Joanne Harmon

Research Interests

Acute care Ageing and older people Clinical Education Clinical Nursing: Primary Clinical Nursing: Secondary Clinical Nursing: Tertiary Education Assessment and Evaluation Higher Education Human pain management Intensive Care Leadership Nursing Primary Health Care Sociological Methodology and Research Methods Student Engagement

Teaching Strengths

Online and digital teaching, Teaching Squares
Leadership- Course Co-ordination
Evidence Informed Teaching
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Inquiry based learning

Dr Joanne Harmon

Lecturer, Nursing

School of Nursing and Midwifery

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Welcome
I am Dr Joanne Harmon (RN), a Lecturer in Nursing at UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences, where I balance an active research agenda with comprehensive teaching responsibilities.
Research
My research program centres on improving pain management for older adults and promoting active, healthy ageing. Through industry partnerships and multidisciplinary collaboration, I develop user-informed research that contributes to national policy and transatlantic clinical guidelines. I also lead scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) initiatives, including interdisciplinary teaching squares across academic units and theory assessment moderation processes for large nursing and midwifery student cohorts.
Teaching
Over the past ten years, I have coordinated large teaching teams and student cohorts across three campuses, preparing undergraduate nursing students for successful clinical practice. My experience with large-scale course delivery has enabled me to develop innovative approaches that ensure students are work-ready and confident in frontline healthcare settings.
Collaboration
I welcome opportunities for research collaboration and am available to supervise research degree candidates whose interests align with my research areas.

2024

  1. $5,000 Pain Nurses Australia pain care provision: A national consensus survey. Pain Nurses Australia

2023

  1. $10,000 Co-investigator for the project titled "A pilot study to improve the understanding of pain experiences in a cohort of people living with Young Onset Parkinson's disease(YOPD)". Hospital research foundation Parkinsons Disease SA.

2022

  1. $5,000 Chief investigator for the project titled "Barriers and facilitators to critical nursing care provision during COVID-19: Pilot study". DVCRE CHS Research Seed Funding 
  2. $5,000 Co-investigator for the project titled "Utilising academic expertise and students for an investigation on a pilot project for the implementation of an interdisciplinary clinic for the management of PD in regional South Australia" Co- investigator DVCRE CHS Research Seed Funding  _ completed

Project based PhDs 

  1. Co-supervisor Project based PhD by Anthony Mezzini Titled "Closing an evidence-practice gap in Parkinson’s disease: Improving the quality of life of people living with Parkinson’s disease by advancing pain care provision" Start date 2023- ongoing- co funded by the Hospital research foundation Parkinsons Disease SA.
  2. Co-supervisor Project based PhD by  Dona Babu titled "Evaluate the implementation of a pharmacist in a consultant-led ward round and assess the reduction in medication related harm and the impact on drug related therapy in SA public hospitals" Start date 2022- ongoing
  3. Co-supervisor Project based PhD by Kathyrn Davis titled "The development of a nurse-led care coordination model, and implementation and evaluation of a nurse-led care coordination service: an action research study" completed 2021

Date Position Institution name
2025 - ongoing ethics Committee University of South Australia

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2025 Teaching Award Citation for outstanding contributions to student learning University of South Australia Australia 7000
2024 Nomination Innovation in ethics UniSA Unstoppable award University of South Australia Australia -
2020 Award Nurses, Midwives and Aged Care Workers category Australian Nursing and midwifery federation (SA Branch) Australia 500
2015 Award Three minute thesis presentation University of Newcastle Australia Australia -
2011 Research Award Faculty of Health Medal University of Newcastle Australia Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
2020 - 2021 Monash University Australia Master
2012 - 2016 University of Newcastle Australia Australia Doctor of Philosophy
2010 - 2011 University of Newcastle Australia Australia Honours Class one
2006 - 2008 University of Newcastle Australia Australia Bachelor
1991 - 1995 Southern Cross University Australia Bachelor

Date Title Institution name Country
2021 Professional Certificate University of South Australia Australia

