Current Students
Jacqueline Rojo
PHD STUDENT, WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITYBN (Hons), GradCertEmerg, BSc (Adv Sc)(F Sc), MN (CL) | Jacqueline's PhD aims to integrate oral health in the undergraduate nursing program.
Alisha Johnson
PHD STUDENT, WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Namitha Thomas
PHD STUDENT, WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITYBDS, MSC (Forensic Odontology) | Namitha's PhD project is focused on improving the oral health needs of women in menopause.
Vipin Jain
PHD STUDENT, WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITYBDS, MDS. Vipin’s PhD is focused on capacity building the healthcare professionals to promote oral health among palliative care patients.
Donna Wang
PHD STUDENT, UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG
Julia Le
Doctor of clinical dentistry student, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Ashwin Rathesh
Doctor of clinical dentistry student, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Amanda Lin
Doctor of clinical dentistry student, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Andrea Fenwicke
Doctor of clinical dentistry student, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Tanya Mahony
MASTER OF RESEARCH STUDENT, WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Shwetha Kezhekkekara
PhD Student, Western Sydney University
Robin Jacob Mao
PhD Student, Western Sydney University
Swathi Kumareswar
PHD Student, Western Sydney UniversityPast Students
Prakash Poudel
PHD GRADUATE (2016-2022), WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITYMPH, MA | Prakash's PhD research informs the development of an oral health program in diabetes care.
Ariana Kong
PHD GRADUATE (2018-2022), WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITYBHSc (Hons), MPodMed | Ariana's PhD adapted a model of antenatal oral health care to promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
Reecha Acharya
MRES GRADUATE (2019-2021), WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITYBDS | Reecha's MRes explored the experiences of foster/kinship carers in relation to the oral health of out-of-home care children.
Paula Sanchez
PHD GRADUATE (2015-2021), WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITYBN(Hons), GradCertIntCare, GradDipAcuteCare | Paula's PhD highlighted the need for a new oral health model of care in the cardiac setting.
Amy Villarosa
PHD GRADUATE (2019-2023), WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITYB NutrDiet, MBiostat | Amy's mixed-methods PhD focuses on childhood obesity in the dental setting.
Nidhi Saraswat
PHD GRADUATE (2019-2023), WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITYBDS, MDS | Nidhi's PhD is focused on exploring the oral cancer risk behaviours of Indian immigrants in Australia.
Tiffany Patterson Norrie
PHD GRADUATE (2018-2024), WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITYBMedHlthSci, MNutrDiet | Tiffany's PhD explores the role of dietitians in oral health promotion among people with an eating disorder.
Interns
Julia Farley
SUMMER SCHOLAR, 2015-16 | WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Zhen Lin
SUMMER SCHOLAR, 2016-17 | WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Joel Woodmass
RESEARCH INTERN, 2017 | WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Caleb Ngoh
RESEARCH INTERN, 2018 | WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Clarity Chua
RESEARCH INTERN, 2018 | WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Boaz Villarosa
RESEARCH INTERN, 2018-19 | WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
David George
SUMMER SCHOLAR, 2017-19 | WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Camila Sanchez
SUMMER SCHOLAR, 2019 | WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Brandon Smith
SUMMER SCHOLAR, 2019 | WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Josh Tan
RESEARCH INTERN, 2019 | WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Tina Lin
SUMMER SCHOLAR, 2020 | WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Chris Chamod Garumuni
SUMMER SCHOLAR, 2021 | WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Jessica O’brian
Bachelor of Public Health INTERN, 2022 | UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG
Jason Wachira
Master of Public Health Intern, 2024 | University of Wollongong
Devika Roka
Master of Public Health Intern, 2024 | University of Wollongong
Simrandeep Kaur
Master of Public Health Intern, 2024 | University of Wollongong
Shania Ram
Bachelor of Health Science Intern, 2024 | Western Sydney University
Thi Hanh Dung Tran
Summer Scholar, 2025 | Western Sydney University