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Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Yurunnhang Bungil Nyumba: Infusing Aboriginal ways of being into teaching practice in Australia, Lisa Buxton

Perceptions, impact and scope of medication errors with opioids in Australian specialist palliative care inpatient services: A mixed methods study (the PERISCOPE project), Nicole Heneka

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

"Taming the beast": Exploring the lived experience of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis using a life history approach, Therese Burke

Youth who serve: Mandatory school service experience and consequent civic responsibility, Cho See Chong

“Turning mirrors into windows”: A study of participatory dynamic simulation modelling to inform health policy decisions, Louise Freebairn

St Thomas Aquinas on affectivity: A way forward for seminary formation, Bernard Gordon

Hearing and understanding: Vernacular liturgical reform at Holy Trinity Abbey New Norcia 1963-1970, Christopher Kan

Evaluating local, national, regional and international interventions in northern Uganda using a human security approach, Davis Kawooya

A study of stakeholder power relations, governmentality and capital in vocational education and training policy in Australia, Jonathon Mascorella

Christmas Island: A question of self-determination, Kelvin Matthews

The educational leadership experiences of principals and their respective leadership teams in the implementation of a Josephite approach to education in six schools in the Josephite tradition, Catherine Mead

Differentiating pre-capillary and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension by Doppler echocardiography in a large realworld database, Pyi Naing

"Bridging two worlds?”: Towards cultural safety within schools of nursing in Australian universities, Samantha Petric

The conjecture from the universality of objectivity in jurisprudential thought: The universal presence of a ‘reasonable man’, Johnny Sakr

Towards an Aristotelian Theory of care: A comparison of Neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics with feminist ethics of care, and the fundaments of a virtue ethical theory of care, Steven Steyl

The course changes in maximal strength velocity following a traditional strength- or power orientated training session, Alexander Vernon

Motivation in knowledge workers, Carmen Wong

Patient involvement in healthcare projects: A mixed method study on the perspectives of project staff in Western Australian (WA) public hospitals and health services, Melanie Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Development of a professional practice competency for undergraduate nursing students at a private catholic university in Western Australia: A mixed-method study, Christine Adams

To teach or not to teach? The experiences and self-perceptions of early career teachers in Western Australian catholic primary schools that led them to remain in the profession, Deborah Black

"No sir, it’s not discrimination, you’re just too old". An auto-ethnography of the effects of perceived age discrimination among older Australian male professionals., Colin Brown

Picasso's Guernica: The imaginative treatment of history, Riley Buchanan

The shadow in the light: The dark romanticism of Francisco de Goya, Elizabeth Burns-Dans

Because He has spoken to us Joseph Ratzinger, the revelation of the LOGOS in Jesus Christ, and a fundamental pattern for evangelization, Bradley Bursa

The impact of pilgrimage upon the faith and faith-based practice of Catholic educators, Rachel Capets

Deficiencies in Australia’s current merger regime: The call to combat creeping acquisitions, Ashleigh Cavagnino

Diagnosing pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease using diastolic echo markers: The National Echo Database of Australia (NEDA) PH-LHD predictive formula, Kevin Chung

An exegetical study of the annunciation of Luke 1:26-38 through text and art, Kellie Costello

An investigation into the impact of high-stakes testing, through the naplan assessment, on the teaching and learning of mathematics in one primary school, Linda Cranley

Psychometric Testing of the Endotracheal Suction Assessment Tool© (ESAT©): An exploratory sequential mixed methods study, Kylie Davies

4E’s Socratic Model: A grounded theory for managing team creativity in an organisational context, Philip Dennett

The emergence & evolution of the concepts of “the author”, “the work” and “literary property” with specific reference to enlightenment england 1450-1769: The role and influence of John Locke in the case of Millar v Taylor (1769), Mark Doepel

Workforce nationalisation in Papua New Guinea: Security and logistics in resource organisations, Warren Doudle

