Mrs Alex Little

Mrs Alex Little

Lecturer

University Newcastle Department of Rural Health (Speech Pathology)

Career Summary

Biography

Alexandra Little is a Lecturer in Speech Pathology at the University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health, working from both the Tamworth and Armidale office locations. As a graduate of the University of Newcastle, Alex has worked as a speech pathologist in a variety of hospital and outpatient clinical settings across rural NSW and Victoria since 2001. Drawing on the breadth of her experience as clinician and leader in the public health sector, Alex delivers practical learning opportunities for undergraduate speech pathology students on clinical placement across the New England, North West, Upper Hunter and Lower Mid North Coast regions of NSW. With skills in generating creative and innovative learning opportunities for students and their supervisors, Alex has developed unique clinical placement models suited to the rural practice context. Experienced in designing and delivering discipline-specific and interprofessional simulation activities, Alex incorporates simulation-based learning into student teaching in order to deliver hands-on clinical experiences.

 Alex has a strong interest in interprofessional learning and coordinates the Tamworth Interprofessional Learning Modules program that brings students from all health professions together for interactive interprofessional learning experiences. She has also been involved in establishing the Work Integrated Learning Interprofessional Education (WILIPE) program. WILIPE has now expanded from its initial focus on learning activities for students from speech pathology and nutrition and dietetics to incorporate students from a variety of allied health professions. Collaborating with allied health academic colleagues, Alex has also delivered interprofessional workshops and online learning material around child development issues to early childhood educators and health professionals new to working in paediatrics.

Teaching Expertise

Alex has experience in designing and delivering clinical education training, interprofessional learning activities, and lecturing in speech pathology practice in rural settings. 

Research Expertise

As part of her UONDRH role, Alex is involved with a number of collaborative research initiatives in relation to interprofessional learning, and longitudinal workforce outcomes for students undertaking rural clinical placements. 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours), University of Newcastle

Keywords

  • Clinical education
  • Dysphagia
  • Evidence based practice
  • Interprofessional learning
  • Rural health
  • Rural speech pathology practice
  • Service delivery models
  • Simulation
  • Speech Pathology
  • Telehealth
  • Work integrated learning

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
420110 Speech pathology 100

Professional Experience

Academic appointment

Dates Title Organisation / Department
1/2/2010 -  Lecturer Speech Pathology

Speech Pathology

 University of Newcastle
Department of Rural Health
Australia

Awards

Award

Year Award
2019 DVC(A) Educator Innovation and Impact Award
The University of Newcastle
2018 Flinders University – ANZAHPE Award for Excellence in Health Professional Education
Flinders University and Australian and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE)
2017 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Collaboration Excellence
The University of Newcastle
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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.

Chapter (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2016 Little AL, Brown L, 'Putting interprofessional education into practice: Is it really as simple as it seems?', 229-236 (2016) [B1]
Co-authors Leanne Brown

