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Prof. John Attia

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Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions 13
Total current UoN Masters EFTSL 0.12
Total current UoN PhD EFTSL 2.68

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

Commenced Proposed
Completion
Program Supervisor Type Research Title
2013 2017 PhD (Medicine) Co-Supervisor Determination of the Influence of Lipid and Protein Content in Meals on Post Prandial Blood Glucose Levels in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
2012 2016 PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) Principal Supervisor The Role of Autoantibodies in the Development of Depression
2012 2020 PhD (Clinical Pharm) Co-Supervisor Potential Cardio-Protective Effect of Pneumococcal Vaccine
2012 2016 PhD (Medical Genetics) Co-Supervisor Genetic and non-genetic studies of type 2 diabetes in three susceptible Asian populations: Malay, Chinese and Indian
2012 2016 PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) Principal Supervisor The Association of Dietary Patterns, the Related Nutritional Factors and Depression Among Older Australians
2010 2014 PhD (Psychiatry) Co-Supervisor Determinants of Depression Across the Urban-Rural Spectrum: The Social Characteristics of Person
2010 2014 PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) Co-Supervisor The Role of Zinc in Chronic Disease
2010 2014 PhD (Psychiatry) Co-Supervisor Suicide in Australia: Determinants, Moderators and Treatment Options for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours
2009 2013 PhD (Psychiatry) Co-Supervisor The Inflammation Hypothesis of Depression: Cross Sectional Associations, Temporal Relationships and the Confounds of Comorbidity
2009 2017 PhD (Medicine) Co-Supervisor The rEMISS Study: Exploring the Experience of Mood Disturbance in Community Dwelling Stroke Survivors
2009 2013 PhD (Medicine) Co-Supervisor Optimal Timing of Fracture Fixation
2008 2012 M Philosophy (ComMed&ClinEpid) Co-Supervisor Examining the relationship between Alzheimer's Disease, Apolipoprotein E genotyping & MRI Volumetric studies
2005 2012 PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) Co-Supervisor Environmental Triggers of Systemic Autoimmunity

Past Supervision

Year Program Supervisor Type Research Title
2012 M Philosophy (ComMed&ClinEpid) Co-Supervisor Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Intravenous Ibuprofen Vs. Intravenous Indomethacin Vs. Placebo in the Management of Clinically and/or Echocardiographically Important Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants at Greater than 24 Hours of Life
2012 PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) Sole Supervisor Factor V Leiden and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome
2012 PhD (Behavioural Science) Co-Supervisor The Food and Nutrient Intake and Physical Activity of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Non-Indigenous Rural Children
2012 PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) Co-Supervisor The Study of Health Outcomes in Aircraft Maintenance Personnel: Sensory System Effects
2010 PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) Sole Supervisor The Clinical Efficacy of Tea Tree Oil as an Alternative Topical Decolonisation Agent for Adult Inpatients with Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
2010 PhD (Medicine) Co-Supervisor Genetic Polymorphisms of Platelet Glycoprotein and Cyclooxygenase-2 Genes and Their Influence on Risk of Ischaemic Stroke, 90 Day Post-Stroke Outcome, and Gene-Environment Interactions
2007 PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) Co-Supervisor Clinical Epidemiology of B Natriuretic Peptides as Tests for Heart Failure in Australian General Practice
2006 PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) Co-Supervisor Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Asians and Caucasians
2004 PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) Principal Supervisor Molecular Epidemiological Study of Childhood Cancer
2004 PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) Principal Supervisor Meta-analysis of Molecular Association Studies
2003 PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) Principal Supervisor Diet, Lifestyle, and Risk Factors for Forearm Fracture in Postmenopausal Women