Research Interests
Acute care Ageing and older people 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 EngagementTeaching Strengths
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.
Welcome
I am Dr Joanne Harmon (RN), a Lecturer in Nursing, 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
- $5,000 Pain Nurses Australia pain care provision: A national consensus survey. Pain Nurses Australia
2023
- $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
- $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
- $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
- 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- completed 2026- co funded by the Hospital research foundation Parkinsons Disease SA.
- 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- completed 2025
- 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 | Human Research Ethics Committee | Adelaide University |
| 2021 - 2025 | Nursing undergraduate Examination and assessment committee | University of South Australia |
| 2019 - 2020 | Academic Integrity Officer | University of South Australia |
| 2017 - ongoing | Fire Warden | Adelaide University |
| 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 | - |
| 2023 | Teaching Award | UniSA Teaching and Learning Development Grant | 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Authors: Harmon J, Sharrad S, Blazewicz M, Levi B, Tinkler J, Kinnon G, Munro B. Title: NURS 2001 Health of Adults OSCE Instructional Video. Extent: 18.23 mins. |
| 2019 | Authors: Burke C, Harmon J. Title: Do nurses really understand pain?. Extent: 1 audio file (12:12 min.). |
| 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 |
2026
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$5,000 AU College of Health Learning and Teaching Grants. Scholarships of learning and teaching research. Project title 'Teaching Squares with student peers for reflection on teaching'. (chief investigator and lead).
2025
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$7,000 UniSA Award for University Teaching – UniSA Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. (chief investigator and lead)
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$5,000 Pain Nurses Australia Understanding pain care provision by specialist nurses for people living with Parkinson’s disease in health care settings Co-lead with Lead Dr Sharrad lead (IBNU), with Prof Saravana (ALH) and Jo Dalton (Industry),
2024
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$5,000 Open educational Resources collective grant program- Council of Australian University Librarians. Co-lead, with Dr Brown Lead
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$7,000 CHS internal seed funding grant SoLT Assessment moderation for large student cohorts- practices, challenges and processes: An action research study (chief investigator)
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$5,000 Pain Nurses Australia pain care provision: A national consensus survey. Pain Nurses Australia (chief investigator)
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$5,000 Pain Nurses Australia understanding pain care provision by specialist nurses for people living with Parkinson’s disease in health care settings. Co-lead, Dr Sharrad lead (IBNU) CI, with Prof Saravana (ALH) and RN Jo Dalton (Industry).
2023
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$10,000 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 Parkinson’s Disease Co-lead, ECR CI Dr Sue Sharrad
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$25,000 Co-designing and evaluating a bespoke debriefing script to enhance student learning and reflection for practice UniSA teaching and learning grant 2023Co-lead Prof Michelle Kelly CI
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$30,000 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 project-based PhD top up scholarship (Hospital research foundation Parkinson’s Disease) (Co- lead & co-supervisor)
2022
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$5,618 Interdisciplinary reflection using ‘teaching squares’ on academic practice to improve student learning: A Pilot study DVCRE CHS Research Seed Funding (Chief Investigator)
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$5,000 Barriers and facilitators to critical nursing care provision during COVID-19: Pilot study DVCRE CHS Research Seed Funding (Chief Investigator)
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$5,000 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 DVCRE CHS Research Seed Funding (Co-Investigator)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Co-Supervisor | Exploring the challenges faced by non-native English-speaking nursing students in Australia and the development of tailored support strategies | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Ms Uchita Karki |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - 2026 | Co-Supervisor | Closing an evidence-practice gap in Parkinsons disease: Improving the quality of life of people living with Parkinsons disease by advancing pain care provision | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Anthony Joseph Mezzini |
| 2022 - 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Macro, meso and micro layers affecting clinical pharmacists' involvement in interprofessional ward rounds in inpatient hospital settings | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Dona Babu |
| 2017 - 2021 | Co-Supervisor | The development of a nurse-led care coordination model, and implementation and evaluation of a nurse-led care coordination service: an action research study | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Kathryn Davis |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor | Nurse-Led Telehealth Services for Adult Outpatients Living with Viral Hepatitis | UniSA CHS Nursing | - | Master | Full Time | Jieli Shi |
| 2019 - 2025 | Co-Supervisor | 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 | UniSA CHS Pharmacy | - | Higher Doctorate | Full Time | Dona Babu |
| 2019 - 2021 | Co-Supervisor | The development of a nurse-led care coordination model, and implementation and evaluation of a nurse-led care coordination service: an action research study | UniSA CHS Nursing | - | Higher Doctorate | Full Time | Kathryn Davis |
| 2017 - 2017 | Co-Supervisor | Perception of dementia and health care–seeking behaviour of people from minority ethnic backgrounds: A scoping review | UniSA Division of Health, School of Nursing and MIdwifery | - | Master | Full Time | Lidia Ognjanova |
| Date | Topic | Location | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 - ongoing | Peer directed learning for Paediatric ED nurse led simulation in clinical settings | AU Rosemary Bryant AO research centre Outstanding Workforce Leaders [OWL] mentor program | Thi Nguyen RN WCHN |
| 2026 - ongoing | Peer-directed learning Introducing nurse-led, scenario-based simulations in Paediatric ED Women's and Children's hospital | Rosemary Byrant AO research centre OWL Research Program | Thi Nguyen RN |
| 2025 - 2025 | Higher education research network [HERN] SoLT | Academic Development TIU UniSA | Dr Eliani Boton |
| 2025 - 2025 | What are the experiences, perception and barriers for older people when living with dementia in a residential facility that uses person centred models of care? | Rosemary Bryant AO research centre Outstanding Workforce Leaders OWL mentor program UniSA | Amanda Stokes RN NUM Care team Regional Aged Care |
| 2024 - 2024 | How to apply for a research grant | University of Adeliade Physiotherapy Masters Student | Pauline Slater |
| 2024 - 2024 | Development of research proposals | PAIN RN CALHN | Heather Gray RN |
| 2024 - 2024 | Assessment moderation using RedCap and consensus | UniSA CHS Nursing | HLTH 1047 First peoples health teaching team |
| 2023 - 2023 | conducting interactive tutorials in the virtual space | UniSA CHS Nursing | NURS 3045 Nursing Contexts of Practice teaching team |
| 2022 - 2022 | Teaching Squares for the teaching team | UniSA CHS Nursing | Nurs 2022 Health of Older Adults |
| 2019 - 2021 | provision of simulation for nursing education | Srinakharinwirot University (Thailand) | Dr Wiliaiwan Pathike |
| 2017 - 2019 | Integration and introduction of face to face OSCE - Tutors and HHHS staff | UniSA Nursing | NURS 2023 Health of Adults and HHHS |
| 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 | Adelaide University human research ethics committee (HREC) | Adelaide University | Australia |
| 2024 - 2024 | Member | AU SoNM Assessment Advisory Reference Group | UniSA Nursing | 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 |
| 2021 - 2025 | Member | Nursing undergraduate Examination and assessment committee | UniSA CHS Nursing | 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 | Institution | Department | Organisation Type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 - ongoing | Adelaide University | IMO Common Core Support Team | School or college | Australia |
| 2026 - 2025 | Adelaide University | IMO professional learning working group | School or college | Australia |
| 2025 - 2025 | Adelaide University | Community of practice | School or college | Australia |
| 2017 - ongoing | UniSA Nursing | School of Nursing and Midwifery | School or college | 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 |
| Date | Office Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2020 | Academic integrity Officer | UniSA CHS Nursing | Australia |
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