Dr James Thompson

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2023 - ongoing	Senior Lecturer	The University of Adelaide
  2015 - 2022	Senior Lecturer/ Teaching Specialist	Flinders University
  2012 - 2018	Paramedic (Casual)	SA Ambulance Service
  2006 - 2015	Lecturer	Flinders University
  2004 - 2006	Emergency Care Lecturer/Practitioner	St George's, University of London
  2002 - 2004	Emergency Nurse Practitioner	Newham University Hospital
  1999 - 2003	Emergency Nurse Specialist (Locum)	Mayfair Specialist Nurses Agency
  1997 - 1999	Paramedic	SA Ambulance Service
  1995 - 1997	Registered Nurse	Flinders Medical Centre
  1993 - 1995	Registered Nurse	Queen Elizabeth Hospital

• Awards and Achievements

  Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
  2021	Fellowship	Advance HE Senior Fellowship	Advance HE	United Kingdom	-
  2019	Teaching Award	Conference Award : HERGA Conference	Flinders University	Australia	-
  2017	Teaching Award	Best Paper Conference Award: HERDSA	Edith Cowan	Australia	-
  2014	Teaching Award	Executive Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence (Individual)	Flinders University	Australia	-
  2013	Research Award	Australasian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) Honours Conference Award	Flinders University	Australia	-
  2012	Teaching Award	Council of Ambulance Authorities Educational Performance Award	Flinders University	Australia	-

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  2020	Flinders University	Australia	PhD
  2014	Flinders University	Australia	Graduate Certificate Education (Higher Education)
  2011	Flinders University	Australia	Bachelor Health Science (Honours)
  1999	University of Hertfordshire	United Kingdom	Graduate Certificate - Developing Autonomous Practice (Emergency Nurse Practitioner)
  1999	SA Ambulance Service	Australia	Diploma of Applied Science- Ambulance Studies
  1992	University of South Australia	Australia	Bachelor of Nursing

• Research Interests

  Curriculum and Pedagogy Education Education Assessment and Evaluation Emergency & Critical Care Medicine Emergency Medicine Physiology

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2024	Verrall, C., Willis, E., Gerrie, A., & Thompson, J. (2024). Missed care or missed opportunities in general practice nursing. Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research, 31(4), 188-194. DOI
  2024	Thompson, J., Verrall, C., Bogaardt, H., Thirumanickam, A., Marley, C., & Boyle, M. (2024). Responding to the real problem of sustainable resuscitation skills with real assessment. Mixed-methods evaluation of an authentic assessment programme. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 30(6), 989-999. DOI Scopus1
  2023	Thompson, J. (2023). From training to education: Understanding and responding to the resuscitation education issues with ideas and theory. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 29(1), 228-232. DOI Scopus2
  2022	Thompson, J., & Houston, D. (2022). Resolving the wicked problem of quality in paramedic education: the application of assessment for learning to bridge theory-practice gaps. Quality in Higher Education, 30(1), 1-18. DOI Scopus8 WoS2
  2020	Thompson, J., & Houston, D. (2020). Programmatic assessment condensed: Introducing progress testing approaches to a single semester paramedic subject. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 17(3), 195-211. DOI Scopus2
  2020	Thompson, J., Couzner, L., & Houston, D. (2020). Assessment partnerships from the start: Building reflective practice as a beginning paramedic student competency. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine, 17, 1-8. DOI Scopus8
  2017	Thompson, J., Houston, D., & Dansie, K. (2017). Teaching students to think like a paramedic: Improving professional judgement through assessment conversations. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine, 14(4), 1-6. DOI Scopus3
  2017	Houston, D., & Thompson, J. N. (2017). Blending formative and summative assessment in a capstone subject: ‘it’s not your tools, it’s how you use them’. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 14(3). DOI Scopus38
  2017	Thompson, J., Houston, D., Dansie, K., Rayner, T., Pointon, T., Pope, S., . . . Grantham, H. (2017). Student & tutor consensus: a partnership in assessment for learning. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 42(6), 942-952. DOI Scopus15 WoS11
  2015	Thompson, J., Grantham, H., & Houston, D. (2015). Paramedic capstone education model: Building work-ready graduates. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine, 12(3), 1-9. DOI Scopus13
  2015	Carter, H., & Thompson, J. (2015). Defining the paramedic process. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 21(1), 22-26. DOI Scopus40 Europe PMC19
  2013	Thompson, J. (2013). Exploring paramedic patient assessment. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 5(6), 342-347. DOI

