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Since NDARC's inception, more than 80 students have successfully completed a higher degree research (HDR) program at the Centre (PhD and Masters), with a success rate of over 90%.

Students who have completed a PhD at NDARC:

Completion Year  

First Name  

Surname

Thesis

2024

Christel

Macdonald

The factors influencing court diversion of individuals with a drug/alcohol-related mental illness under s.32/33 of the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act.

2024

Madeline

News

Closing the Gap? Critical Perspectives on Health Policy and Indigenous Self-Determination

2024

Liam

Acheson

Pilot randomised controlled trial of lisdexamphetamine for the treatment of methamphetamine withdrawal

2024

Nicole

Snowdon

AOD interventions in headspace centres

2024

Daisy

Gibbs

Improving the evidence base for services working with people who are at high risk of re-offending after release from prison

2023

Chrianna

Bharat

Data-Supported Decision Making: optimising substance dependence treatment using linked data

2023

George

Economidis

Evaluation of Functional Family Therapy - Child Welfare (FFT-CW) and Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST-CAN) in NSW

2023

Ria

Hopkins

Identifying and addressing issues in access to health services among people using opioids for chronic pain.

2022

Samantha

Colledge

Increasing Global Knowledge of Physical and Mental Health Harms among People who Inject Drugs

2022

Rebecca

Bosworth

Reduction of drug-related harm in prison: A global assessment of the current situation and evaluation of specific programs.

2022

Thomas

Santo Jr

Drug & Alcohol Research- Comorbidities (mental and physical health)

2022

Skye

Trudgett

Evaluation of nation-wide programs for high-risk young people

2022

Wing See

Yuen

Alcohol Use and Mental Health Problems Among Young People

2021

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James

Examining treatment outcomes for Aboriginal clients of Indigenous drug and alcohol residential treatment services in NSW

2021

Lisa

Hilder

Maternities complicated by mental illness and substance use in the information age

2021

Bonita

Byrne

Cultures within culture: exploring the influence of Aboriginal clan, family and community relationships in responding to alcohol related harms in Aboriginal communities in NSW.

2020

Philip

Clare

2020

Richard

Mellor

2019

Shann

Hulme

2019

Kerryn

Butler

2019

Vivienne

Moxham-Hall

2019

Amanda

Roxburgh

2018

Rachel

Sutherland

2018

Matthew

O'Reilly

2018

Sonja

Memedovic

2018

Erin

Kelly

2018

Veronica

Boland

2018

Bianca

Hoban

2018

Alice

Munro

2018

Alice

Knight

2018

Katrina

Prior

2017

Mieke

Snijder

2017

Louise

Birrell

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2017

Elizabeth

Whittaker

2017

Lucy

Albertella

2016

Thu

Vuong

2016

Larissa

Rossen

2016

Clare

McCormack

2016

Kari

Lancaster

2016

Katrina

Champion

2016

Gabrielle

Campbell

2015

Michelle

Tye

2015

Dam Anh

Tran

2015

Mark

Deady

2014

Monika

Wadolowski

2014

Timothy

McSweeney

2014

Bianca

Calabria

2013

Melanie

Simpson

2013

Paul

Nelson

2013

Lynne

Magor-Blatch

2013

Amy

Johnston

2012

Edmund

Silins

2012

Louise

Mewton

2012

Francis

Matthew-Simmons

2012

Briony

Larance

2012

Peter

Gates

2012

Joshua

Byrnes

2012

Emma

Barrett

2011

Fiona

Shand

2011

Marian

Shanahan

2011

Hector

Navarro

2011

Sarah

Larney

2011

Alys

Havard

2011

Courtney

Breen

2010

Elizabeth

Conroy

2009

Deborah

Zador

2009

James

Shearer

2009

Nicola

Newton

2009

Devon

Indig

.

2009

Amy

Gibson

2008

Greg

Martin

2008

Elizabeth

Maloney

2007

Laura

Vogl

2007

Heather

Proudfoot

2006

Anna

Williamson

2006

Katherine

Mills

2006

Jo

Kimber

2006

Neil

Donnelly

2005

Peter

Lawrinson

2005

Carolyn

Day

2004

Lucinda

Burns

2003

Sharlene

Kaye

2002

Amanda

Reid

2001

Louisa

Degenhardt

2000

Catherine

Spooner

1999

Libby

Topp

1999

Wendy

Swift

1999

Joanne

Ross

1999

Rebecca

McKetin

1999

Julie

Hando

1999

Margaret

Cooke

1997

Kate

Dolan

1996

Jeff

Ward

1996

Claudia

Sannibale

1996

Vaughan

Rees

1996

Margaret

Kelaher

1996

Amanda

Baker

.

1995

Jan

Copeland

.

1994

Nadia

Solowij

.

1994

Lynette

Lewis

.

Students who have completed a MD at NDARC:

Completion Year

First Name

Surname

Thesis

2008

Adam

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2012 Bradley Mathers

NDARC offers postgraduate research opportunities for students interested in alcohol and other drug research. Visit scholarships at NDARC for more information and scholarship opportunities.  

A number of NDARC staff are available to supervise HDR candidates. Visit find a supervisor for a full list of potential supervisors. 

Visit our students for a list of current NDARC HDR students and their projects. 

If you have any questions or require further information about NDARC’s HDR program please email ndarc.hdr@unsw.edu.au.ÌýÌý