Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Senior Lecturer, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University
My main areas of teaching are Nursing and Health Sciences, and I have specialised in the professional language development of international nursing students. My undergraduate degree is in psychology, with a minor in sociocultural anthropology and English, and my postgraduate degree is in applied linguistics.
Experience
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2009–presentSenior lecturer, Flinders University
Education
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2014National Dog Training Federation, Cert III Dog Behaviour and Training
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2011Flinders University, PhD
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2011Flinders University, Grad Cert Education (Higher Education)
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2007Flinders University, Grad Cert TESOL
Publications
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2018Gaming in Nursing Education: A Literature Review, Nursing Education Perspectives
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2018Effects of a web-based educational game on learning English idioms: Idiomatico, Journal of Educational Computing Research
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2017The impact of explicit instruction and corrective feedback on postgraduate students’ academic writing, Journal of Academic Language and Learning 11
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2016Sonographer Skill Teaching Practices Survey (SonoSTePS): Development and Initial Validation of a Survey Instrument, Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
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2016Teaching psychomotor skills in the 21st century: revisiting and reviewing instructional approaches through the lens of contemporary literature, Medical Teacher
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2016Using a re-do station after debrief in undergraduate nursing simulation, Clinical Simulation in Nursing
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2015Language proficiency and nursing registration, International Journal of Nursing Studies
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2015A school-based approach to developing the English proficiency of EAL university students, Journal of Academic Language and Learning
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2015The differences in error rate and type between IELTS writing bands and their impact on academic workload, Higher Education Research and Development
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2013Improving the identification of medication names by increasing phonological awareness and listening skills via a language-teaching computer game, Serious Games for Healthcare: Applications and Implications
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2013Medicina: Methods, models, and strategies, Cases on Digital Game-Based Learning: Methods, Models and Strategies
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2012Gaming to learn: Language in a clinical context, Transforming University Teaching into Learning via Simulations and Games
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2012Research-based design of a medical vocabulary videogame, International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning
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2012A pedagogy-driven approach to the design of a medical abbreviations videogame: Brevissima, Japan Association for Language Teaching Computer Assisted Language Learning Journal
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2011Addressing the English language needs of international nursing students, Journal of Academic Language and Learning
Grants and Contracts
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2016A causal experimental study of the reciprocal relationship between vocabulary knowledge, IELTS, and academic grades.
- Role:
- Lead
- Funding Source:
- Flinders University Re-Entry Fellowship
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2016Evaluating the impact of a 3D cultural simulation experience on a diverse cohort of nursing/midwifery students
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- Associate
- Funding Source:
- Flinders SONM Start-up grant
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2016Development of an interactive online teaching tool to promote nursing students’ clinical decision making skills
- Role:
- Lead
- Funding Source:
- FMNHS Executive Dean Teaching and Learning Innovation Grants
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2015Vocabulary size effects on the academic achievement of equity groups
- Role:
- Lead
- Funding Source:
- Flinders SONM Start-up grant
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2014Improving International Students’ Writing Skills
- Role:
- Lead
- Funding Source:
- SoNM Strategic Research Initiative Grant
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2010CALL for Nursing English
- Role:
- Lead
- Funding Source:
- Flinders Teaching & Learning Innovation Grant
- Adelaide, Australia
- Article Feed
- ORCID
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