Carina Walters – Pharmacy
Supervisors: Professor Janie Sheridan, Dr David Newcombe, Professor Chris Bullen
Research topic: Pharmaceutical opioid misuse in New Zealand: Exploring experiences of individuals with non-illicit pathways to dependence
Alison Schneller – Population Health
Supervisor: Associate Professor Peter Adams
Research topic: Critical analysis of mechanisms used in compulsory community treatment orders
Sam White – Population Health/Medicine
Supervisors: Dr Peter Huggard and A/P Marcus Henning
Research topic: Evaluation of the University of Auckland Addiction Workforce Development Programme
Rayna Sharma – Pharmacy
Supervisors: Associate Professor Jo Barnes and Dr Rhys Ponton
Research topic: Use of herbal substances as treatments for substance use disorder, and as drugs of misuse
Anantha Kumar Population Health
Supervisors: Professor Chris Bullen and Dr Karen Bissell
Research topic: Smoking cessation in rural India
Rhiannon Martel – Population Health
Supervisor: Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith
Research topic: An evaluation of primary care e-screening for mental health risky health behaviours among TeTai Tokerau youth
Estelle Miller – Pharmacy
Supervisors: Dr Rhys Ponton (main), Associate Professor Suresh Muthukumaraswamy, Dr David Menkes, Dr Geoff Noller
Research topic: Characterising the use of psychedelic drugs in ‘microdoses’
Delia Cotoros – Population Health
Supervisors: Dr David Newcombe, Dr Rob McNeil
Research topic: Internet Addiction (IA) – exploring the relationship between IA and certain psychopathologies
Oliver Birch – Population Health
Supervisors: Professor Peter Adams, Associate Professor David Newcombe, Associate Professor Bruce Cohen (Faculty of Arts)
Research topic: Responsibilising Opioid Users: OST as Biopower
Alesha Wells – Health Psychology
Supervisors: Dr Lisa Reynolds (main); Associate Professor Suresh Muthukumaraswamy; Eva Morunga (advisor)
Research topic: An investigation into the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of psychedelic assisted psychotherapy.
Jiayi Gong – Pharmacy
Supervisors: Dr Amy Chan, Associate Professor Peter Jones, Professor Alan Merry
Research topic: Persistent opioid use and opioid-related harm after hospital admissions for surgery and trauma in New Zealand: A Population-based Cohort Study