The Centre congratulates the following students on being awarded scholarships in the second half of 2021, and wish them all the best for their research and training programs.
Higher Degree by Research Students
Samuel Rollin BSc (Hons)
PhD candidate: Flinders University
Project: How high-dose androgen therapy and the epigenetics and regulation of immune pathways in prostate cancer.
Supervisors: A/Professor Luke Selth, Professor Michael Michael
Ralph Ernst Scholarship (prostate cancer research)
Joshua Hodgson BSc, BHMSc
PhD candidate: The University of Adelaide
Project: Predicting response to cyclin-dependent kinase inhibition in prostate cancer.
Supervisors: Professor Lisa Butler,
Dr Margaret Centenera
Commonwealth Government Research Training Program Award, FCMHW supplementary scholarship
Georgia Goddard BPsych (Hons)
PhD candidate: The University of Adelaide
Project: Men’s misuse of insulin
Supervisors University: Dr Melissa Opozda,
Prof Deborah Turnbull
Commonwealth Government Research Training Program Award, FCMHW supplementary scholarship
Jacob Brain BSc, MAppSc
PhD candidate: The University of Nottingham, UK and the University of Adelaide
Project: Development of dementia risk prediction models in the context of cardiovascular disease.
Supervisors: Dr Phillip Tully, Professor Deborah Turnbull (University of Adelaide) and nd Dr Matthew Smoutit (Uni of Nottingham)
Combined University of Nottingham/University of Adelaide PhD Scholarship
Honours Student
Joshua Deluao
Current degree: Bachelor Health & Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide
Project: Understanding the optimal reactive oxygen species concentrations in sperm required for the generation of a healthy embryo.
Supervisors: Dr Nicole McPherson,
Macarena Gonzales
FCMHW Honours scholarship
Summer Vacation Students
Mitchell Nicmanis
Current degree: Bachelor Psychology
The University of Adelaide
Project: Cultural adaptation of a men’s health and wellbeing for a health services use monitoring app.
Supervisors: Professor Gary Wittert, Professor Deborah Turnbull, A/Professor Niranjan Bidargaddi
Adelaide Summer Research Scholarship
Jack Lear
Current degree: Bachelor of Psychological Science (Advanced), The University of Adelaide
Project: How coping flexibility relates to mental health outcomes for Australian men.
Supervisors: Dr Ian Zajac, Dr Melissa Opozda
Adelaide Summer Research Scholarship
An Dieu Nguyen
Bachelor of Science
The University of Adelaide
Project: Targeting fatty acid oxidation in advanced prostate cancer.
Supervisors: Professor Lisa Butler
Dr Zeyad Nassar
FCMHW Summer Research Scholarship
Samuel Ziesing
Bachelor of Psychology (Hons)
University of Adelaide
Project: Men’s uptake of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supervisors: Dr Melissa Opozda
Professor Deborah Turnbull
FCMHW Summer Research Scholarship