
Always positive and enthusiastic in class.
Encourages students to think independently.
Brings energy and passion to every lesson.
Helps students develop critical skills.
Brings real-world relevance to learning.
Always fair, constructive, and supportive.
Dr. Angelo D'Amore serves as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Rural Health at Monash University, part of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. He concurrently holds the position of National Research Manager at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. With a PhD, D'Amore's academic career includes a prior role as Lecturer in the School of Arts and Sciences at Australian Catholic University from June 2007 to November 2009, followed by Senior Lecturer at Monash University's School of Rural Health. His early research focused on laboratory-based cardiovascular studies, particularly angiotensin receptors and hypertension, as seen in the 2005 publication 'The Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Causes Constitutive Growth of Cardiomyocytes Isolated From Transgenic AT2R Rats' in the journal Hypertension.
D'Amore's research specializations encompass medical and health profession education, online and distance education, health education, research methodology, diabetes, assessment, learning, and leadership. He has made notable contributions to understanding learning preferences and styles among nursing and midwifery students, nurse role expectations, and rural health initiatives. Key publications include 'Learning styles of first-year undergraduate nursing and midwifery students: a cross-sectional survey utilising the Kolb Learning Style Inventory' (2016), 'Learning preferences of first year nursing and midwifery students: Utilising VARK' (2016), 'Role expectations of different levels of nurse on graduation: A mixed methods approach' (2016, Nurse Education Today), 'Educators’ expectations of roles, employability and career pathways of registered and enrolled nurses in Australia' (2015), 'Conversation Maps and Diabetes Education Groups: An Evaluation at an Australian Rural Health Service' (2016), and 'Writing grant applications: A practical guide for the novice researcher' (2011). His work, with 694 citations documented on ResearchGate across 26 publications, influences curriculum development, rural clinical training, and health workforce education in Australia. D'Amore supervises projects such as the Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training (ReCEnT) and stigma reduction interventions for medical students.