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Jillian Dunphy joined CSU in 2006 to become a full-time lecturer and subject coordinator. Jillian’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Science with Honours in genetics and a PhD in molecular endocrinology, (both awarded by Monash University). Previously Jillian has conducted medical research at the University of Melbourne, the University of Virginia, and the University of Queensland. Her current research interests include the interactions between health, healthcare and the natural and social environments, graduate resilience, and health literacy. Jillian has taught at both the undergraduate and post-graduate level to a very diverse population of students, ranging from vets to occupational therapists.

Teaching

Involvement in Current Subject Delivery

• BMS126 Foundations of Human Physiology
  
• BMS263 Pharmacology for Allied Health Professionals
  
• BMS192 Human Bioscience 2

Curriculum Design Experience

• Curriculum design team member in 2008 for the development of a new course;
  
• Bachelor of Health & Rehabilitation Science
  
• Leader of the re-design of the School of Community Health’s suite of biomedical science subjects in 2010
  
• Co-author of Health education for sustainability; A higher education curriculum handbook 2010
  
• Research into curriculum design, mapping, & evaluation 2009-current

Innovations in teaching

• Development of on-line resources and study modules for dual mode, multi-campus, flexible subject delivery that simultaneously supports multiple learning styles.
• Development of interprofessional education for sustainability curricula.

Research

Interactions between health, healthcare, and natural and social environmental sustainability, and graduate resilience are current research foci, which have yielded a curriculum handbook, 2 conference presentations, and 3 manuscripts under review. New areas of interest include health literacy, and undergraduate healthcare learning and teaching. These research areas are classified as field of research 1117 or 1302.
Previous research has focused on molecular and cell biology projects. This work is detailed in ten papers, 2 patents and 13 conference presentations, that have been cited at least 260 times in prominent journals such as “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” (IF = 35.423).