By Associate Professor Rebecca Jane LeBard

Journal articles

Chan HY; Jensen SO; LeBard RJ; Figgett WA; Lai E; Simpson AE; Brzoska AJ; Davies DS; Connolly AM; Cordwell SJ; Travis BA; Salinas R; Skurray RA; Firth N; Schumacher MA, 2022, 'Molecular Analysis of pSK1 par: A Novel Plasmid Partitioning System Encoded by Staphylococcal Multiresistance Plasmids', Journal of Molecular Biology, 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2022.167770

Yasar SA; Mills TJT; Uluturk ZI; Ruszczyk JMS; LeBard RJ; Neilan BA, 2021, 'Quantitative detection of human- And canine-associated Bacteroides genetic markers from an urban coastal lagoon', Water Science and Technology, 84, pp. 1732 - 1744, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.341

Kurtboke I; Lyras D; LeBard R; MacReadie I; Barnard R; Barton M, 2021, 'Research communications of early career scientists', Microbiology Australia, 42, pp. 102 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MA21030

Lebard R, 2021, 'STEM Matters. But how do we best communicate it?', Microbiology Australia, 42, pp. 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MA21014

Kurtböke I; Lyras D; Macreadie I; Barnard R; Barton M; Blackall L; Bramwell P; LeBard R; Lum G; Manna S; Meyer W; Owens C; Power C; Rawlinson W; Ross T; Selleck P; Smith D; Smith H, 2019, 'Editorial', Microbiology Australia, 40, pp. 155 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MA19046

Quinnell R; Wegener M; LeBard R; Beames S, 2019, 'When science meets the arts: Bridging the subjective-objective divide', International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 27, pp. 1 - 3

Delaney SK; Mills J; Galea A; LeBard RJ; Wilson J; Gibson K; Kornfeld G; Ashraf G, 2017, 'Analysis of Alternative Strategies for the Teaching of Difficult Threshold Concepts in Large Undergraduate Medicine and Science Classes', Medical Science Educator, 27, pp. 673 - 684, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40670-017-0453-x

LeBard RJ; Quinnell R; Hibbert B, 2017, 'Practice in digital research spaces to engage students with eScience', Teaching Science, https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1142186

LeBard RJ; Thompson R; Quinnell R, 2014, 'Quantitative skills and complexity: How can we combat these challenges and equip undergraduate students to think and practice as biologists?', International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 22, pp. 1 - 14

Quinnell R; Thompson R; LeBard RJ, 2013, 'It's not maths; it's science: Exploring thinking dispositions, learning thresholds and mindfulness in science learning', International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 44, pp. 808 - 816, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2013.800598

Montgomery K; Charlesworth JC; LeBard R; Visscher PT; Burns BP, 2013, 'Quorum sensing in extreme environments', Life, 3, pp. 131 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life3010131

LeBard RJ; Jensen SO; Arnaiz IA; Skurray RA; Firth N, 2008, 'A multimer resolution system contributes to segregational stability of the prototypical staphylococcal conjugative multiresistance plasmid pSK41', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 284, pp. 58 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01190.x

Lebard R; Jensen SO; Isabel IA; Skurray RA; Firth N, 2008, 'A multimer resolution system contributes to segregational stability of the prototypical staphylococcal conjugative multiresistance plasmid pSK41.', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 284, pp. 58 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01190.x/pdf

Kwong SM; Lim R; Lebard R; Skurray RA; Firth N, 2008, 'Analysis of the pSK1 replicon, a prototype from the staphylococcal multiresistance plasmid family', Microbiology, 154, pp. 3084 - 3094, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18832314

Conference Papers

Quinnell R; Thompson R; LeBard RJ, 2012, 'Academic numeracy in Life Science learning: challenging perceptions', in Aiming for excellence in STEM learning and teaching proceedings, Higher Education Academy (UK), Imperial College and The Royal Geographical Society London, England, pp. 1 - 9, presented at STEM Annual Conference 2012, Imperial College and The Royal Geographical Society London, England, 12 April 2012 - 13 April 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25585

Allen B; Crosky AG; Yench E; Lutze-Mann L; Blennerhassett PJ; Lebard R; Thordarson P; Wilk KE, 2010, 'A model for transformation: A transdisciplinary approach to disseminating good practice in blended learning in a science faculty', in Curriculum, technology & transformation for an unknown future. Proceedings Ascilite Sydney 2010, Queensland University Press, St Lucia, Queensland, pp. 36 - 48, presented at Ascilite 2010, Sydney, 05 December 2010 - 08 December 2010, http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/sydney10/procs/Allen-full.pdf

Quinnell R; Thompson RE; Micolich AP; Lebard R, 2010, 'Numeracy as an obstacle to learning for students entering the discipline domains of science and medicine', in Third Biennial Threshold Concepts Symposium, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, presented at 3rd Biennial Threshold Concepts Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 01 July 2010 - 02 July 2010, http://www.thresholdconcepts2010.unsw.edu.au/Abstracts/QuinnellR_etal.pdf

Lebard R; Thompson RE; Micolich AP; Quinnell R, 2009, 'Identifying common thresholds in learning for students working in the 'hard' discipline of science.', in UniServe Science Conference : motivating science undergraduates : ideas and interventions, UniServe Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, pp. 72 - 77, presented at UniServe Science 2009, Sydney, NSW, 01 October 2009 - 02 October 2009, http://sydney.edu.au/science/uniserve_science/images/content/2009_papers/LeBard.pdf

Conference Presentations

Quinnell R; Thompson RE; Lebard , 2013, 'Characterising the underlying dysfunctional attitudes and stances of students in biology and medicine adopt when faced with calculations.', presented at CETL-MSOR Conference, Coventry University, England, 10 September 2013 - 11 September 2013, http://www.sigma-network.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Quinnell_R_CETLMSOR_2013_abstract.pdf

Preprints

Schumacher MA; Chan HY; Jensen SO; LeBard RJ; Figgett WA; Lai E; Simpson AE; Brzoska A; Connolly AM; Cordwell SJ; Travis BA; Nguyen VD; Salinas R; Skurray RA; Firth N, Molecular Analysis of Psk1 Par: A Novel Plasmid Partitioning System Encoded by Staphylococcal Multiresistance Plasmids, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4145569

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