Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 2016

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Meet Some of Our PhDs

Director of Mathematics, Dr Peter Jenkins was awarded his PhD from The University of Queensland in 2005. His thesis was based on Combinatorial Mathematics known as the ‘Embedding Problem’. This enabled insights into the importance of mathematics in a variety of scientific and technological contexts. This study informed the development of resources for our students enabling them to delve deeply into a range of mathematical problems. Humanities Teacher, Dr Rashna Taraporewalla was awarded a PhD in Ancient History by the University of Queensland in 2009. This followed an award of an MA in Classical Archeology by the University of London. Her doctoral dissertation explored how Ancient Athenians used important religious sites to express both territoriality and their cultural identity. This study helped to develop the depth of inquiry across a suite of Humanities subjects at the School. Humanities and International Studies Teacher, Dr Paula Johnson completed her PhD in 2009 at The University of Queensland. Her study examined the historian Livy’s account of Hannibal’s defeats of Roman armies during the Second Punic War to evaluate the extent of the writer’s artistic licence and reimagining of facts. Experience gained in close reading and analysis of texts allows her to guide students in deconstructing and paying attention to detail in historical and Latin sources. Laboratory Technician, Dr Carla Atkinson completed her PhD from The University of Queensland in 2011. Her thesis contained the first comparative analyses of taste bud morphology from a range of elasmobranchs (selachians and batoids) during developmental and adult stages. Carla’s research provided her with valuable problem-solving and analytical skills that have transferred to assisting Girls Grammar teachers and students with planning and running practical scientific experimentation. School Psychologist, Dr Alix Vann was awarded her PhD from the Queensland University of Technology in 2012. Her doctoral research utilised a qualitative and mixed methods study design to investigate the metacognitions associated with eating disorders in women. Both studies supported the proposition of a transdiagnostic model of metacognition in eating disorders, which has implications for understanding and treating these debilitating disorders.

GIRLS GRAMMAR STAFF CURRENTLY COMPLETING DOCTORATE STUDIES

GIRLS GRAMMAR’S DOCTORATE HONOUR ROLL

Dr Bruce Addison PhD Dr Carla Atkinson PhD Dr Ruth Burnett EdD Dr Ann Farley PhD Dr Peter Jenkins PhD Dr Paula Johnson PhD Dr Kay Kimber PhD

The University of Queensland 2007 The University of Queensland 2011

Mr Gary Holley Mrs Phillipa Greig Dr Sam Peng PhD Mr Tony Cupitt Mr Tim Lehmann

Queensland University of Technology 2004

Curtin University 2004

The University of Queensland 2005 The University of Queensland 2009

Queensland University of Technology 2002

Dr Sam Peng PhD

Liaoning University, China 2012 The University of Queensland 2002

Dr Anton Rayner PhD

Dr Sally-Anne Stephens EdD Dr Rashna Tarapowella PhD Dr Keith Treschman PhD

Queensland University of Technology 1999 The University of Queensland 2009 University of Southern Queensland 2016 Queensland University of Technology 2012

Dr Alix Vann PhD

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