Rate My Professor Julie Myers

Dr. Julie Myers is a Senior Lecturer, Course Director for Research, and Master's Co-ordinator in the Occupational and Aviation Medicine Unit (OAMU) within the Department of Medicine at the University of Otago, Wellington. Her academic journey began with a professional background in physiotherapy, earning her NZDipPhys from Auckland Technical Institute, followed by a Postgraduate Diploma in Rehabilitation (Otago), a Master of Health Sciences endorsed in Rehabilitation (Otago), and a PhD from the University of Otago. Her doctoral research investigated fatigue-related performance decrements in critical care clinicians, particularly those engaged in air ambulance transfers, developing methods to assess non-technical skills and evaluate fatigue's impact on clinical performance and safety.

Myers teaches research methods papers including AVME785 Application of Research Methods and AVME885, supervises master's and PhD students, and offers research guidance to staff and students in occupational and aviation medicine. Her research interests encompass fatigue risk management for aeromedical transport clinicians, health and wellbeing of critical care clinicians and commercial pilots, clinical workload and training, occupational health issues, measurement of health and quality of life, and international interprofessional education studies on learning interprofessional practice. Key publications include Beka et al., 'Post-COVID-19 neurocognitive screening in routine pilot aeromedical evaluations' (2025, Aerospace Medicine & Human Performance); Myers et al., 'A qualitative examination of job satisfaction in emergency medicine from the perspective of physicians also working in prehospital and retrieval medicine' (2025, Emergency Medicine Australasia); Beka et al., 'Appropriate screening tests to assess post-COVID-19 cognitive dysfunction in aeromedical settings' (2025, Aerospace Medicine & Human Performance); Le Roux et al., 'The professional quality of life of flight nurses: A cross-sectional study' (2025, Contemporary Nurse); and Myers et al., 'Non-technical skills evaluation in the critical care air ambulance environment: Introduction of an adapted rating instrument' (2016, Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine). Her work contributes to enhanced safety and performance standards in aviation and occupational medicine fields through evidence-based insights into clinician wellbeing and operational risks.