CRESC RESEARCH STUDENTS

CRESC hosts PhD and Master’s research students across four theme areas of research: applied economics, supply chain, workforce development, human resource management and regional futures. For more information about our current PhD students and their research, see their Research Student profiles. CRESC PhD programme and scholarships are an opportunity for talented individuals to embark on their career in a vibrant and collaborative research culture. If you are interested in pursuing a research higher degree, please get in touch to find out about our current opportunities.
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SUPPLY AND VALUE CHAINS
Bajjet Naresho
Thesis Title: Impact of supply chain collaboration on the Tanzanian Agricultural Supply Chain Performance: Roles of Partner Commitment and Transaction Cost.
Supervisors: Dr Imran Ali
Ngoc Dang Khoa Nguyen
Thesis Title: A proposed framework to develop Post-modern ERP strategies for success in digital business transformation
Supervisors:Dr Swee Kuik & Imran Ali
Irina Pavlyuk
Thesis Title: The relationship between internal communication and team performance in event management at Australian hotels
Supervisors: Dr Anja Pabel
Xiaolie Qi
Thesis Title: The Influence of Word-Of-Mouth and Source Credibility on Consumers' Purchase Intentions of Green Products
Supervisors: Dr Janice Ban & Dr Swee Kuik
Mahmoud Shreim
Thesis Title: Examining the Big Data Analytics Capabilities on Organisational Performance: Mediation Effect of Business Intelligence; A study of Jordanian Banking Industry Sector
Supervisors: Dr Angelique McInnes
Ashini Soysa
Thesis Title: Geopolitics and how it impacts the Australian Supply Chain
Supervisors: Dr Imran Ali
Gillian Walker
Thesis Title: Developing an innovative Business Model for the Sustainability of Small-Scale Dairy Farmers in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia
Supervisor/s: Dr Azad Raham & Dr Vanita Yadav
Geoffrey Webster
Thesis Title: A comparative study of local area marketing (LAM) techniques used by small to medium enterprises (SME's)
Supervisor/s: Dr Tasadduq Imam & Dr Cait White
Josephine Buckman
Thesis Title: Supermarkets as superheroes to fight food waste in Australian households.
Supervisor/s: Dr Jayanath Ananda
Stephanie Clara Deenmamode
Thesis Title: Australian Gen Z Perception towards Green Marketing of Sustainable Fashion
Supervisor/s: Dr Sardana Khan & Dr Nazi Nabi
Dedi Dewanata
Thesis Title: Corporate social responsibility orientation in ethical financial institutions in Australia
Supervisors: Dr Tasadduq Iman
Ranmuni Priyantha Dharmawickrema
Thesis Title: Effective Working Capital Management through Corporate Governance and Corporate Characteristics: Evidence from Small and Medium Enterprises in Queensland, Australia
Supervisors: Dr Tasadduq Iman
Jannatul Ferdous
Thesis Title: The Impact of COVID-19 and assessing consumers' willingness to pay for pharmaceutical supply chain in regional Queensland, Australia
Supervisors: Dr Anita Medhekar & Dr Rahar Hossain
Danica Jobson
Thesis Title: Minimising household food waste through behaviour change interventions: an empirical, multidisciplinary study
Supervisors: Dr Nazia Nabi
Khouloud Kamalmaz
Supervisors: Dr Upamali Amar
Kapil Khanna
Thesis Title: Opportunities For Redesigning Supply Chains of SMEs According to Circular Economy Principles.
Supervisor/s: Dr Janice Ban & Swee Kuik
Mathias Makozhombwe
Thesis Title: Exploring lean transformation processes in an Australian mining organisation
Supervisor/s: Dr Tage Andersson & Dr Vanita Yadav
Ronald Addo-Quaye
Thesis Title: Towards the design of disruptive business model Innovation
Supervisor/s: Dr Cait White
Nimeshika Aloysius
Thesis Title:Influence of Consumers’ Motivation, Opportunity and Ability in Leftover Food Management on Reducing Household Food Waste in Australia
Supervisor/s: Dr Jayanath Ananda
Somu Bhattacharya
Thesis Title: The Role of Digital Technologies in Disrupting Mango Value Chain
Supervisor/s: Dr Imran Ali
Sabrina Haque
Thesis Title: Developing an Efficient Export Supply Chain for Queensland’s Perishable Agricultural Commodities
Supervisor/s:Dr Azad Rahman, A/Prof Delwar Akbar & Prof Susan Kinnear
Mathias Makozhombwe
Thesis Title: How to drive successful Lean transformation in Australian mining operations
Supervisor/s:Dr Tage Andersson & Dr Vanita Yadav
Pawandeep Pawandeep
Thesis Title: Pathways and Experiences of Women on Government Boards - a Regional Queensland Perspective.
