DOCTORAL
CANDIDATES
PHD GRADUATES
AD Narayan
Extended reality in safety-critical industries: The gap between functionality and usability
Supervisors: Gudrun Frommherz, Matthew Guinibert
Carolyn Simmons
Discourses at play for occupational therapy supervision in the healthcare context
Supervisors: Philippa Smith
Charles Jordan
The implications of UX design and its influence on learning performance within an LMS
Supervisors: Gudrun Frommherz, Zak Waipara
Clinton Simeti
A multi-sensory assistive technology for dyslexic people
Supervisors: Matthew Guinibert, Gudrun Frommherz
Hope Begha
Digital Storytelling as a Transformative and Participatory Pedagogy in Human Rights Education: Examining How Technology-Mediated Narrative Practices Cultivate Voice, Empathy, and Advocacy in Rights-Based Learning.
Supervisors: Helen Sissons
Justin Matthews
Imaginary boundaries: The futurism in science fiction interfaces
Supervisors: Gudrun Frommherz, Petra Theunissen
Rachel Daniels
The shifting paradigms of the New Zealand television landscape
Supervisors: Gudrun Frommherz
Rebecca Stokes
Crazy, stupid, love in films: The effect relationships in films have on adolescent audiences
Supervisors: Gudrun Frommherz
Dr Atakohu Middleton (2020)
Dr Cindy Xinyi Wang
Vlogs and Vloggers: Exploring Chinese PhD Vloggers’ Communication Methods and Motivations
Supervisors: Petra Theunissen, Helen Sissons
Dr Daljit Singh Bedi (2026)
Supervisors: Angelique Nairn, Petra Theunissen
Dr Danielle Mulrennan (2022)
Supervisors: Helen Sissons, Petra Theunissen
Dr Deepti Bhargava (2024)
Supervisors: Petra Theunissen, Helen Sissons
Dr Joanna Rusher (2024)
Dr Mark Rasquinha (2024)
An ethnographic communication analysis of Indian political public relations practitioners
Supervisors: Helen Sissons, Petra Theunissen
Dr Matthew Guinibert (2018)
The more you know, the more your see: M-learning of visual literacy skills
Supervisors: Petra Theunissen
Dr Stephanie Sageo-Tapungu (2023)
The relationship between journalism and public relations in Papua New Guinea
Supervisors: Helen Sissons, Petra Theunissen
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY GRADUATES
Jo Page (2025)
Supervisor: Deepti Bhargava
Dan Fastnedge (2024)
Perceiving controversy: Audience responses to controversial advertising
Supervisors: Angelique Nairn, Gudrun Frommherz
Matt Halliday (2023)
Supervisor: (Gregory Treadwell)
MASTER OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES
MCS GRADUATES
Citlali Marquez
Covid-19: A step back in unpaid work balance
Supervisor: Patrick Usmar
Hira Mirza
An exploratory study of user experience design processes
Supervisor: Matthew Guinibert
Natasha Glew
The impact of cultural values on diplomatic relationships between New Zealand, Australia, and China
Supervisor: Petra Theunissen
Sakina Ewazi
The impact of Islamophobia on the identity of New Zealand Muslims
Supervisor: Khairiah Rahman
Simone Bahr
Deliberately using controversy in online communications to increase reach
Supervisors: Justin Matthews, Angelique Nairn
Anna Williams (2023)
Caitlin Sefo (2022)
Catherine Sung (2021)
Covid-19: Experiences of racial discrimination, scapegoating and stigmatisation
Supervisor: Petra Theunissen
Catherine A. Teunissen (2021)
Where do I belong? DNA test results and self-perceptions of identity
Supervisors: Justin Matthews, Gudrun Frommherz
Celia Whitley (2024)
The perceptions of non-te reo Māori speakers on language use in English-speaking news media
Supervisor: Gudrun Frommherz
Chandrika Ghosh (2022)
Supervisor: Justin Matthews
Charles Jordan (2020)
Carmel Rowden (2018)
Who do you think you're talking to? Transgender representation on the television show 'Transparent'
Supervisor: Helen Sissons
Hannah Jensen (2023)
Huangyu Li (2017)
User experience design for smartwatch games
Supervisors: Justin Matthews, Gudrun Frommherz
Hulu Tu'inukuafe (2019)
Supervisors: Gudrun Frommherz, Matthew Guinibert
India Fremaux (2019)
Indigenous connections and Social Media: Māori involvement in the events at Standing Rock
Supervisors: Gudrun Frommherz
Lucie Jin
A Framing Analysis of New Zealand Mainstream Media’s Textual Reports on the Matthew Hunt Case
Supervisor: Khairiah Rahman
Karl Udy (2022)
Digital pilgrims' progress: How New Zealand Christian charities navigate digitalisation
Supervisor: Gudrun Frommherz
Kelsey Cameron (2017)
Narrative and gameplay design in the story-driven videogame: A case study on 'The Last of Us'
Supervisors: Justin Matthews, Gudrun Frommherz
Kelsey Schutte (2021)
Emerging technologies: Perspectives of New Zealand public relations practitioners
Supervisor: Petra Theunissen
Marina Mueller Correa (2022)
Social Media storytelling: A New Zealand study of the use of narratives to engage with the public
Supervisor: Danni Mulrennan
Matthew Ko
Tripping Through Headlines: Psychedelics in Aotearoa New Zealand’s News Media
Supervisor: Melissa Gould
Nigel Grimshaw-Jones (2016)
Brand awareness gains wings on Social Media: The continued rise of values-based marketing
Supervisor: Gudrun Frommherz
Niveet Singh (2023)
Paul Stevens (2019)
Rachel Daniles (2017)
Subscription video on demand: Viewing preferences among New Zealand audiences
Supervisor: Gudrun Frommherz
Rain Roque (2022)
Reid Etherington (2022)
Football and Twitter: How news stories can affect online perceptions of players
Supervisor: Angelique Nairn
Stanton Dunn (2022)
Supervisor: Angelique Nairn
Stefanie Martens (2020)
The role of Social Media in public relations practice: A New Zealand perspective
Supervisor: Petra Theunissen
William Chea (2023)
Let’s make hyperpop: The Internet can make anyone a star
Supervisor: Justin Matthews
MASTER OF ENGLISH AND NEW MEDIA STUDIES
Angela-Marie Desmarais (2020)
Bella Sampson (2022)
I'm sorry You(Tube) feel that way: An introduction to the YouTube vlogpology genre
Supervisor: Philippa Smith
Ciara Chester-Cronin (2020)
Lan Zhou (2020)
Prasanna Nara (2021)
Branding the digital nomad lifestyle: A genre analysis of co-working retreat websites
Supervisor: Philippa Smith
Thu Hien Nguyen (2022)
Supervisor: Philippa Smith
Yaxin Liu (2021)