Associate ProfessorKate Thomson
Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine and Health
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- Associate ProfessorFaculty of Medicine and Health
RESEARCH INTERESTs
- Professional learning, with an emphasis on informal conversations and peer mentoring
- Student learning: before, during, and after work-integrated learning placements
- Developing measures of quality and using evidence to enhance teaching and learning in higher education
- Innovative use of methodologies, including Grounded theory and Design based research
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTTransforming students evidence-based practice knowledge, skills, and attitudes through an applied educational interventionAustralian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE)1 Sep 2023People funded by this grant:
- Thomson K,
- Di Michele L,
- Bell A,
- Reed W
- GRANTAssessing workplace well-being and informal learning: A pilot study of student interactions on placementFaculty of Medicine and Health1 Jan 2023People funded by this grant:
- Thomson K
- GRANTEnhancing novice students readiness for clinical placements through the development and testing of a multidisciplinary evaluation toolAustralian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE)1 Jul 2018People funded by this grant:
- Judd B,
- Thomson K,
- Brentnall J,
- Scanlan J,
- McAllister S
- GRANTAssuring institution-wide quality in work integrated learningAustralian Collaborative Education Network1 Jan 2018People funded by this grant:
- Thomson K,
- McAllister L,
- Smith L,
- Russell L,
- Campbell M
- GRANTLeadership in Ethical PracticeUniversity of Sydney1 Jan 2018People funded by this grant:
- Di Michele L,
- Semaan A,
- McAllister L,
- Kenny B,
- Nicole M
- GRANTBuilding Students Capacity for Evaluative Judgement through Near Peer PlacementsAustralian Collaborative Education Network1 Aug 2017People funded by this grant:
- Vasquez M,
- Thompson T,
- Penman M,
- Volkert A,
- Brentnall J
- GRANTEnhancing ethical practice during professional placementsDVC Education1 Jan 2017People funded by this grant:
- Nicole M,
- Thomson K,
- Pollard N,
- Semaan A,
- McAllister L
- GRANTAsk Charlie: A participatory mobile website for resource-based academic professional developmentOffice for Learning and Teaching (OLT)1 Jan 2015People funded by this grant:
- Thomson K,
- Curwood JS,
- Haeusler MH,
- Tomitsch M
- GRANTDeveloping Validated and Reliable Measures of Student Clinical Placement Quality to Improve Student Learning ExpereincesUniversity of Sydney1 Jan 2014People funded by this grant:
- Smith L,
- McAllister L,
- Thomson K,
- Scott L
- GRANTPeer Evaluation of Teaching in FHSUniversity of Sydney1 Jan 2014People funded by this grant:
- Reed W,
- Thomson K,
- Smith-Merry J,
- Shirley D
- GRANTProfessional development for academics: Evaluating a personalised mobile website for learning from student feedbackOffice of Learning and Teaching, Australian Government1 Jan 2013People funded by this grant:
- Thomson K,
- Curwood JS,
- Hendry G,
- Tomitsch M
- GRANTThe relations between informal conversations about teaching and formal teacher education of university staff.NSW Institute for Educational Research1 Jan 2011People funded by this grant:
- Thomson K
- GRANTPilot Mentoring Program for Physiotherapy Clinical Educators in the Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Sydney1 Jan 2010People funded by this grant:
- Keep M,
- Thomson K,
- Leithhead I