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The following are examples of PhD theses and dissertations that have been examined and approved for archiving.

College of Business and Law

College of design and social context, stem college, accounting, information systems & supply chain.

An, L 2023, Developing Wellbeing Literacy for Remote Work Integrated Learning , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain, RMIT University.
Taj, F 2023, The Coevolution of Organizational Routines and IT Systems in IT-enabled Organizational Transformation: A Social Constructivist Perspective , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain, RMIT University.

Economics, Finance and Marketing

Ha, H 2015, Explaining public support for climate change mitigation policies – a case study of Australia , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University.
Yeoh, Y 2017, Microfinance: the impact of institutional environment in Latin America and South Asia , Masters by Research, Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University.

Graduate School of Business and Law

Taniman, C 2015, A study of the influence of the professional development and work context of the chief executive officer in Australia, the United States and Hong Kong , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University.
Popa, M 2018, Medical negligence and mental harm: practitioner perspectives on challenges in litigation and mediation , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University.
Mohamed Yusuf, R 2015, Social inclusion practices of elite universities in Australia and Malaysia: a comparative perspective , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Management, RMIT University.

Architecture and Design

Pferdmenges, P 2015, Founding Alive Architecture from drawing to initiating lived space , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Architecture and Design, RMIT University.
Gutierrez, L 2015, Atlas of MAP office’s territories: landmarks, islands and other liquid landscapes , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Architecture and Design, RMIT University.
Barbour, J 2017, Spatial audio engineering: exploring height in acoustic space , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Architecture and Design, RMIT University.
Zilka, L 2017, Floppy effects : exploring in the territory between architecture, fashion and textile design. , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Architecture and Design, RMIT University.
Crosbie, S 2022, Trauma, Dissociation and the Boarding School Experience , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Art, RMIT University
Dickson, B 2017, The apprehension of mortality , Doctor of Philosophy (Phd), Art, RMIT University.
Lu, Y 2015, Teachers' Mandarin usage in EFL classrooms in two universities in Southeast Mainland China , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Education, RMIT University.
Alharbi, A 2017, The Social language strategies of Saudi students in an English as a second language context , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Education, RMIT University.

Fashion and Textiles

Ha, W 2015, Falling against texture: writing as fashion practice , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University.
Maghrabi, H 2017, Textile design for diagnostic X-ray shielding garments and comfort enhancement for female users , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University.

Global, Urban and Social Studies

Ewins, T 2014, Third roads and third ways in social democracy: reconciling tensions in European Left Debates , 1848–1934, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University.
Taylor, W 2017, Job quality under individualised funding models: perspectives of in-home support workers , Masters by Research, Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University.

Media and Communication

Sargeant, B 2015, How Far is Up? the functional properties and aesthetic materiality of children’s storybook applications , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Media and Communication, RMIT University. Note: for examination purposes the application referred to in the dissertation was provided on iPads to SGR Examinations and were sent to the examiners.
Bennett, C 2016, Lotjpa Yorta Yorta! Retrieving, reclaiming, and regenerating language and culture through the arts , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Media and Communication, RMIT University. Note: contains a link to vimeo of Dr Bennett’s presentation that her examiners attended.
Velissaris, N 2017, Making a choice: The Melete Effect and establishing a poetics for choice-based narratives , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Media and Communication, RMIT University. Note: contains additional narrative file which was submitted along with the thesis for examination.
Munz, H 2017, The dis-play of digital errance: digital animation; becoming play , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Media and Communication, RMIT University. Note: contains a zip folder with additional images.

Property, Construction and Project Management

Alshanbri, N 2015, Investigating the role of Knowledge Management and Human Resources Management in assisting the employee replacement process: the case of Saudi Arabia’s new localisation program "Nitaqat" , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Property Construction and Project Management, RMIT University.
Kolar, D 2017, Improving the link between project management and strategy to optimise project success , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University.
Carnovale, Catherine 2015, Investigating the effect of gold nanoparticle size, shape and surface corona on cellular uptake and toxicity , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Science, RMIT University.
Knowles, P 2015, Real-Time deep image rendering and order independent transparency , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science and Information Technology, RMIT University.
Woodgate, W 2015, In-situ Leaf Area Index estimate uncertainty in forests: supporting Earth Observation product calibration and validation , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences, RMIT University.
Raducan, G 2018, The impact of bushfires on water quality , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Science, RMIT University.
Tamassia, M 2017, Artificial intelligence techniques towards adaptive digital games , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Science, RMIT University.

Engineering

Nicholds, B 2015, An engineering approach to risk assessment of project improvement , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University.
Pramanik, B 2015, Biological pre-treatment to enhance low pressure membrane filtration for wastewater reclamation , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, RMIT University.
Gutruf, P 2015, Transforming flexible devices to stretchable oxide-based electronics, photonics, and sensors , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical and Computer Engineering, RMIT University. Note: due to copyright restrictions the archived thesis includes DOI links to Dr Gutruf’s publications. The examinable copy of Dr Gutruf’s thesis contained the publications in full.
Atkin, P 2017, Investigating novel synthesis, optical properties and applications of model 2D semiconducting nanocrystals , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Engineering, RMIT University.
Callingham, T 2017, A case study investigating the impacts of coagulants on taste and odour reduction in drinking water , Masters by Research, Engineering, RMIT University.

Health and Biomedical sciences

Hao, X 2015, Development of Chinese medicine headache questionnaire for tension-type headache , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Health Sciences, RMIT University.
Mandarano, G 2015, Lymph node imaging with magnetic resonance, positron emission tomography and flourescence techniques , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Medical Sciences, RMIT University.
Mootin, T 2017, A socio-ecological approach to adolescent suicide ideation: the role of family, peers, and teachers , Masters by Research, Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University.
Ali, S 2017, The effect of tocotrienols on vascular function , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University.