner email Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Skye Wassens Topic: Chytrid fungus on southern bell frogs in the Lowbidgee and Gippsland Lakes	Georgia Tziros email Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Maree Bernoth Topic: An exploration of Greek migrant experiences and later life emotional well being: A qualitative study

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Dr Richard Segal email
ILWS Scholarship
Principal Supervisor Dr Melanie Massaro

Topic: Investigating the effects of rodent eradication on the threatened Lord Howe currawong.

Carla Simos (DSW) email
Principal Supervisor Professor Manohar Pawar

Topic: Stepmothers' Life Stories and Self-Identity

Sarah Talbot email
Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Skye Wassens

Topic: An Investigation of Behaviour, Physiology, Morphology and Stability of Animal Personality, in order to Develop a Valid and Standardised Personality Assessment Tool: A Case Study in the Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Samir Thapa email
Principal Supervisor Professor Kevin Parton

Topic: Use of Clean Development Mechanism funding to convert from woodstoves to biogas cookers in western Nepal

Anna Turner email
Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Skye Wassens

Topic: Chytrid fungus on southern bell frogs in the Lowbidgee and Gippsland Lakes

Georgia Tziros email
Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Maree Bernoth

Topic: An exploration of Greek migrant experiences and later life emotional well being: A qualitative study

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Michael Vanderzee email ILWS Scholarship Principal Supervisor Professor Max Finlayson Topic: Socio-ecological impacts of water recovery for the environment in the Murray-Darling Basin	Vu Vi An (An) email Principal Supervisor Dr Lee Baumgartner Topic: Fish migration in the Mekong Delta
Melissa Wales email Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Catherine Allan Topic: Social norms and soil conservation practices	Sangay Wangchuk email Supervisors Dr. Jennifer Bond (Principal Supervisor), Professor Max Finlayson, Dr. Richard Thwaites Topic: Why are villages in the eastern part of Bhutan dying, and what are some of the social and ecological implications of this trend?
Abdul Wazirzada email Principal Supervisor Professor John Hicks Topic: Sustainable Mobility for Road Users Using Intelligent Transport Systems: The Australian Paradigm	Sumedha Weerasekara email ILWS Supervisors Associate Professor Branka Krivokapic-Skoko, Professor Mark Morrison Topic: Recognise and Assess the impact of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem factors on Enterprise Performance in the continuum of Urban to regional NSW, Australia
Jillda Wright (DSW) email Associate Supervisor Professor Manohar Pawar Topic: An Exploratory study of the Management of Dissociative Identity Disorder in Australia	Lucia Wursch email ILWS Supervisor Associate Professor Peter Simmons Topic: Transactional analysis in organisations: A case study exploration of Berne’s theory with a focus on communication
Londari Yamarak Principal Supervisor Professor Kevin Parton Topic: Effects of the mining industry on poverty in PNG	Elizabeth Znidersic email Principal Supervisor Professor David M. Watson Topic: The detectability of cryptic birds (Lewin's rail, Cocos Buff-banded rail and other rail species) to assist with conservation/management options.

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Michael Vanderzee email
ILWS Scholarship
Principal Supervisor Professor Max Finlayson

Topic: Socio-ecological impacts of water recovery for the environment in the Murray-Darling Basin

Vu Vi An (An) email
Principal Supervisor Dr Lee Baumgartner

Topic: Fish migration in the Mekong Delta

Melissa Wales email
Principal Supervisor Associate Professor Catherine Allan

Topic: Social norms and soil conservation practices

Sangay Wangchuk email
Supervisors Dr. Jennifer Bond (Principal Supervisor), Professor Max Finlayson, Dr. Richard Thwaites

Topic: Why are villages in the eastern part of Bhutan dying, and what are some of the social and ecological implications of this trend?

Abdul Wazirzada email
Principal Supervisor Professor John Hicks

Topic: Sustainable Mobility for Road Users Using Intelligent Transport Systems: The Australian Paradigm

Sumedha Weerasekara email
ILWS Supervisors Associate Professor Branka Krivokapic-Skoko, Professor Mark Morrison

Topic: Recognise and Assess the impact of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem factors on Enterprise Performance in the continuum of Urban to regional NSW, Australia

Jillda Wright (DSW) email
Associate Supervisor Professor Manohar Pawar

Topic: An Exploratory study of the Management of Dissociative Identity Disorder in Australia

Lucia Wursch email

ILWS Supervisor Associate Professor Peter Simmons

Topic: Transactional analysis in organisations: A case study exploration of Berne’s theory with a focus on communication

Londari Yamarak
Principal Supervisor Professor Kevin Parton

Topic: Effects of the mining industry on poverty in PNG

Elizabeth Znidersic email
Principal Supervisor Professor David M. Watson

Topic: The detectability of cryptic birds (Lewin's rail, Cocos Buff-banded rail and other rail species) to assist with conservation/management options.