Romany Stansborough

Dr Romany Stansborough

Online Course Facilitator

Adelaide University Online and Learning Futures

Academic

Dr. Romany Stansborough is an Online Course Facilitator for UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences at UniSA Online. As an OCF, Romany is responsible for leading the development and delivery of teaching for UniSA Online students. Her role involves working closely with divisional staff at UniSA to provide high-quality online teaching to undergraduate students, and to coordinate the day-to-day activities of online tutoring staff.
Romany has been involved in teaching undergraduate Health Sciences courses since 2013 and is passionate about online education. In addition to her teaching background, Romany completed her PhD (Medicine) as part of the Cancer Treatment Toxicities Group, focusing on gastrointestinal toxicity resulting from radiotherapy. She is also interested in educational research on self-regulated learning and online learning.

Date Institution name Country Title
2014 - 2017 University of Adelaide Australia PhD in Medicine
2013 - 2016 University of Adelaide Australia Honours Degree of Bachelor of Health Sciences
2010 - 2012 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health Sciences

Year Citation
2018 Stansborough, R. L., Al-Dasooqi, N., Bateman, E. H., Bowen, J. M., Keefe, D. M. K., Logan, R. M., . . . Gibson, R. J. (2018). Matrix metalloproteinase expression is altered in the small and large intestine following fractionated radiation in vivo. Supportive Care in Cancer, 26(11), 3873-3882.
DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC6
2018 Stansborough, R. L., Bateman, E. H., Al-Dasooqi, N., Bowen, J. M., Wignall, A., Keefe, D. M., . . . Gibson, R. J. (2018). Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ), angiostatin, and endostatin are increased in radiotherapy-induced gastrointestinal toxicity. International Journal of Radiation Biology, 94(7), 645-655.
DOI Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC6
2017 Coller, J. K., Bowen, J. M., Ball, I. A., Wardill, H. R., Van Sebille, Y. Z. A., Stansborough, R. L., . . . Gibson, R. J. (2017). Potential safety concerns of TLR4 antagonism with irinotecan: a preclinical observational report. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, 79(2), 431-434.
DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC8
2017 Williams, B., Tsangari, E., Stansborough, R., Marino, V., Cantley, M., Dharmapatni, A., . . . Crotti, T. (2017). Mixed effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) on joint inflammation, bone loss and gastrointestinal inflammation in a murine model of collagen antibody-induced arthritis. Inflammopharmacology, 25(1), 55-68.
DOI Scopus11 WoS10 Europe PMC7
2017 Stansborough, R., Bateman, E., Al-Dasooqi, N., Bowen, J., Keefe, D., Yeoh, A., . . . Gibson, R. (2017). Fractionated abdominal irradiation induces intestinal microvascular changes in an in vivo model of radiotherapy-induced gut toxicity. Supportive Care in Cancer, 25(6), 1973-1983.
DOI Scopus15 WoS14 Europe PMC13
2017 Stansborough, R. L., & Gibson, R. J. (2017). Proteasome inhibitor-induced gastrointestinal toxicity. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 11(2), 133-137.
DOI Scopus27 WoS23 Europe PMC22
2016 Stansborough, R., Al-dasooqi, N., Bateman, E., Keefe, D., & Gibson, R. (2016). Radiotherapy-induced gut toxicity: involvement of matrix metalloproteinases and the intestinal microvasculature. International Journal of Radiation Biology, 92(5), 241-248.
DOI Scopus16 WoS15 Europe PMC12
2016 Williams, B., Tsangari, E., Stansborough, R., Marino, V., Cantley, M., Dharmapatni, A., . . . Crotti, T. (2016). THE EFFECT OF LOW DOSE CAFFEIC ACID PHENETHYL ESTER ON JOINT INFLAMMATION, BONE LOSS AND GASTROINTESTINAL INFLAMMATION IN A COLLAGEN ANTIBODY-INDUCED ARTHRITIS MURINE MODEL. INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, 46, 28.
2015 Zawawi, M., Perilli, E., Stansborough, R., Marino, V., Cantley, M., Xu, J., . . . Crotti, T. (2015). Caffeic accid phenethyl ester abrogates bone resorption in a murine calvarial model of polyethylene particle-induced osteolysis. Calcified Tissue International, 96(6), 565-574.
DOI Scopus21 WoS16 Europe PMC17
2015 Van Sebille, Y., Stansborough, R., Wardill, H., Bateman, E., Gibson, R., & Keefe, D. (2015). Management of mucositis during chemotherapy: from pathophysiology to pragmatic therapeutics. Current Oncology Reports, 17(11), 50-1-50-8.
DOI Scopus73 WoS62 Europe PMC48
2014 Wardill, H., Bowen, J., Al-Dasooqi, N., Sultani, M., Bateman, E., Stansborough, R., . . . Gibson, R. (2014). Irinotecan disrupts tight junction proteins within the gut: implications for chemotherapy-induced gut toxicity. Cancer Biology and Therapy, 15(2), 236-244.
DOI Scopus74 WoS66 Europe PMC59

Year Citation
2015 Stansborough, R. L., Bateman, E., Al-Dasooqi, N., Keefe, D., & Gibson, R. (2015). Microvascular injury and associated mediator changes occur during acute radiotherapy-induced gut toxicity. Poster session presented at the meeting of Supportive Care in Cancer. Copenhagen, Denmark: Springer Verlag (Germany).

  • Context-Free Grammar-Driven Course-Tailored GenAI for Adaptive Learning and Student Engagement with Pedagogical Integrity in Higher Education, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc, 01/07/2025 - 30/06/2026

Courses I teach

  • BIOL 2061 UO Physiology (2025)
  • HLTH 2036 UO Nutrition and Exercise Biochemistry (2025)
  • HLTH 2055 UO Fundamentals of Pharmacology (2025)
  • MEDI 2008 UO Pathophysiology (2025)
  • BIOL 1052 UO Foundations of Human Biology 1 (2024)
  • BIOL 2061 UO Physiology (2024)
  • BIOL 3037 UO Global Change and Human Health (2024)
  • HLTH 2034 UO Health Promotion (2024)
  • HLTH 2036 UO Nutrition and Exercise Biochemistry (2024)
  • NURS 1064 UO Enablement and Dignity in Aged Care (2024)

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