Conference (69 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2025 Little A, Croker A, Brown L, James C, 'Navigating cross-purposes?: A new way of viewing collaborative practice' (2025)
Co-authors Leanne Brown, Anne Croker
2025 Little A, Ferns J, Heaney S, 'Embracing past and present horizons to pursue our interprofessional future' (2025)
Co-authors Susan Heaney, Jane Ferns
2025 Pomroy R, Heaney S, Little A, 'Shaping future practice: A thematic analysis of interprofessional learning module outcomes' (2025)
Co-authors Susan Heaney, Ricky Pomroy
2025 Little A, Brown L, Croker A, James C, 'Cross-purposes and capabilities: Re-thinking collaborative practice' (2025)
Co-authors Leanne Brown
2024 Heaney S, Ferns J, Little A, Croker A, Burrows J, Brown L, 'Developing Students' Collaborative Practice: Tapping into Rapport Between Clinical Educators from Different Professions' (2024)
Co-authors Jane Ferns, Anne Croker, Julie Burrows, Leanne Brown, Susan Heaney
2024 Little A, Croker A, James C, Brown L, 'Lego, Squirrels and Pigeons: Creative Approaches for Researching Healthcare Students’ Experience of How They are Prepared for Collaborative Practice' (2024)
Co-authors Leanne Brown, Anne Croker
2022 Freeman-Sanderson A, Baker E, Adamson E, Doig L, Katalinic E, Little A, McMahon A, Taylor P, 'Looking back to move forward: 20 years of the NSW Speech Pathology EBP Network' (2022)
2022 Little A, Croker A, Brown L, James C, 'Lego, rams and pigeons?: Creative approaches when (and for) researching collaborative practice' (2022)
Co-authors Leanne Brown, Anne Croker
2022 Cooper E, Little A, Littlejohns S, Crowley E, 'Designing an escape room to facilitate interprofessional learning in rural higher education: An educator journey' (2022)
Co-authors Elesa Crowley, Sonja Littlejohns
2022 Heaney S, Brown L, Ferns J, Little A, Urquhart L, Crowley E, 'Nurturing student dietitians to emerge as interprofessional practitioners' (2022)
Co-authors Leanne Brown, Elesa Crowley, Lisa Urquhart, Susan Heaney, Jane Ferns
2021 Little A, Croker A, Carter L, Grotowski M, Ferns J, Cooper E, 'Grappling with linguistic subtleties when teaching interprofessional practice: Can theory help move us from ‘bewilderment’ towards ‘clarity’?' (2021)
Co-authors Anne Croker, Jane Ferns, Miriam Grotowski
2021 Little A, Ferns J, Hawkins N, Heaney S, Carter L, 'Escaping the clinical to build the interprofessional' (2021)
Co-authors Susan Heaney, Jane Ferns
2021 Little A, Urquhart R, Perram K, 'Maintaining social connection during online clinical placements: A virtual reality' (2021)
Co-authors Rachel Urquhart, Kerryn Perram
2021 Little A, Croker A, Carter L, '“Let’s videoconference them in”: Is learning via technology really as simple as it seems?' (2021)
Co-authors Anne Croker
2021 Ferns J, Little A, Heaney S, Frewin C, 'Online Interprofessional Education: the journey from defeat to triumph' (2021)
Co-authors Susan Heaney, Claire Frewin, Jane Ferns
2021 Ferns J, Hawkins N, Little A, Carter L, 'Escaping the lecture theatre: A team effort' (2021)
Co-authors Jane Ferns
2021 Wolfgang R, Prowse A, Wakely L, Wakely K, Little A, 'The lived experience of parents and carers of people accessing services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme in rural Australia' (2021)
Co-authors Rebecca Wolfgang, Luke Wakely
2021 Croker A, Little A, 'Together within difference: Using “CPR” to breathe life into collaboration' (2021)
Co-authors Anne Croker
2020 Little A, Hawkins N, Carter L, Cone L, Ferns J, Heaney S, Killey N, 'Escaping the clinical to build the interprofessional', Escaping the clinical to build the interprofessional (2020)
Co-authors Nicole Killey, Lauren Cone, Susan Heaney, Jane Ferns
2020 Hawkins N, Little A, Carter L, Cone L, Wisely K, Norris J, Ferns J, 'Escaping the lecture theatre: A team effort', Escaping the lecture theatre: A team effort (2020)
Co-authors Lauren Cone, Jane Ferns, Kerrie Wisely
2020 Little A, Carter L, Croker A, Grotowski M, Edgar A, Ferns J, 'Grappling with linguistic subtleties when teaching interprofessional practice: Can theory help move us from ‘bewilderment’ towards ‘clarity’?', Grappling with linguistic subtleties when teaching interprofessional practice: Can theory help move us from ‘bewilderment’ towards ‘clarity’? (2020)
Co-authors Anne Croker, Miriam Grotowski, Jane Ferns
2020 Little A, Carter L, Croker A, Wakely K, '“Let’s videoconference them in”: Is learning via technology really as simple as it seems?', “Let’s videoconference them in”: Is learning via technology really as simple as it seems? (2020)
Co-authors Anne Croker
2019 Wakely L, Dintino R, Wolfgang R, Wakely K, Little A, 'The lived experience of providing allied health services under the national disability insurance scheme in a rural area' (2019)
