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 Postgraduate Research Projects

Postgraduate Research Projects

Active PhD's

Last Name
ProjectTitle
Supervisors

PhD

   

Geoffrey Anstey 

Scope for planning intervention to control conversion to rural living areas in sugar mill districts

Prof. Geoff McDonald (GS&P)
Dr. Mal Wegener

Joanna Axford 

Community based conservation in Pacific Island Countries

Mr. Marc Hockings

Geoffrey Bahnisch 

Management of the central Queensland bluegrass rangeland for sustainable beef production

Dr. Ken Rickert
Dr. D Orr (CIRM)
Dr. M Quirk

Rodney Beard

Ito stochastic control theory, stochastic differential games and the economic theory of mobile pastoralism (submitted)

Dr. Colin Brown
Dr. John Mott (CIRM)

Noreen Breakey 

The impact of tourism entrepreneurs on development

Assoc.Prof. Bob Beeton
Dr. Louise Horneman

Iketut Budastra 

Impacts of changes in institutional environment on the credit market in rural Lombok, Indonesia

Dr. Shankariah Chamala
Dr. John Conroy (Econ)

Karl Campbell 

Manipulation of the reproductive system of feral goats (Capra hircus L.) for increasing the efficacy of Judas goats:  field methods utilising tubal sterilisation, abortion, hormone implants and epididymectomy

Dr. Greg Baxter
Dr. P. Murray (An.Studies)
Prof. Bruce Coblentz

Marc Carter 

Participatory development with dairy farmers of information /expert systems for optimising production and resource management practices on subtropical dairy farms

Prof. Ockie Bosch
Dr. Jeff Coutts
Dr. D Kerr
Dr. D Gramshaw

Delia Catacutan 

Scaling-up landcare in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Dr. Robert Cramb

Robert Chataway 

The application of grains technology to the management of the soil resource base in dryland dairy farming systems in SE Queensland

Dr. Ken Rickert
Dr. Jeff Coutts

Yen Chen 

Optimal Methods for Solid Waste Disposal in an Economic Aspect

Prof. Tor Hundloe

Richard Clark 

Learning and information systems for viable farm enterprises

Prof. Ockie Bosch

Nancy Dahl-Tacconi 

Performance assessment of marine protected areas - integrating science and participation

Mr. Marc Hockings
Mr. G Russell

William Dalton 

A study of rural extension practices for cash commodity cropping systems in the Eastern/Asia Pacific Rim region

Prof. Helen Ross
Dr. Jeff Coutts

Remus Daniel 

An interactive framework for improved planning & management of natural coastal resources

Prof. Ockie Bosch

Kenneth Day 

Application of forage production model to the objective assessment of drought in Queensland grazing lands

Dr. Ken Rickert
Dr. G McKeon (CIRM)

Rignolda Djamaluddin 

An analysis of mangrove forest dynamics in relation to human use in the Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Dr. David Lamb
Prof. Eugene Moll

Nicholas Emtage 

An investigation of the socio-economic factors affecting the adoption of non-industrial forestry in north Queensland and Leyte

Assoc. Prof. John Herbohn
Dr. S Harrison (Econ)
Dr. Shankariah Chamala

Mary Franco-Dixon 

Economic impact of water trading in the northern Murray-Darling Basin

Dr. Colin Brown
Assoc.Prof. Paul Riethmuller (Econ)

Kathryn Galea 

Do farmers adopt new management strategies developed by researchers? Do researchers communicate their results effectively?

Prof. Elizabeth Woods
Dr. Steve Walker

Jim Galletly 

Baseflow in Lockyer Creek

Dr. Jeff Tullberg (A&H)
Prof. Eugene Moll

Helan Gamage 

Entrepreneur and venture performance:  An emperical investigation of Sri Lanka

Dr. Don Cameron
Dr. Danture Wickramasinghe
Prof. Elizabeth Woods

Primo Garcia 

Constructing 'global competitiveness' in agricultural research and development organisations:  A study on transformational leadership

Assoc.Prof. Tony Dunne
Dr. Ray Collins

Wardis Girsang 

Group participation and learning processes to enhance adoption of complex innovation sets:  the extension of Fasciolosis control program in draught animal in Java, Indonesia

Dr. Don Cameron
Dr. Bruce Frank

Anthony Gleeson 

Creative research environments

Prof. Elizabeth Woods
Mr. G Russell

Petrus Gunarso

Nature conservation in Indonesia in the 21st Century:  Can decentralisation work? (submitted)

Mr. Bill Carter
Dr. Jim Davie

Mohammed Hamid 

Integration of agriculture with aquaculture in farming systems of Bangladesh, economic, social and environmental perspectives

Prof. Helen Ross
Dr. Mohammad Alauddin (Econ)

Anne Hardy

A troubled paradise: stakeholder perceptions of tourism in the Daintree region of far north Queensland, Australia (submitted)

Assoc. Prof. Bob Beeton

Mark Hawkes 

The conservation and sustainable use of vegetation systems in Yen Do and Yen Ninh Communes, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam

