Rate My Professor Conor Gilligan

Gilligan's research specializations include public health and health behaviour change, with a particular emphasis on adolescent alcohol consumption, parental supply of alcohol to adolescents, interprofessional education, and medical communication skills training. His work has led to national and international collaborations, including management of a large randomized controlled trial on smoking cessation in pregnancy and establishment of a program on alcohol supply to youth. Key publications encompass the Cochrane systematic review 'Interventions for improving medical students' interpersonal communication in medical consultations' (2021), 'Do the teaching, practice and assessment of clinical communication skills align?' (BMC Medical Education, in press/2024), 'Perceptions of medical students and their facilitators on clinical communication skills teaching, learning, and assessment' (Frontiers in Public Health, 2023), and 'Enhancing effective healthcare communication in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand' (PEC Innovation, 2023). Among his major awards are the International Association for Communication in Healthcare Teaching Award (2022), University of Newcastle DVCA Education Impact and Innovation Award (2018), Council of Academic Public Health Institutions of Australia Award for Excellence and Innovation in Public Health Teaching (2014), Medical Journal of Australia National Research Award (2012), and multiple citations for outstanding contributions to student learning (2011-2012). He supervises PhD candidates in health professional education, secures research grants such as Early Career Researcher and New Staff Grants, and contributes to priority research centres in health behaviour.