About Us

Background

I am an allied health researcher and educator. I am the Manager of Research Capability Building for Western Alliance Academic Health Science Centre and a member of the Barwon Health Research Directorate. I also hold an Adjunct Research Associate position with the Monash Centre for Scholarship in Health Education and an Affiliate Senior Lecturer role with Deakin Rural Health. I am passionate about developing research capability in the health sector and promoting the translation of research into practice, particularly in rural health settings.

Research Focus

My current research work focuses on effective approaches to building and sustaining research skills in clinicians and rural and regional health services.

My other research interests include interprofessional role boundaries, allied health workforce, sociology of the professions, qualitative methods, and health professions education.

 

 Awards & Achievements

• Co-investigator on the MRFF-funded DELIVER project (Peeters A, Versace V, Wilding C, Chapman W, Haines T, Wong Shee A, Porter J, Payne W, Greenstock L, Allender S, Alston L, Borda A, Ugalde A, King O., Mitchell F, Beks H, Williams S, Elshaug A, Hensher M, Enticott J, Callisaya M, Rasmussen B, McNamara K. Delivering enhanced healthcare at home for older people in rural Australia. Medical Research Future Fund Rapid Applied Research Translation. 2020- 2026. $9,067,407)

• Deakin University, Faculty of Health Partnerships in Practice Award – Rural and Regional Research category, 2023. This award was for Western Alliance’s STaRR program which has been co-developed and delivered with many partners and organisations including Barwon Health, Grampians Health, Deakin Rural Health, Colac Area Health, Western District Health Services, and others

Feature Publications

• King, O., West, E., Lee, S., Glenister, K, Quilliam, C., Wong Shee, A., Beks, H. (2022). Research education and training for nurses and allied health professionals: A systematic scoping review. BMC Medical Education. doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03406-7
• King, O.A., Buccheri, A., Isaacs, A., Bishop, J., Alston, L., Versace, V., Wong Shee, A., Sourlos, N., Imran, D., Jacobs, J., Murphy, F., Kennelly, M., Field, M. (2023). The Community, the Workplace, and Public Health Measures: A Qualitative Study of Factors that Impacted the Wellbeing of Rural Health Service Staff in Victoria, Australia, during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Health & Social Care in the Community. doi.org/10.1155/2023/5556980.
• Quilliam, C., Wong Shee, A., Corboy, D., Glenister, K., King, O., Mc Namara, K., Alston, L., Aras, D., Beauchamp, A., & McKinstry, C. (2023). Design and implementation characteristics of research training for rural health professionals: a qualitative descriptive study. BMC Medical Education 23, 200. doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04169-5
• King, O., Wong Shee, A., Howlett, O., Clapham, R., Versace, V. (2022). Research training incorporating education and mentoring for rural and regional allied health professionals: An evaluation study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 30(5). https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12879
• King, O., Pinson, J-A., Dennett, A., Williams, C., Davis, A., Snowdon, D. (2022). Allied health assistants’ perspectives of their role in healthcare settings: A qualitative study. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30(6). https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13874

 

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