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  2025	Thompson, J. (2025). The use of escape rooms to enhance resuscitation training. In ANZAHPE Website. Perth.
  2025	Maddern, A., & Thompson, J. (2025). Entrustment and consensus assessment approaches in the evaluation of physiotherapy student competence. In ANZAHPE website. Perth.
  2024	Thompson, J. (2024). Tackling resuscitation skill decay with authentic sustainable assessment. In https://eventstudio.eventsair.com/anzahpe-2024/program. Adelaide.
  2024	Thompson, J. (2024). Student-tutor consensus assessment : Challenging beliefs on testing. In Festival Website. University of Adelaide.
  2024	Maddern, A., & Thompson, J. (2024). Entrustment and consensus assessment approaches are beneficial in the evaluation of physiotherapy student competence. In Conference Proceedings. Adelaide.
  2023	Thompson, J., Charlton, K., Thirumanickam, A., Prideaux, N., & Chen, K. (2023). Fusing Authentic Learning & Interprofessional Education: Re-imagining human bioscience education through the use of health care HUDDLE's. In Abstracts of the Higher Education Research Group Adelaide Conference (HERGA 2023) as published in the HERGA 2023 Conference Program (pp. 59). Adelaide: Higher Education Research Group Adelaide.
  2022	Thompson, J. (2022). Can good assessment save your life?. In Conference Proceedings /Higher Education Research Group of Adelaide Conference. Adelaide.
  2021	Thompson, J., & Houston, D. (2021). Programmatic Assessment for Improved Graduate Work-readiness: Testing ‘for’, not just ‘of’ learning. In Conference Proceedings/ College of Paramedics International Conference. London.
  2021	Thompson, J. (2021). Development and evaluation of a paramedic taxonomy and progress test. In D. Houston (Ed.), Conference Proceedings/ College of Paramedics International Education Conference. https://collegeofparamedics.co.uk/COP/Events/Education_Conference/Main_page.aspx?WebsiteKey=9a9b21e9-7e94-4adf-a89a-ebe1cb57da56&ContentCollectionOrganizerCommon=8#ContentCollectionOrganizerCommon.
  2021	Thompson, J., & Houston, D. (2021). Improving simulation through student assessment partnerships. In Conference Proceedings/ College of Paramedics International Education Conferenc. London.
  2019	Thompson, J. (2019). Progress testing in a single subject.. In Conference Proceedings/ Higher Education Research Group of Adelaide Conference. Adelaide.
  2018	Thompson, J. (2018). It’s not your tools it’s how you use them. Assessment design in a paramedic capstone program.. In Conference proceedings / Prideaux Seminar Series. Prideaux Centre for Research in Health Professions Education. Adelaide.
  2018	Thompson, J., Houston, D., & Couzner, L. (2018). Making progress: Helping students to know where they are going and where they have been with the use of progress testing: Design & Implementation. In Conference proceedings/ Higher Education Research Group of Adelaide Conference. Adelaide.
  2018	Thompson, J. (2018). Evaluation of Student-Tutor Consensus Marking Model in First Year Paramedic Undergraduate Degree: Developing Skills in Self-Evaluation.. In Conference proceedings/ Higher Education Research Group of Adelaide Conference, Adelaide. Adelaide.
  2018	Thompson, J. (2018). Re-thinking fluid resuscitation and haemodynamics. In Conference proceedings. Adelaide.
  2017	Thompson, J., & Houston, D. (2017). Simulated job interview as an oral tool for assessment: personalised assessment of personalised learning. In Conference proceedings/ Higher Education Research Group Adelaide Conference. Adelaide.
  2017	Houston, D., & Thompson, J. (2017). A bridge to being a practitioner: the role of pedagogical practice-in-context knowledge in the design, delivery and experience of a capstone subject. In Proceedings of the 40th Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual International Conference: Curriculum Transformation, as published in Research and Development in Higher Education Vol. 40 (pp. 175-185). International Convention Center Sydney, Australia: HERDSA.
  2016	Thompson, J., & Houston, D. (2016). Using Wikis to Enhance Problem Based Learning. In Conference Proceedings/ HERGA Conference. Adelaide.
  2015	Thompson, J., Pointon, T., Rayner, T., Pope, S., & Houston, D. (2015). Student and tutor consensus as a basis of assessment: Developing undergraduate skills in self-evaluation. In Conference proceedings/ Higher Education Research Group of Adelaide Conference. Adelaide.
  2015	Thompson, J., & Houston, D. (2015). Customising a capstone experience around assessment for learning: A case study from Paramedic education. In Conference Proceedings / International Conference on Assessment for Learning. Hong Kong.
  2014	Thompson, J., & Houston, D. (2014). Developing better graduates through individualised learning: A case study of a Paramedic Capstone Experience. In conference proceedings/ Higher Education Research Group Adelaide Conference. Adelaide.
  2014	Thompson, J. (2014). Learning through technology and social media. In Conference proceedings/ Medicine and the Natural Resources Industry- 1st Annual Conference. Brisbane.

