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Jo McDonall is an Associate Professor and Associate Head of School (Teaching and Learning) at Deakin University’s School of Nursing & Midwifery within the Faculty of Health. She leads research in digital health, patient engagement in acute care, and generative AI in education. With 20+ years of academic experience, she has held roles including Director of Undergraduate Studies and contributed to strategic teaching initiatives.
Education: PhD (Deakin), Graduate Certificates in Higher Education and Critical Care Nursing, and dual Bachelors of Nursing.
Research focuses on leveraging multimedia and AI to enhance patient participation and nursing education. Notable projects include the MyStay initiative for postoperative care and MIME trials for knee replacement recovery. Her work bridges academia and clinical practice, emphasizing consumer co-design.
Publications (2021–2025) highlight themes like pain management post-cardiac surgery, genAI literacy in nursing curricula, and pandemic impacts on student well-being.
- Grants: Over $400,000 from institutions like Epworth and Equity Trustees for projects on AI in education, cardiac recovery, and patient activation.
- Awards: 2024 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Education and Team Excellence.
- Supervision: Currently guiding three PhD candidates on topics like MET decision-making and hypertension in Thailand.
Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Institute for Health Transformation and the Deakin/Epworth Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research.