Dr. Grant Wardell-Johnson
Assoc.Prof. Bob Beeton
Mr. Iean Russell
Assoc. Prof. John Herbohn

Tracy Henderson 

Evaluating the performance of collaborative research and development activities, with examples and case studies from the Australian sugar industry

Dr. Mal Wegener
Dr. L Brennan
Dr. T Mallawaararchchi

Gurpreet Issar 

The influence of capital investment on milk production systems in Australia and New Zealand

Prof. Tom Cowan (AS)
Dr. Mal Wegener
Mr. Marion Hoekema

Sharon Jones 

Development of processed non-astringent persimmon products

Mr. Richard Mason (L&F)
Dr. Ray Collins

Sergei Karabut 

Modelling stakeholder interests and trade offs between biophysical and socio-economic considerations in multiple use management

Assoc.Prof. Bob Beeton
Mr. Marc Hockings

Abeje Kassegne 

Diffusion of agricultural information and communications technologies through extension: farmers response to the new agri-extension policy

Dr. Don Cameron
Dr. Jeff Coutts

Steven Keilar 

Supply chain management, strategy and industry development for the Australian commercial bamboo industry

Dr. Ray Collins

Malcolm Kennedy 

How do prescribed burns affect the small mammal communities of the Fraser Island Blackbutt forests?

Dr. Greg Baxter
Dr. Ricky Spencer

Daryl Killin 

Private forestry industry development strategies in North Queensland based on high-value tropical species

Assoc. Prof. John Herbohn
Prof. Steve Harrison (Econ)

Elisha Ladhams 

Impacts of management on richness, diversity & community composition of soil and litter invertebrates in hoop pine plantations and rain forest remnants

Dr. Grant Wardell-Johnson
Dr. Heather Proctor (Life Sciences)

Melinda Laidlaw 

The determinants of small-scale vegetation pattern in Australian sub-tropical rainforest

Dr. David Yates (Life Sciences)
Dr. Grant Wardell-Johnson
Bill MacDonald

Roger Lawes 

Economic implications of factors affecting cane yield and CCS at Tully

Dr. Mal Wegener
Prof. Kaye Basford (L&F)

Ben Lawson 

Threatened ecosystems in a changing environment

Dr. Grant Wardell-Johnson
Dr. Bill Carter
Assoc.Prof. Bob Beeton

Lilly Lim 

Unlocking successful new rural industries: is supply chain management the key?

Dr. Ray Collins

Anola Lynch 

Ecology, biogeography & management of rare & disjunct flora of several islands of Eastern Australia

Dr. Grant Wardell-Johnson
Prof. Eugene Moll

Benjamin Lyons 

Modernising the up-country textile industry in China: is the sunan model transferable?

Dr. Colin Brown
Prof. John Longworth

David Marchant 

Impact of business management decisions of dairy farmers on farm financial outcomes under deregulated market conditions

Dr. Mal Wegener
Prof. John Longworth

Eny Martindah 

Developing extension processes and strategies in conjunction with technical services and farmers to control sasciolosis in cattle, in Java, Indonesia

Dr. Don Cameron
Dr. Bruce Frank

Alejandro Martinez-Garcia 

Modelling sustainable rangelands in Mexico and Queensland Australia

Prof. Ken Burrage (Maths)
Dr. Mal Wegener

Elizabeth Meier 

The availability of nitrogen in GCTB cane growing soils in the wet tropics and its impact on productivity and profitability; a systems analysis

Dr. Mal Wegener
Prof. Kaye Basford (L&F)
Mr. P Thorburn

Kefyalew Mekonnen 

Economic implications of water development projects in Lake Tana Sub Basin Ethiopia

Dr. Mal Wegener

Lucy Mitchell 

Environmental perspectives and the experience of urbanisation:  A study of coastal communities in West Papua

Dr. John Bradley (SBS)
Dr. Shankariah Chamala

Jennifer Moffatt 

Sustainable development from a social science perspective

Prof. Helen Ross

Tamanna Monem 

Incongruities between behaviours and perception for the Australian horticultural product in the export market

Dr. Ray Collins
Dr. Sherrie Wei

Leo Newlands 

Weeds and the regenerative capacity of Riparian Softwood Scrubs

Dr. Manda Page
Prof. Eugene Moll
Dr. Grant Wardell-Johnson

Amanda Parker

Deregulating and developing dairy-food chain relationships:  Implications for farm business management (submitted)

Prof. Elizabeth Woods

Leonie Pearson

The economic impact of Noosa National Park:  an holistic assessment (submitted)

Assoc. Prof. Bob Beeton
Mr. Iean Russell
Prof. Clem Tisdell (Econ)

Geoffrey Quinn 

Genetic improvement programs and farmer education:  Has it got a role to play in Australia's beef industry?

