Rate My Professor Barbara Hadley

Dr. Barbara Hadley serves as a Lecturer (Level B) and Convenor in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences within Griffith Health at Griffith University. She specialises in biochemistry education with a strong focus on innovative teaching methods, including the development of online preparatory modules. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Griffith University, awarded for her thesis entitled 'Exploring Nucleotide Sugar Transporter'. During her doctoral studies, she was a finalist in the 2017 Griffith University 3 Minute Thesis competition with the presentation 'Sialic acid transporter: drug target for cancer?', and she won first prize in the Glycomics Three Minute Thesis. Prior to her current appointment, Dr. Hadley worked as a Research Assistant at the Institute for Glycomics at Griffith University from 2013 to 2019. Her earlier academic honors include the Griffith University Biomolecular Science Medal in November 2012 and the Sally and Warren Von Bibra Honours Scholarship in November 2011.

Dr. Hadley's research interests include AI in higher education and the development of gamified online content modules and prelab modules. Her key publications encompass 'Nucleotide Sugar Transporter SLC35 Family Structure and Function' (2019, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal), 'Structure and function of nucleotide sugar transporters: Current progress' (2014, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal), and 'Developing Online Preparatory Modules for Biochemistry Laboratories' (2025, Journal of Educational Technology Systems). These works have received substantial academic recognition, with citations exceeding 119 for the 2019 paper and 137 for the 2014 publication. In recognition of her contributions to teaching excellence, Dr. Hadley received the 2025 Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Innovation in Learning and Teaching. Her implementation of online modules has contributed to reducing laboratory equipment breakages by improving student preparation for practical sessions. She convenes and lectures in courses such as Structural Biochemistry and Metabolism.