Meredith Kennedy

Meredith Kennedy is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, University of Wollongong. Her work focuses on health education, interprofessional learning, and student wellbeing in healthcare professions.

Research Interests: Kennedy's research emphasizes interprofessional collaboration in healthcare education, behavioral counseling skill development, and addressing challenges in professional placement systems. She explores issues like financial wellbeing of students during placements and innovative assessment methods for professional practice readiness.

Grants & Funding: She has secured grants including 'Lifestyle Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in patients with Type 2 Diabetes' (2020) and teaching grants focusing on interprofessional learning and work-integrated reflection (2023).

Teaching Contributions: Leads initiatives like 'Fostering Interprofessional Work Integrated Learning' and cross-disciplinary reflection projects to enhance behavioral counseling education.