PhD and research degrees

Recent completions

2021

• Elizabeth Baker, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled An enquiry into the development of critical text creators: Teaching grammar in the primary years
• Nicole Feledy, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Listening to the Career Life Stories of Teachers
• Tracey Reeves, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Autistic and Non-Autistic Mothers’ Perceptions and Understandings of their Daughters’ Autism Camouflaging
• Dr Michael O’Connor, received the award of Doctor of Education for his thesis entitled ‘What are highly effective strategies that improve student attendance in Queensland state secondary schools?’
• Dr Mary Gregory, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled The lived experience of second-year science academic program of study students at an Australian University
• Raechel Smart, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled The Presentation and Impact of School Refusal Behaviour in Children on the Autism Spectrum
• Bradley Hall, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for his thesis entitled Pre-Service Teachers' Interpretation and Translation of the Five Propositions in the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
• Jon Clair, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for his thesis entitled Exploring Exploring the Effects of Boarding School Staffing Models on Staff and Student Wellbeing: A Comparative Case Study of Boarding Staff Perspectives
• Sarah McManus, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Teaching Food Literacy in Queensland Secondary Schools
• Dr Eunjae Park, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled Adventures into the Unknown: The Lived Experience of East Asian International Students as Foreign-Accented Speakers in Australian Higher Education
• Simon Howell, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for his thesis entitled Exploring Employability Development in Engineering Undergraduates
• Dr Shih-Chun Lu, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled Inner Change: Using drama as a counselling method in generating self-awareness and supportive class interactions
• Andrew Fa’avale, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for his thesis entitled Pasifika Student Self-Efficacy: Minding the Mindset of Success
• Kelly Redhead-Adelt, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Extending the Classroom: Investigating the long-term influence of a co-curricular theatre-arts program on secondary school participants
• Craig Wood, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy with Award of Excellence for his thesis entitled The Crystallizing Teacher: A Performative and Critical Autoethnography of Conscientization Revealing Whiteness in Australian Schools
• Sarah Frew, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Leadership Practice: Tools for Meaningful Change How Leaders Use Language to Lead
• Tamy Somerwil, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled Preschool Educators' Perceptions of Their Emotional Socialiser Role of Preschool Children's Emotional Competence
• Helen McLennan, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Including Students on the Autism Spectrum: Stakeholder Experience and Knowledge Gained in Evaluating Practice
• Lorna Clark, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Critical Thinking and Academic Writing in Higher Education: A New Approach to Teaching Design
• Patrick O'Regan, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for his thesis entitled Positioning Gestalt Professional Education in the Changing Cultural Context: The Experiences of Providers
• Rebecca Cook, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled First Peoples' Perspectives on Engagement at University: What Keeps Students Coming Back to Indigenous Education Units?
• Nicola Stewart, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Exploring the text producing practices of a child with dyslexia when he writes what matters to him
• Damien Barry, received the Doctor of Education with Award of Excellence for his thesis entitled The value of The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers as an Evaluation Tool to Enhance Teacher Quality.
• Maria Fernanda Larrea Sotomayor, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Contributions of training and situated learning to Cabin crew competence
• Liam Herbert, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for his thesis entitled The Influence of Multi-Field Classroom Observations on Early Career Teachers
• Lauren Davis, received the award of Master of Education with Award of Excellence for her thesis entitled Exploring the Spoken Language Development of School-Aged Children on the Autism Spectrum with Minimal Verbal Language
• Damien Airey, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for his thesis entitled Prompting beginning teachers to purposefully consider and implement differentiation: Connecting frameworks to targeted actions
• Annalise Taylor, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled A Model of Practice supporting the teaching of students on the autism spectrum when they start school
• Hayley Mitchelson, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Parent experiences of moving mainstream schools for their autistic child
• Bronwyn Reid O'Connor, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled Exploring a Primary Mathematics Initiative in an Indigenous Community School
• Deniese Cox, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled An Investigation of Influences on Enacted Practice in Online Vocational Education
• Yijun Hu, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled Being and Becoming Academics: A Case Study of Chinese Returned Academics Working on Knowledge Recontextualisation
• Jamie Kennedy, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled Learning In Professional Orchestras
• Adam Suess, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for his thesis entitled Instagram and the art gallery: Aesthetic experience, space, and sharing
• Rochelle Banks, received the award of Master of Education with Award of Excellence for her thesis entitled Exploring the impact of sexual harassment on teacher identity: An autoethnography
• Tracey Reader, received the award of Master of Education with Award of Excellence for her thesis entitled Mental Computation in Year 1
• Cassie Gleeson, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Beginning Teachers' Perceived Competence to Support Students' Mental Health: Developing Mental Health Literacy
• Sureetha De Silva, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled The changing academic work in universities: Lived experience and perceptions of Australian academics
• Danny Sidwell, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for his thesis entitled Great Expectations: An Exploration of Student Academic Learning Expectations
• Brendan Anthony, received the award of Doctor of Education for his thesis entitled Perspectives of Learning Popular Music Production in Higher Education From Both Sides of the Glass
• Chun-Yu Huang, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Exploring the values and aspirations of mothers with highly intellectual gifted children of their participation in out-of-school programs
• Anne-Maree Eyles, received the award of Doctor of Education for her thesis entitled Teachers perspectives about implementing ICT in music education
• Renee Morrison, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled Search Engine Use in Australian Home-Schools: An Exploration Framed by the Generational Digital Divide Construct
• Janet Watts, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled Language and interaction in a Standard Australian English as an additional language or dialect environment: The schooling experiences of children in an Australian Aboriginal community
• Jessica Veurman, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled The Work of the Applied Theatre Artist as Simulated Patient in Open Disclosure Scenarios
• Daniellle Bull, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled How can Occupational Therapy Improve the Effectiveness of Airline Pilot Training?
• Rebecca Sutherland, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled An exploration of the feasibility, and acceptability of telehealth for students with diverse learning needs

