Rate My Professor Adriana Penman

Adriana's research program centers on teaching and learning practices in speech pathology and health science professions, with a focus on simulation-based learning, graduate preparedness for placement and transition to professional practice, stuttering across the lifespan, practice education, and interprofessional education. She maintains national and international collaborations within a learning community of academics focused on the scholarship of teaching. Key publications include 'Becoming through simulation-based learning: Lived experiences of occupational therapy students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds' (2025, Journal Article), 'Speech–language pathologists’ perceptions of their competence in managing stuttering: a systematic review with narrative synthesis' (2025, Journal Article), 'Understanding simulation-based learning for health professions students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds: a scoping review' (2025, Journal Article), 'Telesimulation for training in infant feeding: a randomized controlled trial' (2024, Journal Article), and 'Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy Students’ Perceptions and Experiences of an Interprofessional Simulation' (2024, Journal Article). Her contributions to teaching excellence have been honored with the Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2025), UQ Award for Teaching Excellence (2024), Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences Award for Teaching Excellence (2023), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2019), and multiple citations for outstanding contributions to student learning (2018, 2017, 2016). Adriana's work enhances student engagement, confidence, and readiness for professional practice through innovative experiential learning opportunities.