Rate My Professor Kate Dundas

Kate Dundas is a lecturer in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle's Faculty of Health and Medicine, with over 25 years at the institution since joining in 1997. She began in the School of Nursing and moved to her current school in 2008, where she has developed innovative curricula for undergraduate and postgraduate programs in allied health, education, and medicine. Dundas holds a Master of Nursing (Advanced Practice), Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Advanced Practice), Bachelor of Nursing, and Diploma of Health Science (Nursing) from the University of Newcastle. Her clinical career included roles as a critical care nurse specialist, clinical educator in Hunter New England Health, refugee health manager at immigration centers (1999-2002), and chronic disease coordinator and general practitioner until 2005. She currently convenes the Bachelor of Public and Community Health program (since 2019) and is completing a PhD on teaching public health in Australia.

Dundas's research interests include health promotion, preventive health care, and patient safety. Notable publications include "Opportunities and Challenges for Undergraduate Public Health Education in Australia and New Zealand" (Luu et al., 2019, Pedagogy in Health Promotion), "Does Increasing the Experiential Component Improve Efficacy of the 'This Is Public Health' Photo Essay Task?" (Dundas et al., 2019), "A 'Light Bulb Moment' in Understanding Public Health for Undergraduate Students: Evaluation of the Experiential 'This Is Public Health' Photo Essay Task" (Dundas et al., 2017, Frontiers in Public Health), and "The Educated Citizen: A Case Study and Guide for Teaching Public Health to Undergraduates in Australian Universities" (Outram et al., 2014). She has presented at conferences including CAPHIA Teaching and Learning Forums and the World Congress on Public Health. Her teaching has earned awards such as the 2018 Deputy Vice-Chancellor Educator Innovation and Impact Award, 2018 School of Medicine and Public Health Teaching Award, 2015 CAPHIA Public Health Teaching Award for Excellence and Innovation, and 2012 Faculty of Health and Medicine Teaching and Learning Excellence Award.