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POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH

Postgraduate research students and their projects.

For a healthier nation

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PhD (in progress)

Joanna Rusher

Supervisors:

Angelique Nairn

News media portrayal of public relations in New Zealand

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PhD (in progress)

Daljit Singh Bedi

Supervisors:

Angelique Nairn, Petra Theunissen

Gender roles in the workplace: Power, privilege and public relations in anglophone West Africa

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PhD (in progress)

Antoinette Gyan

Supervisors:

Petra Theunissen, Angelique Nairn

A multi-sensory assistive technology for dyslexic people

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PhD (in progress)

Clinton Simeti

Supervisors:

Matthew Guinibert, Gudrun Frommherz

Discourses at play for occupational therapy supervision in the healthcare context

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PhD (in progress)

Carolyn Simmons

Supervisors:

Philippa Smith

Caitlin Sefo

Supervisor:

Petra Theunissen

Stanton Dunn

Supervisor:

Angelique Nairn

Football and Twitter: How news stories can affect online perceptions of players

Master of Communication Studies (2022)

Reid Etherington

Supervisor:

Angelique Nairn

The perceptions of non-te reo Māori speakers on language use in English-speaking news media

Master of Communication Studies (2024)

Celia Whitley

Supervisor:

Gudrun Frommherz

Niveet Singh

Supervisor:

Deepti Bhargava

Mirror, mirror, see me roar: Do engagement with and participation in the Dinovember Facebook community reflect online engagement and participation in the wider Facebook community?

Master of Philosophy (in progress)

Jo Page

Supervisor:

Deepti Bhargava

How Social Media is catalyzing the psychedelic renaissance

Master of Communication Studies (in progress)

Matthew Ko

Supervisor:

Melissa Gould

Hannah Jensen

Supervisor:

Melissa Gould

An exploratory study of user experience design processes

Master of Communication Studies (in progress)

Hira Mirza

Supervisor:

Matthew Guinibert

Deliberately using controversy in on line communications to increase reach

Master of Communication Studies (in progress)

Simone Bahr

Supervisors:

Justin Matthews, Angelique Nairn

Marina Mueller Correa

Supervisor:

Danni Mulrennan

The impact of Islamophobia on the identity of New Zealand Muslims

Master of Communication Studies (in progress)

Sakina Ewazi

Supervisor:

Khairiah Rahman

The impact of news regarding gun violence and laws on New Zealand youths

Master of Communication Studies (in progress)

Lucie Jin

Supervisor:

Khairiah Rahman

The impact of cultural values on diplomatic relationships between New Zealand, Australia, and China

Master of Communication Studies (in progress)

Natasha Glew

Supervisor:

Petra Theunissen

Covid-19: A step back in unpaid work balance

Master of Communication Studies (in progress)

Citlali Marquez

Supervisor:

Patrick Usmar

Children are not content: How influencers’ oversharing online impacts their children

Master of Communication Studies (in progress)

Olivia Strom

Supervisor:

Patrick Usmar

The existential pandemic: What climate change communication can learn from New Zealand's Covid-19 response 

Master of Philosophy (2024)

Matt Halliday

Supervisor:

(Gregory Treadwell)

Bella Sampson

Supervisor:

Philippa Smith

Yaxin Liu

Supervisor:

Philippa Smith

Thu Hien Nguyen

Supervisors:

Philippa Smith, (Verica Rupar)

The shifting paradigms of the New Zealand television landscape

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PhD (in progress)

Rachel Daniels

Supervisors:

Gudrun Frommherz, (Christina Milligan)

Culture's impact in decision-making: A look into New Zealand's public relations consultancies

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PhD (2024)

Deepti Bhargava

Supervisors:

Petra Theunissen, Helen Sissons

Content and engagement strategies in Chinese vlogs

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PhD (in progress)

Cindy Wang

Supervisors:

Petra Theunissen, Helen Sissons

Political public relations in India

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PhD (2024)

Mark Rasquinha

Supervisors:

Helen Sissons, Petra Theunissen

The relationship between journalism and public relations in Papua New Guinea

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PhD (2023)

Dr Stephanie Sageo-Tapungu 

Supervisors:

Petra Theunissen, Helen Sissons

Dr Danielle Mulrennan

Supervisors:

Helen Sissons, Petra Theunissen

Imaginary boundaries: The futurism in science fiction interfaces

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PhD (in progress)

Justin Matthews

Supervisors:

Gudrun Frommherz, Petra Theunissen, (Jens Hansen)

Dr Atakohou Middleton

Supervisors:

Helen Sissons, (Hinematau NcNeill)

Dr Matthew Guinibert

Supervisors:

Petra Theunissen, (Thom Chochrane)

Extended Reality in safety-critical industries: The gap between functionality and usability

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PhD (in progress)

AD Narayan

Supervisors:

Gudrun Frommherz, Matthew Guinibert

Crazy, stupid, love in films: The effect relationships in films have on adolescent audiences

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PhD (in progress)

Rebecca Stokes

Supervisors:

Gudrun Frommherz, (Christina Vogels)

The boundaries of controversial advertising

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MPhil (in progress)

Dan Fastnedge

Supervisor:

Gudrun Frommherz

Rain Roque

Supervisor:

Gudrun Frommherz

Karl Udy

Supervisor:

Gudrun Frommherz

Catherine Sung

Supervisor:

Petra Theunissen

Anna Williams

Supervisor:

Justin Matthews

Catherine A. Theunissen

Supervisors:

Justin Matthews, Gudrun Frommherz

Prasanna Nara

Supervisor:

Philippa Smith

Ciara Chester-Cronin

Supervisor:

Philippa Smith

Lan Zhuo

Supervisor:

Philippa Smith

Angela-Marie Desmarais

Supervisor:

Philippa Smith

Kelsey Schutte

Supervisor:

Petra Theunissen

Stefanie Martens

Supervisor:

Petra Theunissen

Paul Stevens

Supervisor:

Deepti Bhagava

Charles Jordan

Supervisor:

Justin Matthews

Hulu Tu'inukuafe

Supervisors:

Gudrun Frommherz, Matthew Guinibert

India Fremaux

Supervisors:

Gudrun Frommherz, (Ella Henry)

Carmel Rowden

Supervisors:

Helen Sissons, (Sharyn Graham-Davies)

User experience design for smartwatch games

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Master of Communication Studies (2017)

Huangyu Li

Supervisors:

Justin Matthews, Gudrun Frommherz

Rachel Daniels

Supervisor:

Gudrun Frommherz

Kelsey Cameron

Supervisors:

Justin Matthews, Gudrun Frommherz

Nigel Grimshaw-Jones

Supervisor:

Gudrun Frommherz

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