• Conference Items

  Year	Citation
  2023	Thomas, K., Stanhope, J., Thompson, J., & Thirumanickam, A. (2023). Are the most accessible green spaces where they are most needed? A project proposal. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Environmental Physiotherapy Festival.
  2016	Thompson, J., Dansie, K., & Houston, D. (2016). Teaching Students to think like a Paramedic: Improving Professional Judgement through Assessment Conversations. Poster session presented at the meeting of Paramedics Australasia International Conference. Auckland.
  2013	Thompson, J., & Drummond, C. (2013). Exploring Paramedic Assessment. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Society for Medical Research Scientific Meeting. Adelaide.

• Theses

  Year	Citation
  2020	Thompson, J. (2020). Assessment “for learning” approaches in the development of work-ready paramedic graduates. (PhD Thesis, Flinders University).

• Internet Publications

  Year	Citation
  2024	Thompson, J., & Maddern, A. (2024). Taking trust to the next level in healthcare assessment. Times Higher Education.
  2023	Thompson, J. (2023). How consensus grading can help build a generation of critical thinkers. Times Higher Education.

Current Course Coordinator

• Human Bioscience A
• Evidence Based Practice 1
• Human Bioscience B
• Foundations of Health and Wellbeing

Current Lecturer

• Evidence Based Practice 2

Previous Coordination & Teaching Expertise

• Standardised Patient & Simulation : (Masters Clinical Education)
• Assessment in Health Professions Education: (Masters Clinical Education)
• Human Bioscience
• Patient Assessment
• Applied Paramedic Practice (Capstone)
• Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
• Integrated Physiology
• Introduction to Medical Emergencies
• Introduction to Traumatic Emergencies
• Clinical Decision Making
• Minor Injuries 
• Minor Illness
• Learning Coach Medical Program

Other key education contributions

• Conveynor paramedic annual field day (2008-2022)
• Conveynor ECG training event for Practice Nurses
• Invited presenter Haemodynamics and Fluid Physiology 
• Invited presenter Recognising the Deteriorating Patient 
• Invited presenter Innovations in Assessment Design
• Medical Program Assessment Lead 
• Educator and Advisor Extended Care Paramedic Program (SAAS & London Ambulance)

• Other Supervision Activities

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Location	Program	Supervision Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2024 - ongoing	Principal Supervisor	Miss Quynh An Ngoc Vy: Exploring the use of entrustment in speech pathology assessment	University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Speech Pathology Honours	Honours	Full Time	Quynh An Ngoc Vy
  2023 - 2024	Co-Supervisor	Mr Kael Thomas: What accessibility features are present in public green spaces that have been advertised accessible by local government?	University of Adelaide	Bachelor Physiotherapy Honours	Honours	Full Time	Kael Thomas