Co-authors Luke Wakely, Rebecca Wolfgang
2019 Wakely K, Croker A, Edgar A, Little A, 'Learning through the lens: Pedagogical implications of videoconferencing for occupational therapy students' education in rural areas' (2019)
Co-authors Anne Croker
2019 Brown L, Smith A, Wakely L, Wolfgang R, Little A, Burrows J, 'Mapping rural workforce outcomes from a longitudinal study of allied health graduates' (2019)
Co-authors Tony Smith, Leanne Brown, Julie Burrows, Rebecca Wolfgang, Luke Wakely
2019 Wolfgang R, Wakely L, Brown L, Smith A, Little A, Burrows J, 'Rural career intentions: The influence of placement experiences for allied health students' (2019)
Co-authors Julie Burrows, Leanne Brown, Rebecca Wolfgang, Luke Wakely, Tony Smith
2019 Wolfgang R, Wakely L, Wakely K, Little A, Dintino R, 'Rural insights: Exploring perspectives of clinical service providers working with the NDIS' (2019)
Co-authors Rebecca Wolfgang, Luke Wakely
2019 Wolfgang R, Wakely K, Little A, Croker A, Cone L, 'Do as I say AND as I do: educators role-modelling interprofessional rapport' (2019)
Co-authors Rebecca Wolfgang, Anne Croker, Lauren Cone
2019 Dintino R, Wolfgang R, Wakely L, Wakely K, Little A, 'Rural insights: exploring the experiences of clinical service providers working within the National Disability Insurance Scheme' (2019)
Co-authors Luke Wakely, Rebecca Wolfgang
2019 Little A, Ferns J, Edgar A, Grotowski M, De Silva L, Croker A, 'Putting the spotlight on clinical reasoning: Implications for facilitating interprofessional education' (2019)
Co-authors Miriam Grotowski, Jane Ferns, Anne Croker
2019 Ferns J, Little A, Croker A, 'Do we mean what we say and say what we mean?: Exploring implications of terminology associated with interprofessional education and learning' (2019)
Co-authors Anne Croker, Jane Ferns
2018 Ferns JL, Little A, 'Me, myself and us: Unpacking the origins of our own interprofessional perspectives to facilitate collaborative patient-centred care' (2018)
2018 Little A, Mackenzie JE, Thwaites T, 'Rural clinical placements in speech pathology: An emerging evidence base about their impact on career intentions' (2018)
2018 Thwaites T, Little A, Mackenzie JE, 'Innovate to Proliferate: Establishing regional and rural academic positions to increase student placements' (2018)
2018 Brown LJ, Smith AN, Wakely L, Wolfgang R, Little A, Burrows J, 'Growing the rural allied health workforce through immersion placements' (2018)
Co-authors Leanne Brown, Rebecca Wolfgang, Julie Burrows, Luke Wakely, Tony Smith
2018 Little AL, Ferns JL, 'Me, myself and us: Unpacking the origins of our own interprofessional perspectives to facilitate collaborative patient-centred care' (2018)
Co-authors Jane Ferns
2018 Ferns JL, Little AL, Smith AN, Croker AL, Brown LJ, 'Educating for collaborative healthcare opportunities (ECHO): Evolution on a rural landscape' (2018)
Co-authors Tony Smith, Jane Ferns, Leanne Brown, Anne Croker
2018 Ferns JL, Little AL, Croker AL, 'Me, myself and us: Unpacking the origins of our own interprofessional perspectives to facilitate collaborative patient-centred care' (2018)
Co-authors Jane Ferns, Anne Croker
2018 Little AL, Ferns JL, Croker AL, Brown LJ, 'Educating for collaborative healthcare opportunities (ECHO): Ideas for a sustainable model' (2018)
Co-authors Jane Ferns, Anne Croker, Leanne Brown
2018 Smith AN, Brown LJ, Wakely LT, Wolfgang RL, Little AL, Burrows JM, 'Tracking change on the rural workforce landscape: a longitudinal study of allied health recent graduates' (2018)
Co-authors Rebecca Wolfgang, Julie Burrows, Tony Smith, Leanne Brown, Luke Wakely
2018 Wakely KML, Edgar AL, Croker AL, Little AL, 'Out of sight, out of mind: pedagogical and equity implications of videoconferencing for healthcare students' education in rural areas' (2018)
Co-authors Anne Croker
2018 De Silva LK, Cooper E, Wakely LT, Brown LJ, Little AL, Ferns JL, 'Preparing for the interprofessional landscape: a program facilitating collaboration between physiotherapy and radiography students' (2018)
Co-authors Leanne Brown, Jane Ferns, Tony Smith, Luke Wakely
2018 Dintino R, Wakely LT, Wolfgang RL, Wakely KML, Little AL, 'The lived experience of providing services in a rural area under the National Disability Insurance Scheme' (2018)
Co-authors Rebecca Wolfgang, Luke Wakely
2017 Roper A, Little A, Wakely K, Wolfgang R, Bohringer E, 'Strengthening the rural Occupational Therapy workforce: An interagency partnership creating accessible professional development', Strengthening the rural Occupational Therapy workforce: An interagency partnership creating accessible professional development (2017)
