Doctoral degree dissertation titles of alumni


The Doctor of Philosophy in Bioethics, Sustainability & Global Public Health (PhD) Program prepares students for roles as professionals and community leaders in a multiethnic community, by sharing cross-cultural perspectives through the diverse international advisory and adjunct faculty. The program will draw upon the wide extent international experience of the resident and visiting faculty, as well as their multidisciplinary qualifications. The details including the curriculum can be saved as a pdf file (AUSN-PhD-Description).

The Ph.D. program in Bioethics, Sustainability, and Global Public Health, has two possible specializations:

Specialization 1: Bioethics and Global Public Health

Specialization 2: Sustainability, Peace and Global Development

The first list below includes the graduates of the AUSN Ph.D. degree program. The lower list is the list of the persons who defended their Ph.D. proposal (the first step in completion of the Ph.D. dissertation).

Ph.D. Graduates

Core curriculum for publication ethics – Shamima Parvin Lasker  (2017)

Dr. Darryl R. J. Macer and the Global Expansion of Bioethics Education – Leonard H. Le Blanc III (2017)

Development, CO2, and understanding personal health today -Osama Rajkhan  (2017)

Enhancement of Mental Health through Fortune Telling – Ananya Tritipthumrongchok (2018)

Behavioral Solutions for Advancing Global Peace and Harmony – John LaMuth (2018)

Proposed Manning Productivity Gain Cycle for Peace, Sustainability and Global Development: Implications for Bioethics and Health – Angelica M Baylon, the Philippines (2018)

Pilgrimage Against the Deception of the Attempted Assimilation of America – Wendlser A. Nosie Sr.  (2018)

Ethical Issues and the Public Health of Native American Communities – Endreya Marie McCabe   (2018)

The Holy Fight: Awakenings of Apache Identity from Oak Flat to Transgenerational Justice and Decolonization – Lian Bighorse (2018)

Ka-Loob Ethics:  The Filipino Ethics of Patient Care – Marlon F. Lofredo (2018)

Ethics of the Failure to Educate Iraqi and Syrian Out-of-School Refugee Children in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region – Lana Al-Shareeda Le Blanc (2018)

The Science, Philosophy and Bioethics of Gerontology in the Context of Our Future: An Individual and Community Journey from Japan – Ryo Takahashi (2019 )

Awareness and Need of Life Skills Concepts among Young People in Bangladesh – Tahera Ahmed (2019)

Perceptions on Health Insurance among Consumers in Bangladesh – Shahanaz Chowdhury (2019)

Integration of Indigenous Knowledge into Tertiary Institutions: The Case of Traditional Medicine in Uganda – Anke Weisheit (2019)

Empowerment of Youth Street Beggars as Child Domestic Workers can make a Revolution in Bangladesh – Tarana Ahmed (2019)

Past, Present and Future Trends of Nursing Workforce Migration in Pakistan: Analysis and Policy Implications – Sumaira Khowaja-Punjwani (2019)

Bioethics of Displacement: Being and Belonging amidst Politics of Pain –  Manuel Lozano Rodríguez (2020)

Discourses on the dynamics of life and chaos – Andrew Bosworth, Canada (Defense on 8 April 2020) Enduring Quest For Identity: Towards Developing a Sustainable Development Model for the Indigenous Peoples in Mindanao– Rogelio Bayod, the Philippines (2020)

Global Justice, Nanotechnology, and Convergence through Open Reasoning: A commentary on a potential new technosocial reality – Michael Layne Hartsell, USA/Thailand (2021)
Muslim Communities and population growth with a Focus on Iran and Malaysia – Saeideh Sayari, Iran/Germany (2021)
Optimizing Trade-off between Economic Growth and Environmental Management among Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN Leandro Silverio Estadilla,  the Philippines (2021)

(A further two candidates have defended their Ph.D. dissertation (as of May 2021)

Ph.D. candidates should defend their proposal before writing their complete dissertation,

List of Successful Ph.D. Proposal Defenses

2016

Ethical and Gender Dimensions of Social Exclusion and  Marginalization in the  Context of Global  Public Health  and Social   Inequality – Dr. Nazneen Akhter

Dr. Darryl R. J. Macer and the Global Expansion of Bioethics Education – Leonard H. Le Blanc III

Enhancement of Mental Health through Fortune Telling – Ananya Tritipthumrongchok

An Exploration of Body Perception in Terminal Stage Diseases among Patients, their Relatives and Medical Support Staff – Nurten Aksoy

Improving end-of-life care in hospitals: a qualitative analysis of health care providers and bereaved families’ experiences and suggestions – Dr. Shahanaz Chowdhury

The Oil and Gas Industry in Southeast Asia as a Catalyst for Peace and Sustainability – Dr. Agnes Cinco Sequiño

Bioethics in Philippine Higher Education InstitutionsRowena Fajardo Zoilo

Empowerment of Street Beggars as Child Domestic Workers can make a Revolution in Bangladesh – Tarana Ahmed

