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• Community engaged learning
• Diversity, intersectionality, equity and inclusion
• Cross-cultural knowledge translation
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Brahmaputra Marjadi serves as Associate Professor in Community Engaged Learning and Associate Dean for Engagement at Western Sydney University's School of Medicine, leading community partnership development since joining in 2013. He concurrently directs Medicine in Context, the School's flagship community-engaged learning program, leveraging extensive networks in cross-cultural knowledge translation and equity-focused medical education. His academic foundation includes an Indonesian medical degree, UNSW Master of Public Health (2001), and UNSW PhD (2009), with 28 years of teaching experience across Indonesia and Australia. His research synthesizes community engaged learning with critical analysis of diversity, intersectionality, equity and inclusion frameworks in medical education. Professor Marjadi's contributions are recognized through: Carnegie US Tier One Reviewer designation (2023) Public Health Association of Australia Fellow & Mentor of the Year (2022) Five WSU Excellence awards (2015-2022) Senior Fellow of UK's Higher Education Academy UNSW Dean's List for Outstanding Research (2008) As Senior Advisor for Medicine in Context, he mentors faculty in community-integrated curriculum design while serving on School of Medicine Executive, Curriculum, and Gender Equity committees. His teaching spans medical microbiology, epidemiology, and social determinants of health across medical, nursing, and public health programs, emphasizing practical application through community partnerships. His leadership in networks like the Australian Carnegie Community Engagement Classification Network demonstrates sustained commitment to transforming medical education through inclusive community collaboration.

Sarah BeasleighView profile

Lecturer

• Rural Nursing Education
• Critical Care Nursing
• Clinical Preparedness
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Sarah Beasleigh is a Lecturer in Nursing at La Trobe University's Rural Health School in Bendigo, holding an Acting Senior Lecturer appointment since April 2023. She concurrently serves as a Critical Care Registered Nurse at Bendigo Health while pursuing doctoral studies in Nursing. Her academic work focuses on rural and regional nursing education across undergraduate, microcredential, and postgraduate programs. Her educational background includes: Doctorate of Nursing (in progress, La Trobe University, 2019-present) Master of Nursing (Clinical Education, La Trobe University, 2010-2013) Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care, Deakin University, 2002-2003) Bachelor of Nursing (Pre-registration, Deakin University, 1998-2022) Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment (Futurmn, 2009) Beasleigh's research centers on the preparedness of postgraduate critical care nursing students for rural practice contexts, examining curriculum effectiveness through her doctoral work. Her studies specifically address low-volume high-risk situations, patient stabilization protocols, and care for specialized populations within Australia's National Rural and Remote Nursing Generalist Framework. Her three most recent publications demonstrate evolving expertise from naturopathic curriculum development (2015) to contemporary rural nursing education challenges (2024), with a growing emphasis on critical care preparedness in resource-limited settings and emerging applications of AI in nursing pedagogy. Notable recognitions include: Scouts Australia Special Service Award (2024) for healthcare services during Cuboree 2023 Three La Trobe Rural Health School Teaching and Learning Awards (2022-2023) Beasleigh actively coordinates multiple programs including the Master of Nursing Practice and specialized microcredentials in rural health assessment. Her dual clinical-academic role informs curriculum development focused on bridging the gap between critical care education and rural practice realities, with particular attention to autonomous practice in low-resource environments.

Baki KocaballiView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Artificial Intelligence
• Digital Health
• Interaction Design
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Baki Kocaballi serves as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Computer Science within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), a position held since May 2020. He concurrently maintains an Honorary Research Fellow appointment at Macquarie University since the same date. His academic foundation includes a PhD in Interaction Design from the University of Sydney, completed in 2013. His research critically examines the convergence of artificial intelligence, digital health, and interaction design, with particular emphasis on multimodal and conversational systems. This interdisciplinary work manifests through projects like the Activating the Everyday Research Program and investigations into spatial collective intelligence developed with UNSW colleagues through the Smart Cities Research Cluster. His methodological approach integrates topological thinking—a conceptual framework he actively develops through dedicated research blogging—to challenge conventional spatial and relational assumptions in design. Analysis of his recent publications reveals dominant trends in healthcare AI applications, particularly conversational agents for clinical settings, digital scribes for documentation reduction, and context-aware systems for chronic disease management. These works consistently bridge technical AI development with human-centered design principles, reflecting his core commitment to usable and trustworthy digital health solutions. Best DC Paper Award at European Conference of Cognitive Ergonomics Doctoral Consortium (2010) Best Poster Award at Research Expo'09, University of Sydney (2009) His teaching portfolio includes advanced subjects in Design Thinking (2015-2017), Installation Studio (2012), and the Interdisciplinary Design Lab (2011), where he emphasizes human-centered methodologies, sensor-based interactive environments, and real-world problem solving. He actively supervises Masters and PhD research while collaborating across institutions through the Visualisation Institute Research Network and Trustworthy Digital Society initiatives. His artistic practice in photography and video complements his academic work, with exhibitions including the MAMA Art Foundation National Photography Prize and multiple international screenings.