Faculty of Medicine and Health
ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
ACADEMIC PROCESSION
The Academic Procession proceeds to the dais, the Assembly standing. The University Mace is carried by Emeritus Professor Stephen Dain, BSc(Hons) PhD, FCOptom, FAAO, FRSN
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Advance Australia Fair
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are one and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.
WELCOME
The Chancellor, Mr David Gonski AC, BCom LLB UNSW, FCPA, FAICD
ADMISSION TO AWARDS
Scientia Professor Vlado Perkovic, MBBS PhD Melbourne, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health, requests the Chancellor, on behalf of the University Council, to admit candidates to awards
HONORARY DEGREE
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Attila Brungs, BSc(Hons) UNSW, DPhil Oxon, FTSE, FRNS presents the award recipient
OCCASIONAL ADDRESS
The Honourable Jillian Skinner, hon.DSc Macquarie, Jillian Skinner Consultants, Independant Chair AHAA, Board Member Children's Cancer Institute, and former Minister for Health
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Scientia Professor Vlado Perkovic, MBBS PhD Melbourne, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health
Following the Concluding Remarks, the Assembly will stand while the Academic Procession retires.
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
The candidates will be presented by Scientia Professor Vlado Perkovic, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE BSc
Tejal Sadhika Deo
Chantelle Megan Li On Wing
Riya Maria Vincent
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) BSc(Hons)
Vision Science
Honours Class 1
Maximillian Long Thanh Nguyen
FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH
The candidates will be presented by Scientia Professor Vlado Perkovic, Dean of the Faculty
BACHELOR OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH BIPH
Distinction
Katherine Eleanor Meikle
Claire Muriel O'Brien
Hari Remala
Sama Tahooni
BACHELOR OF VISION SCIENCE BVisSc
Maryam Hosain
Almina Kovacevic
Jenny To
Michelle Phuong Anh Tran
Vincent Phuong Vu
Jacky Wei Tao Wu
Distinction
Vijani Kushmila Jayasinghe
Gavin Kong
Alex Lam Chen
Wei Si Liu
Erin Long
Rikita Miyamura
Kenneth Ngo
Mathushah Satheesan
Khaled Mohamad Sayah
Eric Lin Shen
Wenjie Renie Siew
Jie Ni Jenni Zeng
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH GCertFMH
Emma Robbins
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN OCULAR THERAPEUTICS GradCertOcTher
Lawrence Yu-Lin Kao
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN WOMEN'S HEALTH MEDICINE GCertWomHMed
Rebecca Michelle Spring
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE GradCertPharmMed
Sophia Minh Nguyen
BACHELOR OF VISION SCIENCE
MASTER OF CLINICAL OPTOMETRY BVisSc MClinOptom
Joumana Ahmad
Yeon Soo Kim
Su Hyeon Lee
Azba Shanam Mashood
Halin Nam
Zobaida Tahiri
Annie Thuc Quan Tran
Arveen Ordonez Venzon
En Yi Wen
BACHELOR OF VISION SCIENCE
Distinction
MASTER OF CLINICAL OPTOMETRY BVisSc MClinOptom
Christie Yik Yan Chan
Jessica Chau
Jana Choi
Louisa Deng
Tina Bao Tran Dinh
Zara Fatima
Raymond Fung
Shaktiya Jeyaranjan
Selinda Li Lai
Julia Lam
Khadijeh Lashgari
Johnson Lin
Reuel Peng Kuan Loh
Tania Lu
Dan Hoang Nguyen
Jessica Nguyen
Yvonne Phuong Quynh Nguyen
Crystal Nguyen-Dang
Tiana Rebekah Nix
Richard Long Pham
Star Qiu
Thanh Phuong Quach
Ayman Saleh Moussa
Ryan Ki-Su Seong
Ivy Ta
Erin Jessica Tang
Nhi Nguyen Tran
Lena Huynh Truong
Lisa Truong
Aaron Ching-Wai Tse
Ben Zhi Wang
Peiling Wu
Teresa Cuier Xiao
Howie Yin
MASTER OF CLINICAL OPTOMETRY
BACHELOR OF VISION SCIENCE BVisSc MClinOptom
Distinction and The University Medal
Zeinab Fakih
MASTER OF CLINICAL OPTOMETRY MClinOptom
Apirami Balakrishnan
Khang Minh Lam
Esther Lin
Ran Lin
Ga Hee Nam
