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Dr. Kate Thomson is a Senior Lecturer in Work Integrated Learning at the University of Sydney’s Sydney School of Health Sciences. She holds a PhD in Education (Sydney), a Graduate Certificate in Education Studies (Higher Education), and a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours). Her roles include Associate Editor for Higher Education Research and Development and Honorary Adjunct Fellow at Western Sydney University’s Learning Transformations initiative.
Education:
- PhD (Sydney)
- GradCertEdStudies (HigherEd) (Sydney)
- MIH (Distinction) (Curtin)
- BPsych (Hons) (Macquarie)
Research Interests:
- Professional learning through informal conversations and peer mentoring
- Student learning before/during/after clinical placements
- Measuring educational quality and evidence-based teaching practices
- Innovative methodologies like grounded theory and design-based research
Recent Research Trends: Dr. Thomson’s publications emphasize enhancing work-integrated learning outcomes through structured frameworks and evidence-based interventions. Her 2025 studies focus on curriculum improvements for radiography and analyzing informal learning interactions in health professions. Earlier work explores placement readiness and ethics education, reflecting her cross-disciplinary impact.
Awards:
- 2020 Sydney School of Health Sciences Teaching Award
- 2016 HERDSA Taylor & Francis Prize (Best New Researcher)
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2019)
Grants & Advising: Secured over $200k in grants, including a 2023 project on workplace well-being and a 2015 mobile platform (Ask Charlie) linking student feedback to teaching resources. Supervises at Honours/Masters/PhD levels, with current advisee Gretel Evans.
Labs/Teams: Leads initiatives in Learning Transformations (Western Sydney University) and collaborates with the Australian Collaborative Education Network and Society for Learning Analytics Research.