Co-authors Rebecca Wolfgang
2017 Brown LJ, Smith A, Wakely L, Wolfgang R, Little A, Burrows J, 'Where are they now? Tracking allied health graduates after rural placements', 14th National Rural Health Conference (2017)
Co-authors Luke Wakely, Leanne Brown, Rebecca Wolfgang, Julie Burrows, Tony Smith
2017 Brown L, Smith A, Wakely LT, Little A, Wolfgang R, Burrows J, 'Developing the future allied health workforce for Australian rural health context' (2017)
Co-authors Rebecca Wolfgang, Tony Smith, Leanne Brown, Julie Burrows, Luke Wakely
2017 Wakely LT, Marquez J, Wakely K, Little A, Crowley E, Neal M, 'Collaborating to care for country kids: Online education for rural educators and clinicians working with children with special needs' (2017)
Co-authors Luke Wakely, Jodie Marquez, Elesa Crowley
2016 Brown LJ, Crowley E, Little A, Croker A, 'Embedding Interprofessional experiences into dietetic students’ placements: starting with a collaborative approach to feeding difficulties' (2016)
Co-authors Anne Croker, Leanne Brown, Elesa Crowley
2016 Brown L, Crowley E, Croker A, Little AL, Fisher K, 'Embracing the boundaries of interprofessional practice-based collaboration in work integrated learning', Embracing the boundaries of interprofessional practice-based collaboration in work integrated learning, 183-183 (2016)
Co-authors Anne Croker, Leanne Brown, Elesa Crowley, Karin Fisher
2015 Wakely KML, Wakely L, Little A, Crowley E, 'Lights, Camera... Play! A visual resource to highlight paediatric development using an interprofessional model', Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Vol 62 Supp 1 July 2015, 129-129 (2015) [E3]
Co-authors Luke Wakely, Elesa Crowley
2015 Brown LJ, Smith T, Wakely L, Burrows J, Wolfgang R, Little A, 'Conversion by immersion: outcomes of short and long-term rural allied health placements', People Places Possibilities - 13th National Rural Health Conference, 254-254 (2015) [E3]
Co-authors Rebecca Wolfgang, Luke Wakely, Julie Burrows, Tony Smith, Leanne Brown
2015 Little AL, Croker A, Brown L, Crowley E, ''Bang for buck' In interprofessional learning grants: Should we be funding catalysts or coercers of interprofessional rapport?', ANZAHPE-AMEA 2015 Conference, 15-15 (2015) [E3]
Co-authors Leanne Brown, Elesa Crowley, Anne Croker
2015 Brown LJ, Smith T, Wakely L, Wolfgang R, Little A, Harries-Jones H, Burrows J, Greaves J, 'Engaging allied health students in experiential learning: The rural immersion experience', ANZAHPE-AMEA 2015 Conference, 19-19 (2015) [E3]
Co-authors Tony Smith, Leanne Brown, Luke Wakely, Rebecca Wolfgang, Julie Burrows
2015 Wakely KML, Wakely L, Little A, Crowley E, 'Teaching the Teachers: An allied health interdisciplinary team approach to child development education in rural areas', Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Vol 62 Supp 1 July 2015, 75-75 (2015) [E3]
Co-authors Elesa Crowley, Luke Wakely
2015 Wakely KML, Little A, Crowley E, Wakely L, 'Innovative model of interprofessional paediatrics education for allied health profesisonals', Australian Occupational Therapy Journal (2015) [E3]
Co-authors Elesa Crowley, Luke Wakely
2014 Croker AL, Harries-Jones H, Wakely L, Brown L, Little A, Fisher K, 'Preparing students for collaborative healthcare practice: Valuing educators' interdisciplinary rapport', Proceedings of the 2014 Practice-Based Education Summit, 16-16 (2014) [E3]
Co-authors Luke Wakely, Leanne Brown, Anne Croker, Karin Fisher
2014 Wakely KML, Wakely L, Squires K, Little A, Crowley E, 'Hanging ten with the teachers - A model for collaborative learning in paediatrics between rural allied health clinicians and the education sector', Surf's Up: Ride the Wave's SARRAH National Conference for RUral and Remote Allied Health Professionals, 94-95 (2014) [E3]
Co-authors Luke Wakely, Kelly Squires, Elesa Crowley
2014 Wakely LT, Little A, Crowley E, Wakely K, 'Expanding the comfort zone - An innovative model of interprofessional learning in paediatrics for rural allied health clinicians', Surf's Up: Ride the Waves SARRAH National Conference for Rural and Remote Allied Health Professionals, 107-108 (2014) [E3]
Co-authors Elesa Crowley, Luke Wakely
2014 Wakely LT, Brown L, Little A, Squires K, Leys J, Harries-Jones H, 'Learning around the campfire: A weekend camp to promote teamwork and interprofessional interaction for rural allied health students', Surf's Up: Ride the Waves SARRAH National Conference for Rural and Remote Allied Health Professionals, 146-147 (2014) [E3]
Co-authors Kelly Squires, Jacqui Leys, Leanne Brown, Luke Wakely
2014 Wolfgang RL, Brown L, Smith T, Wakely L, Harries-Jones H, Little A, Burrows J, 'Diving deeper - outcomes of a rural immersive experience for allied health students', Surf's Up: Ride the Waves SARRAH National Conference for Rural and Remote Allied Health Professionals, 70-71 (2014) [E3]