Timothy Tin Nguyen
Jean-Jacques Ong
Andrea Xiao Xuan Ooi
Jennifer Heejung Pack
Theresa Thuong Kieu Thien Phung
Shanice Natalie Rodrigo Muniaram Perumal
Jordan Truong
Amy Yu
MASTER OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH MFMH
Laura Nicole Butler
Martin Reading
Excellence
Caroline Dwyer
Kathryn Sharon Lambert
Maree Elizabeth Manning
Courtney-Jayne Pomerenke
Jessica Lee Skipsey
MASTER OF HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT MHLM
Abarna Arulanandarajah
Ruxing Chen
Sarah Acacia Church
Catherine Dagandan
Sarah Dimmock
Birinder Singh Giddey
Nizar Karime
Excellence
Andrew Timothy Fong
Ashleigh Patricia Porteous
Clare Margaret Schnelle
MASTER OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT MHM
Excellence
Danielle Antoinette Morgan
MASTER OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTELLIGENCE MIDI
Excellence
Annabel Margo McNaughton Thomas
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH MPH
Akanksha Manoj Bhatia
James Nikolaus Collins
Orla Dempsey
Kieran Francis Neill
Carol Maree O'Loughlin
Silvija Perkovic
Rizki Winartati
Chin Yen Yeo
Excellence
Colleen May Christofis
Amy Wang
Danielle Margaret McGlynn
Jake Raymond Turvey
Erin Louise Collimore
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (EXTENSION) MPH(Extn)
Excellence
Louise Anne Fischer
MASTER OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE MPharmMed
Joshua Barnes
Xin Yu Chow
Golshan Husseinipour
Simran Teotia
Nysha Ann Thomas
Peter Ho Tran
Excellence
Karthikeyan Magudeshwaran
Stefanie Spiers
MASTER OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE MRMed
Suzanne Jane Craig
Excellence
Carla Marree Crethar
Jane Ellen McDonnell
Daniella Valentyna Stephens
MASTER OF WOMEN'S HEALTH MEDICINE MWomHMed
Excellence
Taryn J Elder
Ashlee Tayla Jarratt
MASTER OF HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Excellence
MASTER OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTELLIGENCE MHLM MIDI
Excellence
Philippa Juliette McDermid
MASTER OF GLOBAL HEALTH
Excellence
MASTER OF HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT MGH MHLM
Excellence
Mariyam Heba Cadiri
MASTER OF HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH MHLM MPH
Takuto Fukuoka
Yohan Nathan
Cynthia Chizomam Obi
Jozald Camasura Tuballa
Excellence
Jennifer Elizabeth Green
Mandy Leung
Jessica Lee Mehegan
MASTER OF HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (EXTENSION) MHLM MPH(Extn)
Excellence
Joshua Roy Turnbull
MASTER OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTELLIGENCE
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH MIDI MPH
Callum James Mealey
Excellence
Jenna Maree Miech
Huy Long Nguyen
MASTER OF GLOBAL HEALTH
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (EXTENSION) MGH MPH(Extn)
Veronica Samof
Excellence
Alexander Lewis Dowell-Day
MASTER OF GLOBAL HEALTH (EXTENSION)
MASTER OF HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT MGH(Extn) MHLM
Emilia Chinasa Nwakpa
MASTER OF GLOBAL HEALTH
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH MGH MPH
Excellence
Laura Kelsey Goodwins
MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH (EXTENSION)
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH MIPH(Extn) MPH
Ediongsenyene Jacinta Obot
MASTER OF SCIENCE (RESEARCH) MSc(Res)
Medicine
Andrew Gerard Duckworth
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PhD
Medicine
Chieh Howe Gan
Thesis: Alterations in diastolic function and left atrial strain in chronic kidney disease
Brigitte Jane Gerstl
Thesis: Reproductive Outcomes Following A Cancer Diagnosis In Female Cancer Survivors
Yang Guo
Thesis: Role of TRPM4 and Piezo1 ion channels in cardiac mechanotransduction underlying pressure overload-induced left ventricular hypertrophy
Sara Louise Hungerford
Thesis: Uncoupling ventricular-vascular interactions in structural heart disease.
