Rate My Professor Joanne Hilder

Dr. Hilder's research program centers on health social work practice, particularly sexual wellness after injury or illness, how health professionals learn through practice, sexual wellness in neurorehabilitation, the use of life story work, and feedback in clinical settings. She primarily utilizes qualitative methodologies to produce applied, practice-focused outcomes. Her teaching interests include knowledge translation, direct practice, and work-integrated learning. She emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and stakeholder engagement. Key publications include "Time to Make Sense: Doctors' and Students' Experiences of Difficult Feedback" (2025), "'Luck of the draw really': a qualitative exploration of Australian trainee doctors' experiences of mandatory research" (2024), "Feedback with feelings: the human complexity of expressing feedback" (2025), "Outcomes of a funding initiative to promote allied health research capacity building" (2020), "Developing a Prioritisation Framework for Social Work Referrals in Australian Hospitals: A Modified Delphi Study" (2025), and "A profile of homeless people seen in the Gold Coast Hospital Emergency Department" (2012). Her scholarly contributions advance healthcare education and social work practice.