Masters in Public Health (MPH) Theses
Current
Completed
Submitted and awarded in 2008
Keriata Stuart
Title: Factors influencing Maori women’s decisions about drinking alcohol during pregnancy.
Supervisors: Mona Jeffreys.
Masters in Public Health (MPH) Theses based in other Research Groups and Institutions
Current
Completed
Submitted and awarded in 2008
Jason Kingsley (University of Sydney)
Title: Fungal allergy and exposure to fungi in asthma (MSc)
Supervisors: Euan Tovey (Woolcock Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Australia), Jeroen Douwes.
Doctoral Research Fellows (PhD)
Current
Title: Occupational exposures and possible health effects from residue chemicals in workers handling imported or fumigated containers or goods.
Supervisors: Jeroen Douwes, Andrea 't Mannetje, Bill Glass.
Title: Occupational and environmental risk factors for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in New Zealand
Supervisors: Jeroen Douwes, Dave McLean, Leonard van den Berg (University Medical Centre, Utrecht, Netherlands).
Title: Understanding and addressing the impacts of obesity on Pasifika people in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Supervisors: Ridvan (Riz) Tupai-Firestone, Anna Matheson (School of Health, Victoria University ), Lis Ellison-Loschmann.
Lucy Barnes
Title: Occupational risk factors for Cardiovascular Disease (Provisional title)
Supervisors: Jeroen Douwes, Andrea 't Mannetje, Amanda Eng.
Title: Co-designing a community-based intervention program for prediabetes.
Supervisors: Ridvan (Riz) Tupai-Firestone, Barry Borman, Jemaima Tiatia-Sheath (Te Wānanga o Waipapa, School of Māori Studies and Pacific Studies, University of Auckland.).
Title: Antibiotics in the first years of life: a risk factor for chronic childhood conditions?
Supervisors: Andrea 't Mannetje, Jeroen Douwes, Marine Corbin.
Title: Lifestyle program for Pacific communities
Supervisors: Ridvan (Riz) Tupai-Firestone, Sunia Foliaki, Nia Aitaoto (Centre for Pacific Islander Health, University of Utah).
Completed
Submitted and awarded in 2008
Title: Epidemiology of epilepsy in Tasmania.
Supervisors: Neil Pearce, Simon Easteal (Centre for Bioinformatics Research, ANU, Canberra, Australia).
Doctoral Research Fellows (PhD) based in other Research Groups and Institutions
Current
Caroline Fyfe
Title: An investigation into the impact of EECA subsidised insulation on the health of residents.
Supervisors: Philippa Howden-Chapman (University of Otago), Jeroen Douwes, Lucy Telfar-Barnard (University Of Otago).
Brendan Stevenson (Research Centre for Māori Health and Development)
Title: Te Hoe Nuku Roa
Supervisors: Barry Borman, Chris Cunningham (Te Pumanawa Hauora / Research Centre for Hauora and Health, Massey University).
Title: Assessing the relationship between home maintenance and indoor dampness.
Supervisors: Robyn Phipps ( School of Engineering & Advance Technology, Massey University ), Jeroen Douwes, Mark Jones (BRANZ).
Completed
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Current
Completed
Submitted and awarded in 2008
Sponsor: HRC Erihapeti Rehu-Murchie Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Title: Epidemiology and Maori health research
Supervisors: Neil Pearce, Chris Cunningham (Te Pumanawa Hauora / Research Centre for Hauora and Health, Massey University).
