R. John Petheram
Land and Food Resources

Postgraduate students 1997-2006

Mr Ibrahim Shabau. Masters Candidate.
Effects of the "boxing day tsunami" on soils and livelihoods of agricultural communities of the Maldives 2005- ?

Ms Julie Francis. Master of Agriculture candidate.
Interests and attitudes of small lifestyle landowners in regards to environmental management, NE Vic.
Commenced Nov. 2002-2007 part-time.
Supervisors: John Perkins, John Petheram, Warren Straw
Uma Acharya. PhD candidate.
Perceptions of biodiversity and conservation in Community Forestry, Nepal. 2001 - Nov 2004
Supervisors: RJ Petheram and R. Reid
Conference paper 2004

Mr Frank Alkam. Master of Forest Science.
Views of clan members on ecoforestry in West New Britain, PNG. Commenced Feb 2003 - Feb 2005.
Supervisors: RJ Petheram and J Perkins
Bazakie Baput. Master of Forest Science
Bush fallow systems on Lihir Islands in Papua New Guinea: prospects for change. Completed 2003/4. Bush Fallow Systems Paper 2003
Supervisors: RJ Petheram and P Stephen
Himlal Baral. Master of Forest Science
Applications of GIS in community forest management in Wombat Forst & Nepal.
Submitted thesis: August 2004 . Thesis (large pdf file}
Supervisors: RJ Petheram and I. Wild
Paper: Participatory Weed Mapping: application in Victoria
Uni-community GIS
Mr Sebastian Buckingham. Masters in NRM
Cardomon growing in livelihoods of people near forests, Vietnam. Part-time commenced 2003.- 2005
Supervisors: RJ Petheram, J Perkins and P Spephen
Agren Paper Cardamon 2004
Mr Mathias Chemonges. Masters in Natural Resource Management. Herbalists' use of forest and their views on forest management: The case of Kakamega forest, Kenya. Sumbitted Feb 2005.
Supervisors: RJ Petheram and J Perkins
Nav Raj Ghimire. Master of Agriculture candidate.
Scales of participation in development in agricultural R&D programs, Nepal. Nov. 2002 -04
Supervisors: RJ Petheram and J Perkins
Ms Sushana Karki. Masters in Forest Science
Evaluation of data sources for use in GIS in forestry. Commenced February 2004.
Supervisors: Leon Bren and John Petheram.

Mr Sindhu Dhungana. Master of Forest Science
Comparative Economic Analysis of Government Managed and Community Forests in the Terai Region, Nepal
Commenced Jan 2003 - Jan 2005
Supervisors: B Davidson, J Petheram

Recent past students  
Sophia Imran. Master of Natural Resource Mgt.
Options for collaborative management for Khirthar National Park, Sindh, Pakistan. 2002 -204.
Supervisors: RJ Petheram and J Perkins
Solomon Mibey. Masters in Forest Science.
Forestry systems and approaches for sustainable development. Kenya.
[Completed 2000-2001]
Supervisors: RJ Petheram and J Perkins
Ruth Nettle. PhD.
Employment in the dairy industry: relationships and intervention.
[Completed 1998-2001]
Supervisors: RJ Petheram and M. Paine
Paper - Rio conference
Carolyn Wiltshire. Ph.D candidate. Dryland farming systems in Burkino-Faso, West Africa. 1997 Supervisors: RJ Petheram and J Perkins
Jessica Dart. PhD. 1997-2000
Stories for change: A new model for evaluation of agricultural extension project, Australia.
[Completed 1997-2000]
Supervisors: RJ Petheram and panel.
Stories for change
  Paul Woods. PhD candidate. (2nd supervisor)
Spontaneous agroforestry: Regreening Barren Hills in Vietnam. 1997-2002
Supevisors: I Ferguson and RJ Petheram
  John Leake. Masters by research. Part-time. Participatory planning with opium growers in Vietnam. [completed 1997-2000]
Supervisors: RJ Petheram and L Falvey
Thesis abstract

Buddhi Rejal. Masters candidate, by research.
Concepts of good forest among user groups, in community forests, Nepal. [ completed 2000 - 2002 ]
Supervisors: RJ Petheram, P. Stephen, J Perkins

 

Mark Johns. Masters by research. Part time.
Importance and availabilty of market information, as assessed by grain farmers. [completed] 1995-2000

  John Moreki. Masters by research. Small-scale poultry farming systems, Botswana. [completed 1998]
  Marina Singarayer. Masters by research. Applications of GIS in agricultural extension. [completed 1997]  

Asnath Fuah. PhD. (University of Qld.). Small livestock production systems in West Timor. [completed 1996 U.Q.]

 

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