Summary
I am a skilled individual with passion for helping students reach academic goals. I endeavour to create engaging learning experiences tailored to meet individual student needs. I develop develops strategies to help students bolster academic performance. I am an enthusiastic sessional academic working to help students develop and maintain goal-oriented study habits for consistent academic success. I am equally skilled at one-on-one and group lessons using adaptable teaching strategies for different types of learners. I am accustomed to both in-person and online instruction for flexibility and multimedia integration to maximize lesson engagement.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Sessional Academic
University of the Sunshine Coast
Sippy Downs, QLD
02.2022 - Current
- Planning and delivering tutorials and laboratory instruction in undergraduate Biochemistry and Pharmacology.
- Marking assignments in undergraduate Biochemistry and Pharmacology.
- Motivated students with accurate feedback and positive reinforcement.
- Developed methods to motivate and engage students in learning.
- Maintained records of student assessments, tutoring activities and results.
- Tutored diverse groups of students to strengthen subject comprehension, boost confidence and build important learning skills.
- Taught students remotely using online video chat platform and other delivery channels.
- Conducted group tutoring sessions to help students engage active learning and critical thinking skills.
Clinical Nurse
Queensland Health
Nambour, QLD
05.2001 - 03.2012
- Utilised advanced clinical, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills
- Human resource management, led the Intensive Care, nursing care delivery team.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
- Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
- Utilized evidence-based practice to assess and provide care for patients.
- Educated patients and families to increase understanding of condition and best ways to manage.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to improve patient care outcomes.
- Maintained accurate and comprehensive patient records in line with regulatory standards.
- Maintained patient confidentiality by protecting unauthorized access to personal information.
- Demonstrated knowledge of technical procedures and proper equipment use.
- Monitored patients, evaluated results, and recommended further courses of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes.
- Advanced interpersonal skills.
- Collaborated with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to devise and manage individualized plans of care.
- Evaluated nursing staff's performance and developed education programs and professional development opportunities to improve individual and team competencies, clinical knowledge and delivery of care.
- Supervised professional and paraprofessional nursing staff and delegated tasks to maintain continuum of care.
- Introduced initiatives based on staff education, infection control audits, safe medication administration and proper wound care to achieve unit and facility goals.
Registered Nurse, ICU/CCU
Queensland Health
Redcliffe
01.1994 - 05.2001
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients in ICU/CCU, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses and unit clerks.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
Casual Registered Nurse
Oxley Nursing Service
Brisbane, QLD
01.1994 - 01.1995
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Assistant in Nursing
Tamworth Nursing Home
Tamworth, NSW
01.1988 - 11.1993
- Provided customized care according to individual health plan.
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor.
- Worked alongside certified nursing assistants to tend to patient needs.
- Created positive patient experience by assisting patients with bathing, ambulating, feeding and personal and oral hygiene care.
Education
Ph.D. - Molecular Pharmacology
12.2025
- Research Training Program (offset and stipend), 2022 from Australian Government and the University of the Sunshine Coast.
- Rotary Post-graduate scholarship, 2022 from Combined Rotary Clubs of the Sunshine Coast.
- Professional Development Studies: Epigeum Research Skills certificate, Graduate Research School UniSC
- Professional Development Studies: ANZCCART ComPass Animal Welfare basic training course.
- Professional Development Studies: Animal Ethics Training.
- Professional Development Studies: Ethical Research Training.
- Professional Development Studies: Epigeum Effective Management of Doctoral and Masters Research.
- Professional Development Studies: Animal handling and anaesthetics (mouse), Herston Medical Research Centre/ University of Queensland.
- Professional Development Studies: Epigeum Undertaking a literature review.
- Professional Development Studies: Epigeum Conferences, presenting and networking.
- Professional Development Studies: Thinking Statistically - describing data well.
- HDR Student Representative, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Biomedical Sciences External Program Advisory Committee.
- Member of Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), 2022 to current
- Member of Australian Society od Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT), 2022 to current.
- Student Member - Centre for Bioinnovation, UniSC.
- Thesis Statement: Defining signalling pathways to characterise a novel anti-fibrotic agent – Tomentosenol A.
Bachelor of Science- Honours - Pharmacology
03.2022
- Vice Chancellors Honours Scholarship, 2021 from the University of the Sunshine Coast.
- Recipient of Honours- First Class
Bachelor of Biomedical Science - Biochemistry And Molecular Biology
09.2021
- 6.95 GPA.
- Recipient of Golden Key International Honour Society Award
- Recipient of University Medal Award.
Post-graduate Certificate in Critical Care - Nursing - Neurosurgical.
11.1998
Diploma in Nursing - Nursing - Registered Nurse
11.1992
Skills
- Advanced teamwork, interpersonal and communication skills
- Collaboration
- Quality assurance and mandatory training development and facilitation
- Facilitation and clinical education
- Academic Presentations
- Confidence Building
- Online Learning Platforms, Facilitating Online Learning
- Organization and Planning Skills
- Group Sessions
- Adapting to student's Learning Style
- Monitoring Outcomes
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Student Records Maintenance
- Policy and procedure development
- Human resource management
- Team Leadership
- Quality Management
Scientific and Laboratory Skills
- Method Validation
- Scientific writing, communication and presentation
- Manuscript Development
- Project Management
- Research Program Planning
- Research and Analysis
- Drug Efficacy
- Critical Thinking
- Records Maintenance
- Design Implementation
- Tissue Sample Excising
- Data Analysis
- Technical Reporting
- Cell Culture and Characterization
- Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)
- In-Vivo and In-Vitro Pharmacology
- Western Blot Testing
- Protein Chemistry
- Troubleshooting Techniques
- Sample Collection
- Clinical Assays
- Molecular Genetics
- Experiment Design
- Animal Studies
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Research and Data Management
- Roadmap Development
- Result Interpretation
- Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
- Chemical and Molecular Analysis
- Finish Work
- Data Collection and Analysation
- Cell Biology
- Advanced Microscopy
- Immunostaining
- Bioinstrumentation
Referees
Associate Professor Fraser Russell
Discipline Lead, Biomedical Sciences
Associate Professor in Biochemical Pharmacology | SFHEA
Building T3.04
UniSC Australia
Ph +61 7 5459 4665 | frussell@usc.edu.au | www.usc.edu.au
Trong Tran, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry
Centre for Bioinnovation (SD I.1.46A and MB A.1.76)
School of Science, Technology and Engineering
University of the Sunshine Coast
Phone +61 7 5459 4579, ttran1@usc.edu.au
Dr Ann Parkinson
Senior Lecturer, Physiology and Anatomy
School of Health SD-I-2-2.09A
University of the Sunshine Coast
+61 7 5430 2825, aparkins@usc.edu.au
Timeline
Sessional Academic - University of the Sunshine Coast
02.2022 - Current
Clinical Nurse - Queensland Health
05.2001 - 03.2012
Registered Nurse, ICU/CCU - Queensland Health
01.1994 - 05.2001
Casual Registered Nurse - Oxley Nursing Service
01.1994 - 01.1995
Assistant in Nursing - Tamworth Nursing Home
01.1988 - 11.1993
University of The Sunshine Coast - Ph.D., Molecular Pharmacology
University of The Sunshine Coast - Bachelor of Science- Honours, Pharmacology
University of The Sunshine Coast - Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology
QUT (Queensland University of Technology) - Post-graduate Certificate in Critical Care, Nursing - Neurosurgical.
University of New England - Diploma in Nursing, Nursing - Registered Nurse