Rate My Professor Helen Dugmore

Helen Dugmore serves as Senior Lecturer and Registered Nurse in the School of Nursing at Murdoch University since 2016. In her current roles as Associate Dean of Clinical Education, Academic Chair - Undergraduate, and Clinical Lead for Nursing, she oversees undergraduate programs, clinical education, and engagement initiatives. Her research interests encompass nursing education, reflective practice, older adults, aged care, and nursing students. Dugmore's research thesis, titled 'Older Adult Patient Volunteer Experience of Providing Feedback to Nursing Students in a Simulated Environment,' highlights her focus on simulation in nursing training. She holds a Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education awarded in 2013. Prior to her appointment at Murdoch University, she collaborated on projects at the University of Western Australia, including interprofessional learning in ambulatory care.

Dugmore has co-authored several impactful publications advancing nursing pedagogy. Key works include 'Reflecting on Practice: Exploring How Students Learn to Be Reflective Practitioners in an Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum' with Caroline Browne (2025), which examines reflection integration in curricula; 'How Do Undergraduate Nursing Students Choose to Reflect? Digital Storytelling or Written Reflection?' also with Browne (2026), evaluating innovative reflection methods; and 'The Learning Landscape of the Higher Education Environment' with Christopher Etherton-Beer in Reflective Practice (2016, volume 17, issue 6, pages 676-680). She presented at the 9th International Nurse Education Conference in 2024 on related topics. As a team member with Associate Professor Caroline Nilson, Dr. Martin Hopkins, Prue Andrus, and Cormac Norton, she received the 2018 Australian Awards for University Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning for developing the Bachelor of Nursing e-portfolio program, which scaffolds employability and professional practice. This initiative has enhanced student transitions to registered nursing roles. Dugmore supervises Masters research, such as Natalie Parkes' study on nurses' internal motivations for guideline adherence. Her contributions extend to partnerships promoting culturally safe healthcare for First Nations nursing students and digital tools like PebblePad for e-portfolios.