Year Citation
2025 Babu, D., Luetsch, K., Kalisch Ellett, L., Harmon, J., Marotti, S., Wisdom, A., & Rowett, D. (2025). Realist review of pharmacists' integration and participation in interprofessional ward rounds: what works, for whom, why and in what circumstances.. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 21(11), 831-841.
DOI
2025 Mezzini, A., Kumar, S., Sharrad, S., Harmon, J., & Eckert, M. C. (2025). Perceptions of the Provision of Pain Care Services from the Perspective of People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 18, 4871-4881.
DOI
2025 Mezzini, A., Kumar, S., Sharrad, S., Harmon, J., & Eckert, M. (2025). Factors Influencing Pain Management Practices in People With Parkinson’s Disease: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. Parkinson S Disease, 2025(1), 13 pages.
DOI
2024 Sharrad, S., & Harmon, J. (2024). Perceptions of Clinical Academics and People With Parkinson’s Disease on Delivery of Regional Interdisciplinary Model of Care: Qualitative Descriptive Study. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 15, 9 pages.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2024 Babu, D., Rowett, D., Kalisch Ellett, L., Marotti, S., Wisdom, A., Lim, R., & Harmon, J. (2024). Exploration of 'micro' level factors that affect the involvement of clinical pharmacists in interprofessional ward rounds in hospitals: through the lens of social cognitive theory. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 20(7), 654-664.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC3
2024 Harmon, J., Brown, A., Birbeck, D., Crockett, J., Panadgoo, S., Nawas, A., . . . Costabile, M. (2024). Interdisciplinary reflection by higher education academics using teaching squares: A scoping review. Nurse Education Today, 142(106353), 106353-1-106353-10.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2024 Harmon, J. (2024). What matters the most to the older person is pain care provision that is cost-effective. Evidence Based Nursing, 27(3), 117.
DOI
2024 Brown, A. E., Harmon, J., Birbeck, D., & Costabile, M. (2024). Interdisciplinary teaching squares enhance reflection and collegiality: A collaborative pedagogical approach. Nurse Education in Practice, 80(104121), 8 pages.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2023 Pathike, W., Wisitcharoen, K., & Harmon, J. (2023). Knowledge, attitude and practice of nursing students in their study during the Covid-19 Pandemic: a mixed method study. Thai Pharmaceutical and Health Science Journal, 18(4), 361-370.
2022 Harmon, J., & Mitchell, M. (2022). Comment on Jarden R, Scanlon A, Bridge N, et al. 2021. Coronavirus disease 2019 critical care essentials course for nurses: development and implementation of an education program for healthcare professionals. Australian journal of advanced nursing, 39(3), 60-61.
DOI
2022 Harmon, J., Howard, M., & Sharrad, S. (2022). Habitus, social capital, leadership, and reflection: insights for early career nurse academics. Collegian, 29(5), 774-781.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7
2021 Davis, K. M., Eckert, M. C., Hutchinson, A., Harmon, J., Sharplin, G., Shakib, S., & Caughey, G. E. (2021). Effectiveness of nurse–led services for people with chronic disease in achieving an outcome of continuity of care at the primary-secondary healthcare interface: A quantitative systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 121(103986), 103986.
DOI Scopus39 WoS34 Europe PMC30
2021 Harmon, J., Pitt, V., Summons, P., & Inder, K. (2021). Use of artificial intelligence and virtual reality within clinical simulation for nursing pain education: a scoping review. Nurse Education Today, 97(104700), 1-9.
DOI Scopus73 WoS54 Europe PMC28
2021 Harmon, J., Summons, P., & Higgins, I. (2021). Disjunction, tension and dissonance within nursing pain care provision for the older hospitalized person: a focused ethnographic insight. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(8), 3458-3471.
DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
2021 Summons, P., Harmon, J., Park, M., Colloc, J., Yeom, S., Inder, K., & Pitt, V. (2021). Development of a framework for problem domain transference in health-related problem based learning and assessment. Journal of Problem-based learning, 8(2), 75-86.
DOI
2020 Harmon, J., & Grech, C. (2020). Technical and contextual barriers to oral care: new insights from intensive care unit nurses and health care professionals. Australian critical care, 33(1), 62-64.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC5
2020 Davis, K. M., Eckert, M. C., Hutchinson, A., Harmon, J., Sharplin, G., Shakib, S., & Caughey, G. E. (2020). Continuity of care for people with multimorbidity: The development of a model for a nurse-led care coordination service. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 37(4), 7-19.
DOI Scopus7 WoS5
2019 Davis, K. M., Eckert, M. C., Shakib, S., Harmon, J., Hutchinson, A. D., Sharplin, G., & Caughey, G. E. (2019). Development and implementation of a nurse-led model of care coordination to provide health-sector continuity of care for people with multimorbidity: protocol for a mixed methods study. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(12, article no. e15006), 1-24.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC6
2019 Harmon, J., Summons, P., & Higgins, I. (2019). Nurse's culturally mediated practices influencing pain care provision for older people in acute care: ethnographic study. Australian pain society newsletter, 39(5), 12-13.
2019 Harmon, J., Summons, P., & Higgins, I. (2019). Experiences of the older hospitalised person on nursing pain care: an ethnographic insight. Journal of clinical nursing, 28(23-24), 4447-4459.
DOI Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC10
2019 Harmon, J., Summons, P., & Higgins, I. (2019). Nurses' culturally mediated practices influencing pain care provision for older people in acute care: ethnographic study. Applied nursing research, in press, 22-29.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC4
2016 Harmon, J., Summons, P., Maslin-Prothero, S., & Higgins, I. (2016). Provision of Pain Comfort Care for the Older Hospitalised Person: An Ethnographic Study of Nursing Clinical Pain Management Practices. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS, 15(1), 2 pages.
2012 Harmon, J. R., Higgins, I., Summons, P. F., & Bellchambers, H. (2012). Efficacy of the use of evidence-based algorithmic guidelines in the acute care setting for pain assessment and management in older people: a critical review of the literature. International journal of older people nursing, 7(2), 127-140.
DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC7