Co-authors Tony Smith, Julie Burrows, Rebecca Wolfgang, Luke Wakely, Leanne Brown
2014 Wakely KML, Little A, Wakely L, Crowley E, 'Lights, camera, action! A visual resource to highlight paediatric development using an interprofessional model', The proceedings of the Occupational Therapy: A Life Practice NSW 7 ACT Conference, 29-29 (2014) [E3]
Co-authors Luke Wakely, Elesa Crowley
2014 Power E, McDonald B, Clarke L, Little AL, Wolffram D, Elbourn E, Bourne E, Thomasz T, Murrills G, Dennis A, Laney G, Naylor M, Berarducci M, 'Health-Education Partnerships: Bridging the Theory-to-Clinical Practice Gap through Evidence-Based, Collaborative Curriculum Redesign', ANZAHPE 2014 Conference Handbook & Program, 206-206 (2014) [E3]
2014 Croker AL, Wolfgang R, Leys J, Wakely K, Fisher K, Smith T, Davidson K, Robilliard J, Little A, 'Students as Individuals in Interprofessional Learning: Should there be an 'I' in 'Team'?', ANZAHPE 2014 Conference Handbook & Program, 300-300 (2014) [E3]
Co-authors Jacqui Leys, Tony Smith, Rebecca Wolfgang, Anne Croker, Karin Fisher
2014 Crowley ET, Little A, Wakely L, Wakely K, 'The future is now: Interprofessional paediatric education for allied health professionals', Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia Volume 71 Supplement 1 May 2014, 71, 39-39 (2014) [E3]
Co-authors Elesa Crowley, Luke Wakely
2013 Little ALO, Wakely L, Crowley E, Wakely K, 'An innovative model of interprofessional paediatrics education for allied health professionals', Proceedings of the 10th National Allied Health Conference (2013) [E3]
Co-authors Elesa Crowley, Luke Wakely
2013 Little AL, 'The disappearing waiting list: Improving access to services through complete service redesign', Proceedings of the 10th National Allied Health Conference (2013) [E3]
Co-authors Greg Hancock
2013 Little AL, Crowley E, Wakely L, Wakely K, 'Harnessing the energy through partnerships: interprofessional paediatric education for allied health professionals', Proceedings of the NSW Rural Health and Research Congress (2013) [E3]
Co-authors Elesa Crowley, Luke Wakely, Olivier Buzzi
2013 Little AL, Barry M, 'The ESSENCe of service innovation: Achieving equitable service provision in paediatric speech pathology', Proceedings of the NSW Rural Health and Research Congress (2013) [E3]
2013 Little AL, Grasselli M, 'Shifting the wait: meeting the demands for paediatric speech pathology services', Proceedings of the 12th National Rural Health Conference, 1-9 (2013) [E1]
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Journal article (17 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2025 Heaney S, Little A, Ferns J, Burrows J, Croker A, Brown L, 'Supporting students’ collaborative practice: a narrative reflection on a workshop for developing clinical educators’ interprofessional rapport', Journal of Interprofessional Care, 39, 692-697 (2025) [C1]
DOI 10.1080/13561820.2025.2501732
Co-authors Jane Ferns, Anne Croker, Leanne Brown, Julie Burrows, Susan Heaney
2024 Ferns J, Hawkins N, Little A, Hamiduzzaman M, 'The escape room experience: Exploring new ways to deliver interprofessional education', INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION AND TEACHING INTERNATIONAL, 61, 516-527 (2024) [C1]
DOI 10.1080/14703297.2022.2158900
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 4
Co-authors Jane Ferns
2023 Brown LJ, Wakely L, Little A, Heaney S, Cooper E, Wakely K, May J, Burrows JM, 'Immersive Place-Based Attachments in Rural Australia: An Overview of an Allied Health Program and Its Outcomes', EDUCATION SCIENCES, 13 (2023) [C1]
DOI 10.3390/educsci13010002
Citations Scopus - 7Web of Science - 5
Co-authors Jennifer May, Leanne Brown, Julie Burrows, Luke Wakely, Susan Heaney
2023 Wakely L, Green E, Little A, Fisher K, Wakely K, Currie K, Wolfgang R, 'The lived experience of receiving services as a National Disability Insurance Scheme participant in a rural area: Challenges of choice and control', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH, 31, 648-658 (2023) [C1]
DOI 10.1111/ajr.13000
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 2
Co-authors Rebecca Wolfgang, Luke Wakely, Kate Currie, Karin Fisher
2022 Skeat J, Bampoe JO, Booth S, Brogan E, Conway M, Davenport R, Howells S, Kan P, Krahe M, Hewat S, Lewis A, Little A, Walters J, Webb G, Worthington N, 'Speaking of Online Learning: Alternative Practice-Based Learning Experiences for Speech Pathologists in Australia, Ghana and Hong Kong', International Journal of Practice Based Learning in Health and Social Care, 10, 1-10 (2022) [C1]