• Mentoring

  Date	Topic	Location	Name
  2024 - ongoing	Miss Julia Logan (Paramedicine): Transition from clinician to academia	Australasia College of Paramedicine Research Mentorship Scheme	Julia Logan (Paramedicine)
  2024 - 2024	Daniel Costalonga (Occupational Therapy): Advance HE Fellowship Program Mentoring	University of Adelaide	Daniel Costalonga (Occupational Therapy)
  2024 - ongoing	Abi Thirumanickam (Speech Pathology): Mentoring -Teaching, Learning and Assessment Skills	University of Adelaide	Abi Thirumanickam (Speech Pathology)
  2024 - ongoing	Amanda Maddern (Physiotherapy): Assessment design and SoTL development	University of Adelaide - Allied Health	Amanda Maddern (Physiotherapy)
  2024 - 2024	Kimberley Charlton (Occupational Therapy): Advance HE Fellowship Program Mentoring	University of Adelaide	Kimberley Charlton (Occupational Therapy)
  2023 - 2024	Transition from clinician to academia	Australasia College of Paramedicine Research Mentorship Scheme	Jane Dobson (Paramedicine)
  2023 - 2024	Nurcan Celik (Medicine): MD Learning Coach	Flinders University Medical Degree Learning Coach Program	Nurcan Celik (Medicine)
  2021 - 2024	Chelsea Boylan (Medicine): MD Learning Coach	Flinders University Medical Degree Learning Coach Program	Chelsea Boylan (Medicine)
  2021 - 2024	MD Learning Coach	Flinders University Medical Degree Learning Coach Program	Hamish Greenslade (Medicine): Hamish Greenslade (Medicine)
  2021 - 2024	Gayun Hong (Medicine): MD Learning Coach	Flinders University Medical Degree Learning Coach Program	Gayun Hong (Medicine)
  2021 - 2024	Hamish Mckenzie (Medicine): MD Learning Coach	Flinders University Medical Degree Learning Coach Program	Hamish Mckenzie (Medicine)
  2018 - 2021	Academic Mentoring & Supervision: Brad Mitchell (Paramedicine)	Flinders University	Brad Mitchell (Paramedicine)
  2018 - 2021	Academic Mentoring and Supervision: Anthea Cayetano (Paramedicine)	Flinders University	Anthea Cayetano (Paramedicine)
  2018 - 2021	Academic Mentoring and Supervision: Louise Roberts (Paramedicine)	Flinders University	Louise Roberts (Paramedicine)
  2018 - 2021	Academic Mentoring and Supervision: Shoreh Majd (Paramedicine)	Flinders University	Shoreh Majd (Paramedicine)
  2018 - 2020	Academic Mentoring and Supervision: Simon Pope (Paramedicine)	Flinders University	Simon Pope (Paramedicine)

• Committee Memberships

  Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
  2024 - ongoing	Member	Faculty People and Culture Committee	University of Adelaide	Australia
  2023 - ongoing	Chair	School of Allied Health Science and Practice Programs Board	University of Adelaide	Australia
  2020 - ongoing	Member	AHPRA Program Accreditation Team	Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency	Australia
  2019 - 2022	Co-Chair	Teaching Specialist Community of Practice	Flinders University	Australia
  2018 - 2022	Chair	College of Medicine and Public Health Student Progress Committee	Flinders University	Australia

• Memberships

  Date	Role	Membership	Country
  2023 - ongoing	Member	Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE)	Australia
  2023 - ongoing	Member	Adelaide Education Academy	Australia
  2018 - ongoing	Member	Australasian College of Paramedicine	Australia
  2017 - ongoing	Member	Prideaux Centre for Health Professions Education	Australia
  2014 - ongoing	Member	Higher Education Research Group of Adelaide (HERGA)	Australia

• Community Engagement

  Date	Title	Engagement Type	Institution	Country
  2020 - ongoing	ECG Training and Refresher Evening for Practice Nurses	Public Community Engagement	Southern Practice Nurses Network	-
  2020 - 2025	Assessment & Reporting of The Deteriorating Patient: Training Day	Public Community Engagement	Ridleyton Greek for the Aged	Australia