The changing face of Australia: From secular to post-secular identity, Saskia Ebejer

Assessment of the neuroprotective efficacy of poly-arginine-18 (R18) peptides in a pre-clinical model of perinatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE), Adam Edwards

The Christian concept of the nature of motherhood and its implications in a contemporary context, Christine Fisk

Modelling spatial heterogeneity in the haemodynamic response with implications for neuroimaging, Russell Gore

Intensive care nurses’ attitudes, beliefs and reported practices relating to patient sleep: A descriptive study, Rebecca Hahn

The identification of the role and competencies of the graduate nurse in recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient in an acute ward environment: A mixed methods study, Steven Hardman

The factors influencing nurse graduates use of mobile technology in clinical settings in Perth Western Australia: A mixed method study, Benjamin Hay

How do the writings of Pope Benedict XVI on "transformation" apply to a couple's growth in holiness in sacramental marriage?, Houda Jilwan

Macroeconomic risk factors of Australian mining companies, Mohammed Kamruzzaman

Promoting student belongingness: The development, implementation and evaluation of a toolkit for nurses, Christine King

Sustainability of sprinkler- irrigated horticulture on sandy soils at Binningup - Swan Coastal Plain, W.A., Eric Law

Paid parental leave: An investigation and analysis of Australian paid parental leave frameworks with reference to selected European OECD countries, Greg Lynn

Who will lead?: Implications and recommendations for the development and appointment of Sydney Catholic Schools’ leaders, Maria Maher

The plight of Mass Man & the concept of creatura according to Romano Guardini & Josef Pieper, Andriya Martinovic

Between forum and tower: The sources of political judgement in the leadership of Pope John Paul II, Cormac McCaughan

Insight into unexplained infertility: How do women make sense of their experience of unexplained infertility followed by spontaneous conception, Fabienne Michea

Parent rated importance of active play and organised physical activity for young children, Casey Murphy

Evaluation of an E-learning training package by nurses for various designations for developing clinical skills and knowledge., Nitasha A. Narayan

Western Australian teachers’ perceptions of effective secondary mathematics teaching through the lens of the ‘actions’ of mathematics: The Proficiency Strands., James O'Neill

Initial teacher education students’ literacy: Factors that impact on literacy achievement of prospective pre-service teachers, Elizabeth O'Sullivan

Investigating the molecular pathology of Dupuytren’s disease, Robert Pearce

Perceptions of large-scale, standardised testing in religious education: How do religious educators perceive The Bishops’ Religious Literacy Assessment?, Antonella Poncini

Ontologia ad theologia: An intellectual history of contemporary English language Rahner Scholarship, Maddison Reddie-Clifford

Harbouring discontent: Activism in 1930s Fremantle, Paul Reilly

Aboriginal women yarning about experiences as undergraduate nursing students in Western Australian universities, Melanie Robinson

“First time here, I didn’t know it was hospital”. Travelling for treatment: The structural complexities identified via the stories of Aboriginal women who relocated for treatment in the State Adult Burns Unit at Fiona Stanley Hospital., Tiffany Ryan

Open versus endovascular thoracic aneurysm repairs In Australia, Timothy Shiraev

The design and development of E-textbooks to support problem-based learning in secondary school science classrooms, Nigel Stewart

Effect of a nurse-led lymphoma survivorship model of care: A pragmatic phase II pilot randomised controlled trial, Karen Taylor

The Who.I.Am study : Identity formation and motor competence in adolescents, Amanda Timler

A dialogue of traditions on the reality of mind: Thomas Nagel and Bernard Lonergan, Robert van Gend

Narratives of experience: Senior registered nurses working with new graduate nurses in the intensive care unit, Susan Whittam

Beyond the Pink Ribbon: An exploration of the experience of self-compassion in Western Australian women survivors of breast cancer, Helen Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Exploring the concept of receptivity to bereavement support: Implications for palliative care services in rural, regional and remote Western Australia, Pippa Blackburn

