2012 Alumni

Meet our PhD alumni and explore their research topics

To find out more about our PhD alumni, please visit their thesis submissions via the links below.

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Arama Rata

Te Pītau O Te Tuakiri: Affirming Māori Identities and Promoting Wellbeing in State Secondary Schools

Supervisor: Dr Jessica Hutchings

Secondary supervisor: Professor James Liu

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.


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Denise Kirby

Being Mindfully Present in the Moment: Influences on Psychological Functioning

Supervisor: Prof Paul Jose

Secondary supervisor: A/Prof John McDowall

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.


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Erica Chadwick

The Structure of Adolescent and Adult Savoring and Its Relationship to Feeling Good and Function...

Supervisor: Prof Paul Jose

The Structure of Adolescent and Adult Savoring and Its Relationship to Feeling Good and Functioning Well

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.


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Jennifer Do

Behavioural and Neurochemical Consequences of MDMA Self-Administration in Rats

Supervisor: Prof Susan Schenk

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.


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Keri Lawson-Te Aho

Whāia Te Mauriora - In Pursuit of Healing: Theorising connections between soul healing, tribal ...

Supervisor: Dr James Liu

Secondary supervisor: Prof Tony Ward

Whāia Te Mauriora - In Pursuit of Healing: Theorising connections between soul healing, tribal self-determination and Māori suicide prevention in Aotearoa / New Zealand

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.


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Paul Reddish

Why Sing and Dance: an Examination of the Cooperative Effects of Group Synchrony

Supervisor: Prof Ron Fischer

Secondary supervisor: Dr Joseph Bulbulia

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.


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Penny Tok

Inner Speech Use in Autism

Supervisor: A/Prof Jason Low

Secondary supervisor: Prof David Harper

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis. This thesis was submitted to the restricted archive and is only accessible to VUW students and staff.


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Robyn Langlands

Does Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Function Primarily as an Experientially Avoidant Behaviour within ...

Supervisor: Prof Marc Wilson

Secondary supervisor: A/Prof John McDowall

Does Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Function Primarily as an Experientially Avoidant Behaviour within Aotearoa New Zealand?

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.