Doctoral Dean’s list recipients

The Dean’s list is a formal record and public acknowledgement of those doctoral graduates whose theses have been judged by their examiners to be of exceptional quality and whose work makes an outstanding contribution to their field of research. The Dean’s list recipients are announced twice each year, before the May and December graduation ceremonies.

We congratulate the following graduates on their inclusion in the Dean’s list:

2024

Lauren van Noorden – Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Supervised by Dr Hannah Waddington and Professor Jeff Sigafoos

Harry Dent - Doctor of Philosophy in Forensic Psychology

Supervised by Professor Tony Ward and Dr Nichola Tyler

Matt Tankersley - Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics

Supervised by Associate Professor Huw Horgan and Dr Fabio Caratori-Tontini

Katrina Fyers - Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing

Supervised by Professor Karen McBride-Henry and Dr Martin Woods

2023

Sandra Thomas - Doctor of Philosophy in New Zealand Studies

Supervised by Professor Richard Hill and Dr Brad Patterson

Cody Rei-Anderson - Doctor of Philosophy in Law

Supervised by Professor Susy Frankel and Associate Professor Jessica Lai

Hine Funaki – Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Supervised by Dr Joanna Kidman and Dr Cherie Chu-Fuluifaga

Molly Fisher – Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Supervised by Dr Matt Hammond and Professor Marc Wilson

Alexander Simpson – Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics

Supervised by Professor Matt Visser and Dr Dimitrios Mitsotakis

2022

Rose McLellan – Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry

Supervised by Professor Emily Parker and Dr Rosannah Cameron and Dr Matthew Nicholson

Meri Haami – Doctor of Philosophy in Music

Supervised by Dr Brian Diettrich and Dr Mike Ross

Tom Womack – Doctor of Philosophy in Geology

Supervised by Professor James Crampton and Associate Professor Michael Hannah

Manuia Heinrich Sue – Doctor of Philosophy in Pacific Studies

Supervised by Dr Emalani Case and Professor Jean Anderson

David Coventry – Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Writing

Supervised by Professor Damien Wilkins and Associate Professor Thierry Jutel

Hayden Thorne – Doctor of Philosophy in History

Supervised by Associate Professor Dolores Janiewski and Professor Jim McAloon

Matthew Evans – Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry

Supervised by Professor Martyn Coles and Dr Mathew Anker

2021

Juliet Kennedy – Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Linguistics

Supervised by Dr Corinne Seals and Associate Professor David Crabbe

Emma Powell – Doctor of Philosophy in Pacific Studies

Supervised by Dr Emalani Case and Dr Arini Loader and Dr April K. Henderson

Laura Anderson – Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Supervised by Dr Alia Martin and Associate Professor Jason Low

Bryant Chow – Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics

Supervised by Professor John Townend and Yoshi Kaneko

José Villalobos Ruiz – Doctor of Philosophy in Law

Supervised by Prof Claudia Geiringer and Dr Guy Fiti Sinclair

Mariam Sarah Ramazan Mahalli  - Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish

Supervised by Dr Miguel Arnedo-Gomez and Dr Carolina Miranda

Matthew  Biddick - Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology

Supervised by Professor Kevin Burns and Associate Professor Peter Ritchie

Johannes Fischer - Doctor of Philosophy in Conservation Biology

Supervised by Associate Professor Heiko Wittmer, Professor Doug Armstrong, and Igor Debski

Claire Alexandra Baylis - Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Writing

Supervised by Professor Damien Wilkins and Professor Yvette Tinsley

2020

Leo Pure – Doctor of Philosophy in Geology

Supervised by Professor Colin Wilson and Dr Dougal Townsend

Katheryn Edwards – Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Supervised by Dr Jason Low and Professor David Harper

Carolann Schack – Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology

Supervised by Professor Ken Ryan and Dr Dennis Gordon

Janepicha Cheva-Isarakul – Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology

Supervised by Dr Catherine Trundle and Dr Eli Elinoff

Joseph Schuyt – Doctor of Philosophy in Physics

Supervised by Professor Grant Williams and Dr Shen Chong

Kirsty Baker – Doctor of Philosophy in Art History

Supervised by Associate Professor Christina Barton

Kris Nielsen – Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Supervised by Professor Tony Ward and Dr Carolyn Wilshire

Samuel Clack – Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Supervised by Professor Tony Ward and Dr Carolyn Wilshire

2019

Georgia Grant—Doctor of Philosophy in Geology

Supervised by Professor Tim Naish and Dr Gavin Dunbar

Kelle Howson—Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies

Supervised by Professor Warwick Murray and Professor John Overton

Laetitia Roach—Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics

Supervised by Professor James Renwick and Dr Sam Dean

Daniel Lowry—Doctor of Philosophy in Geology

Supervised by Associate Professor Nicholas Golledge and Associate Professor Nancy Bertler

Carolyn Shaw—Doctor of Philosophy in Music

Supervised by Associate Professor Sarah Hoskyns and Associate Professor Sue Cornforth

Hamish Simmonds—Doctoral of Philosophy in Marketing

Supervised by Associate Professor Val Hooper and Associate Professor Aaron Gazley and Dr Michelle Renton

Samantha Stanley—Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Supervised by Professor Marc Wilson and Dr Matt Crawford

Maja Zonjić—Doctor of Philosophy in Film

Supervised by Associate Professor Sara Kindon and Dr Cherie Lacey

2018

Ann Pairman—Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Supervised by Professor Carmen Dalli and Dr Bronwyn Wood

Cailing Lu—Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Linguistics

Supervised by Associate Professor Averil Coxhead, Associate Professor Peter Gu and Professor Frank Boers

Clare Markham—Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting

Supervised by Professor Judy Brown, Professor Trevor Hopper and Professor Ian Eggleton

Jason Long—Doctor of Philosophy in Music

Supervised by Dr Jim Murphy and Professor Dale Carnegie

Olayinka Moses—Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting

Supervised by Professor Tony Van Zijl and Associate Professor Noor Houqe

Ruth Weatherall—Doctor of Philosophy in Management

Supervised by Associate Professor Deborah Jones and Associate Professor Todd Bridgman

Ryan Schwamm—Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry

Supervised by Professor Martyn Coles and Dr Alison Edwards

Taitusi Taufa—Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry

Supervised by Associate Professor Peter Northcote and Dr Rob Keyzers

Tahlia Kingi—Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Supervised by Professor Marc Wilson, Dr Awanui Te Huia and Dr Lynne Russell

2017

Allan Drew—Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Writing

Supervised by Emily Perkins and Associate Professor Sarah Ross

Benno Blaschke—Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies

Supervised by Associate Professor Michael Radich and Professor Joseph Bulbulia

Jennifer Matthews—Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology

Supervised by Professor Simon Davy and Dr Clint Oakley

Kate Duignan—Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Writing

Supervised by Professor Damien Wilkins and Dr James Meffan

Kyle Clem—Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Geography

Supervised by Professor James Renwick and Dr Jim McGregor

Lorance Taylor—Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Supervised by Dr Maree Hunt and Dr Anne Macaskill

Michael Jackson—Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Biodiversity

Supervised by Dr Wayne Linklater and Dr Rob Keyzers