Masters in Public Health (MPH) Theses
Current
Completed
Submitted and awarded in 2014
Caroline Fyfe
Title: A cost effectiveness analysis of community water fluoridation in New Zealand.
Supervisors: Barry Borman.
Masters in Public Health (MPH) Theses based in other Research Groups and Institutions
Current
Completed
Submitted and awarded in 2014
Kenneth Taiapa
Title: A study of youth particpatory research: "It makes me feel like I actually make a difference in my community; that I can help in a way."
Supervisors: Helen Moewaka-Barnes (SHORE Research Centre, Massey University).
Roy Hoerara
Title: Opening up: A grounded theory on how urban indigenous men of Australia respond to cardiovascular disease
Supervisors: Chris Cunningham (Research Centre for Māori Health and Development, Massey University), Te Kani Kingi (Research Centre for Māori Health and Development, Massey University).
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.
Title: The role of youth empowerment interventions in Pasifika communities to co-develop community-based interventions that encourage healthy lifestyles and the reduction of prediabetes.
Supervisors: Ridvan (Riz) Tupai-Firestone, Barry Borman.
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-Seath (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 2014
Title: Innate immunity and asthma.
Supervisors: Jeroen Douwes, Ian Hermans (Malaghan Institute of Medical Research).
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 (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).
Completed
Submitted and awarded in 2014
Diana Sarfati (Wellington School of Medicine)
Title: Developing a comorbidity index for New Zealand.
Supervisors: Neil Pearce, Peter Crampton (Wellington School of Medicine).
Phatcha Hirunwatthanaku
Title: The impact of visual impairment on quality of life among older persons in a rural area of Northeastern Thailand.
Supervisors: Steve LaGrow (School of Health Sciences, Massey University), Barry Borman.
