Rate My Professor Jacqueline Johnston

Dr Jacqueline Johnston is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at La Trobe University, where she currently serves as Discipline Lead for International Programs. Her academic qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy from La Trobe University awarded in 2024, exploring the impact of international educational programs on nursing and midwifery practice; a Master of Nursing Research from Monash University (2011); a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Nursing (Clinical Nursing Education) from La Trobe University (2001); a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Nursing (Cardiothoracic) from the University of Melbourne (1999); and a Bachelor of Nursing from La Trobe University (1997). Johnston's career at La Trobe University has progressed steadily since 2011, beginning as an Educator in Nursing, advancing to Lecturer from 2017 to 2024, and to Senior Lecturer from 2025 onward. She has held significant leadership roles, including Clinical School Coordinator and Site Director at the Austin Clinical School (2025), Academic Program Director and Course Coordinator for the Singapore Bachelor of Nursing (post-registration) from 2021 to 2025, Acting Academic Program Director for the Chisholm partnership (2023), and Portfolio Lead for Mobility and Exchange programs (2020-2021). She continues to collaborate with Austin Health on research partnerships focused on clinical and workforce inquiries.

Johnston's research specializations encompass critical care nursing, the nursing workforce, globalisation and internationalisation, and the scholarship of learning and teaching. Her publications include 'Transforming personally and professionally through global cultural experience: A grounded theory study' (Nursing Outlook, 2024, with McKenna L, Malik G); 'Mathematics Anxiety and Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Mixed Methods Study' (Nursing Open, 2024, with Austerberry J et al.); 'Developing as a person: How international educational programs transform nurses and midwives' (Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2024); 'The effects of video-based simulation in Collaborative Learning in a Student-led Global Classroom (CLSGC) program on non-technical skills among undergraduate nursing students' (Nurse Education Today, 2024); 'Recognizing and Adapting to Cultural Differences: Influence of International Educational Programs on Future Nursing and Midwifery Practice' (Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 2023); 'Informing and developing professional practice: How international educational programs influence nurse and midwife professional practice' (Collegian, 2023); and 'Reported outcomes of nursing or midwifery students participating in international educational programs in their pre-registration education: A narrative systematic review' (Nurse Education Today, 2022, cited extensively). Her contributions extend to journal reviewing for Nurse Education Today, BMJ Open, and others, membership in Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society (Psi Zeta Chapter, 2023), and awards such as the Provost COVID Innovation and Impact Awards (2021) for virtual mobility programs and clinical skills assessments, as well as Associate Fellow of the International Education Association of Australia (2025-2026). These efforts underscore her influence on international nursing education and professional development.