Rate My Professor Karina Jones

Karina Jones is a Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomy at Murdoch University's School of Veterinary Medicine, where she also serves as the second-year coordinator and assessment lead for veterinary medicine students. She contributes to innovative teaching, including practical sessions with the skills lab horse 'Baloo' in the Boola Katitjin academic building. Jones holds a PhD, a Bachelor of Animal Veterinary Bioscience with Honours (BAnVetBioSc(Hons)), and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Prior to joining Murdoch University, she was affiliated with James Cook University's College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, focusing on wildlife health and veterinary education research.

Her research specializations encompass wildlife health and conservation, with a particular emphasis on fibropapillomatosis and disease risks in marine turtles, as well as veterinary and medical education topics such as student transitions from pre-clinical to clinical training, workforce readiness, cognitive load measurement, and assessment strategies like virtual OSCEs. Key publications include 'A review of fibropapillomatosis in green turtles (Chelonia mydas)' (2016), 'Perceptions and processes influencing the transition of medical students from pre-clinical to clinical training' (2020), 'Readiness to enter the workforce: perceptions of health professions students at a regional Australian university' (2022), 'Disease risk analysis in sea turtles: A baseline study to inform conservation efforts' (2020), 'Adjusting to university: Perceptions of first-year health professions students' (2021), 'Virtual OSCE Delivery and Quality Assurance During a Pandemic' (2022), 'Psychometric properties of a measure of cognitive load during preclinical training' (2023), 'Spatial distribution of fibropapillomatosis in green turtles along the Queensland coast, Australia' (2022), and 'Fibropapillomatosis in a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) from Pacific Ecuador' (2019). Jones presented on veterinary students' transitions at VetEd Down Under 2025, advancing both wildlife disease understanding and veterinary pedagogy.