Speech Pathology programs usually send students to workplaces to learn clinical skills necessary for practice. During COVID-19, programs needed to respond quickly to en... [more]

Speech Pathology programs usually send students to workplaces to learn clinical skills necessary for practice. During COVID-19, programs needed to respond quickly to ensure that students continued to gain the necessary experiences and skills required to progress through their program and graduate as clinicians, while simultaneously complying with COVID-19 requirements. Case studies from seven different universities in Australia, Ghana and Hong Kong described the diverse ways in which placements were adapted to be COVID-safe, taking into account local needs. Some practices which had been included in placement education prior to the pandemic, such as telepractice and simulation-based learning, were extended and developed during this time. Educators, students, clinicians and clients responded to the rapidly changing needs of the time with flexibility and innovation, utilising a variety of technologies and tools to support case-based and virtual learning opportunities. Feedback from these diverse stakeholders about the experiences was positive, despite inevitable limitations and less-than-ideal circumstances. The positive findings provided insights for consideration in the future: could strategies implemented in response to the pandemic continue to be incorporated into placement experiences, enhancing current practices and maintaining student performance outcomes? Exceptional circumstances prompted exceptional responses; flexibility and innovation were accelerated in response to the pandemic and may transform future placement-based learning opportunities.

DOI 10.18552/ijpblhsc.v10i1.735
Citations Scopus - 2
Co-authors Sally Hewat, Gwendalyn Webb, Joanne Walters
2022 Little A, Croker A, Ferns J, Grotowski M, Edgar A, Carter L, 'Sharing our research experience in higher education: should doing it differently be the exception?', Access, 10, 88-98 (2022)
Co-authors Jane Ferns, Anne Croker, Miriam Grotowski
2022 Prowse A, Wolfgang R, Little A, Wakely K, Wakely L, 'Lived experience of parents and carers of people receiving services in rural areas under the National Disability Insurance Scheme', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH, 30, 208-217 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1111/ajr.12837
Citations Scopus - 7Web of Science - 5
Co-authors Luke Wakely, Rebecca Wolfgang
2019 Croker A, Brown L, Little A, Squires K, Crowley E, 'Developing and maintaining collaborative practice: Exploring perspectives from dietetics and speech pathology about 'what works well'', NUTRITION & DIETETICS, 76, 28-37 (2019) [C1]

