PhD students
Meet some of our PhD students and read about their research
Current PhD students
![Adela Černigoj Adela Černigoj](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/health/schools/school-of-health/research/phd-students/current-phd-students/adela-ernigoj/adela-cernigoj-phd.jpg/ls_medium.jpg)
Adela Černigoj
PhD in Health Psychology: Re-acculturation: Individual, intergroup and cultural determinants of re-entry stress
![Aneta Cram web.jpg Woman sitting in an office](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0004/1981372/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Aneta Cram
PhD in Health: Exploring Indigenous Evaluation Frameworks
![Benjamin Werkmeister photo web.jpg Man with glasses](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0005/1984649/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Benjamin Werkmeister
PhD in Health Service Delivery: Telehealth, protect the bubble: mental health service delivery during COVID-19 (Clinician perspectives)
![Dan Archer Dan Archer](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/health/schools/school-of-health/research/phd-students/current-phd-students/dan-archer/40579_GCK3702-1.jpg/ls_medium.jpg)
Dan Archer
PhD in Health and Wellbeing: Mobile apps to support sleep health and emotional wellbeing
![Ibolya Rumi landscape web resized.jpg Woman smiling at camera](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0005/1985954/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Ibolya Rumi
PhD in Health and Wellbeing: The Design and Analysis of Regulatory Policy Options for Private Health Insurance in New Zealand
![Kahurangi Dey web.jpg Woman standing in a cafe](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0007/1985155/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Kahurangi Dey
PhD in Health and Wellbeing: Exploring the influences of school food on the lives of tamariki in Aotearoa
![Liz McKibben Liz McKibben](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/health/schools/school-of-health/research/phd-students/current-phd-students/liz-mckibben/liz-mckibben-jpg/ls_medium.jpg)
Liz McKibben
PhD in Health: The Pratyahara Paradox; Sense Withdrawal and an Aesthetic of Wellbeing in Contemporary Yoga
![Ragnar Anderson Ragnar Anderson](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/health/schools/school-of-health/research/phd-students/current-phd-students/ragnar-anderson/Ragnar-Anderson-Square.jpg/ls_medium.jpg)
Ragnar Anderson
PhD in Health and Wellbeing: Parents and young people’s communications about sex and sexuality: meaning-making and affect
![Roya Gorjifard web.jpg](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0007/1981420/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Roya Gorjifard
PhD candidate in Public Health: Teleworking as New Work Norm
![Tram Nguyen Tram Nguyen](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/health/schools/school-of-health/research/phd-students/current-phd-students/Tram-Nguyen/Tram-Nguyen/ls_medium.png)
Tram Nguyen
PhD in Health and Wellbeing: Immigrants’ grief and bereavement during pandemic
Maggie Shippam
PhD in Public Health: The Health and Wellbeing of Young Adults with ADHD
PhD alumni
![Mbinta James web.jpg](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0005/1981400/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
James Mbinta
PhD in Health: Herpes Zoster: Epidemiology and Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety
![Russell Pine Portrait web.jpg Man smiling](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0005/1984667/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Russell Pine
PhD in Health and Wellbeing: A Casual Video Game to Support Young Adolescents' Psychological Well-being in Aotearoa
![Tarra McNally web.jpg Pregnant woman's belly](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0011/1981460/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Tarra K. McNally
Moving beyond dusty guidelines: developing a national clinical practice guidelines dissemination and implementation model for New Zealand’s maternity system
![Sandra Souto Pereira Sandra Souto Pereira](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/health/schools/school-of-health/research/phd-students/former-phd-students/sandra-souto-pereira/Sandra-Souto-Pereira.jpg/ls_medium.png)
Sandra Souto Pereira
PhD in Health Psychology: An exploration of primary healthcare provision for trans and gender diverse people in Aotearoa New Zealand