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Prof. Catherine D'Este

Work Phone(02) 40420517
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OfficeRoom 4110 Level 4 W, Hmri Building

Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions13
Total current UoN PhD EFTSL2.69

For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.

Current Supervision

CommencedProposed
Completion
ProgramSupervisor TypeResearch Title
20132017PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid)Co-SupervisorDesign and Analysis in Cluster Randomised Trials
20112015PhD (Gender & Health)Co-SupervisorModifiable Predictors of Mental Health Services Utilisation for Australian Women
20112015PhD (Behavioural Science)Co-SupervisorImpediments to the Implementation of Thrombolytic Treatment in Acute Ischaemic Stroke
20112014PhD (Behavioural Science)Co-SupervisorPlacing an Equity Lens on Population Tobacco Control Initiatives: A Review of the Reach and Impact on Highly Disadvantaged Smokers
20102014PhD (Gender & Health)Principal SupervisorMaternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya
20102015PhD (Medicine)Co-SupervisorThe Definition of Polytrauma - The Need for International Consensus
20102014PhD (Behavioural Science)Co-SupervisorUnmet Needs of Survivors of a Haematological Malignancy and Their Support Persons: Prevalence, Predictors and Psychometrics
20102015PhD (Behavioural Science)Co-SupervisorExploring Management of Overweight and Obesity in Australian General Practice Patients
20102014PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid)Co-SupervisorThe Application of Syndromic Surveillance to Public Health Practice
20102014PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid)Co-SupervisorMammographic Density as a Biomarker for the Efficacy of Treatment of Endocrine Therapies Used to Prevent Breast Cancer Events in Randomised Controlled Clinical Trials
20092013PhD (Behavioural Science)Co-SupervisorPatient Centred Cancer Care: A Road Less Travelled
20072013PhD (Behavioural Science)Co-SupervisorUnderstanding Smoking and Smoking Cessation by Pregnant Aboriginal Women
20032006PhD (Behavioural Science)Co-SupervisorReducing Alcohol Related Harm in Rural Communities

Past Supervision

YearProgramSupervisor TypeResearch Title
2013PhD (Behavioural Science)Co-SupervisorCancer Survivors' Psychosocial Outcomes: A Population-Based Investigation of Anxiety, Depression and Unmet Needs at Six to Twelve Months Post-diagnosis
2013PhD (Psychiatry)Co-SupervisorThe Prognostic Value of Trait Anger in Treatment of Methamphetamine Dependence
2012PhD (Behavioural Science)Co-SupervisorColorectal Cancer Screening Participation and Medical Advice Seeking for Symptoms in Australia
2012PhD (Behavioural Science)Co-SupervisorThe Food and Nutrient Intake and Physical Activity of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Non-Indigenous Rural Children
2012PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid)Principal SupervisorThe Study of Health Outcomes in Aircraft Maintenance Personnel: Sensory System Effects
2012PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid)Co-SupervisorSecondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in an Australian Population
2011PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid)Co-SupervisorAn Investigation into Novel Surveillance Systems and Factors Affecting Public Health Response to Emerging Infectious Diseases (Including New, Re-Emerging and Deliberately Released Pathogens)
2011PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid)Co-SupervisorRole of Zinc as an Adjunct in the Treatment of Childhood Diarrhea
2011PhD (Behavioural Science)Co-SupervisorDevelopment and Psychometric Evaluation of a Measure of Perceived Need for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
2009PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid)Principal SupervisorAssessment of Nutritional Status and Associated Factors in Children Under 3 Years in Rural Western China and Tibet
2008PhD (Behavioural Science)Co-SupervisorAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: An Examination of Smoking During Pregnancy
2007M MedSc (Psychiatry) [R]Co-SupervisorValidation of Self-Report with Medical Records for Events of Traumatic Brain Injury in Males Passing Through the NSW Criminal Justice System
2007M MedSc (Medicine) [R]Co-SupervisorThe Effect Of Ambient Air Quality On Lung Function, Respiratory Symptoms And Bronchodilator Use Among Symptomatic Children
2007PhD (Behavioural Science)Sole SupervisorThe Psychosocial Impact on Mineworkers of Traumatic Events in the Workplace
2007PhD (Nutrition & Dietetics)Sole SupervisorPre-Illness Dietary Factors in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
2006M MedSc CommMed&ClinEpid[R]Co-SupervisorAn Assessment of the Causes of Anaemia and Severe Anaemia in Pregnant Women Living in a Disadvantaged Ethnic Minority Community in Vietnam
2006PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid)Principal SupervisorCardiovascular Risk Factors in Asians and Caucasians
2005PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid)Co-SupervisorCardiac rehabilitation participation and health outcomes in an Australian population
2004PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid)Co-SupervisorMeta-analysis of Molecular Association Studies
2004PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid)Co-SupervisorIssues in Measurement and Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life in Heart-Disease
2003M MedSc CommMed&ClinEpid[R]Principal SupervisorDEVELOPMENTAL DYSPLASIA OF THE HIP: Experiences of and Impact on Families and Health Professionals
PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid)Co-SupervisorDiet, Lifestyle, and Risk Factors for Forearm Fracture in Postmenopausal Women