Aim: The aim was to support rich collaborative practice between two professions who frequently work together across both ordered and organic modes of collaboration. Met... [more]

Aim: The aim was to support rich collaborative practice between two professions who frequently work together across both ordered and organic modes of collaboration. Methods: This study uses a qualitative research approach of collaborative dialogical inquiry to explore the question 'From the perspective of dietitians and speech pathologists, "what works well" for developing and maintaining collaborative practice?' We deliberately chose a context where collaborative practice is evident, University Department of Rural Health (UONDRH). Participants in the research were academics and clinicians from dietetics and speech pathology. Data were sourced from our research reflections and focus group transcriptions. Analysis was dialogical and iterative. Results: Beyond shared purpose, knowledge of roles and good communication, the notions of curiosity, willingness and momentum were at the core of 'what works well' for collaborative practice between dietitians and speech pathologists. Participant perspectives related to collaborative practice between these professions and beyond to other professions, and involved collaborative practice within and across healthcare organisations and a university setting. Conclusions: Our interpreted themes of curiosity, willingness and momentum for developing and maintaining collaborative practice highlight the importance of paying attention to the less visible and difficult to measure aspects of patient-centred care. Questions for reflection are suggested to inform the ongoing process of developing and maintaining our and others' collaborative practice.

DOI 10.1111/1747-0080.12506
Citations Scopus - 9Web of Science - 8
Co-authors Anne Croker, Leanne Brown, Kelly Squires, Elesa Crowley
2019 Dintino R, Wakely L, Wolfgang R, Wakely KM, Little A, 'Powerless facing the wave of change: the lived experience of providing services in rural areas under the National Disability Insurance Scheme', Rural and remote health, 19 (2019) [C1]
DOI 10.22605/RRH5337
Citations Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2
Co-authors Rebecca Wolfgang, Luke Wakely
2019 Wolfgang R, Wakely L, Smith T, Burrows J, Little A, Brown LJ, 'Immersive placement experiences promote rural intent in allied health students of urban and rural origin', JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE, 12, 699-710 (2019) [C1]
DOI 10.2147/JMDH.S214120
Citations Scopus - 3Web of Science - 23
Co-authors Rebecca Wolfgang, Julie Burrows, Luke Wakely, Leanne Brown, Tony Smith
2018 Fisher KA, Smith A, Brown L, Little A, Wakely K, Hudson J, Squires K, Wakely L, 'Value-adding to health professional student placement experiences: Enhancing work readiness and employability through a rural community engagement program', Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 9, 41-61 (2018) [C1]
DOI 10.21153/jtlge2018vol9no1art698
Citations Scopus - 1
Co-authors Kelly Squires, Leanne Brown, Tony Smith, Luke Wakely, Karin Fisher
2017 Brown L, Smith T, Wakely L, Wolfgang R, Little A, Burrows J, 'Longitudinal tracking of workplace outcomes for undergraduate allied health students undertaking placements in Rural Australia', Journal of Allied Health, 46, 79-87 (2017) [C1]
Citations Scopus - 2
Co-authors Rebecca Wolfgang, Julie Burrows, Luke Wakely, Tony Smith, Leanne Brown
2017 Wakely L, Wakely K, Little A, Crowley E, 'Development and evaluation of a multimedia child development resource for rural clinicians', Australian Journal of Rural Health (2017)
DOI 10.1111/ajr.12351
Co-authors Luke Wakely, Elesa Crowley
2017 Brown LJ, Smith A, Wakely L, Little A, Wolfgang R, Burrows J, 'Preparing graduates to meet the allied health workforce needs in rural Australia: Short-term outcomes from a longitudinal study', Education Sciences, 7 (2017) [C1]
DOI 10.3390/educsci7020064
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Julie Burrows, Rebecca Wolfgang, Leanne Brown, Luke Wakely, Tony Smith
2016 Croker A, Brown L, Little A, Crowley E, 'Interprofessional Relationships for Work-Integrated Learning in Healthcare: Identifying Scope for Ongoing Professional Development', Creative Education, 07, 1729-1738 (2016) [C1]
DOI 10.4236/ce.2016.712176
Co-authors Elesa Crowley, Leanne Brown, Anne Croker
2008 Fityus SG, Hancock GR, Wells PA, 'Geotechnical characteristics of coal mine spoil', Australian Geomechanics, 43, 13-22 (2008) [C1]
Citations Scopus - 1
Co-authors Greg Hancock
2008 Fityus SG, Buzzi OP, 'On the use of the Thornthwaite Moisture Index to infer depths of seasonal moisture change', Australian Geomechanics, 43, 43-54 (2008) [C1]
Citations Scopus - 2
Co-authors Luke Wakely, Olivier Buzzi, Elesa Crowley
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Report (2 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2024 Heaney S, Little A, Ferns J, Burrows J, Croker A, Brown L, 'Rapport between clinical educators from different professions: Tapping into this unrealised potential when developing students’ collaborative practice for work-integrated learning' (2024)
Co-authors Anne Croker, Jane Ferns, Julie Burrows, Leanne Brown, Susan Heaney
2019 Croker A, Wakely K, Brown L, Cone L, Cooper E, De Silva L, Edgar A, Fisher K, Grotowski M, Little A, Little F, Littlejohns S, Munro S, Wakely L, 'Out of sight, out of mind?: Pedagogical and equity implications of videoconferencing for healthcare students’ education in rural areas' (2019)
Co-authors Luke Wakely, Fiona Little, Lauren Cone, Miriam Grotowski, Leanne Brown, Anne Croker, Sonja Littlejohns, Karin Fisher
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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants 9
Total funding $39,521

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20222 grants / $20,000

Rapport between supervisors from different professions: Tapping into unrealised potential for developing students’ collaborative practice through work integrated learning$10,000

Funding body: Australian Collaborative Education Network Limited (ACEN)

Funding body Australian Collaborative Education Network Limited (ACEN)
Project Team Dr Susan Heaney, Mrs Alex Little, Mrs Jane Ferns, Prof Leanne Brown, Dr Anne Croker
Scheme Research Grant
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2022
Funding Finish 2022
GNo G2200476
Type Of Funding C3100 – Aust For Profit
Category 3100
UON Y

Rapport between supervisors from different professions: tapping into unrealised potential for developing students’ collaborative practice through work integrated learning$10,000

The importance of supervisors’ role-modelling their interprofessional rapport for the development of students’ collaborative practice in healthcare is often overlooked in work integrated learning (WIL). Through online, innovative workshops with a focus on interdisciplinary reflexivity, this project aims to tap into the unrealised potential of explicitly role-modelling rapport to support quality supervision of WIL.

Themes: Quality supervision and preparing stakeholders for WIL, Equitable and inclusive WIL experiences, Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary learning in WIL

Funding body: Australian Collaborative Education Network Limited (ACEN)

Funding body Australian Collaborative Education Network Limited (ACEN)
Project Team

Dr Susan Heaney, Mrs Alexandra Little, Mrs Jane Ferns, A/Prof Leanne Brown, Dr Anne Croker
Scheme 2022 ACEN Work Integrated Learning Research Grant
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2022
Funding Finish 2022
GNo
Type Of Funding External
Category EXTE
UON N

20193 grants / $9,206

"Knots to know?": Making visible, untangling and exploring tensions associated with different pedagogical approaches to interprofessional education for healthcare students$5,000

Funding body: the Educator Network (tEN)