Prof. Tom Cowan (AS)
Dr. Don Cameron

Iean Russell 

Strategic intervention in the agricultural sector in Cambodia: insights into rural development processes and international aid

Dr. Keith Woodford

Joudy Sangari 

Socio-economic and management policy of coastal resource use in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Prof. Helen Ross
Mr. Iean Russell

Shinta Singgih 

Management strategies within a vertically integrated horticultural industry

Prof. Elizabeth Woods
Dr. Sherrie Wei

Taslim Sjah 

Credit for farmers in East Lombok Indonesia:  How to make it work

Dr. Don Cameron
Mr. Iean Russell

Geoffrey Slaughter 

Survival of graziers in the rangelands of South West Queensland

Dr. Ray Collins
Assoc.Prof. Tony Dunne

Airton Spies 

Socio-economic and environmental sustainability indicators for the pig and poultry industry in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Dr. Mal Wegener
Dr. Shankariah Chamala
Assoc.Prof. Bob Beeton

Ann Starasts 

Remote access, relevant and friendly-information design for rural communities

Dr. Warwick Easdown
Dr. Jeff Coutts

Kathryn Steel

Visions of South West Queensland: A study into the human-environment connections in a grazier-centered cultural landscape (submitted)

Assoc. Prof. Bob Beeton
Dr. Bradd Witt

Zhuo Min Su 

New technique and its adoption in the rural community

Prof. Elizabeth Woods
Dr. Sherrie Wei

Iwayan Suadnya 

Group empowerment in Indonesian community development:  An analysis of policy for mulation, implementation and learning outcomes

Prof. Helen Ross
Dr. Shankariah Chamala

Ximing Sun 

Neuro-fuzzy approaches to the analysis of customer behaviour of Chinese purchase of imported fruit

Dr. Ray Collins

Judith Symonds 

Adoption of internet technology in regional businesses

Prof. Elizabeth Woods
Dr. Warwick Easdown

Katherine Taylor 

Developing a framework for integrating research and management

Prof. Ockie Bosch

Sergio Teixeira 

Study of diffusion and adoption of dairy technologies - identify barriers and opportunities

Prof. Helen Ross
Dr. Shankariah Chamala
Prof. Tom Cowan (AS)

Adele Vagg 

A system for the integrated management of woody weeds in Central Queensland

Prof. Ockie Bosch
Prof. Helen Ross
Dr. Daniel Walker (CRCTS)

Elissa Van Oosterhout 

A critical view of non industry involvement in government based land management scheme

Prof. Elizabeth Woods
Mr. Ken Keith

Karen Vella 

Institutional arrangements for natural resource management in the sugar industry

Prof. Geoff McDonald, (GS&P)
Dr. Mal Wegener

Scott Waldron 

Reconciling institutional structures, industry supply chains and returns to rural household producers: the case of the Chinese beef and wool industries

Dr. Colin Brown
Prof. John Longworth

Peter Wegener 

Developing a self evaluation model for dairy extension programs

Dr. Mal Wegener
Dr. Bruce Frank

Dona Whiley 

Environmental drivers of sustainable tourism

Dr. Bill Carter

Ananda Wickramasinghe 

Strategies for change within tea industry in Sri Lanka

Dr. Don Cameron

Tinghui Xin 

Potential impact of establishing a Neem industry in China

Dr. Mal Wegener
Prof. John Longworth

Benxiang Zeng 

Proposal for study on sustainable management of China's nature reserves

Prof. Terry De Lacy

Research Masters

   

Richard Ada 

A market opportunity for Queensland fresh and value added produce.  Market entry strategies for consumer cooperatives in Japan

Assoc.Prof. Tony Dunne

Kevin Bodnaruk 

Key factors influencing the acceptance and practice of integrated pest management in three areas of the Australian pome fruit industry

Dr. Geoff Norton (CPITT)
Dr. Bruce Frank

Mark Casey 

Impact of the farmer initiated Kondinin Group on farm practice in Australia

Dr. Don Cameron
Dr. Jeff Coutts

Sareth Chea 

The economic potential of double cropping rice in Cambodia

Dr. Robert Cramb
Assoc.Prof. S Fukai (L&F)

Pieter Conradie 

Agricultural extension services to farmers regulatory and advisory services

Prof. Ockie Bosch

Vanessa Correa 

Analysis of the agricultural modernization process using man-nature interactional view

Mr. Ken Keith
Dr. Shankariah Chamala

Maikali Drauna 

The adoption of new farming systems in Fiji: A comparison between sheep and goat farmers

Prof. John Longworth

Estela Estoria 

Community-based forestry

Assoc. Prof. John Herbohn
Dr. S Harrison (Econ)

Derek Foster 

Levels of participation in the QDPI 'positioning DPI for the future' project

Dr. Jeff Coutts

Rudi Loutit 

A study of interactions between wildlife, water and agriculture in the Huab river catchment

Prof. Eugene Moll
Dr. Greg Baxter

Margaret Mockler 

Balancing investment cost, profitability and environmental protection in Indonesia. A tourism planning model for sustainability

Dr. Bill Carter
Dr. Jim Davie

Michael Read 

Effects of national/international food contaminant standards

Prof. Elizabeth Woods

Marilyn Shrapnel

Special breed:  the importance of personality in developing sustainable management in rural environments (submitted)

Prof. Helen Ross

James Speed 

An evaluation of the biodiversity values of the Desert Uplands stock routes and its implications for their management

Dr. Manda Page
Assoc.Prof. Bob Beeton