Tara Gamble’s career in health practice commenced as a Registered Nurse, before transitioning to a career in Health Promotion, working in health promotion practice and now tertiary education.
Tara is an experienced teacher, course coordinating two large, first-year health courses. Tara has a passion and strong interest in optimising the first-year experience, with a focus on the engagement and well-being of health students. In her courses, Tara aims to enable all health students to collaborate for comprehensive action across the primary healthcare continuum and the promotion of equity as a key foundation for health practice. Pedagogically, Tara designs courses utilising a flipped model for learning and teaching.
Tara’s research focuses on the community health and well-being assessment component of the health promotion practice cycle.
Engagement
- UniSC Public Health Discipline First Year Experience Lead
- UniSC School of Health First Year Experience Working Group
- Australian Health Promotion Association: Health Promotion Ethics Project Working Group
Memberships
- Australian Health Promotion Association
Scholarship of learning and teaching:
- First Year Experience
- Blended, flipped course design
Teaching areas
Tara Gamble is an Associate Lecturer in Health Promotion.