Congratulations to student scholarship awardees

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

Congratulations 2021 Honours Scholarship awardees

The Centre congratulates the following students on being awarded FCMHW Honours Scholarships for 2021 and wish them all the best for their research and Honours year.

Mr Sam Ziesing

Bachelor of Psychology, University of Adelaide

Project: Men’s usage and satisfaction with Telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supervisors: Prof Deborah Turnbull and
Dr Melissa Opozda

Mr Murray Nankivell

Bachelor of Psychological Science,
University of Adelaide

Project: Self-reported alcohol use during COVID-19 in men.
Supervisors: Professor Deborah Turnbull,
Dr Melissa Opozda

Mr Dale Woolford

Bachelor of Psychology,
University of South Australia

Project: Understanding self-help strategies male farmers use to maintain good mental health and their ideas on how to mitigate the barriers they face to seeking professional mental health help.
Supervisors: Dr Kate Gunn, Professor Deborah Turnbull, and Dr Maatthew Smoutit

Ms Patience Castleton

Bachelor of Health & Medical Sciences,
The University of Adelaide

Project: Evaluating the interplay between semen ROS concentrations, sperm function and seminal plasma cytokine abundance in men.
Supervisors: Dr Nicole McPherson,
Dr David Sharkey