Meet our Students
We have recently welcomed five graduate research students into the department. The students and their projects are as follows:
- Allison Drosdowsky – Understanding patterns of care across the cancer trajectory using a linked Victorian dataset
- Tatiana Zecher - A study of psychosocial support made available for early term miscarriages undergoing medical intervention for removal in a large tertiary hospital in Victoria, Australia.
- Kelly Champane – Discussing contraception: The perspectives of young women and primary care physicians in rural/remote areas of Botswana
- Katie Henderson-Brooks – Resistance strategies of female international students in Australia experiencing sexual violence and intimate partner violence
- Shakira Milton – Trial of a decision aid to support informed decision making about aspirin to prevent bowel cancer and other chronic conditions
We have also welcomed eight Doctor of Medicine Year 3 students who have successfully completed a three-month research activity in the area of primary care and general practice, under the supervision of DGP academic staff. The students and their projects are as follows:
- Mathew Agnew - Clinician-guided Psychotherapy via Telemedicine for Anxiety and Depression in Rural Primary Care Settings: A Narrative Review
- Jade Chan - What are the Effects of Mindfulness for Women who have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence or Sexual Violence?
- Molly Cookson - The need for and provision of psychosocial support following termination of pregnancy by choice (not for a medical reason)
- John Hew - Gaming as a tool to promote improved hand hygiene practices in children: a narrative review
- Alexander Hossain - Men’s health in the spotlight: the case of men who use intimate partner violence
- Alexandra Jolley - Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare – What do we know about nurse-led care?
- Emil Khalid - A narrative review (using a systematic approach) to explore how oral health education occurs in medical schools
- Jacob Park - The adverse events associated with Medicinal Cannabis use: A review of systematic reviews