Rate My Professor Kelly Hooper

Kelly Hooper is a Clinical Lecturer in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University of Queensland, within the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. She holds a Master of Health Professional Education from Griffith University and a Bachelor of Nursing. Hooper plays a key role in nursing education, serving as course coordinator for undergraduate courses such as Clinical Nursing Practice 1 (NURS1103), Clinical Nursing Practice 2 (NURS1105), NURS1201, and NURS1202. These courses feature assessments including exams, work-based evaluations, and Objective Structured Clinical Assessments (OSCA), alongside work-integrated learning and industry collaborations to build practical clinical competencies in students.

Hooper's academic contributions include co-authoring the 2024 journal article 'Fostering collaborative practice through interprofessional simulation for occupational therapy, physiotherapy, dietetics, and nursing students' in the Journal of Interprofessional Care (38(3): 534-543, DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2024.2303499), which examines simulation methods to improve interdisciplinary collaboration among health students. She also leads the development of an open textbook, 'Leading, Teaching, and Mentoring in Nursing: An Australian Perspective,' funded through a UQ Create a New Textbook grant. Her innovative teaching has earned recognition: in 2023, as part of the Destination Nepal team with Alison Bourke and Bernadette Watson, she received a UQ Award for Programs that Enhance Learning for supervising student placements in Nepal focused on menstrual hygiene education, promoting cultural immersion and community health initiatives. In 2020, she was honored on the Above and Beyond Honour Roll. Hooper is available for higher degree by research supervision.