Judith Nairn

Research Interests

Higher Education Medicine, Nursing and Health Curriculum and Pedagogy

APrf Judith Nairn

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Judi is an an Education Specialist in the School of Allied Health Science and Practice, and a member of the Adelaide Education Academy. She is the academic lead for learning and teaching in the School and was specifically appointed to this role based on her experience leading and innovating in healthcare education. She is convener and chair the School’s research and scholarship group.Judi's research interests align with her teaching philosophy, and relate to the investigating the factors that contribute to the development of sophisticated epistemological beliefs, and the help seeking behaviours of students in academic difficulty. Judi is also an active researcher in the area of Interprofessional Learning, and the use of simulation to develop clinical competency.Judi is available for consultation and collaboration in theses areas, as well as for supervision of higher degree students/. Contact her for availability.

Judi's research interests align with her teaching philosophy, and relate to the investigating the factors that contribute to the development of sophisticated epistemological beliefs, and the help-seeking behaviours of students in academic difficulty. Judi is also an active researcher in the area of Interprofessional Learning, and the use of simulation to develop clinical competency.

Date Position Institution name
2019 - ongoing Senior Lecturer - Academic Lead for Learning and Teaching University of Adelaide
2013 - 2019 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide

Date Institution name Country Title
2012 - 2013 University of Adelaide Australia Graduate Certificate - Higher Education
2005 - 2007 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
2003 - 2003 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Honours)
1997 - 2000 Charles Sturt University Australia Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathology)

Year Citation
2016 Byrne-Davis, L., Lake, L., Hart, J., Mooney, J., Scott, K., Al-Ozairi, E., . . . Lumsden, C. (2016). An international study of consumption and contribution to social media by medical students. Journal of the European Association for Health Information and Libraries, 11(2), 25-33.
2009 Brozyna, S., Ahern, J., Hodge, G., Nairn, J., Holmes, M., Reynolds, P., & Hodge, S. (2009). Chemotactic Mediators of Th1 T-cell Trafficking in Smokers and COPD Patients. COPD, 6(1), 4-16.
DOI Scopus38 WoS35 Europe PMC31
2007 Hodge, G., Nairn, J., Holmes, M., Reynolds, P., & Hodge, S. (2007). Increased intracellular T helper 1 proinflammatory cytokine production in peripheral blood, bronchoalveolar lavage and intraepithelial T cells of COPD subjects. Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 150(1), 22-29.
DOI Scopus135 WoS130 Europe PMC118
2006 Nairn, J., Hodge, G., & Henning, P. (2006). Intracellular cytokies in peripheral blood leucocytes in children with chronic renal failure. Pediatric Nephrology, 21(2), 251-256.
DOI Scopus10 Europe PMC6
2006 Hodge, G., Osborn, M., Hodge, S., Nairn, J., Tapp, H., Kirby, M., . . . Zola, H. (2006). Rapid simultaneous measurement of multiple cytokines in childhood oncology patients with febrile neutropenia: increased interleukin (IL)-8 or IL-5 correlates with culture-positive infection. British Journal of Haematology, 132(2), 247-248.
DOI Scopus23 WoS22 Europe PMC18
2006 Hodge, S., Hodge, G., Nairn, J., Holmes, M., & Reynolds, P. N. (2006). Increased airway granzyme b and perforin in current and ex-smoking COPD subjects. Copd Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 3(4), 179-187.
DOI Scopus85 Europe PMC69
2005 Swart, B., Salganik, M., Wand, M., Tinckam, K., Milford, E., Drbal, K., . . . Zola, H. (2005). The HLDA8 blind panel: findings and conclusions. Journal of Immunological Methods, 305(1), 75-83.
DOI Scopus6 Europe PMC2
2005 Hodge, G., Markus, C., Nairn, J., & Hodge, S. (2005). Effect of blood storage conditions on leucocyte intracellular cytokine production. Cytokine, 32(1), 7-11.
DOI Scopus10 WoS9 Europe PMC8
2005 Hodge, G., Hodge, S., Nairn, J., Tippett, M., Holmes, M., & Reynolds, P. (2005). Poststorage leuko-depleted plasma inhibits T-cell proliferation and Th1 response in vitro: Characterization of TGF b-1 as an important immunomodulatory component in stored blood. Transplantation, 80(1), 95-101.
DOI Scopus11 WoS7 Europe PMC5
2005 Nairn, J., Hodge, G., & Henning, P. (2005). Changes in leukocyte subsets: clinical implications for children with chronic renal failure. Pediatric Nephrology, 20(2), 190-196.
DOI Scopus27 Europe PMC16
1997 Couper, J., Clarke, C., Byrne, G., Jones, T., Donaghue, K., Nairn, J., . . . McCaul, K. (1997). Progression of borderline increases in albuminuria in adolescents with insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetic Medicine, 14(9), 766-771.
DOI Scopus54 WoS48 Europe PMC39
1995 Couper, J., Cocciolone, R., Bates, D., Nairn, J., & Ryall, R. (1995). Longitudinal study of lipoprotein (a) in peripubertal children with insulin dependent diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, 12(6), 508-512.
DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC2
1994 Couper, J. J., Staples, A. J., Cocciolone, R., Nairn, J., Badcock, N., & Henning, P. (1994). Relationship of Smoking and Albuminuria in Children with Insulin‐dependent Diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, 11(7), 666-669.
DOI Scopus72 WoS73 Europe PMC47
1993 Couper, J. J., Cocciolone, R., Nairn, J., & Ryall, R. G. (1993). Lp(a) and insulin dose in IDDM [1]. Diabetes Care, 16(10), 1402.
DOI WoS3

Year Citation
2018 Nairn, J. M. (2018). Co-created curricula – Is it safe to let students loose in the learning kitchen. In Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators 2018 Conference. Hobart.
2018 Nairn, J. M., & Thomas, J. (2018). Creating Effective Small Group Learning. In Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (2018), ANZAHPE 2018 Conference, 1-4 July, 2018, Hobart, Australia. Hobart.
2017 Nairn, J. M. (2017). Transition from High School to Medical School – a pragmatic approach to the development of case-based and self-directed learning skills. In Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) 2017. Adelaide.
2017 Phelps, M., Nairn, J. M., Taylor, E., & McColl, G. (2017). The Learning Hospital: Can we transition to both learning and patient-centred design in health facilities?. In Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) 2017. Adelaide.

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