Rate My Professor Sharon Maresse

Sharon Maresse, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University, where she serves in the Curtin School of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences and the Discipline of Medical Radiation Science, Curtin Medical School. With 29 years qualified in the field, she teaches and researches predominantly in medical radiation sciences, focusing on radiation therapy. Her academic qualifications include a PhD in Medical Radiation Science from Curtin University, Master of Higher Education (Teaching and Learning), Master of Health Science (Medical Radiation Science), Diploma of Applied Science (Therapeutic Radiation), and membership of the Australasian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (MASMIRT). Maresse's research interests encompass resilience in medical radiation science graduates transitioning to professional practice, perspectives of radiation therapists on research participation, characteristics of advanced practitioners in medical radiation professions, ultrasound imaging of placental cord insertion migration, and 3D-printed models and boluses for education and radiation therapy.

Her PhD thesis, "Australian medical radiation science graduates’ experiences of resilience during transition to professional practice," was completed at Curtin University. Notable publications include "Placental cord insertion migration: Implications for ultrasound imaging" (Australasian Journal of Ultrasound Medicine, 2024, co-authored with Samantha Ward and Zhonghua Sun), "Three-Dimensional-Printed Models: A Novel Approach to Ultrasound Education of the Placental Cord Insertion Site" (Applied Sciences, 2025), "Current practice of placental cord insertion documentation and imaging during the second trimester anatomy scan" (Australasian Journal of Ultrasound Medicine, 2023), "Conceptualisation of the characteristics of advanced practitioners in the medical radiation professions" (Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2015, co-authored with Timothy Smith et al.), "Radiation therapists' perspectives on participating in research" (Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2017, co-authored with Georgia K.B. Halkett et al.), and "Evaluating 3D-Printed Bolus Compared to Conventional Bolus Types Used in External Beam Radiation Therapy" (Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, 2021, co-authored with Stephanie McCallum and Peter Fearns). Maresse serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, has contributed to teaching and learning grants in 2014, and is a signatory to The Panel Pledge for gender equity.