Supervisor/s:Dr Imran Ali & Dr See Kuik
Josephine Buckman
Thesis Title: Supermarkets as superheroes to fight food waste in Australian households
Supervisor/s:Prof David Pearson, Gami Karunasena & Dr Jayanath Ananda
Somu Bhattacharya
Thesis Title: The Role of Digital Technologies in Disrupting Mango Value Chain
Supervisor/s:Dr Imran Ali & Prof Kerry Walsh
Maybelle Arago
Thesis Title:Modelling and Optimisation of an Integrated Manufacturing-distribution Plan in Multi-echelon Supply Chains
Supervisor/s: Dr Swee Kuik & Dr Tage Andersson
Nimeshika Aloysius
Thesis Title: Influence of In-Store Retail Environment and Customer Behaviour towards Suboptimal Food in Reducing Household Food Waste
Supervisor/s: Dr Ann Mitsis & Dr Jayanath Ananda
Gillian Walker
Thesis Title: Developing an innovative Business Model for the Sustainability of Small-Scale Dairy Farmers in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia
Supervisor/s:Dr Azad Rahman, A/Prof Delwar Akbar & Dr Vanita Yadav
Jannatul Ferdous
Thesis Title: Impacts of COVID -19 Pandemic on Supply Chain Management (SCM) for Medical Products in Regional Queensland, Australia
Supervisor/s: A/Prof Delwar Akbar, A/Prof Gulam Khandaker & Dr Rahat Hossain
Bajjet Naresho
Thesis Title: Impact of collaboration on agro-supply chains: a mediating role of commitment and transaction cost management.
Supervisor/s: A/Prof Delwar Akbar & Dr Imran Al
Huy Minh Phan
Thesis Title: Industry 4.0 Technologies and Sustainable Warehousing.
Supervisor/s: Dr Imran Ali & Dr Swee Kuik
REGIONAL AND RURAL ECONOMIES
Malik Muhammad Abid
Thesis Title: The extent government financial incentives encourage innovation and impact financial management of Australian small businesses in a disaster situation: A case study on Australian COVID-19 Job keeper program
Supervisor: Dr Tasadduq Imam
Ishor Adhikari
Thesis Title: Investment in Financial Market: Factors to be considered while investing in the financial market from an individualinvestor's perspective.
Supervisor: Dr Tasadduq Imam
Raheel Ahmed
Thesis Title: Impact of Cryptocurrency on the Economy of Australia
Supervisor/s: Dr Galina Williams & Dr Tasadduq Imam
Saminda Arambewala
Thesis Title: Asian representation within Australian Corporate Leadership: Barriers, enablers and the value of a culturally diverse organisation
Supervisor: Dr Sardana Khan
Nazeh Baarini
Thesis Title: Analysis of Opportunities, Anomalies, Challenges and possibilities of using Islamic Financial System in Australia
Supervisor: Dr Monika Kansal
Pinnaduwa Hewa Nimali De Silva
Thesis Title: Potential of FinTech lending as an alternative to traditional lending for Australian SMEs
Supervisor: Dr Tasadduq Imam
Hans Egger
Thesis Title: Technology-based client engagement platform in the financial planning process: An evaluation
Supervisor: Dr Tasadduq Imam
Faisal Fauzan
Thesis Title: Fraud on Islamic Financing and Role of Sharia Advisory Board Structure (Rearrangement Sharia Advisory Board on Indonesian Islamic Banking)
Supervisor: Dr Tasadduq Imam
Mohammad Shahriar Hossain
Thesis Title:Effect of AI integration in compliance: An extensive survey on FINTECH and REGTECH in Australia
Supervisor: Dr Tasadduq Imam
Faizan Ismail
Thesis Title:Bank Profitability Management in times of Crises – Empirical evidence from Australia
Supervisor: Dr Tasadduq Imam & Dr Lan Sun
Lei Jiang
Thesis Title: Financial risk management in financial institutions and corporations
Supervisor/s: Dr Anita Medhekar, Dr Galina Williams & Dr Tasadduq Imam
Reis Kaluka
Thesis Title: Households willingness to pay for the emissions reduction options
Supervisor/s: Dr Galina Williams & Dr Angelique Williams
James Karami
Thesis Title: How do accounting and financial management practices in Australian small businesses impact their sustainability?
Supervisor: Dr Tasadduq Imam
Kulasingam Kularadhan
Thesis Title: Impact of Urban Designs on Behaviour of Local and Visitor Population - A study of Yeppoon, Queensland
Supervisor: Dr Michelle Thompson
Aarthi Kumar
Thesis Title: Regional Queensland: An investigation into the nature and impact of disruptors on the residential property market.