• Consulting/Advisories

  Date	Institution	Department	Organisation Type	Country
  2019 - ongoing	Ambulance Victoria	Clinical Governance	Health services and related	Australia
  2015 - ongoing	SA Ambulance Service	Clinical Advisory Committee	Health services and related	Australia
  2010 - ongoing	SA Ambulance Service	Clinical Governance	Health services and related	Australia

• Event Participation

  Date	Event Name	Event Type	Institution	Country
  2024 - 2024	ANZAHPE Conference 2025	Plenary or general session	ANZAHPE	Australia
  2012 - 2020	Annual Paramedic Field Day	Function	Flinders University	Australia

• Expert Witness

  Date	Case	Institution	Country
  2008 - ongoing	Paramedic professional rates claim, using work value and wage parity principles.	Industrial Relations Commission - Full Bench	Australia

• Industry Partnerships

  Date	Engagement Type	Partner Name
  2019 - 2024	Collaboration	Ambulance Victoria
  2006 - 2022	Collaboration	SA Ambulance Service

• Review, Assessment, Editorial and Advice

  Date	Title	Type	Institution	Country
  2025 - ongoing	ANZAHPE 2025 Pre-registration Teaching Awards Reviewer	Peer Review	ANZAHPE	Australia
  2025 - 2025	ANZAHPE 2025 Post-registration Teaching Awards Reviewer	Peer Review	ANZAHPE	Australia
  2025 - ongoing	ANZAHPE 2025 Clinical Education Awards Reviewer	Peer Review	ANZAHPE	Australia
  2025 - ongoing	ANZAHPE 2025 Early Career Researcher Awards Reviewer	Peer Review	ANZAHPE	Australia
  2025 - ongoing	ANZAHPE 2025 Conference Abstract Submission Review	Conference Review	ANZAHPE	Australia
  2025 - ongoing	BMC Medical Education: Journal Submission Review	Journal Review	BMC Medical Education	United Kingdom
  2025 - ongoing	Focus on Health Professions Education (FoHPE): Journal Review	Journal Review	Focus on Health Professions Education (FoHPE)	Australia
  2025 - ongoing	ANZAHPE Conference 2025	Conference Review	University of Adelaide	Australia
  2024 - ongoing	Teaching and Learning in Medicine Journal: Review of Journal Submission	Peer Review	Teaching and Learning in Medicine Journal	United Kingdom
  2024 - ongoing	2024 ANZAHPE Grant Assessor	Grant Assessment	ANZAHPE	Australia
  2024 - ongoing	Abstract Reviews HERGA Conference 2024	Conference Review	Higher Education Research Group of Adelaide	Australia
  2024 - ongoing	Teaching Review Program - Peer Assisted and Development Program (PARD-P)	Peer Review	University of Adelaide	Australia
  2024 - ongoing	Peer Reviewer - Teaching Review Program	Peer Review	University of Adelaide	Australia
  2023 - ongoing	Abstract Reviewer HERGA Conference 2023	Conference Review	Higher education Research Group of Adelaide	Australia
  2023 - ongoing	Paramedicine Journal: Journal Submission Review	Journal Review	Paramedicine Journal	United Kingdom
  2023 - ongoing	BMC Medical Education: Journal Submission Review	Journal Review	BMC Medical Education	United Kingdom
  2022 - ongoing	Journal Submission Review	Journal Review	Paramedicine Journal	Australia
  2021 - ongoing	Australasian Journal of Paramedicine: Journal Submission Review	Journal Review	Australasian Journal of Paramedicine	Australia
  2021 - ongoing	Journal Submission Review	Journal Review	Australasian Journal of Paramedicine	Australia
  2020 - ongoing	Journal Submission Review	Journal Review	Australasian Journal of Paramedicine	-

• Position: Senior Lecturer
• Phone: 83131777
• Email: j.thompson@adelaide.edu.au
• Campus: North Terrace
• Building: Engineering and Maths. Sciences, floor Fourth Floor
• Room: 408A
• Org Unit: School of Allied Health Science and Practice