Dr Judy Harris Humphries
Lecturer, Faculty of The Professions, School of Health
Qualifications
BScAg(Hons), PhD, ND, Grad Cert Adult Ed & Training
Contact
| Email: | judy.harris@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Pat O'Shane Buidling (C13) 335 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3953 (or +61 2 6773 3953 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3666 |
I completed my Honours degree at UNE in 1979, followed by a PhD 1980–1984. My field of study was toxic plants; specifically inhibitory effects of the alkaloids contained in the seeds of the weed Datura stramonium on the germination and early growth of sunflowers.
Following submission of my PhD in 1984, I pursued a full time career in primary production, combining the breeding of commercial and stud livestock with a successful eco-tourism enterprise on a property east of Guyra. My interest in plant chemicals extended to the development and maintenance of a medicinal herb garden containing over 100 species, and the completion of a Diploma of Naturopathy by distance education with Health Schools Australia 1991–1994.
Between 1994 and 1997, I was engaged in consultancy work with a number of private sector providers of education in Complementary Medicine, developing curriculum and preparing documentation for Government accreditation of professional Diploma and Advanced Diploma practitioner courses in Naturopathy and allied therapies. I also completed a Graduate Certificate in Adult Education and Training by distance education with UNE during this period.
In 1996, I joined the academic staff in Human Biology in the Faculty of the Sciences at UNE, and from 1997 to 2001 I was Coordinator of the Health Science program administered by UNE Partnerships and delivered by Human Biology, to students enrolled with private sector providers of Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses in Complementary Medicine. I have been a member of the UNE School of Health since July 2001, and was course coordinator for the School's Health Science programs 2002-2005.
I have contributed to the following initiatives:
- Recognition in 1995 of Complementary Medicine professionals as eligible for admission to the UNE Bachelor of Health Science
- Introduction in 1998 of the Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy), offered in collaboration with selected private providers of vocational education in Complementary Medicine.
- Introduction in 2004 of the Graduate Diploma and Master of Health Science (Herbal Medicine).
- Introduction in 2008 of the Bachelor of Applied Health.
- I am a full professional member of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society and an associate member of the Australasian Integrative Medicine Association. I am also a past and current member of the Curriculum Advisory Committees of a number of leading private providers of education in Complementary Medicine.
Areas of Teaching
- Complementary Therapies in the Health Care System
- Foundations of Herbal Medicine
- Herbal Therapeutics
- Advanced Herbal Therapeutics
- Herbal Pharmacy and Advanced Pharmacology
- Current Issues in Herbal Medicine Practice
- Marketing & Managing a Herbal Medicine Practice
Research interests
My research interests include:
I have co-supervised postgraduate research in the following topics:
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Publications
Book Chapters
Humphries, J. H., Hays, T., Kottler, J., Minichiello, V., Olohan, I., Wright, P. (2005). Vehicles to promote positive ageing: natural therapies, counselling, music and the creative arts (In) I. Coulson, V. Minichiello (eds.) Contemporary issues in gerontology: promoting positive ageing. Allen & Unwin, Sydney pp 215 - 240.
Minichiello, V.M., Hays, T. & Harris, J. (2004). 'Music, creative arts and natural therapy', in I Coulson, V.M. Minichiello (eds), Contemporary issues in gerontology: Promoting positive ageing, Allen & Unwin.
Lovett, J.V. and Harris (Levitt), J. 1982, 'Allelochemicals in a future agriculture', in B. Stonehouse (ed), Biological Husbandry: A Scientific approach to organic farming, Butterworths, London, pp.169–180.
Journal Articles
Behrens, K., Humphries, J.H. (2004). Acupuncture: finding a place in integrative medicine. Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine, vol. 1, no. 2, pp 97 – 100.
Makich, L., Hussain, R., Humphries, J.H. (2007) Management of depression by homeopathic practitioners in Sydney, Australia. Complementary Therapies in Medicine vol. 15, pp. 199 – 206.
Humphries, J.H. (2002).Complementary medicine education: keeping your distance. Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 59 – 61.
Humphries, J.H. (2006) Complementary medicine in the context of medical dominance. Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 63 –65.
Humphries, J.H., Hamilton, S.(2004). Integrating meditation into patient care. Journal of the Australasian Integrative Medicine Association, vol. 22, pp. 11 - 13.
Selecki, R., Humphries, J.H. (2003). Perspectives on acupuncture. Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 113 – 164.
Sheridan, A., Conway, M. L., Humphries, J.H. (2003) Armidale: healthy people living and learning in a healthy environment. Report to Armidale Dumaresq Council, available at
http://armidale.local-e.nsw.gov.au/planning/1295/1321.html
Skinner, V., Agho, K., Lee-White, T., Humphries, J. H. (2007) The development of a tool to assess stress and burnout. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 8 – 13.