Rate My Professor Joanne Harmon

Dr Joanne Harmon is a Lecturer in Nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health at Adelaide University. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Newcastle Australia (2012–2016), Bachelor of Nursing with Honours Class One (2010–2011) and Bachelor (2006–2008) from the University of Newcastle Australia, Master’s degree from Monash University (2020–2021), Bachelor from Southern Cross University (1991–1995), and Professional Certificate from the University of South Australia (2021). Her research program focuses on improving pain management for older adults and promoting active, healthy ageing through user-informed initiatives, industry partnerships, and multidisciplinary collaborations. These efforts contribute to national policy development and transatlantic clinical guidelines. Additionally, she leads scholarship of teaching and learning initiatives, including interdisciplinary teaching squares across academic units and theory assessment moderation for large cohorts of nursing and midwifery students.

Dr Harmon has extensive experience as a teaching coordinator for large teams across three campuses over the past ten years and currently serves on the Ethics Committee at the University of South Australia (2025–ongoing). She is eligible to co-supervise Masters and PhD students and welcomes research collaborations. Her accolades include the 2025 Teaching Award Citation for outstanding contributions to student learning ($7,000, University of South Australia), 2023 UniSA Teaching and Learning Development Grant ($10,000), 2020 Award in Nurses, Midwives and Aged Care Workers category (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation SA Branch, $500), 2015 Three Minute Thesis presentation award, and 2011 Faculty of Health Medal (University of Newcastle Australia). Key publications encompass 'Provision of pain care services for people with Parkinson’s disease from the perspective of healthcare providers: A qualitative descriptive study' (2026, International Journal of Nursing Studies), 'Interdisciplinary reflection by higher education academics using teaching squares: A scoping review' (2024, Nurse Education Today), 'Disjunction, tension and dissonance within nursing pain care provision for the older hospitalized person' (2021, Journal of Advanced Nursing), and 'Experiences of the older hospitalised person on nursing pain care' (2019, Journal of Clinical Nursing). She has secured grants such as $5,000 from Pain Nurses Australia (2024) and $10,000 from Hospital Research Foundation Parkinson’s Disease SA (2023).