Research Higher Degrees

CQU offers a range of higher degree programs, entry to which normally requires a bachelor's degree with honours or equivalent academic and/or professional experience. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programs may be undertaken in any area in which supervisory expertise and appropriate infrastructure is available. Please contact us for further information.

Doctoral Thesis Supervision in progress

We have several PhD students in various stages of their study. For a comprehensive list please refer to our PhD research projects.

We also supervise Professional Doctorate projects, Master theses as well as minor theses.

Completed Doctoral Thesis Supervised

Black Deborah Ann 1996 Patient-Assessed Health Outcomes in a Cycle of Continuous Quality Improvement: A Case Study of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Faculty of Health Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton
Plummer A. Alison, 2004 Organisational Issues in Health Informatics and Performance: A Structured-Case Study of Systems Integration in Public Sector Health Care Organisations

Completed Master Thesis Supervision

Ho Mee Yong (Jessica), 2004 The Study of Queensland Nurses Attitude and Behaviour Towards Computerisation

Completed Minor Thesis Supervised for Master of Health Administration and Information Systems

1996 Evaluation of an Information System in a Community Health Centre - a case study
1996 Job Design, Workplace Interaction and Job Satisfaction among Nursing Staff at the Rankin Park Unit
2001 Loss and Grief in Aged Care Facilities - Understanding Nurses' Experience of the Daily Reality
2003 Assessing the impact of a recall system on hospitalisations for patients with diabetes in the Torres Strait, 1997-2000
2004 Job satisfaction in the Intensive Care Nursing Workforce