2015 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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Agnez Szabo

Towards an Understanding of the Immigrant Experience:

Supervisor: Prof Colleen Ward

Secondary supervisor: Prof Garth Fletcher

Towards an Understanding of the Immigrant Experience: Social-cognitive Processes of Identity Development during Cultural Transition

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.


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Brittany Cardwell

Non-probative Photos Promote the Truth of Positive Claims

Supervisor: Prof Maryanne Garry

Secondary supervisor: Prof David Harper

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.


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Emma-Jayne Brown

What is the nature of the relationship between Bullying and Non-Suicidal Self Injury in NZ adoles...

Supervisor: Prof Marc Wilson

Secondary supervisor: A/Prof John McDowall

What is the nature of the relationship between Bullying and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in New Zealand adolescents?

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.- please note that the thesis was submitted under the Restricted Archive and will only be accessible to VUW students and staff.


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Gregory Franco

The order of questions on a test affects how well students believe they performed

Supervisor: Prof Maryanne Garry

Secondary supervisor: Dr Matt Crawford

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.


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Jessica Clifton

Training the Interpretation of Ambiguity.

Supervisor: A/Prof Gina Grimshaw

Secondary supervisor: Dr Carolyn Wilshire

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.


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Joshua Faulkner

An Evaluation of Language in Brain Tumour Patients Using New Cognitive Motivated Testing Protocol

Supervisor: Dr Carolyn Wilshire

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.


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Julia Yesberg

Exploring Mechanisms of Change in the Rehabilitation of High-Risk Offenders

Supervisor: Prof Devon Polaschek

Secondary supervisor: Prof Garth Fletcher

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.


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Meng Yeow Low

The effects of parental separation/divorce on adolescents in Malaysia

Supervisor: Prof Paul Jose

Secondary supervisor: A/Prof Jan Pryor

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis. - please note that this is held in our Restricted Archive and is only accessible to VUW students and staff.


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Michael Tooley

Emotion Regulation and Vulnerability to Depression: A Longitudinal Test of the Diathesis-Stress...

Supervisor: A/Prof Gina Grimshaw

Secondary supervisor: Prof Paul Jose

Emotion Regulation and Vulnerability to Depression: A Longitudinal Test of the Diathesis-Stress Model

Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.


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Wendy Kelly

Foster parents' understanding of the foster child's perspective: Does it matter and can it be ...

Supervisor: Prof Karen Salmon

Secondary supervisor: Prof Tony Ward

Foster parents' understanding of the foster child's perspective: Does it matter and can it be changed?
Link to the Institutional Repository record of this thesis.