MPH Research Projects
Our Master of Public Health students conducted research on gender and women's health topic that they are passionate about. The list of projects along with the publications can be found below:
| Name of student | Title of project | Publication | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Moulton | Women’s perceptions and experiences of reproductive coercion: a qualitative evidence synthesis | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0261551 | A/Prof Meghan Bohren, Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Martha Vazquez Corona | The Portrayal of Caesarean Sections in Mexican Media Outlets | https://reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12978-022-01351-8 | A/Prof Meghan Bohren, Dr Ana Pilar Betrán (World Health Organization) |
| Nilab Hamidi | "My father told me 'child, there is no son in this house, so you should wear these boy clothes'": perspectives on gender norms, roles, and bacha posh among Afghan migrant women in Melbourne, Australia | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623521000313?via%3Dihub | A/Prof Meghan Bohren, Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Hannah Billett | Women from migrant and refugee backgrounds’ perceptions and experiences of the continuum of maternity care in Australia: A qualitative evidence synthesis | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871519221001438?via%3Dihub | A/Prof Meghan Bohren |
| Katherine Eddy | Factors affecting use of magnesium sulphate for pre-eclampsia or eclampsia: a qualitative evidence synthesis | https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1471-0528.16913 | A/Prof Meghan Bohren, Prof Joshua Vogel |
| Rana Islamiah Zahroh | Trends and sociodemographic inequalities in the use of caesarean section in Indonesia, 1987-2017 | https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/12/e003844 | A/Prof Meghan Bohren, Dr George Disney, Dr Ana Pilar Betrán (World Health Organization) |
| Alya Hazfiarini | ‘We are going into battle without appropriate armour’: A qualitative study of Indonesian midwives’ experiences in providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic Indonesian midwives’ perspectives on changes in the provision of maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187151922100175X?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266613822000432 | A/Prof Meghan Bohren, Prof Caroline Homer |
| Jack Ganbaatar | Exploring the identities and experiences of young queer people in Mongolia using visual research methods | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691058.2021.1998631 | A/Prof Meghan Bohren, Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Paige Tsakmakis | A qualitative exploration of women’s and their partners’ experiences of birth trauma in Australia, utilising critical feminist theory | https://www.womenandbirth.org/article/S1871-5192(22)00364-X/fulltext | A/Prof Meghan Bohren, Dr Shahinoor Akter |
| Shurfa Buhary | Exploring resilience of Sri Lankan migrant pregnant women during COVID-19 lockdowns in Victoria, Australia: an intersectional qualitative study | - | Dr Shahinoor Akter, A/Prof Meghan Bohren, Dr Ashley McAllister |
| Jeanine Hourani | How structural and symbolic violence during resettlement impacts the social and mental wellbeing of forced migrant women: the lived experiences of Arabic speaking survivors of IPV resettled in Melbourne, Australia | https://conflictandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13031-022-00494-6 | Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Bec Wigan | Men’s experiences of Bacterial Vaginosis and the acceptability of associated male partner treatment | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0235286 | Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Morgan Kent | Management of female urinary incontinence in general practice: a pilot qualitative research project | - | Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Dalia Al Khunaizi | A non-Orientalist, intersectional perspective on Saudi women’s femininities, agency and forms of resistance | - | Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Katie Brebner Griffin | How do key informants in the aged care & ageing services sectors understand elder abuse against people from migrant and refugee backgrounds? | - | Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Nicola Long | Understanding the experience and prevalence of reproductive coercion among women in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative research protocol | - | Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Zainab Korashi | Vaccine Hesitancy in Migrant and Refugee Communities: A Systematic Review Aimed at Informing COVID-19 and Future Vaccination Efforts | - | Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Olivia Ephraim | What is required for safe and effective identification of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in antenatal settings in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea? | - | Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Gemma Tarpey-Brown | “Violence is everywhere.” How the transnational perpetration of sexual and gender-based violence across international borders impacts the safety, health, and wellbeing of forced migrant women. | - | Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Kate Chaouki | Optimising abortion care: Perspectives of care providers and community stakeholders | - | Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Ashlee Bailey | Women’s Perspectives of the Impact of Participation in an Outdoor Adventure Program ’on their Health and Wellbeing | - | Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Veronica Saad | Bilingual Health Educators’ experiences supporting women of migrant and refugee backgrounds through COVID-19 in Melbourne | - | Prof Cathy Vaughan |
| Jessica Kirwan | Family violence affecting children from immigrant and refugee backgrounds: mothers’ perceptions of and experiences with service system responses | - | Prof Cathy Vaughan |
If you are interested to do research with us, you can contact our Unit Research Coordinator, A/Prof Meghan Bohren, at meghan.bohren@unimelb.edu.au.