Teaching Strengths
Dr Matylda Howard
Program Director: Health Services Management
UniSA Clinical & Health Sci
Teaching Enterprise
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Matylda Howard is the Program Director and Lecturer in the Health Services Management Program in the Clinical and Health Sciences Academic Unit. Matylda holds a Professional Doctorate (Health Science) specialising in Health Services Management and Policy Science and Masters in Business Administration (Quality Management).
Matylda’s professional discipline is Nursing, where she has extensive Industry experience working in senior positions across a variety of health sectors.
Matylda’s primary teaching and research area of interest is leadership in healthcare. Her other research areas of interest include Person-centred care and quality and safety in health services.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Program Director - Health Services Management (Post Graduate) | University of South Australia |
| 2019 - 2024 | Lecturer - Health Services Management (Post Graduate) | University of South Australia |
| 2017 - 2019 | Clinical and Quality Consultant | Clayton Church Homes |
| 2015 - 2017 | Curriculum Content Consultant | Griffith University |
| 2014 - 2015 | Accreditation Project Officer | Griffith University |
| 2013 - 2014 | Program Director - Undergraduate Nursing Program | Griffith University |
| 2010 - 2013 | Lecturer | Griffith University |
| 2006 - 2009 | Director of Nursing - Community Services | Wesley Mission Ipswich/Bluecare |
| 2005 - 2005 | Education Manager | Cognitive Institute |
| 2001 - 2004 | Director of Nursing - Residential Services | Wesley Mission Ipswich/BlueCare |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Teaching Award | 2010 - 2013: Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding & Excellent performance in Teaching | Griffith University | Australia | - |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | Can read, write, speak and understand spoken |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 - 2011 | Griffith University | Australia | Graduate Certificate in Higher Education |
| 2008 - 2011 | Queensland University of Technology | Australia | Doctor of Health Science |
| 2001 - 2004 | Charles Sturt University | Australia | Master of Business Administration |
| 1994 - 1996 | Flinders University | Australia | Bachelor of Nursing |
| 1986 - 1988 | St John of God General Hospital | Australia | Registered Nurse Certificate |
| 1982 - 1985 | Health Commission of Victoria, Mental Health Division, Lakeside Hospital | Australia | Psychiatric Nurse Certificate |
Courses I teach
- HLTH 5196 Responsible Leadership in Health (2025)
- HLTH 5202 Quality and Safety for Health and Aged Care Managers (2025)
- HLTH 5195 Performance Review and Health Economics (2024)
- HLTH 5196 Responsible Leadership in Health (2024)
- HLTH 5198 Strategy for Health and Aged Care Managers (2024)
- HLTH 5202 Quality and Safety for Health and Aged Care Managers (2024)
Programs I'm associated with
- IMHM - Master of Health Services Management
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | - | - | Master | Full Time | Ms Emma Hiscock |
| 2022 | Co-Supervisor | Takotsubo syndrome in the critically ill: a clinical pathway for better recognition in intensive care units | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Vicky Visvanathan |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2025 | Member | Teaching and Learning Quality Group | University of South Australia | Australia |
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | Clinical Advisory Board | University of South Australia | Australia |
| 2023 - 2024 | Member | Outpatient Redesign Committee | Northern Adelaide Local Health Network | Australia |
| 2022 - 2022 | Co-Chair | Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) - Education and Training Working Group | Government of South Australia | Australia |
| 2020 - 2022 | Member | Assessment Review Committee (Nursing & Midwifery) | University of South Australia | Australia |
| 2017 - 2019 | Chair | Clinical Advisory Group | Clayton Church Homes | Australia |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | Australasian Institute of Digital Health | - |
| 2023 - ongoing | Member | Australasian College of Health Service Management | - |
| 2023 - ongoing | Member | Centre for Workplace Excellence | - |
| Date | Title | Engagement Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Consumer Representative | Public Community Engagement | Northern Adelaide Local Health Network | Australia |
| Date | Event Name | Event Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - ongoing | Hey UniSA International Virtual Fair – Become a health leader | Symposium | University of South Australia | Australia |
| 2021 - ongoing | UniSA International | Networking event | University of South Australia | Australia |
| 2019 - ongoing | South Australian Nurse Practitioners | Symposium | Australian College of Nurse Practitioners | - |
| Date | Topic | Presented at | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - ongoing | Developing your Leadership style: insights for early career academics. | Teaching & Learning Symposium | University of South Australia | - |
| 2021 - ongoing | Reflections on Practice: use of classroom assessment techniques. | Teaching & Learning Symposium | University of South Australia | - |
| 2021 - 2021 | Energy activation for healthcare leaders: What is your “oxygen-mask”? | Leaders in Healthcare International Conference | The Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management - FMLM | United Kingdom |
| 2021 - ongoing | Key strategies for Aged Care Health Managers in using health informatics to support decision making Australian Council for Health Services Managers | Australian Council for Health Services Managers Conference | Australian Council for Health Services Managers | Australia |
| 2021 - ongoing | Optimising resident safety: The implementation of an early intervention phase in the incident management system | International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare | Institute for Healthcare Improvement | Australia |
| 2016 - ongoing | The genesis of an innovative conceptual curriculum framework: The infinity design | 6th International Nurse Education Conference (Brisbane) | Nurse Education Today and Nurse Education in Practice | Australia |
| 2016 - ongoing | Masterclass: addressing the gap between clinical practice and education environments. | the 2nd Asian Congress in Nursing Education | National Cheng Kung University Hospital | Taiwan, Province of China |
| 2013 - ongoing | Advanced Clinical Decision-Making: developing skills of clinical reasoning in the new graduate to enhance patient outcomes. | Innovations in Capstone delivery | Griffith University | - |
| 2009 - ongoing | Understanding the disparity between the actual number of patients that complain and those that want to complain but don’t. | 10th Risk and Patient Safety Conference. (London) | Institute of Healthcare Management | United Kingdom |
| 2009 - ongoing | A Phenomenological exploration of the experience of complaining by Queensland patients | The 28th International Human Services Research Conference | Molde University College | Norway |
| 2008 - ongoing | The management of complaints from the health care consumer’s perspective | National Forum on Safety and Quality in Health Care (Adelaide) | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | Australia |