2020

• Dr Brendan Anthony, received the award of Doctor of Education for his thesis entitled Perspectives of Learning Popular Music Production in Higher Education From Both Sides of the Glass
• Rochelle Banks, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Exploring the impact of sexual harassment on teacher identity: An autoethnography
• Danielle Bull, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled How Can Occupational Therapy Improve the Effectiveness of Airline Pilot Training?
• Dr Deniese Cox, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled An Investigation of Influences on Enacted Practice in Online Vocational Education
• Dr Sureetha De Silva, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled The changing academic work in universities: Lived experience and perceptions of Australian academics
• Dr Anne-Maree Eyles, received the award of Doctor of Education for her thesis entitled Teachers' perspectives about implementing ICT in music education
• Cassandra Gleeson, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Beginning Teachers' Perceived Competence to Support Students' Mental Health: Developing Mental Health Literacy
• Dr Yijun Hu, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled Being and Becoming Academics: A Case Study of Chinese Returned Academics Working on Knowledge Recontextualisation
• Chun-Yu Huang, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Exploring the values and aspirations of mothers with highly intellectual gifted children of their participation in out-of-school programs
• Dr Jamie Kennedy, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for his thesis entitled Learning In Professional Orchestras
• Hayley Mitchelson, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled Parent experiences of moving mainstream schools for their autistic child
• Dr Renee Morrison, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled Search Engine Use in Australian Home-Schools: An Exploration Framed by the Generational Digital Divide Construct
• Tracey Reader, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for h thesis entitled Mental Computation in Year 1
• Dr Bronwyn Reid O'Connor, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled Exploring a Primary Mathematics Initiative in an Indigenous Community School
• Danny Sidwell, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for his thesis entitled Great Expectations: An Exploration of Student Academic Learning Expectations
• Alastair Smith, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for his thesis entitled High school student personality and misbehaviour
• Dr Glenda Stanley, received the award of Doctor of Education for her thesis entitled Aspirations of Pacific Island High School Students for University Study in Southeast Queensland
• Dr Adam Suess, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for his thesis entitled Instagram and the art gallery: Aesthetic experience, space, and sharing
• Dr Rebecca Sutherland, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled An exploration of the feasibility, reliability, and acceptability of telehealth for students with diverse learning needs
• Ms Jessica Veurman, received the award of Master of Education and Professional Studies Research for her thesis entitled The Work of the Applied Theatre Artist as Simulated Patient in Open Disclosure Scenarios
• Dr Janet Watts, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis entitled Language and interaction in the Standard Australian English as an additional language or dialect environment: The schooling experiences of children in an Australian Aboriginal community

