Dr Julie Hanson obtained her PhD in Nursing from Central Queensland University and received a thesis academic excellence award. Prior to her appointment at UniSC, she pursued an international clinical career spanning 26 years in intensive care, specialist cardiothoracic nursing, cardiology and oncology.
Julie is currently a senior lecturer of nursing in the School of Health. She uses innovative technologies in her teaching to engage students in authentic learning. In 2018, her Advance Award for Quality Teaching addressed science literacy using 3D visualisation technology. Julie has undertaken several institutional and departmental roles including: Nursing and Midwifery Higher Degree by Research Coordinator, Honours Coordinator, Member and Deputy Chair of the UniSC Ethics Committee, UniSC Research Degrees Committee and Faculty Research Degrees Committee.
In 2019, Julie became the Clinical Program Leader for Work Integrated Learning (WIL), responsible for the learning and teaching of nursing students on clinical placement within hospitals and aged care facilities across the Sunshine Coast region (2019-2021). She is a SCHI member, founder member of the SCHI TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning) Group and holds a SCHHS Visiting Nursing Research Fellowship.
Julie undertakes research in two main fields: Patient Safety and Health Services Research. She supervises PhD and Masters students.
Professional memberships
- Member, Australian College of Nursing (ACN)
Fellowships
- Sunshine Coast Hospital Health Service (SCHHS), Visiting Nursing Research Fellowship, Queensland, Australia, January 2018 – current
Awards
- UniSC Academic Excellence Ward, Advancing Quality Teaching (AQT) ‘Visualising the Human Body’ using 3D Cadaveric resources for HLT 100 Applied Anatomy and Physiology, 2018
- Central Queensland University (CQU) Thesis Academic Excellence Award for meritorious achievements for a doctorate, 2016
- ‘Blended Learning Early Adopter’ awarded by Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, UniSC, 2015
Professional Social Media
- ORCID *
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Research grants
| Project name | Investigators | Funding body | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Evaluation of the learning effect of VR on Midwifery Education |
Sasagawa, E, Hanson, J, Andersen, P, Downer, T Dunn, P.K. |
Pfizer 2,770,000.00 Japanese Yen (JPY) = AUD$35,000 |
2019-2022 |
|
An Evaluation of 3D Visualisation Technology in Midwifery Education |
Gray, M, Hartz, D, Bromley, A, Downer, T, Andersen, P, Hanson J. |
CDU Rainmaker Grant $7,500 |
2019-2020 |
| Effect of education on time in therapeutic range for adults with atrial fibrillation receiving warfarin: a feasibility randomised controlled trial | Hanson, J, Wu, J, Wallis, M | NURTURE Cluster Seed Grant A$9,851 | 2019 |
| Supporting transition from theory to practice: Evaluating the quality, effectiveness and appropriateness of teaching assertiveness skills to undergraduate nurses in preparation for first clinical placement | Hanson, J, Walsh, S, Mason, M, Wadsworth, D, Framp, A | USC, C-SALT First Year Experience Grant Scheme (FYEGS) A$4,000 | 2018 |
| Whole of Hospital Pyxis Implementation: An evaluative Research Project | Wallis, M, Craswell, A, Morris-Smith, B, Bennet, K, Dalgleish, B, Williams, P, Flynn, T & Hanson, J. | BD/Care Fusion Research Donation A$46,460 | 2017 |
| Hospital admissions, readmissions and length of stay as a result of medication error in community-dwelling older adults: A cross sectional study | Wallis, M, Hanson, J, Coverdale, S, Manji, A, & Morris-Smith, B. | Wishlist Collaborative Grant A$19, 249 | 2016 |
| Mapping and evaluating the flipped classroom at USC: Integrative learning and teaching | Taylor, J, Kynn, M, Foster, J-A, Tretheway, R, Graham, W, Gamble, T, Hamilton, A, Verdonck, M, Wright, H, Rushton, G, Costello, M, Hanson, J, Lilly, K, Lampard, J, Cole, R. | USC Enhancement Learning and Teaching Grant A$19,978 | 2015 |
Research areas
- patient safety
- health services research
- healthy ageing
Teaching areas
- First Year Professional Communication
- Biosciences
- Medical-surgical nursing
- NUR104 Contexts of Practice: The Older Person and Family
- NUR117 Nursing Practice 1
- NUR141 Introduction to Nursing Practice
- NUR227 Nursing Practice 2
- NUR287 Nursing Practice 3
- NUR300 Nursing Internship
- NUR311 Preparation and Nursing Practice 4
Dr Julie Hanson specialist areas of knowledge include medication management and patient safety