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Professor Cobie Rudd

ALTC National Teaching Fellow

Responsibilities

Professor Cobie Rudd is Associate Dean – Health within the Faculty of Computing, Health and Science at ECU, responsible for developing the health course profile and managing the overall development of clinical placements, interprofessional learning and simulated learning environments and programs.  In 2007, she established the ECU Health Simulation Centre and is currently leading the Health Workforce Australia national project:  The Use of Simulated Learning Environments in Nursing Curricula.  She is presently lead for an Australian Learning and Teaching Council project:  Creating Cultural Empathy and Challenging Attitudes through Indigenous Narratives and the project establishing an Interprofessional Learning Ambulatory Care Unit on the ECU campus, funded by the Commonwealth Government under the Increased Clinical Training Capacity Program.

Staff Qualifications

• Bachelor of Health Sciences, The University of New England .
• PhD, The University of Western Australia, 2004 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

• Use of Simulated Learning Environments in Clinical Psychology Curricula,  Health Workforce Australia,  SLE National Project Phase Two(**),  2010,  $45,100.
• Use of Simulated Learning Environments in Paramedicine Curricula,  Health Workforce Australia,  SLE National Project Phase Two(**),  2010,  $45,166.
• Use of Simulated Learning Environments in Nursing Curricula,  Health Workforce Australia,  SLE National Project Phase Two(**),  2010,  $127,195.
• Development of Centre for Healthcare Simulation Excellence,  Laerdal Pty Ltd,  Grant(**),  2010,  $22,727.
• Creating cultural empathy and challenging attitudes through Indigenous narratives,  Australian Learning and Teaching Council,  Grant(**),  2010,  $111,099.
• The Development and Implementation of A Mental Health Major,  Dept of Health and Ageing,  Grant(**),  2010,  $26,480.
• Development of Centre for Healthcare Simulation Excellence,  Laerdal Pty Ltd,  Grant,  2009,  $45,455.
• Mental Health Curriculum Development in Pre-registration Nursing Degrees,  Dept of Health & Ageing,  Grant,  2009,  $6,000.
• Provision of an E-learning package,  Dept of Health WA,  Grant,  2009,  $18,000.
• Hepatitis C Workforce Development,  Dept of Health WA,  Grant,  2009,  $10,091.
• The Development and Implementation of A Mental Health Major,  Dept of Health & Ageing,  Grant,  2009,  $13,234.
• Kids and Parents for Optimal Weight (KAPOW),  Osborne Division of General Practice,  Grant,  2008,  $10,000.
• The Development and Implementation of A Mental Health Major,  Dept of Health & Ageing,  Grant,  2008,  $26,480.
• Mental Health Curriculum Development in Pre-registration Nursing Degrees,  Dept of Health & Ageing,  Grant,  2008,  $49,390.
• Hepatitis C Workforce Development,  Dept of Health WA,  Grant,  2008,  $122,360.
• Promotion of Nursing Profession to Secondary School Students Program (Hot),  Dept of Health WA,  Grant,  2008,  $18,206.
• Making changes Across the Hospital in the Treatment of Patients with Alcohol and Drug Issues,  Edith Cowan University,  Grant - Industry Collaboration,  2007,  $5,000.
• Development of Centre for Healthcare Simulation Excellence,  Laerdal Pty Ltd,  Grant,  2007,  $22,727.
• Development of Supportive Scenario Packages for Patient Simulations,  Laerdal Pty Ltd,  Grant,  2007,  $22,728.
• Kids and Parents for Optimal Weight (KAPOW),  Osborne Division of General Practice,  Grant,  2007,  $10,000.
• Enrolled Nurse Registration Pathway Program,  Nurses Board of WA,  Grant,  2007,  $13,636.
• Literature review of prevention and early intervention of overweight and obesity in young children,  Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute,  Grant,  2007,  $41,745.
• Community Partnerships Tool Box,  Dept of Health WA,  Grant,  2007,  $22,727.
• Community Partnerships Tool Box,  Dept of Health WA,  Grant,  2006,  $45,000.
• Economic Cost of Caring and Anxiety Depression and Social Dysfunction Amongst Carers,  Carers Association of Western Australia,  Grant,  2006,  $8,900.
• Service agreement for a joint appointment between Edith Cowan University and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital for nursing research group,  Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital,  Grant,  2006,  $107,603.
• Literature review of prevention and early intervention of overweight and obesity in young children,  Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute,  Grant,  2006,  $39,044.
• Literature review of prevention and early intervention of overweight and obesity in young children,  Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute,  Grant,  2005,  $86,190.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Book Chapters

• Glover, P., Churchouse, C., Saunders, L., Rudd, C., (2007), Two is better than one: a model in joint collaboration to achieve excellence for the nurse practitioner. The Nurse Practitioner Series, 2(10), 51-55, Perth.

Journal Articles

• Mitchell, T., O?sullivan, P., Burnett, A., Straker, L., Smith, A., Thornton, J., Rudd, C., (2010), Identification of Modifiable Personal Factors That Predict New-onset Low Back Pain: A Prospective Study of Female Nursing Students. Clinical Journal of Pain, 26(4), 275?283, United States, DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181cd16e1.
• Mitchell, T., O'Sullivan, P., Smith, A., Burnett, A., Straker, L., Thornton, J., Rudd, C., (2009), Biopsychosocial factors are associated with low back pain in female nursing students: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46(5), 678-688, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.11.004.
• Shuttleworth, C., Rudd, C., Smith, P., Combs, S., Wain, T., (2008), The Experience of Faculty Practice: Developing and Evaluation a Newly Established Program. Nurse Education Today, 28(6), 702-710, UK.
• Wanajak, K., Rudd, C., Wilkinson, A., (2008), Definition and diagnostic criteria of internet addiction. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 17(1), A32-A33.
• Mitchell, T., O'Sullivan, P., Burnett, A., Straker, L., Rudd, C., (2008), Low Back Pain Characteristics From Undergraduate Student to Working Nurse in Australia: A Cross-Sectional Survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45(11), 1636-1644, United Kingdom.
• Rudd, C., (2007), Current issues in mental health service provision in Australia. Collegian, 14(3), 3-4.
• Rudd, C., Churchouse, C., Swift, A., (2007), Career development in nursing: An integrated and longitudinal community development Program. The Australasian Journal of University Community Engagement, 2(1), 194- 204.
• Rudd, C., (2007), Community Engagement: A partnership approach to measurement, evaluation and benchmarking processes. The Australasian Journal of University Community Engagement, 2(1), 73-87.

Conference Publications

• Rudd, C., (2008), Keynote: Health Policy in the Changing World. Proceedings International Conference on Health and the Changing World, 18-22, Bangkok, Thailand.

Creative Works

• Churchouse, C., Rudd, C., Freeman, K., (2008), Simulating a Coroners Case to enhance the learning of Health Professionals ? A Case study..
• Churchouse, C., Rudd, C., Freeman, K., (2008), Developing a toolbox to support educators using performance actors in health scenario based learning..

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

• Doctor of Philosophy,  Internet Use And Its Impacts On Secondary School Students In Chiang Mail, Thailand..