2019

• Kathryn Ambrose, received the award of Master of Education for the thesis entitled Exploring possible gender profiles in carer-reported anxiety symptoms in children on the autism spectrum
• Juliet Beattie, received the award of Master of Education for the thesis entitled Incorporating intercultural understanding capability in Christian studies years 7-9 in Lutheran education
• Gemma Beriman, received the award of Master of Education for the thesis entitled An exploration of two entrepreneurship education programs delivered to secondary school students and their impact on student self-efficacy
• Gayle Brent, received the award of Master of Education for the thesis entitled Exploring academic staff perceptions of employability-based learning in STEM
• Dr Debbie Brosseuk, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled Launch-ing an organic literacy pedagogy to stimulate text production among learners in the early years
• Dr Susan Chapman, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled Arts Immersion across the curriculum: An action research case study in using the Arts as the home language in a primary school classroom
• Dr Hao Chen, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled Discipline heads' lived experiences of implementing higher vocational education curriculum reform in China
• Dr Jacquiline Den Houting, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled Too anxious to achieve? A quantitative investigation of anxiety and academic achievement in autistic children
• Steven Griffiths, received the award of Master of Education for the thesis entitled Exploring Australian early career teachers' implementation of flipped learning in junior high school science
• Dr Gail Hager, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled Curriculum literacies: Experiences of teaching curriculum literacies in an independent middle school in South East Queensland; a complex relationship between the practices, the site, and the practice architectures that enable and constrain.
• Sally Hawkes, received the award of Master of Education for the thesis entitled Transition to the teaching profession in a Queensland high school: Beginning teacher perspectives
• Dr Hind Hegazy, received the award of Doctor of Education for the thesis entitled Teachers' perceived understanding of formative assessment and how it impacts their classroom practice: A case-study investigation
• Dr Lorna Hepburn, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled Teacher-reported knowledge and implementation of classroom management practices in Queensland state secondary schools: Investigating the research-to-practice gap
• Dr Sharon Hogan, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled Feedback for learning in the drama classroom
• Katrina Kavanagh, received the award of Master of Education for the thesis entitled Transformative learning in Diploma of Community services programs
• Dr Louise King, received the award of Doctor of Education for the thesis entitled Australian transnational vocational education and training provisions: Sustainability, quality, and relevance
• Eszter Kiss, received the award of Master of Education for the thesis entitled International undergraduate business students' perceptions of employability
• Anthony Knox, received the award of Master of Philosophy for the thesis entitled An investigation of the theoretical and conceptual effectiveness of an adolescent leadership curriculum for Year 10 boys in an Australian secondary school
• Dr Ellen Larsen, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled The influence of attribution style on beginning teachers' professional learner identities
• Dr To Lan Luong, received the award of Doctor of Education for the thesis entitled Vietnamese university students' academic motivation
• Leonard McKeown, received the award of Master of Education for the thesis entitled Determining the impact of the Corrective Reading program on the NAPLAN reading results of 'at risk' students
• Annette Messenger, received the award of Master of Education for the thesis entitled Wellbeing and physical activity in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder with and without intellectual disability
• Dr Lisa Palethorpe, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled A change agent for improving quality: The educational leader in Australian early childhood education and care
• Dr Teressa Schmidt, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled When the whole is more than the sum of its parts: Investigating ways that advanced skills for VET teachers are conceptualised and how they are developed
• Dr Kassandra Soo, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled The learning and development process of pilots during initial airline training
• Dr Margaret Toomey, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled Computer games, learning and literacy: Reflections on students' learning and literacy experiences when engaging with computer games in a middle years English classroom
• Dr Ellie van Aswegen, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled A design-based research study exploring student interest in an early learning enrichment program
• Dr Brett Voss, received the award of Doctor of Education for the thesis entitled The design principles of on-demand learning: A design-based research study of educative provisioning in popular music production
• Dr Jennifer Wong, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled Playbuilding: Considering identities, agency and self-efficacy
• Dr Monica Yadeun De Antunano, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled Re-understanding change: A decolonial pedagogy for empowering people to think from the margins
• Dr Dian Zhang, received the award of Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis entitled A study of the impact on well-being of non-formal adult education in rural China