Jyothi Thalluri

Dr Jyothi Thalluri

Senior Lecturer

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science

College of Health

Jyothi Thalluri holds a doctorate degree in Neurosciences from John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra. She has several years of teaching experience at the University of South Australia. She teaches Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Pathophysiology, Pathology and Neurosciences to various program across the division. Jyothi is the founder of: 'The Preparing for Health Sciences' workshop (ScienceReady); Student Coaching Scheme/Study Buddy Support Scheme and Virtual Pathology Museum at UniSA. 

Teaching and Learning

Year Citation
2023 Lousberg, E., Lagiseti, R., & Thalluri, J. (2023). Assessing the impact of the scienceready preparatory short course on student academic performance. PUPIL: International Journal of Teaching, Education and Learning, 7(3), 76-88.
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2021 Thalluri, J., Penman, J., & Chau, M. (2021). The effect of a face-to-face ScienceReady preparatory short course on university students' self-efficacy. Student Success, 12(1), 37-48.
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2020 Thalluri, J., & Penman, J. (2020). Teaching sciences with impact using the lectorial approach: stimulating active learning. Journal of College Science Teaching, 50(1), 36-42.
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2019 Thalluri, J., & Penman, J. (2019). Transition to first year university study: a qualitative descriptive study on the psychosocial and emotional impacts of a science workshop. Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 16, 197-210.
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2018 Thalluri, J., & Penman, J. (2018). Virtual pathology learning resource: a promising strategy in teaching pathology to allied health science students. Issues in informing science and information technology, 15, 15-33.
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2018 Thalluri, J., & Penman, J. (2018). Innovative Teaching and Learning Project: "We just don't sit there-we participate, interact and learn, and we rarely get bored": That is a lectorial. Focus on health professional education-a multidisciplinary journal, 19(2), 68-71.
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2017 Penman, J., & Thalluri, J. (2017). The impact of a university experience program on rural and regional secondary school students: keeping the flame burning. Issues in informing science + information technology, 14, 35-48.
2016 Reid, P., Chau, M., & Thalluri, J. (2016). Students' experience and evaluation of peer-to-peer learning innovation. Focus on health professional education, 17(1), 101-104.
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2016 Thalluri, J. (2016). Bridging the gap to first year health science: early engagement enhances student satisfaction and success. Student Success, 7(1), 37-48.
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2016 Reid, P., Chau, M., & Thalluri, J. (2016). Students' experience and evaluation of peer-to-peer learning innovation. FOCUS ON HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 17(1), 101-104.
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2015 Thalluri, J., & Penman, J. (2015). Social media for learning and teaching undergraduate sciences: good practice guidelines from intervention. The Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 13(6), 455-465.
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2014 Thalluri, J., O'Flaherty, J. A., & Shepherd, P. L. (2014). Classmate peer-coaching : a study buddy support scheme. Journal of peer learning, 7(1, article 8), 92-104.
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2014 Penman, J., & Thalluri, J. (2014). Addressing diversity in health science students by enhancing flexibility through e-learning. Electronic journal of e-learning, 12(1), 89-100.
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2013 Thalluri, J., & Penman, J. (2013). Case scenario oral presentations as a learning and assessment tool. Journal of the world universities forum, 5(3), 51-62.
2012 Penman, J., & Thalluri, J. (2012). No lectures: a radical university academic initiative. Journal of the world universities forum, 5(2), 113-125.
2010 Thalluri, J., & Shepherd, P. L. (2010). Enhancing student learning experience using an audience response system. Focus on health professional education, 12(1), 90-93.
2009 Thalluri, J., & King, S. A. (2009). Understanding and improving first-year university student experiences. Journal of the world universities forum, 2(1), 67-86.
2008 Thalluri, J., Kokkinn, B. A., & O'Flaherty, J. A. (2008). A student coaching scheme for first year university students : positive learning experiences and individual success in biosciences. International journal of learning, 15(9), 135-144.
2007 Thalluri, J. (2007). Course tailored continuous online formative self-assessment tool improves students' academic performance in biosciences. Focus on health professional education : A multi-disciplinary journal.
