Rate My Professor Katie Janz

Previously, Janz served as Program Coordinator for the Health Professional Education Program within the School of Medicine at the University of Notre Dame Australia. Her academic interests and research focus on simulation-based education. She is pursuing a PhD candidacy examining Virtual Reality (VR) simulation to develop non-technical skills in undergraduate nursing students. As a member of the Western Australia Simulation Healthcare Alliance (WASHA), she participates in simulation research and delivers presentations at conferences such as the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN) and Sigma events. Janz authored the peer-reviewed publication 'A Mixed Method Study of Communication, Teamwork and Leadership in the Emergency Department: Strategies for Safety' (2023, International Journal of Applied, Management and Scientific Studies), co-authored with Kylie Russell. The study employed a convergent mixed-methods design with 32 emergency department participants, assessing teamwork and communication via the Clinical Teamwork Scale and pre/post surveys. Findings indicated enhanced staff confidence, positive attitudes toward simulation, strong performance in role clarity and closed-loop communication, and broad support for regular multidisciplinary simulation training to bolster non-technical skills. Her ORCID ID is 0000-0002-6947-3688.