HDR students

We help future research leaders by creating and supporting opportunities for higher degrees by research.
Research Masters and PhD students are well supported by Three Rivers DRH and the Office of Research Services and Graduate Studies at Charles Sturt University.
If you are interested in pursuing a higher degree by research with our research team, please contact us.
        
    
Rebecca JarrottPhD Candidate
Thesis: Exploring the validity, clinical utility and cultural safety of The Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform Assessment when used to assess cognitive function of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Supervision
        
Associate Professor Melissa Nott
Dr Judy Ranka
Dr Robyn Williams
Email: rsmith@csu.edu.au

        
    
Jonathan GarnerPhD Candidate
Thesis: Circumstances surrounding falls in tactical populations
Supervision
        
Dr Katharine Freire
Dr Kristy Robson
Professor Rod Pope
Associate Professor Tracey Parnell
Email: jgarner@csu.edu.au

        
    
Alison DevittPhD Candidate
Thesis: A collaborative telehealth coaching intervention for adults with mild intellectual disability
Supervision
        
Associate Professor Melissa Nott
Associate Professor Rachel Rossiter
Email: adevitt@csu.edu.au

        
    
Sophie ShephardPhD Candidate
Thesis: Codesign of a competency framework for a post-professional allied health role in persistent pain management
Supervision
        
Dr Ian Skinner
Dr Kate Freire
Professor Toby Newton-John
Associate Professor Cate Thomas
Email: sshephard@csu.edu.au

        
    
Brent SmithPhD Candidate
Thesis: Expanding and sustaining clinical placements for pre-registration allied health students in rural Australia
Supervision
        
Associate Professor Narelle Patton
Associate Professor Caroline Robinson
Dr Kristy Robson
Email: brensmith@csu.edu.au

        
    
Kym BarryPhD Candidate
Thesis: What is quality anyway? Experiences of clinical placement quality in nuclear medicine
Supervision
        
Associate Professor Narelle Patton
Dr Kristy Robson
Email: kbarry@csu.edu.au

        
    
Danielle KennedyPhD Candidate
Thesis: What are the enablers and barriers to delirium screening for nurses working in rural and regional New South Wales hospitals?
Supervision
        
Dr Kristy Robson
Associate Professor Melissa Nott
Email: dankennedy@csu.edu.au

        
    
Bright JosePhD Candidate
Thesis: Improving cardiac care in rural communities: a focus on cardiac self-efficacy, self-management and quality of life
Supervision
        
Associate Professor Jessica Biles
Associate Professor Cannas Kwok
Dr Kristy Robson
Email: bjose@csu.edu.au

        
    
Kathryn CastellettoPhD Candidate
Thesis: The impact of psychological safety on health students’ rural work-integrated learning experiences
Supervision
        
Dr Rachel Hogg
Associate Professor Narelle Patton
Email: kcastelletto@csu.edu.au

        
    
Latitia KernaghanPhD Candidate
Thesis: How are lived experience experts contributing to formal and informal mental health education in Australia?
Supervision
        
Associate Professor Belinda Cash
Dr Kate Freire
Email: lkernaghan@csu.edu.au

        
    
Elsie de KlerkPhD Candidate
Thesis: Redefining identity: The journey from clinician to academic at Australian University Departments of Rural Health
Supervision
        
Dr Bernadette Moorhead
Associate Professor Narelle Patton
Associate Professor Melissa Nott
Email: edeklerk@csu.edu.au

        
    
Michelle GriggPhD Candidate
Thesis: Increasing accessibility of occupational therapy services to older adults in rural NSW: Development of an occupational therapy telehealth service delivery model
Supervision
        
Professor Rylee Dionigi
Associate Professor Melissa Nott
Dr Michelle Smith-Tamaray
Email: Michelle.Grigg@health.nsw.gov.au

        
    
Protais HakizimanaPhD Candidate
Thesis: Digital health literacy and engagement on healthy ageing outcomes in rural older adults
Supervision
        
Dr Vivian Issacs
Dr Kristy Robson
Email: phakizimana@csu.edu.au