Postgraduate Research

Current Research

• Identifying Discourses Around General Practice in Medical Training
  Kelby Smith-Han, PhD supervised by Associate Professor Chrystal Jaye (General Practice), Dr Sarah Stein (HEDC), Dr Ruth Fitzgerald (Anthropology)
  
  
• International Medical Students: factors that enhance and inbibit learning
  Dr Emma Storr, PhD supervised by Assoc Professor Susan Dovey (General Practice) and Dr Katharine Wallis (General Practice).
  
  
• Regulating for Patient Safety in Primary Care
  Dr Katharine Wallis, PhD supervised by Assoc Professor Susan Dovey (General Practice) (Primary Supervisor), Professor John Dawson (Law), Professor John Campbell, (DSM), Professor Grant Gillett (Bioethics)
  
  
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Diagnosis and intervention in New Zealand
  Kerryn Bagley, PhD supervised by Dr Ruth Fitzgerald (Anthropology), Associate Professor Chrystal Jaye (General Practice)
  
  
• Cost Barriers to Primary Health Care in New Zealand. Structure, geography and constituency of free General Practice clinics in New Zealand
  Dr Lik Wei Lo, PhD supervised by Assoc Professor Susan Dovey (General Practice) (Primary Supervisor), Prof Peter Crampton (Health Sciences)
  
  
• Obstetrics: is decision making by whanau altered when mode of obstetric delivery is by repeat caesarean section?
  Dr Patricia Boyd, MMed Sci, supervised by Associate Professor Chrystal Jaye (General Practice), Dr Jo Baxter (Prev & Social Medicine), Dr Celia Devenish (Women’s & Children’s Health)
  
  
• Why do Maori women in Taupo have a low cervical screening rate?
  Dr Helen Loan, Master of General Practice, supervised by Associate Professor Chrystal Jaye (General Practice) Assoc Professor Susan Dovey (General Practice)
  
  
• Investigation of the experience of depression in a Tokelauan Community
  Dr Iain Loan, Master of General Practice, supervised by Dr Wayne Cunningham (General Practice) Associate Professor Chrystal Jaye (General Practice)

Recently Completed Research

• Spirituality in NZ Hospices
  Mr Richard Egan, PhD supervised by Associate Professor Chrystal Jaye, Adjunct Professor Rod McLeod (General Practice), Professor Rob McGee, Associate Professor Jo Baxter (Preventive and Social Medicine)
  
  
• Palliative Care in the Community
  Dr Roslyne McKechnie, PhD supervised by Adjunct Professor R McLeod and Associate Professor Chrystal Jaye (General Practice)
  
  
• Sociological and Ethical Examination of Health Screening in USA
  Dr Yvonne Lau, PhD supervised by Associate Professor Chrystal Jaye (General Practice) and Professor Don Evans (Bioethics)
  
  
• IT Standards Development
  Dr Tim Gardner, supervised by Associate Professor Susan Dovey
  
  
• Deaf Culture
  Dr Nina Sawicki, supervised by Associate Professor Susan Dovey
  
  
• General Practitioners and CAM
  Dr Marion Upsdell, MGP supervised by Associate Professor Chrystal Jaye
  
  
• GP Uptake of Green Prescriptions
  Ms Nicola Maw, MHSc supervised by Associate Professor Jim Reid and Associate Professor Chrystal Jaye
  
  
• Immunisation in Primary Care
  B Warren, MHealSci supervised by Associate Professor Susan Dovey
  
  
• Surgical trainee decision making: Exploring, modelling, teaching and learning
  Dr Sarah Rennie, supervised by Associate Professor Chrystal Jaye (General Practice), Dr Andre Van Rij (Surgical Sciences), Jean-Claude Theis (Surgical Sciences)