Expertise in Medical Education Research

I currently lead a focused program of research that targets specific educational problems. I have conducted this work utilising 12 educational grants including a Category 1 research grant from the National Heart Foundation of Australia. My research comes under the umbrella of Educational Design Research (McKenney & Reeves 2015), which is a process of iterative development of solutions to complex practical educational problems.

Overall research output: My research program has led to 57 publications and I have contributed as lead author or senior author to 47 of these outputs. The publication details are available in my CV. 

Peer-reviewed Journal publications: I have authored 26 peer-reviewed publications that include publications in the top-ranked journals in medical education (Academic Medicine and Medical Education), a top ranked (ERA A*) higher education journal (Studies in Higher Education) and highly regarded journals such as BMC Medical Education, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, Higher Education Research and Development.

Book Chapters: I have authored/co-authored four book chapters 

Peer-reviewed conference proceedings: I have collaborated on 22 conference papers and posters 

Peer reviewed educational publications: I have published the innovative teamwork project on the peer-reviewed platform of the AAMC – MedEdPortal 

Other publications: An invited commentary for Medical Education and two letters to Medical Teacher have been published. These are top ranking journals in medical education. 

Reviewer roles for peer-reviewed journals: British Journal of Educational Psychology, Focus on Health Professions Education, BMC Medical Education, BMC Research Notes, Studies in Higher Education

Educational Grants: I have received 11 educational grants including a Category 1 research grant from the Heart Foundation of Australia. My total educational grant income is $547,000.