Rate My Professor Margo Brewer

Professor Margo Brewer serves as Professor and Deputy Head of School in the School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University. A qualified speech pathologist with over 40 years of clinical experience, she holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Speech and Hearing, a Graduate Diploma in Coaching, and a PhD earned in 2017 on leadership development in interprofessional education. Throughout her career at Curtin University, Brewer has held key leadership positions, including Director of Practice and Interprofessional Education for the Faculty of Health Sciences and Discipline Lead for Speech Pathology. Her extensive experience also encompasses roles advancing interprofessional practice-based learning and student supervision in health sciences.

Brewer's research interests center on interprofessional education and collaborative practice, resilience among higher education students, clinical supervision enhancement, and employability skills for health graduates in a changing world. She has contributed significantly to the field through key publications, including 'Resilience in higher education students: a scoping review' (2019), 'Building graduate resilience for the disrupted future of the 21st Century' (2018), 'Interprofessional team-based placements: The importance of space, place and facilitation', 'Ensuring health graduates' employability in a changing world' (2014), and 'Exploring the potential of a capability framework as a vision for assessment in interprofessional education' (2016). Brewer has secured over $2 million in teaching grants, earned multiple teaching fellowships, and received prestigious honors such as the 2012 Australian Award for Programs that Enhance Learning for interprofessional practice initiatives and leading Curtin University's win in the 1st International Best Practice Competition. Her work has profoundly influenced health professional education by fostering innovative programs that prepare graduates for collaborative healthcare environments, with presentations and contributions at national and international forums on interprofessional education.