2006 Thalluri, J., Wache, D. M., & Hiscock, J. J. (2006). Enhancing the learning needs of large classes with online self assessment tasks (SATs). International journal of learning.
2006 Thalluri, R. K., Thalluri, J., & Davey, A. K. (2006). A case based approach to enhancing the perceived relevancy of physiology, and hence increasing student satisfaction, in an occupational therapy program. Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal.
1990 McCourt, M. E., Thalluri, J., & Henry, G. H. (1990). Properties of area 17/18 border neurons contributing to the visual transcallosal pathway in the cat. Visual Neuroscience, 5(1), 83-98.
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1989 Thalluri, J., & Henry, G. H. (1989). Neurons of the striate cortex driven trans-synaptically by electrical stimulation of the superior colliculus. Vision Research, 29(10), 1319-1323.
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Year Citation
2024 Thalluri, J., Chau, S., & Penman, J. (2024). Social media and student engagement with content and academics: a scoping review. In L. Chova, C. Martínez, & J. Lees (Eds.), EDULEARN24 16th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies Conference Proceedings Vol. 1 (pp. 212-225). Spain: IATED Academy.
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2018 Thalluri, J., & Penman, J. (2018). Promoting higher forms of thinking: the lectorial approach. In Proceedings from the International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics (IMSCI 2018) Vol. 2 (pp. 98-102). US: International Institute of Informatics and Systemics.
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2017 Thalluri, J., & Penman, J. (2017). Sciences come alive for first-year university students through flipped classroom. In J. D. Soria (Ed.), Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Higher Education Advances (pp. 277-283). Spain: Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València.
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2017 Penman, J., & Thalluri, J. (2017). Community engagement in action: we are to do good to our communities. In Proceedings of EDULEARN17 Conference Vol. 1 (pp. 6294-6302). Spain: IATED.
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2016 Thalluri, J. (2016). Who benefits most from peer support group?: First year student success for Pathology students.. In Procedia - social and behavioral sciences Vol. 228 (pp. 39-44). Netherlands: Elsevier.
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2016 Penman, J., & Thalluri, J. (2016). Engaging school students in science and health professions. In EDULEARN16 Proceedings Vol. 1 (pp. 3021-3028). Spain: IATED Academy.
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2016 Thalluri, J., & Penman, J. (2016). To flip a class or not to flip a class? That is the question. In E. Cohen (Ed.), Proceedings of Informing Science & IT Education Conference (InSITE) 2016 (pp. 147-157). Lithuania: Informing Science Institute.
2015 Thalluri, J., & Penman, J. (2015). Good practice guidelines in using social media for learning and teaching Sciences to undergraduate students. In C. Watson (Ed.), Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on e-Learning Vol. 2015-January (pp. 305-314). US: Academic Conferences & Publishing International Ltd.
2014 Thalluri, J., & Cayetano Penman, M. J. (2014). Staying connected and engaged with the use of Facebook: experiences of studying pathology. In Proceedings of OpenCourseWare Consortium Global 2014: open education for a multicultural world (pp. 1-11). USA: OpenCourseWare Consortium.
2013 Cayetano Penman, M. J., & Thalluri, J. (2013). Optimising the use of online technology for learning and teaching science. In I. Ivala, & E. Eunice (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on e-Learning: volume two (pp. 344-352). Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International.
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2009 Thalluri, J., & King, S. A. (2009). Understanding and improving first year university student experiences. In The second world universities forum (pp. 16-18). Mumbai, India: Common Ground.
2008 Smith, C. P., Smith, M. R., Thalluri, J., & Rogers, J. F. (2008). Researching students' perspectives on feedback to improve teaching practice. In Teaching and Learning: Making the Connections in Health Sciences (pp. 64-76). Australia: Division of Health Sciences, UniSA.
2007 Thalluri, J. (2007). Initiatives to improve student retention rate in first year university nursing and midwifery programs. In Proceedings for the Sustainability 2007: The Third International Conference on Environment, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. India: CG Publisher.

Courses I teach

  • BIOL 1047 Human Body 1 (2025)
  • BIOL 1048 Human Body 2 (2025)
  • MEDI 2006 Pathology for Medical Radiation (2025)
  • BIOL 1047 Human Body 1 (2024)
  • BIOL 1048 Human Body 2 (2024)
  • MEDI 2006 Pathology for Medical Radiation (2024)
  • SCPMB 90006 ScienceReady for Health Science Students SC (2024)

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