Kim Tina Nguyen
Thesis: Dissecting the requirements for human lymphocyte development and function by analysing inborn errors in the PI3-kinase and NF-KB pathways
Samuel Ernest Ross
Thesis: Canonical and non-canonical DNA methylome dynamics during vertebrate development
Heather Michelle Valerio
Thesis: Elimination of hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs in Australia
Lisa Joanne Worley
Thesis: Molecular and cellular regulation of human TH9 cell differentiation
Mei Ling Yap
Thesis: Socio-demographic factors associated with actual radiotherapy utilisation in New South Wales
Medicine (The George Institute)
Daisy Hannah Coyle
Thesis: Evaluating and informing reformulation strategies to achieve healthier Australian diets
Belinda Ford
Thesis: Health system performance, patient experiences, and scalability of new models of care for the management of chronic eye disease - an evaluation from western Sydney, and beyond
Medhavi Gupta
Thesis: Ending the child drowning epidemic in India and Bangladesh: Applying a framework for program development and implementation
Briar Louise McKenzie
Thesis: Investigating sex and gender differences in dietary intake and the relationship with cardiometabolic diseases
Menglu Ouyang
Thesis: Guideline-recommended care processes in acute stroke
Joseph Alvin Ramos Santos
Thesis: Strengthening salt reduction in low- and middle-income countries: Is the current evidence on the influences and effects of salt consumption, and strategies for salt reduction generalisable to low- and middle-income countries
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Ana Elizabeth Gomes De Melo Tavares Ferreira
Thesis: An Evaluation of Physiological Variability Inherent in Common Maternal-fetal Doppler Parameters
Liza Tilia
Thesis: Is there a Link Between Oocyte Meiotic Spindle Normality and Embryo Euploidy?
Optometry
Daniel Tilia
Thesis: Associations between binocular vision disorders and contact lens dissatisfaction
Paediatrics
Fathalla Mohamed Ali
Thesis: A 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis to chart the intestinal microbiome development during infancy in full-term and preterm babies and the influence of early environmental exposures
Psychiatry
Heidi Jing Ling Foo
Thesis: Genetic and environmental influences on the brain functional networks in older adults
Grace Maree McKeon
Thesis: Using digital technology to promote physical activity in trauma exposed populations
Hayley North
Thesis: Discovering links between inflammation, neurogenesis, brain structure and brain function in schizophrenia
Matthew Paradise
Thesis: Quantification of diverse cerebrovascular pathologies on MRI in older individuals and their relationships to cognition in a multimodal MRI index
Lyndon Graham Reilly
Thesis: A trial of a community based intervention to support the active engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men in parenting, and to improve men's feelings of empowerment, reduce mental distress and reduce drug and alcohol use
Public Health and Community Medicine
Ikran Ahmed Abdi
Thesis: Immunisation in refugee and migrant communities in Australia: barriers, facilitators and future directions
Samarage Dona Pavithra Jayasundara
Thesis: Development of a within-host mathematical model of urethral gonorrhoea infection and application to treatment
Honorary Degree
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Attila Brungs presents to the Chancellor for admission to the degree of
DOCTOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCE DMedSc
honoris causa
Jillian Gell Skinner