Supervisor: Dr Galina Wiliams
Sairoong Lourigan
Thesis Title:Factors impacting the financial wellbeing of people in the regional areas – the case of North Burnett region
Supervisor: Dr Lan Sun
Raafa Mahmood
Thesis Title: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Accountants
Supervisor: Dr Tasadduq Imam & Dr Lan Sun
Thi Tuyet Anh Nguyen
Thesis Title: Investor attention and house prices in the Australian housing market.
Supervisor: Dr Lan Sun
Shruti Deepak Parab
Thesis Title: Financial remediation in Australia – Suggesting an optimised model to increase efficiency
Supervisor: Dr Tasadduq Imam
Mate Sebok
Thesis Title: Investing goes green - Barriers and incentives in environmental friendly financing
Supervisor: Dr Tasadduq Imam & Dr Lan Sun
Rodrigo Zilleruelo Estanol
Thesis Title: Valuing eco-engineered ecosystems in ports and estuaries: The case study of Gladstone (Queensland, Australia) harbour.
Supervisor: Dr Jeremy De Valck
Dwi Sulastyawti
Thesis Title: An implementation and impacts of Micro Waqf Bank as an Islamic Microfinance Institutions for Borrowers Business
Improvement in Islamic Boarding School in Indonesia
Supervisor: Dr Tasadduq Imam & Dr Galina Williams
Md. Zillur Rahman
Thesis Title: Social, Economic and Environmental Dimensions of Affordable Housing in Australia Regional Towns: An Application of Geographic Information Systems.
Supervisor/s:A/Prof Delwar Akbar & Prof John Rolfe
David Cowley
Thesis Title: Understanding Local Government Leadership in Regional Queensland. A Case Study Approach
Supervisor/s:Prof Julian Teicher, A/Prof Linda Colley & Imam Tasadduq
Michael Vail
Thesis Title:Sustainable valuation of pastoral zone grazing land: A new method: value, price, and the premium (Queensland: 1966-2016).
Supervisor/s: Dr Azad Rahman, A/Prof Delwar Akbar & A/Prof Garrick Small
Karla Steen
Thesis Title: Pathways and Experiences of Women on Government Boards - a Regional Queensland Perspective.
Supervisor/s: Prof Julian Teicher, A/Prof Linda Colley
James Thomas
Thesis Title: Evaluation of Historical Capital Gains in Australian Cropping Land: Northwest New South Wales Study Region.
Supervisor/s: Prof Delwar Akbar & A/Prof Garrick Small
Jaba Rani Sarker
Thesis Title:An Economic Analysis of the Impact of Practicing Climate Smart Agriculture by Rice Producers in Bangladesh.
Supervisor/s: Jayanath Ananda & Prof John Rolfe
Ivan Lozano Mendez
Thesis Title: Understanding the Experiences of Temporary Work Migrants in Australia
Supervisor/s: A/Prof Linda Colley & Dr Sardana Khan
Shibli Rubayat Islam
Thesis Title: Socio-Economic Contribution of Foreign Direct Investments in the Export Processing Zones and Economic Zones of Bangladesh.
Supervisor/s: Dr Jayanath Ananda, Dr Quamrul Alam & S M Mahfuzur Rahman
Carmel Marshall
Thesis Title:In-home Out-back: recruitment, retention, and support of the in-home care workforce in remote-rural Australia.
Supervisor/s: Dr Ashlyn Sahay & Prof Dean Carson
Jonathan Repin
Thesis Title:The impact of centralisation/ amalgamation on collaboration and competition practices within the healthcare sector in remote communities in Queensland
Supervisor/s: Prof Dean Carson & A/Prof Olav Muurlink
Wendy Leegel
Thesis Title: ICT Contingency worker conundrum: A critical path commodity but are they devalued by leadership culture and organisational socialisation design
Supervisor/s: Dr Biplob Ray, A/Prof Linda Colley & Dr Sardana Khan
REGIONAL FUTURES
Ashley Cooper
Thesis Title: "The ‘Not So’ Off Beaten Track”: Film as a medium for positive environmental sustainability in remote destinations in the adventure tourism sector.
Supervisor/s: Dr Michelle Thompson
Diakite Mory
Thesis Title: Options for avoiding land-mining conflicts in developing countries: A case study from the Côte dIvoire
Supervisor/s: Dr Susan Kinnear
Narelle Pearse
Thesis Title: The role of regional universities in regionalisation
Supervisor/s: Dr Susan Kinnear
Andrew Sivijs
Thesis Title:Knowledge management and transfer as a determinant of the longer term success of regional tourism festivals and events
Supervisor/s: Dr Michelle Thompson
Ginny Stenner
Thesis Title: "The ugly truth: Without accessing affordable financial advice and improving financial capabilities, women will accumulate poverty not wealth as intended through Australia's retirement savings system."
