Dr Judy Harris Humphries
Coordinator, Undergraduate Interprofessional Health - School of Health
Phone: +61 2 6773 3953
Email: judy.harris@une.edu.au
Biography
Applying an eclectic breadth of educational qualifications that includes degrees in agricultural science, plant secondary-chemical ecology, naturopathy and adult education; and life experiences that include tertiary study both full and part time, on campus and online; fulltime commercial livestock production; complementary medicine practice; and fulltime academia, Dr Humphries has a passion for facilitating student-centred access to higher education for aspiring health professionals from a wide range of backgrounds, and aiming toward a variety of career paths.
Experience in curriculum development at UNE includes initiating and designing a number of innovative programs in health science, including creating pathways from the vocational sector and promoting inclusive and seamless student experiences.
As coordinator for the interprofessional undergraduate units in the School of Health, Dr Humphries is working to build an accessible, inclusive and professionally relevant program of study that spans the traditional discipline areas of Nursing, Social Work, Community Services and Psychology to engage students in developing a professional identity that is wholistic and patient/client-focussed.
Qualifications
BScAg(Hons), PhD, ND, Grad Cert Adult Ed & Training.
Teaching Areas
Undergraduate and postgraduate health topics in community, complementary and allied health
Research Interests
My research interests include:
- Nature and prevalence of use of complementary medicine in Australia
- Models for the education and training of CAM practitioners, and the roles of and interactions between University and vocational sector providers
- CAM in medical curriculum
- Relationships between CAM and medical practitioners, particularly in rural areas
- Integration of vocational training into higher education
I have co-supervised postgraduate research in the following topics:
- Role of homoeopathy of in treatment of depression
- Phyto-oestrogens in premenstrual syndrome and post-partum depression
- Burnout and stress in the nursing environment
- Determinants of turnover in Saudi Arabian physicians
- The health of left-behind wives: the other side of Nepalese regulated labour migration using the social determinants of health framework
Research grants
| Year | Grant |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Armidale Dumaresq Council Economic Development Committee, $19 600. consultancy in collaboration with Dr Alison Sheridan and Lou Conway, UNE NEBS, 'Armidale as a Centre for Health and Wellbeing' |
Publications
Link to Dr Humphries publications list