Women's imprisonment and recidivism: An illustrative analysis of Boronia Women's Pre-Release Centre (Western Australia) and progressive/open prison systems in Norway and Sweden, Cheryl M. Botello

The problem of unwanted online publication and use of images of children and young people : A legal challenge, Anna Bunn

The modification of two tools to measure emotional intelligence in undergraduate student nurses: A mixed method pilot study, Laurel Collin

The influence of the supernumerary clinical nurse educator role on advancing graduate nurses’ quality of patient care: A mixed-methods study in a private Western Australian health service, Tracey Coventry

Self-compassion : What meaning and role does it play in the lives of women who experience anxiety and depression in the perinatal period, Cindy Cranswick

From the Garden of Eden to the new creation in Christ : A theological investigation into the significance and function of the Old Testament imagery of Eden within the New Testament, James Cregan

Mobile learning in early childhood education: A school-university partnership model, Serena Davie

Social media in the workplace: Legal challenges for employers and employees, Jacques C. Duvenhage

"On the side of the saints": A history of the Sydney Catholic pro-life organisation Family Life International with reference to identity formation, Jocelyn Hedley

Establishing factors that enable or inhibit student access to academic support office services, Louise Johnston

The lived experience of the Western Australian graduate registered nurse who is male, Dianne Juliff

Bioimpedance spectroscopy - can it be used as a tool for monitoring fluid shifts in burns?, Pippa Kenworthy

A journey towards conscientisation: Motives of volunteers who support asylum seekers, refugees and detainees, Sarah Koelsch

Hospitalisation and comorbidities in Parkinson's disease: A large Australian retrospect study, Michal Lubomski

Distributed leadership: Building capacity to maximise collaborative practice in a new teaching research aged care service, Kirsty Marles

Singing exile: Music in Irish emigration literature, Christopher McCann

Assessment of the neuroprotective potential of poly-arginine peptides in stroke models, Diego Milani

The effect of continuing professional development from the perspective of nurses and midwives who participated in continuing education programs offered by Global Health Alliance Western Australia: A mixed-method study, Yan Ing (Jenni) Ng

The nature and scope of outdoor education in Western Australian secondary schools, Duncan Picknoll

Educators' practices for promoting the spiritual development of children aged 3 to 4 years, in the context of Catholic childcare centres in Western Australia, Christine Robinson

Development, implementation, evaluation and validation of a haemophilia nurses’ education program in South Africa, Jill Smith

A comparative-historical analysis of cross-cultural influences affecting the evolving of Christian marriage in the first century CE, Kevin Smith

Sedimentation dynamics of the Cagayan de Oro river catchment and the implications for its coastal marine environments, Mars P. Tan

Mentoring beginning teachers in Catholic schools in Western Australia: An exploratory study, John Topliss

Future digital money: The legal status and regulation of bitcoin in Australia, Chinelle van der Westhuizen

Communion Ecclesiology and communication in the post-Vatican II Church, Marita Winters

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

"Not Marching Now in Fields of Thrasymene": Producing Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus for the modern stage, Patrick C. Barton

'Aiding gli Ebrei' - Delasem under fascism, 1939 to 1945, Laura Bava

Play - lost in transition? Teacher beliefs about pedagogic continuity across the transition to formal schooling, Linda Bellen

Joseph of Nazareth as Man and Father in Jerónimo Gracián’s Summary of the Excellencies of St Joseph (1597), Sophia Boffa

Private conscience and public dissent: The influence of revisionist theological rhetoric in Australian public life, Gerard Calilhanna

Attitudes of mental health care professionals toward the provision of tobacco dependence treatment in the transition to a smoke-free mental health unit: An exploratory mixed method study., Jane Chambers

A case study of factors influencing remote university nursing graduates and their decision to work in a remote hospital, Sally Clark

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