MEd, BHSc(Nursing), RN, RPN

Lecturer

Research Interests

Education & Curriculum evaluation
Interprofessional education
Rural Nursing Issues & Education
Community health
Preceptorship/Mentorship

Selected Publications:

• Spencer, J., Dalton, L., Ablert, E.G., 2003, 'Evaluation of the Tasmanian Interprofessional Rural Program: Reflections for advancements', 11th Annual AARN Conference, Book of Abstracts, Katoomba, NSW, pgs. 28
• Albert, E., Dalton, L., Spencer, J ., Dunn, M., Walker, J. , 2004, 'Doing it together: The Interdisciplinary Rural Placement Program', Australian Journal of Rural Health, Vol 12. No 1
• Dalton, L., Spencer, J., Dunn, M., Albert, E., Walker, J., Farrell, G, 2003, 'Re-thinking approaches to undergraduate health professional education: Interdisciplinary Rural Placement Program', Collegian, Vol 10, No 1 Jan 03, pgs. 17-21
• Spencer, J and Dalton, L, 2001, 'Rural Poppies: Three heads are better than one. The face of Rural Nursing: Rural Nursing in Australia', 9th National Conference of the Association for Australian Rural Nurses Inc, Canberra, March 2-4
• Spencer.J., Bull, R., Martin, E., Drew, L., & Martyr, P., 1999, 'The Roles and Responsibilities of Education Providers in the Field of Rural Nursing', Monograph Series Education, Training and Support for Australian Rural Nurses, Vol 4, Association for Australian Nurses, Inc. Whyalla, SA
• Spencer, J., 1997, 'Education for Rural Nurses', In Siegloff, L.H. (ed) Rural Nursing in the Australian Context, Royal College of Nursing, Canberra
• Spencer, J., 1996, 'Rural Nurses' and Students' Perceptions of a Centrally Developed Curriculum: Evaluation of a Rural Nursing Elective', Dissertation for Master of Education

Current and Supervised Project/s:

• Undergraduate Health Science Students Readiness for Interprofessional Learning (RIPL)
• Rural Inter-Professional Program Emergency Retreat (RIPPER)