Masters in Public Health (MPH) Theses based in other Research Groups and Institutions
Current
Toby Regan (Wellington School of Medicine)
Title: The "Dirty Determinant of Health": A review of intervention strategies to address income as a determinant of health
Supervisors: Louise Signal (Wellington School of Medicine), Anna Matheson.
Completed
Doctoral Research Fellows (PhD)
Current
Title: Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs in the prevention of HPV-related cancer and morbidities: factors affecting uptake of the New Zealand HPV immunisation programme
Supervisors: Andrea 't Mannetje, Lis Ellison-Loschmann.
Title: Biological monitoring of persistent organic pollutants.
Supervisors: Andrea 't Mannetje, Barry Borman, Jochen Mueller (National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology, University of Queensland, Australia).
Md Alfazal Khan
Title: Epidemiology of bronchial asthma in children in Bangladesh.
Supervisors: Allan Smith, Jeroen Douwes, Neil Pearce.
Title: The role and potential of community-based cancer care for Māori in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Supervisors: Lis Ellison-Loschmann, Anna Matheson.
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: Neurotoxic and other health effects of occupational exposures to solvents and hazardous agents
Supervisors: Jeroen Douwes, Dave McLean, 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: Lis Ellison-Loschmann, Anna Matheson, Riz Firestone.
Title: An investigation into the impact of EECA subsidised insulation on the health of residents.
Supervisors: Barry Borman, Deborah Read.
Title: Monitoring the environmental health of New Zealand: A composite environmental health index
Supervisors: Barry Borman, Anna Matheson, Deborah Read.
Title: Barriers to improving health through healthy housing services.
Supervisors: Barry Borman, Anna Matheson.
Completed
Submitted and awarded in 2011
Title: Breast cancer survival in New Zealand.
Supervisors: Lis Ellison-Loschmann, Mona Jeffreys.
Title: Epidemiological studies of occupational work exposures and health effects in the New Zealand workforce.
Supervisors: Andrea 't Mannetje, Neil Pearce.
Title: Epidemiological studies of cervical cancer in New Zealand.
Supervisors: Barry Borman, Lorenzo Richiardi (Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Turin).
Doctoral Research Fellows (PhD) based in other Research Groups and Institutions
Current
Brendan Stevenson (Research Centre for Maori Health and Development)
Title: Te Hoe Nuku Roa
Supervisors: Barry Borman, Chris Cunningham (Research Centre for Māori Health and Development, 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).
