Our people

ACHEEV is an interdisciplinary team of academics, postdoctoral researchers, honorary fellows, research assistants and higher degree researchers. Together, we conduct empirical, theoretical and methodological research, focused on questions with practical implications for policy and practice. Our commitment to openness, inclusiveness and excellence is reflected in everything we do.

MPHIL students - current

Rebecca Bosward

Thesis: Precision public health: a new definition, ethical and social implications, and recommendations for policy and practice
SupervisorsProfessor Stacy CarterProfessor Annette Braunack-Mayer

PHD students - current

Belinda Fabrianesi

Thesis: Engaging Community in Health and Social Service Commissioning:  Advancing Community-Led Approaches within a Primary Health Network Commissioning
Supervisors: Professor Annette Braunack-Mayer, Dr Patti Shih

McKenzie Maviso

Thesis: Optimising HIV Prevention Strategies for Adolescents and Young Adults in Papua New Guinea: A Co-Design Approach to Mobile Phone-enabled Intervention
Supervisors: Associate Professor Catherine Mac Phail, Dr Patti Shih

Misganaw Tiruneh

Thesis: The Impact of Stigma and Support Systems on Tuberculosis in Ethiopian Communities: Social Determinants and Perception Shifts
Supervisors: Associate Professor Chris Degeling, Associate Professor Catherine Mac Phail

Hugh James Archer

Thesis: Ethical, legal and social implications of RNA research and development
Supervisors: Associate Professor Chris Degeling, Dr Yves Aquino

Sittichoke Chawraingern

Thesis: An empirical analysis of policy and practices for antimicrobial resistance in Thailand
Supervisors: Assoc Professor Chris Degeling, Assoc Professor Judy MullanDr Patti Shih, Dr Jane Williams

Emma Frost

Thesis: Understanding the ethical, legal, and social implications of using artificial intelligence in cardiovascular disease diagnosis and screening.
Supervisors: Professor Stacy CarterProfessor Annette Braunack-Mayer, Dr Yves Aquino

Zelalem Azene

Thesis: Intimate Partner Violence in the Perinatal Period: Impacts on Mother and Infant
Supervisors: Assoc Professor Catherine Mac PhailProfessor Lisa Smithers

PHD students - graduated

Kathleen Prokopovich

Thesis: Engaging Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities in school-based vaccination for Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Supervisors: : Assoc Professor Lyn Phillipson, Professor Annette Braunack-Mayer

Dr Mina Motamedi (MD, MHM)

Thesis: Responses to transvaginal mesh in Australia: a surgical innovation with low rate, severe adverse events
SupervisorsProfessor Stacy Carter, Assoc Professor Chris Degeling

Saniya Singh

Thesis: Does 'Uncertainty Tolerance' contribute to Overprescribing? Informing Stewardship for Healthcare Staff in Aged-Care Settings
Supervisors: Assoc Professor Chris Degeling; Prof Frank Deane, Prof Peter Caputi