Past Students - 2024

Dr Zobaida Edib | PhD Scholar

​Dr Edib is a Public Health Researcher and an overseas trained Medical Doctor. She completed her MBBS in 2011 from Dhaka University, Bangladesh and her MPH in 2014 from the International Medical University, Malaysia with distinction. She is currently completing her PhD with the emPoWeR Unit under the supervision of Dr Peate.

Her research work mainly focuses on women’s health epidemiology, cancer epidemiology and prevention of non-communicable diseases, although she has worked in diverse research projects throughout her research career. Her research track record includes work on psychosocial health of women with breast cancer and cervical cancer, reproductive health of women, behavioural risk factors for prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases and health promotion research.

Sherine Sandhu | PhD Scholar

​Sherine Sandhu is a PhD candidate in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Melbourne. She is also a psychosocial researcher at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

​Her main area of interest is in developing and evaluating digital health initiatives to educate, and improve users’ health and wellbeing. Ms Sandhu also has a strong interest in female fertility and the option of elective egg freezing. Her PhD research focuses on supporting women considering egg freezing, by exploring their behaviours and evaluating an online decisional support tool.