Year Citation
2025 Kaur, R., Bridgewater, A., & Harmon, J. (2025). Collaborative reflection in online education: Extending teaching squares to foster peer learning among online educators. In S. Barker (Ed.), ASCILITE 2025 Conference Companion Materials: Future-Focused educating in an era of continuous change (pp. 1-2). Australia: ASCILITE.
DOI
2016 Harmon, J., Day, J., & Higgins, I. (2016). Thinking on your feet: nursing doctoral student in field decisions. In International journal of qualitative methods Vol. 15 (pp. 23). Canada: University of Alberta.
- Harmon, J., Maslin-Prothero, S., Southgate, E., & Higgins, I. (n.d.). The Challenges of Using Ethnographic Methods in Acute Care Settings. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS Vol. 15 (pp. 1 page). SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
- Harmon, J., Summons, P., Maslin-Prothero, S., & Higgins, I. (n.d.). The Challenges of Using Ethnographic Methods in Acute Care Settings. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS Vol. 15 (pp. 1 page). SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.

Year Citation
2019 Davis, K. M., Eckert, M. C., Shakib, S., Harmon, J., Hutchinson, A. D., Sharplin, G., & Caughey, G. E. (2019). Development and Implementation of a Nurse-Led Model of Care Coordination to Provide Health-Sector Continuity of Care for People With Multimorbidity: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study (Preprint).
DOI

  • Pain Nurses Australia pain care provision: A national consensus survey, Unknown, 28/11/2025 - 16/10/2027

  • Understanding pain care provision by specialist nurses for people living with Parkinson’s disease in healthcare settings, Pain Nurses Australia Ltd, 03/04/2025 - 02/04/2026

  • Investigating the adequacy of care delivered to people living with Parkinson’s disease in regional South Australia., The Hospital Research Foundation, 01/03/2025 - 28/02/2026

  • Understanding pain experiences in a cohort of people living with Young Onset Parkinson’s, The Hospital Research Foundation, 01/03/2023 - 31/05/2023

Courses I teach

  • NURS 1073 Health of Older People (2025)
  • NURS 2023 Health of Adults (2025)
  • NURS 3055 Evidence Based Nursing Practice (2025)
  • HLTH 1047 First Peoples' Health (2024)
  • NURS 1072 Foundations of Nursing Practice (2024)
  • NURS 3055 Evidence Based Nursing Practice (2024)

Programs I'm associated with

  • IBNU - Bachelor of Nursing

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Anthony Joseph Mezzini

Date Role Board name Institution name Country
2023 - ongoing Director Research Pain Nurses Australia Australia
2021 - 2021 Member Advisory Board Member, Workforce Sustainability Policy Australian College of Nursing Australia
2019 - 2019 Board Member Leahurst Aged Care Leahurst Home for Aged Nurses Australia
2019 - 2021 Representative Representative on the Oceania Regional Council Psi Eta Chapter Sigma Theta Tau Australia
2019 - 2021 Secretary Psi Eta Chapter Sigma Theta Tau Australia

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2025 - ongoing Member Ethics Committee Adelaide University Australia
2024 - ongoing Member Pain management health practitioner education strategy Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Australia
2021 - ongoing Member Advisory Board Member, ANZICS COVID-19 Guideline ANZICS Australia

Date Role Membership Country
2023 - ongoing Board Member Pain Nurses Australia -
2015 - ongoing Board Member Australian College of Critical Care Nursing [NT/SA] -

Date Title Engagement Type Institution Country
2021 - 2024 Health practitioner education strategy Scientific Community Engagement Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Australia

Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
2025 - ongoing Associate Editor Journal of Aging Research John Wiley & Sons (United States) United States
2020 - ongoing Associate Editor Australian Pain Society National Newsletter Australian Pain Society Australia

Date Engagement Type Partner Name
2020 - ongoing Consultant Australian College of Critical Care Nurses
2019 - 2020 Consultant Faculty of Nursing, Srinakherinwirot University, Thailand

Connect With Me

External Profiles

Other Links