Our Pacific health research postgraduates have successfully completed theses in a wide range of disciplines, read more about their research topics.
Dudley, N. (2013). Reading the Bones: A Taphonomic Analysis of Lapita Mortuary Practices (Thesis, Master of Science). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/3722
Forde, A. (2012). The genetic basis of lipoprotein(a) variation in the Māori and Pacific populations (Thesis, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences with Honours). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2636
Foster, A. V. (2012). Gendered Divisions of Labour in Southeast Asian and Pacific Island Prehistory (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2144
Gavidi, R. O. (2013). Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Comparing the occurrence of this disease in New Zealand and the Fiji Islands (2000-2010) (Thesis, Doctor of Clinical Dentistry). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4379
Gosling, A. L. (2012). Past, Present and Future: Investigations into the history and possible causes of genetic predisposition to metabolic disorders in Pacific populations (Thesis, Master of Science). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2408
Inder, M. K. (2012). Functional analysis of Parapoxvirus-encoded vascular endothelial growth factors (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2374
Keating, G. M. (2015). Ethnic equity in the management of child asthma: Developing and testing a primary care quality improvement tool. (Thesis, Master of Public Health). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/5765
Loan, I. S. (2015). The Experience of Depression in the Tokelauan Culture in Two North Island Communities (Thesis, Master of General Practice). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/5564
Mauiliu, M. (2014). Outcomes for Pacific Peoples after Injury and the Lived Experiences of Injured Pacific Women in New Zealand (Thesis, Master of Public Health). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/5224
McColl, A. (2013). The development and implementation of a family and home-based pilot programme for preventing child obesity in Pacific families in Dunedin, New Zealand (Thesis, Master of Public Health). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4321
Read more about Amy's research in Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research (EDOR) website
Moors, J. (2016). A Metabolic Health Study of Pacific Adolescents: Investigating the metabolic health of Pacific adolescents in New Zealand: Environmental and genetic risk factors. (Thesis, Master of Science). University of Otago. Retrieved fromhttp://hdl.handle.net/10523/6208
Petelo, J. F. A. (2011). Aspects of Dental Development and Skeletal Maturation in New Zealand Polynesian Children and Adolescents (Thesis, Doctor of Clinical Dentistry). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2028
Prost, S. (2014). Development and implementation of new analysis methods to investigate the genetic evidence for the colonization of Polynesia (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4787
Tiatia, R. (2014). Family-Centred Healing At Home: A Samoan Epistemology of Samoan Families' Experiences of Home Dialysis and Home Detention in Aotearoa/New Zealand (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4916
Read more about Ramona's research at He Kainga Oranga—Healthy Housing website
Walsh, M. S. (2012). Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in rural Samoan women aged 18-29 and assessment of associated factors: a population based study (Thesis, Master of Public Health). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4067