Fields of Research

Neurology and neuromuscular diseases
Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
Central nervous system
Neurosciences
Higher education
Aged health care
Health promotion
Community and primary care
Education systems
Continuing and community education
Health psychology
Cellular nervous system
Dermatology
Nursing
Health and community services
Information systems
Educational technology and computing
Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development
Specialist studies in education

Research Objectives

Clinical health
Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum
Health education and promotion
Teaching and instruction technologies
Behaviour and health
Learner and learning
Higher education
Pedagogy
Health related to ageing
Other education and training
Nursing
Other information and communication services
Information systems, technologies and services

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

'Fit for Purpose': A cohort-centric approach to MOOC design; RUSC Universities and Knowledge Society Journal
Acute CNS axonal injury models a subtype of dystrophic neurite in Alzheimer's Disease; Alzheimer's Reports
Alteration in neurofilaments associated with reactive brain changes and axonal sprouting following acute physical injury to the rat neocortex; Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology
Applied health and community support: Building opportunities through education; Building Opportunities, Building Communities Conference
Arts and Health – Therapeutic Environments for People with Dementia; Sustainable Healthcare Transformation: International Conference on Health System Innovation
Associate Degree in Dementia Care: Sustaining a course and maintaining the students; Teaching Matters
Changing Pax6 expression correlates with axon outgrowth and restoration of topography during optic nerve regeneration; Neuroscience
Characterisation of tectal ephrin-A2 expression during optic nerve regeneration in goldfish: implications for restoration of topography; Experimental Neurology
Colocalisation of neurofilament epitopes within damaged axons in an animal model of Azheimer's disease; 19th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society
Contemporary nursing education; The Road to Nursing
Contemporary nursing education; The Road to Nursing
Designing for quality: The understanding dementia MOOC; Leading Issues in e-Learning Research MOOCs and Flip: What's Really Changing? Volume 2
Designing for quality: The understanding dementia MOOC; Electronic Journal of e-Learning
Developing an Assurance of Learning wish list; 39th Annual Conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
Early Alzheimer's neuritic pathology is modelled by traumatic injury to rodent cortical axons; 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
Early Alzheimer's neuritic pathology is modelled by traumatic injury to rodent cortical axons; 37th Annual Meeting of the Australian Society for Medical Research
EphA/ephrin-A interactions during optic nerve regeneration: restoration of topography and regulation of ephrin-A2 expression; Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences
EphA5 and ephrin-A2 expression during optic nerve regeneration: a 'two-edged sword'; European Journal of Neuroscience
Erythropoietin is both neuroprotective and neuroregenerative following optic nerve transection; Experimental Neurology
Evaluation of a MOOC pilot: impacts on pedagogical and technical design and dementia education research; 30th Ascilite Conference
Exogenous metallothionein-IIA promotes accelerated healing after a burn wound; Wound Repair and Regeneration
Expression of ephrin-A2 in the superior colliculus and EphA5 in the retina following optic nerve section in adult rat; European Journal of Neuroscience
Formative online multiple-choice tests in nurse education: An integrative review; Nurse Education in Practice
Formative online quizzes and self-regulated learning: are the students guessing, cheating or just becoming good nurses?; NETNEP2018 - 7th International Nurse Education Conference
Graded ephrin-A2 expression in the developing hamster superior colliculus; Experimental Brain Research
Improving learning experiences through gamification: a case study; Australian Educational Computing
In vivo and in vitro experimental axotomy mimics a subtype of dystrophic neurite associated with beta-amyloid plaque formation in Alzheimer's disease; Neurobiology of Aging: Experimental and Clinical Research
Innovative and Authentic Learning Experiences - The Associate Degree in Applied Health and Community Support; Building Opportunities, Building Communities Conference
Leisure time activities and mental health in informal dementia caregivers; Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
Making neuroscience important and relevant: Online learning in an innovative Bachelor of Dementia Care program; Second International Conference, eLEOT 2015
Neurochemical Diversity of Dystrophic Neurites in the Early and late Stages of Alzheimer's Disease; Experimental Neurology
Neurofilament triplet proteins are restricted to a subset of neurons in the rat neocortex; Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy
Neuronal Response to Physical Injury and its Relationship to the Pathology of Alzheimer's Disease; Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
No textbooks, no lectures, no essays, no exams - is this the future of Higher Education; Teaching Matters
Online education: Targeted MOOC captivates students; Nature
Opic Nerve Regeneration: Molecular Pre-Requisites and the Role of Training; Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Retinal Degenerative Diseases.
Physical damage to rat cortical axons mimics early Alzheimer's neuronal pathology; 18th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society
Physical damage to rat cortical axons mimics early Alzheimer's neuronal pathology; Neuroreport
Promoting self-regulated learning through feedback for nursing students completing formative online multiple-choice question tests; Teaching Matters 2017
Quality Assurance for Massive Open Access Online Courses: Building on the Old to Create Something New; Macro-Level Learning through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): Strategies and Predictions for the Future
Quality online spaces: Bringing MOOC technology to MyLO; Teaching Matters, 2014
Reactive and Regenerative Changes Following in vivo and in vitro Experimental Axotomy of Mature Cortical Neurons; Fifth International Neurotrauma Association
Redefining the role of metallothionein within the injured brain: extracellular metallothioneins play an important role in the astrocyte-neuron response to injury; Journal of Biological Chemistry
Relationship between participants’ level of education and engagement in their completion of the Understanding Dementia Massive Open Online Course; BMC Medical Education
Relationship of the response of non-neuronal cells to the axonal changes that follow physical injury to the rodent neocortex; National Australian Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting
Relationship of the response of non-neuronal cells to the axonal changes that follow physical injury to the rodent neocortex; Proceedings of the 19th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society
Something for Everyone: MOOC Design for Informing Dementia Education and Research; European Conference on E-Learning (ECEL) 2013
The Cause of Neuronal Degeneration in Alzheimer's disease; Progress in Neurobiology
The effect of taxol on the CNS response to physical injury; Proceedings of the 19th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society
The effects of taxol on the central nervous system response to physical injury; Acta Neuropathologica
The neuronal response to physical injury; 37th Annual Meeting of the Australian Society for Medical Research
The neuronal response to physical injury; National Australian Society of Medical Research Annual Meeting
The Uni-View platform and student experience of UTAS; Teaching Matters 2015
The Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre – Paving the way forward in online dementia education; Teaching Matters 2014 – Places and Spaces
Therapeutic environmental design for people with dementia; Australian Journal of Dementia Care
Time course of axonal changes following physical injury: reactive cytoskeletal alterations may lead to sprouting; 19th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society
Transient up-regulation of retinal EphA3 and EphA5, but not ephrin-A2, coincides with re-establishment of a topographic map during optic nerve regeneration in goldfish; Experimental Neurology

Research Projects

Keeping a healthy brain - evaluating a new wellness program; Tasmanian Community Fund (TasCF)

Research Candidate Supervision