My Grants
2012 - $50,000 HETI and Workforce Australia Grant for Development of Video Modules in Cardiorespiratory and Neurological Physiotherapy Practice
2023 - $3035 EF Grant to attend ANZAHPE Conference
2023 - $570 Diversity Fest Grant to run event promoting sexual and gender diversity and physical activity
2024 UNSW EF Grant - $2300 – HEA Fellowship Application
2024 UNSW School of Health Sciences Travel Grant - $1250 to present at ANZAHPE...view more
My Grants
2012 - $50,000 HETI and Workforce Australia Grant for Development of Video Modules in Cardiorespiratory and Neurological Physiotherapy Practice
2023 - $3035 EF Grant to attend ANZAHPE Conference
2023 - $570 Diversity Fest Grant to run event promoting sexual and gender diversity and physical activity
2024 UNSW EF Grant - $2300 – HEA Fellowship Application
2024 UNSW School of Health Sciences Travel Grant - $1250 to present at ANZAHPE Conference
2024 Francis and Taylor Presenter Grant for HERDSA Conference - $500
2024 UNSW Education Focused Grant Evaluation of Teaching and ePortfolio Community of Practice (CoP) Co-Lead Grant – $1500: to facilitate CoP activities to support educators’ evaluation of teaching practice including a writing workshop, postcards of practice and Lunch and Learn session.
2024 UNSW School of Health Sciences Travel Grant - $1250 to present at APA Conference
My Qualifications
2023 - Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education (Monash University)
2012 - Diploma of Management (Australian Institute of Management)
2006 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) (University of Sydney)
My Awards
2024 UNSW Faculty of Medicine and Health Teaching Excellence Award
My Research Activities
Outputs
North, J, Lee, M and Forbes, R. (2024, March 04). Strength in Alignment. Australian Physiotherapy Association InMotion. https://australian.physio/inmotion/strength-alignment
Castro de Jong, D, North, J, Rowe, A. (17 March 2025). Evaluation of Teaching as a flavoursome experience. UNSW Education and Student Experience
Berry A, Beattie K, Bennett J, Chaseling W, Cross Y, Cushway S, Hassan A, Jones S, Longhurst E, Moore R, Phillips D, Plowman E, Scott J, Smith K, Thomas L and Elliott D (2017). Physical Activity and Movement: a Guideline for Critically Ill Adults. Agency for Clinical Innovation NSW Government ISBN 978-1-74187-976-6
Ralston, K. E., Harvey, L., Batty, J., Bonsan, L. B., Ben, M., Cusmiani, R., & Bennett, J. (2013). Functional electrical stimulation cycling has no clear effect on urine output, lower limb swelling, and spasticity in people with spinal cord injury: a randomised cross-over trial. Journal of physiotherapy, 59(4), 237–243. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1836-9553(13)70200-5
Conference Presentations
HERDSA Conference 2025 (first author) - accepted for presentation July 2025
- Down the Rabbit Hole: Lessons Learned from Growing a Community of Practice in Teaching Evaluation and ePortfolios
ANZAHPE Conference 2024 (first author)
- Education coffee club: brewing educator knowledge and dialogue.
- Fostering autonomy: blending clinical skills videos with practice for independent and accessible health education.
ANZAHPE Conference 2024 (co-author)
- Implementing programmatical assessment in first year health professional program – A case study
- Assessment for learning: Perspective from first year physiotherapy students
- Barriers and facilitators to implementing programmatic assessment in health professional programs – developing a recipe for success
- Application of technology to enhance student learning in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy course development.
HERDSA Conference 2024 (first author)
- The educator coffee club: a collaborative innovation in sharing teaching practice.
Australian Physiotherapy Association Conference 2024
- Let’s get real! Incorporating authenticity and technology into physiotherapy education. (first author)
- From Hospital to Home: An Innovative Student Placement Spanning Multiple Respiratory Settings (co-author)
My Research Supervision
Areas of supervision
Projects evaluating teaching innovations, student attitudes, new graduate programs, readiness to practice and clinical education.
My Teaching
I have extensive experience in developing, convening and teaching a range of courses for physiotherapy and medical students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. See below for a snapshot of my teaching experience.
UNSW, Masters of Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology, 2022 - present
- Coordination of the development of cardiorespiratory physiotherapy curriculum (EXPT3178 and EXPT4156) including coordination of the external Cardiorespiratory Curriculum Working Group
- Development of content for ANAT1452, HLTH1000, HLTH1001
- Tutor for ANAT1452 Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics II, HLTH1000 Interprofessional Practice and Collaborative Care and HLTH1001 Academic Preparation for Health Study
Clinical Teaching - Prince of Wales Hospital
Teaching for acute cardiorespiratory placements and for new graduate physiotherapists as the Intensive Care and High Dependency Senior Physiotherapist (2011 to present), Cardiothoracics Senior Physiotherapist (2009 - 2011) and Respiratory Senior Physiotherapist (2008-2009). Supervision of approximately 50 students/year from undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy programs.
Macquarie University, Doctor of Physiotherapy and Medical Programs 2013-2023
- Tutor and unit convenor of multiple units of study for DPT and MD program.
- Development and mapping of competency-based curriculum and assessment
- Delivery of blended learning via face-to-face and online tutorials.
- Analysis of student performance to identify/fill gaps in student experience.
- Written and verbal reporting of results to the team and faculty including Excel analysis of complex clinical placement results.
- Guest lecturer for other disciplines (e.g. BClinSci and Speech Pathology).
- Experience in coordinating clinical simulation for physiotherapy students
Unit Convenor
• Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy Practice I and II 2015-2020 and 2018-2020
• Clinical Physiotherapy Practice 2014-2020
• Interprofessional Healthcare 2014-2016
• Health And Wellbeing Collaboration Program (Coordinator for Adult and Paediatric program) 2013-2021
Tutor
• Reflective Practice and Professional Development 2013-2021
• Physiotherapy Practice C 2013, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Applied Sciences for Physiotherapy A 2021, 2020, marking 2022
Guest Speaker
• BClinSci guest lecturer 2020, Speech Pathology MQ guest lecture (2014-2018)
• Speech Pathology Conference Speaker (Royal Rehab, 2016)
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