Core Curriculum for Publication Ethics – Dr. Shamima Parvin Lasker

2017

Validation of Indigenous Knowledge Systems for Early Warning for Disaster Preparedness and Response in Uganda – Mawadri Michael

Perspectives on a “Good Death” in Different Cultures and Societies – Dr. Zehra Edisan

The 9  Transformations of Health and Fitness – Osama Rajkhan

A Bioethical Approach to Contemporary Chaos, Complexity and Non-duality in Developmental Values – Andrew Sebastian Bosworth

Implementation of new technological developments in ophthalmology and consideration of current ethical problems – Dr. Fatih Mehmet Adibelli

To what extent does medical ethics education affect medical students’ perceptions of ethical principles and human dignity? –  Dr. Sukran Sevimli

Justice in the Philippine Health Care System: Accessibility, Equity and Challenges in Rural Communities – Dr. Leo H. Aberion Greenspaces in the Urban Cities of the Philippines – Dr. Gweendolyn Suico-Crescencio Solid Waste Management Practices in the Philippines and some Ethical Considerations – Dr. Dennis Anthony A. Kilongkilong Soul, Death, Barzakh and the Hereafter –  Dr. Arif Hossain Tools for Evaluation of Quality of life and Oral Health Care – Dr.  Shahana Dastagir

International Comparisons of Cancer Diagnosis Disclosure and Palliative Treatment from a Bioethical Perspective – Nusrat Fatema Chowdhury

Service availability and readiness assessment of non-communicable diseases and health seeking behavior of people in rural Bangladesh – Mohammad Rashedul Islam

2018
The Ethics of the Failure to Educate Iraqi and Syrian Out-of-School Refugee Children in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Region – Lana al-Shareeda Le Blanc
Translating Ethical Imperatives into Practice for Sustainable Energy, Mining and Development – Yamin Thu
Transforming Moral Distress in Nursing Practice into Moral Resilience – Muslihudin Sharbinie
Response to Sustainable Development: The Case of the Province of Cebu and the City of Cebu, Philippines – Glenn G. Pajares
Culture of Ethics in Research in Region I – Philippines Basis for Sustainability – Ariel Bacani
Critical Success Factors to the Implementation and Post- Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems: Observations in Philippine Setting – Margaret Baylon
A Comparison of Factors Affecting Environmental Attitudes among Catholic and non-Catholic Urban Families in the Philippines – Chadwick Tan
Awareness of Life Skills Concepts Among Young People in Bangladesh – Tahera Ahmad
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Periodontitis in Adult Cardiac Patients in Bangladesh – Naznin Pervin
Development of an Occupation Specific Quality of Life Scale for Occupational Migrants in Urban Slums – Dr. Rashed Mahfuzullah
A Comparison of the Impact of Cultural Diversity on Education and Measures of Excellence in Public Schools in USA – Lalitha Murali

2019
Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies for Primary Care Residents (Trainees) as a Model for Sustainable Delivery of Primary Healthcare in Indonesia – Erfen Gustiawan Suwangto Enduring Quest For Identity: Towards Developing a Sustainable Development Model for the Indigenous Peoples in Mindanao –  Rogelio P. Bayod
The Science, Philosophy and Bioethics of Gerontology in the Context of Our Future: An Individual and Community Journey from Japan – Ryo Takahashi
Bioethics of Displacement: Being and Belonging amidst Politics of Pain –  Manuel Lozano Rodríguez
The Ethics of Integrating Iraqi and Syrian Refugees into the Belgium General System – Wijdan Adnan Issa
Poor Disaster Resilience and Emergency Management: Ethical and Economic Costs of Forgetting Our Past – Purusottam KC Ethical and Public Health Challenges of Diabetes Mellitus in Nigerian Youth – Samson Adewale Dada
Reproductive Ethics and Indigenous Public Health in Nepal – Dolma Lama
Linkages between workforce management practices, employee outcomes and  hospital performance in Ethiopia – Philipos Petros Past, Present and Future Trends of Nursing Workforce Migration in Pakistan: Analysis and Policy Implications – Sumaira Khowaja-Punjwani
Ethics of art and design – Muhammad Ziaul Huq
Education and Empowerment of Girls in Bangladesh- the way Forward – Tamjida Ahmad
An Analysis of the Causes of Road Accidents and Possible Remedies in Bangladesh – Tanya Ahmad

2020

Global Justice and Nanotechnology: A commentary on a new technosocial reality – Michael Layne Hartsel


Muslim Communities and population growth with a Focus on Iran and Malaysia– Saeideh Saya


Economic Growth and Environmental Management among Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Leandro S.  Estadilla

2021
Caring for our Common Home: Examining Ethical Paradigms for the Environment – Dexter C. Veloso
Teach to Nurture for a Sustainable Environment Using Human Values and Bioethics Education for Classrooms and Online Learning – Suma Parahakaran
Ethical Issues in Software Engineering – Marites V. Fontanilla