Rate My Professor Caroline Adams

Dr Caroline Adams serves as a Lecturer in Health Sciences within the College of Health at Adelaide University. Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD students as a co-supervisor, she plays a key role in academic training and research supervision. Previously affiliated with the University of South Australia in the School of Health Sciences and later the Allied Health and Human Performance division, her career reflects a commitment to health education and promotion in South Australian higher education institutions. Adams contributes significantly to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, delivering instruction in courses such as Health, Society and Systems (PUBH-1002), where she facilitates sessions on Tuesdays from 10:10am to 11am; The Healthcare Continuum (MEDI-5002), alongside colleagues like Mary White and Baruch Gilfillan; Introduction to Medical Radiation Practice (RADI-1002), with instructors including Cristina Blefari and Bec Thornton; and Aboriginal Health: Culture, Community and Country (HLTH-1017), co-taught with Daniel Quinn and others. These courses cover foundational topics in public health systems, medical radiation, cultural competence in healthcare, and societal aspects of health.

Adams' research specializations center on health promotion, particularly the integration of arts, cultural practices, leisure, and tourism in fostering salutogenesis— the origins of health. Her work explores participatory educative models for health science students and community-based reminiscence programs like Sporting Memories to enhance mental health, social connections, and sense of self among older adults. Key publications include 'Millennials building health (salutogenesis) in leisure and tourism: fresh air, sunshine and happiness' (2018, Annals of Leisure Research), co-authored with peers from the University of South Australia; 'Developing and refining a participatory educative model with Health Science students – A case study of practice' (2015, Participatory Educational Research, with Janette Young and Richard McGrath); 'Improved Mental Health, Social Connections and Sense of Self: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study of a Sporting Memories Intervention for Community Dwelling Older Adults' (2023, Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, with Robert John Laidlaw, Richard McGrath, Saravana Kumar, and Carolyn M. Murray); and 'A qualitative study of a Sporting Memories program in South Australia' (2024, Frontiers in Public Health, with the same collaborators). Her scholarly output, cited over 50 times per ResearchGate metrics, underscores her impact on leisure-based health interventions and educational practices in allied health fields.