College of Nursing and Health Sciences (Health Sciences, Audiology, Disability & Community Inclusion)
Wednesday 15th April 2026 - 5:00pm

Live stream

Ceremony details

Program

Officers, College Vice-Presidents and Executive Deans

Graduates

PHD students

University Medals

Digital Ceremony Booklet

Program

Entry of Academic Procession
The Chancellor, Deputy Chancellors, Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellors, members of the University Council and staff of the University will enter in academic procession.

Indigenous Opening

Australian National Anthem

Opening of Proceedings

Presentation of Graduates

Closing of Proceedings

Departure of Academic Procession

The Chancellor, Deputy Chancellors, Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellors, members of the University Council and staff of the University will exit in academic procession.

Officers of the University

Chancellor
Mr John Hood

Deputy Chancellor
Ms Leanne Liddle

President and Vice-Chancellor
Professor Colin J Stirling

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Professor Romy Lawson

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Professor Ray Chan

Vice-President (Corporate Services)
Mr Jonathan Pheasant

General Counsel & University Secretary
Mr Marc Davies

College Vice-President and Executive Deans

Business, Government and Law
Professor Michael Gilding

Education, Psychology and Social Work
Professor Deborah West

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Professor Romy Lawson

Medicine and Public Health
Professor Jonathan Craig

Nursing and Health Sciences
Professor Tracy Humphrey

Science and Engineering
Professor Ray Chan

PHD Students

Name	Supervisors	Thesis	Citation
Thoshenthri Kandasamy	Principal Supervisor: Elizabeth Lynch Associate Supervisor: Jeroen Hendriks Adjunct Supervisor: Rachel Stockley	By thesis entitled: From Standard to Excellence: The Pillars of a Centre of Clinical Excellence in Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation	Stroke rehabilitation centres are essential for supporting stroke survivors and their families, improving recovery and quality of life. The concept of a Centre of Clinical Excellence represents a benchmark of outstanding patient care, innovative practices, and optimised outcomes. Despite this, transparent methods to identify these centres in the field of stroke rehabilitation remain undefined. This research trialled and evaluated seven defining criteria and indicators of Centres of Clinical Excellence in Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation. Using a pragmatic mixed-method approach, this research combined a review of existing research, survey, and interview findings from 12 international stroke rehabilitation centres from various socioeconomic backgrounds and healthcare funding. The research found strong evidence of support for optimal outcomes, interprofessional care, and education while identifying challenges in demonstrating research culture, leadership and mentorship. This research provides valuable insight to refine CoCE frameworks, advancing stroke rehabilitation standards globally.
Jessica Anne Young	Principal Supervisor: Sally Robinson Associate Supervisor: Lorna Hallahan Adjunct Supervisor: Christopher Lind Adjunct Supervisor: Marie Savundranayagam	By thesis entitled: Who knows? Upholding epistemic rights of people with dementia as they move into a residential aged care facility	This thesis explores the rights of people with dementia to seek, receive, and share information - their epistemic rights. The research focused on how epistemic rights were constrained or supported during moves from home into residential aged care facilities (RACFs). Interviews with people with dementia and their families revealed that decisions about moving often were made without the person’s input. Families prioritised past preferences over current ones, and their choices of RACFs were based more on availability than suitability. Misleading information and limited options further constrained autonomy. After relocation, families had to adjust to restrictive RACF environments. Analysis identified individual, relational, institutional, and societal dynamics that undermined the credibility of people with dementia, excluded them from decision-making, and limited their access to accurate information. These dynamics contributed to epistemic rights being violated. Approaches to better support people with dementia in exercising their epistemic rights during transitions to RACFs are proposed.

Graduates (in order of appearance) - published as of 7 April 2026

Name	Award
Laura Smith	ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN DISABILITY AND COMMUNITY PRACTICE
Olivia Wright	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION
Tammy Ah Shay	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Kellie Artis	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Amy Brownridge	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Emily Byrnes	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Sharona Davis	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Bethany Fleming	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Gemma Giannes	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
See Hian Charis Goh	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Gwen Humphreys	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Andrew Leane	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Georgia Mcinerney	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Ann Mubinya	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Maddison Newland	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Annabelle Pinchbeck	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Melissa Siegert	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Hei Tung Tsang	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Holly Williams	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Phoebe Wright	BACHELOR OF DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Pooja Choudary	BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Katrina Lobban	BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Fotini Mazis	BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Lachlan Pattison	BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Daniella Zito	BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Siu Po Mary Roach Wong	BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES (AGEING)
Rosalind Deller-Johnson	BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES (PHYSIOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE)
Charlotte Mancuso	BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES (PHYSIOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE)
Abbie Mossman	BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES (PHYSIOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE)
Alicia Alderson	BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES (THERAPY STUDIES)
Chad Spangler	BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES (THERAPY STUDIES)
Meika Tomney	BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES (THERAPY STUDIES)
Aastha Vashisht	BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES (THERAPY STUDIES)
Jason Woodard	BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES (THERAPY STUDIES)
Emma Gall	BACHELOR OF LETTERS (HEALTH)
Jack Gallagher	BACHELOR OF LETTERS (HEALTH)
Eilish Devlin	HONOURS DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Stacey Hampton	HONOURS DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Sarah Bal	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN DISABILITY PRACTICE
Simangele Dlodlo	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN DISABILITY PRACTICE
Toyin Dare	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT
Dikchhya Gautam	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT
Jackline Hislop	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT
Chelsea Homa	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT
Wanmei Jiang	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT
Heather Koufopoulos	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT
Sally Ndiwa	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT
Pradhayini Rajabalendran	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT
Lakmal Randeni Pathiranachchilage	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT
Julie Rose	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT
Chelsea Templeton	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT
Kaylee Bui	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Kim Cawaling	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Ru Wei Gan	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Jo-Yu Huang	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Isaac Hughes	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Aaliyeh Jaberi	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Shuhui Lin	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Yiran Liu	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Monica Ly	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Alena Ann Madhu	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Faye Ngo	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Isabella Ottaviano	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Vivian Tang	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Krystina Vlachoulis	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Chia-Yin Wang	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
I Gede Adi Wiguna	MASTER OF AUDIOLOGY
Maria Mercedes Salazar Quintero	MASTER OF DISABILITY POLICY AND PRACTICE
Phoebe Hathway	MASTER OF DISABILITY PRACTICE AND LEADERSHIP
Jarrad Reade	MASTER OF DISABILITY PRACTICE AND LEADERSHIP (DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION)