Tony Fallon

Accomplished researcher with extensive experience in rural health, interprofessional education, and workforce development. Recognized for high-impact publications (H-index: 25) and successful involvement in securing major grants exceeding $4.8M over the last 3 years. Skilled in innovative methodologies, such as online nominal group techniques, expertise in quantitative research methods and use of multivariate statistics, and committed to advancing the health of people living in living areas through collaborative research and education. Awarded the prestigious David Lyle Prize for contributions to rural and remote health.

• Expansion of the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training Program in More Remote Settings in Queensland, Argus, G, Fallon, T., Osborn, D., Cotter, N., Rolf, F., Schonfeld, C., Dennis, N., & Baratiny, G., 2022, $2.3m, Australian Government Department of Health Health Workforce Program
• Expansion of the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training Program –Training in Aged Care in Services in Queensland, Argus, G, Eldering, J., Hajdari, I., Priest, A., Fallon, T., Osborn, D., Kennelly, A., Schonfeld, C., Beyer, K., & Cotter, N., 2022, $2.96m, Australian Government Department of Health Health Workforce Program
• Should I Stay or Should I Go? Benchmarking and Identification of Health Workforce Retention Patterns in Darling Downs and South West Hospital and Health Services, 2022, Fallon T, Walker C, O’Malley L, Elliott J, Van Erp A, Martin P, Chong HS, Sangelaji B. $11670, Toowoomba Hospital Foundation.

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• Fallon, AB, O’Connell C., Online utilization of the nominal group technique to gather consensus opinion across geographically disparate locations., J Cont Educ Health, 2024, 10.1097/CEH.000000000000056
• Hulme A, Sangelaji B., Walker C, Fallon T, Denham J, Martin P, Woodruffe S, Bell K, Aniftos M, Kirkpatrick J, et al., Efficacy of a student-led interprofessional health clinic in regional Australia for preventing and managing chronic disease., J Interprof Care, 2024, 38, 5, 893-90610.1080/13561820.2024.2380436
• Martin P, Hulme A, Fallon T, Kumar S, McGrail M, Argus G, et al., Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student supervision and education in health care setting: A state-wide survey of health care workers., Aust J Rural Health, 2023, 31, 484-492, https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12969
• MacAskill W, Fallon T, Cotter N, Purea P, Aspire2Health and COVID-19: The impact of the pandemic on outcomes from an outreach program to increase high school student interest in rural health careers. Rural Remote Health. 23, 8007. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH8007
• Argus G, Walker C, Baratiny G, Cotter N, Fallon T. Perceptions, concerns and reported behaviours in response to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic across metropolitan, regional, rural and remote Australian communities, Aust J Rural Health. 2022. 30, 352-362. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12842
• Five manuscripts currently submitted for peer-reviewed publication in Q1/Q2 journals.

• Eley, R., Fallon, A., Soar, J., Buikstra, E., & Hegney, D. (2009). Barriers to use of information and computer technology by Australia's nurses: A national survey. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18, 1151-8.
• Brodribb, W., Fallon, A., Jackson, C., & Hegney, D (2008). Breastfeeding and Australian GP registrars – Their knowledge and attitudes. Journal of Human Lactation, 24, 422-30.
• Eley, R., Fallon, A., Soar, J., Buikstra, E. & Hegney, D. (2008). The status of training and education in information and computer technology of Australian nurses: A national survey. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 17, 2758-67.
• Hegney, D., Fallon, A., & O'Brien, M. (2008). Against all odds: A retrospective case-controlled study of women who experienced extraordinary breastfeeding problems. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 17, 1182-92.
• Fallon, A., & Groves, K. & Tehan, G. (1999). Phonological similarity and trace degradation in the serial recall task: When CAT helps RAT, but not MAN. International Journal of Psychology, 34 (5/6), 301-307. ISSN 0020-7594.

• The impact of rural nursing, midwifery and allied health placement duration on placement satisfaction, placement activities and rural career., Walker, C., Fallon, T., Forbes, R., Elliott, J., Mander, G., Paine, M, & Argus, G., 18th National Rural Health Conference, Perth, Australia, 09/16 - 09/18/24
• Efficacy of a student-led interprofessional health clinic for preventing and managing chronic disease., Hulme, A., Sangelaji, B., Walker, C., Fallon, T, Denham, J., Martin, P., Woodruffe, S., Bell, K., Aniftos, M., Kirkpatrick, J., Cotter, N., Osborn, D., & Argus, G., 18th National Rural Health Conference, Perth, Australia, 09/16 - 09/18/24
• Health workforce retention in regional, rural and remote southern Queensland. Coghlan A, Fallon T, Van Erp A, Martin P, Walker C, O’Malley L, Elliott J, Sangelaji B, Chong HW. Invited presentation at the Darling Downs Health Innovation and Research Collaborative 2022 Symposium, Toowoomba, Australia. Nov 2022.
• The use of an Online Nominal Group Technique to gather opinion and consensus on research training curriculum in a geographically dispersed rural collaboration. Fallon T, O’Connell C. Paper presented at ANZAHPE 2023: Turning Tides, Navigating the Opportunities, Gold Coast, Australia, Jun 2023.
• Breaking down the silo mentality: Participation in student workshops in interprofessional education during clinical placement. O’Connell C, Wegener L, Cotter N, Woodruffe S, Bell K, Middleton K, Walker C, Fallon T. Paper presented at ANZAHPE 2023: Turning Tides, Navigating the Opportunities, Gold Coast, Australia, Jun 2023.
• Using virtual reality as an innovative approach to imminent birth rural education. Goodwin H, Osborne D, Camelleri C, Baratiny G, Fallon T. Paper presented at the 16th National Rural Health Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 2-4 Aug, 2022.

• David Lyle Prize for Rural and Remote Health, 2024, Australian Rural Health Education Network
• 2009 Mary Paton Research Award, Brodribb, W., Fallon, A., Hegney, D., Jackson, C., Australian Breastfeeding Association, 2009
• Faculty of Applied Science Medal, 1992

• Senior Research Fellow (Indigenous Rural Health), University of Sydney, Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health, 2007-2008.
• Research Fellow (Rural Health), University of Southern Queensland, Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health, 2002-2007.
• Lecturer in Psychology, University of Southern Queensland, Department of Psychology, 2000-2002.
• Lecturer in Research Methods and Statistics, Northern Territory University, School of Social Sciences, 1998-2000.
• Associate Lecturer (Psychology), University of Southern Queensland, Department of Psychology, 1997-1998.