Supervisor/s: Dr Tasadduq Iman & Dr Lan Sun
Imraan Yousuf
Thesis Title: Closing the Tap - A study to investigate the factors affecting attraction and retention of skilled workers in regional Queensland’s water industry
Supervisor/s: Dr Upamali Amarkoon
Simin Yu
Thesis Title: Digital transformation of Australian small and large enterprises
Supervisor/s: Dr Cait White
Rachel Bryan
Thesis Title: Investigating the contribution of groundwater to surface waters and riparian vegetation in a subtropical river catchment
Supervisor/s: Dr Nicole Flint
William Dantas Charles
Thesis Title: Unravelling movement patterns and use of habitat of the giant mud crab (Scylla serrata) in the East Coast of Queensland
Supervisor/s: Dr Nicole Flint
Mohammad Shahriar Hossain
Thesis Title: Female mud crabs (Scylla serrata) in Queensland’s east coast fishery: Investigating life history and reproductive characteristics
Supervisor/s: Dr Nicole Flint
Nathan Johnston
Thesis Title: Developing Indexes for Agricultural Water quality: Evaluating an Australian case study
Supervisor/s: Dr Nicole Flint
Manuja Lekammudiyanse
Thesis Title: Sapiotemporal variations in seagrass flowering: Can spatial models of seagrass flowering benefit seagrass restoration?
Supervisor/s: Dr Nicole Flint
Christopher Lowe
Thesis Title: Assessing the value of improved connectivity in subtropical estuarine fish habitats
Supervisor/s: Dr Nicole Flint
Samantha Matthews
Thesis Title: What are the barriers and enablers to implementing the Statement of Choices Form B tool by the Office of Advanced Care Planning for Residential Aged Care Residents with known Cognitive Impairment?
Supervisor/s: Pammie Ellem
Stephanus Nieuwoudt
Thesis Title: The characterization of post-capture stress in Ranina ranina: Identifying handling and transport techniques that increase post-capture survivorship.
Supervisor/s: Dr Nicole Flint
Luke Ryan
Thesis Title: What is the experience of healthcare clinicians in rural and remote areas participating in a Research building Capacity Program?
Supervisor/s: Dr Pammie Ellem
Tania Skewis
Thesis Title: Is fluctuating asymmetry a good indicator of fish health in Queensland and Australian estuaries?
Supervisor/s: Dr Nicole Flint
Megan Wise
Thesis Title: Determining the factors during the pre-registration program of study and initial employment that assist workplace performance upon employment as a registered nurse.
Supervisor/s: Pammie Ellem
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Kellie Dyer
Thesis Title: Beyond the Barriers, how does geographic location influence the needs of Women
Entrepreneurs and Innovators in achieving success?
Supervisor/s: Dr Vanita Yadav
Raja Ginting
Thesis Title: Study of use of digital technologies for learning and its relationship with job performance
Supervisor/s: Dr Cait White & Dr Nazia Nabi
Heidi Hodge
Thesis Title:Health Research and Education Ventures In Small Rural Communities
Supervisor/s:Dr Dean Carson & Dr Michelle Thompson
Ivan Lozano Mendez
Thesis Title: Understanding the Experiences of Temporary Work Migrants in Australia
Supervisor/s:Dr Sardana Khan
Syeda Barjees Naqvi
Thesis Title: An investigation on how Covid has forced leaders and management of large corporations to make changes to their strategies to survive?
Supervisor/s:Dr Amlan Haque
Ritangi Narang
Thesis Title:Sustainability education in business and accounting schools in India: perceptions of business Deans and Academics
Supervisor/s: Dr Monika Kansai
Thi Phuong Anh Nguyen
Thesis Title: Enhancing Remote Workforce Management Using Workforce Analytics
Supervisor/s: Dr Upamali Amarakoon
Thanippuli Arachchige Anusha Nandani Perera
Thesis Title: Impact of Employee Wellbeing on the Quality of Care Services: Evidence from the Australian Age Care Sector.
Supervisor/s: Dr Upamali Amarkoon & Dr Sardana Khan
Manju Sharma
Thesis Title:Influence of leader’s emotional intelligence on psychological safety and performance of employees: Evidence from the Australian Hospitality Industry
Supervisor/s: Dr Sardana Khan
Rebecca Tisdale
Thesis Title:A critical discourse analysis of casual employment as represented in the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
Supervisor/s: Dr Cait White
Hoang Thanh Van Vo
Thesis Title: How Social Capital Influences Organisational Resilience In The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study Of Small Business
In Victoria, Australia
Supervisor/s:Dr Sardana Khan
Shimo Zhang
Thesis Title:The Role of High Performance Work Systems and Guanxi in the Context of the Chinese Construction Industry
Supervisor/s: Dr Sardana Khan
Ellie Cutmore
Thesis Title: Can positive learning experiences during aged care placements improve student mindsets on aged care nursing and motivate employment in the aged care industry?
Supervisor/s:Dr Pammie Ellem