Funding body the Educator Network (tEN)
Project Team

Mrs Alexandra Little, Mrs Anna Edgar, Mrs Jane Ferns, Dr Miriam Grotowski, Ms Lani De Silva, Dr Anne Croker
Scheme Teaching and Innovation Investment Scheme (TI2)
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2019
Funding Finish 2019
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

Escaping the lecture theatre: a team effort$3,406

Funding body: the Educator Network (tEN)

Funding body the Educator Network (tEN)
Project Team

Mrs Jane Ferns, Mrs Natasha Hawkins, Mrs Kerrie Wisely, Ms Jenny Norris, Mrs Alexandra Little, Ms Lani De Silva, Ms Lauren Cone
Scheme Teaching and Innovation Investment Scheme (TI2)
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2019
Funding Finish 2019
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

ANZAHPE - Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators, Canberra ACT, 1 - 4 July 2019$800

Conference Papers

Little, A, Ferns, J, Edgar, A, Grotowski, M, De Silva, L, & Croker, A. (2019)Putting the spotlight on clinical reasoning: Implications for facilitating interprofessional education.  Oral Paper presented at the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) 2019 Conference, Canberra, ACT.

Ferns, J, Little, A, & Croker, A. (2019)Do we mean what we say and say what we mean?: Exploring implications of terminology associated with interprofessional education and learning.  PeARL presented at the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) 2019 Conference, Canberra, ACT.

Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine

Funding body University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine
Project Team

Alex Little
Scheme Travel Grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2019
Funding Finish 2019
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

20181 grants / $0

Out of sight, out of mind? Pedagogical and equity implications of videoconferencing for healthcare students' education in rural areas.$0

Our project arises from our grappling with experiences and discourse associated with videoconferencing as a tool intended to enable parity of participation for healthcare students living and learning in rural areas. This grant will enable us to explore equity and pedagogical implications for our students' education. Our team of researchers and educators within the Department of Rural Health will bring these implications of videoconferencing 'into sight and into mind' to dialogue with and about them. We aim to transform practice and avoid inadvertently reinforcing deficit discourse associated with one aspect of living and learning in rural areas.

Funding body: Excellence in Teaching for Equity in Higher Education

Funding body Excellence in Teaching for Equity in Higher Education
Project Team

Anne Croker, Leanne Brown, Emma Cooper, Karin Fisher, Miriam Grotowski, Alex Little, Sonja Littlejohns, Simon Munro, Katrina Wakely, Luke Wakely
Scheme Excellence in Teaching for Equity in Higher Education
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2018
Funding Finish 2019
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

20142 grants / $9,320

Where there’s WIL there’s a way: Integrating interprofessional competency-based assessments into healthcare students’ clinical learning.$8,000

Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine

Funding body University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine
Project Team

Dr Leanne Brown, Dr Anne Croker, Dr Lesley MacDonald-Wicks, Elesa Crowley, Deanne Harris and Tamara Penberthy.
Scheme Unknown
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2014
Funding Finish 2015
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

ANZAHPE - Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators, Gold Coast Australia, 7 - 10 July 2014$1,320

Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine

Funding body University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine
Project Team Mrs Alex Little
Scheme Travel Grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2014
Funding Finish 2014
GNo G1400698
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON Y

20131 grants / $995

National Allied Health Conference, Brisbane 16-18 October 2013$995

Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine

Funding body University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine
Project Team Mrs Alex Little
Scheme Travel Grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2013
Funding Finish 2013
GNo G1300974
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON Y
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Research Supervision

Number of supervisions

Completed12
Current1

Current Supervision

Commenced Level of Study Research Title Program Supervisor Type
2026 Honours Interprofessional Education Physiotherapy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor

Past Supervision

Year Level of Study Research Title Program Supervisor Type
2023 Honours The nature of disability in rural areas Physiotherapy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2023 Honours What is clinical reasoning? Exploring the understanding of students, clinical educators and academics (TBA) Occupational Therapy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor
2022 Honours Clinical educators' and speech pathology students' perceptions of preparedness for final year clinical placements Speech Pathology, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2022 Honours What is clinical reasoning? Exploring the understanding of students, clinical educators and academics Nutrition & Dietetics, College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing - The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor
2022 Honours The lived experience of having MND and receiving services through the NDIS Occupational Therapy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2022 Honours Scoping review about experiences of being a young person with a disability in a rural area Occupational Therapy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2021 Honours The lived experience of being a participant with a diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Occupational Therapy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2020 Honours The lived experience of adults with a physical disability residing in a rural area and receiving services under the NDIS Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2019 Honours Speech pathology students’ perceptions of interprofessional practice Speech Pathology, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2019 Honours The lived experience of parents and carers of people receiving services in rural areas under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2018 Honours “Speech Pathology in Schools (SPinS): Use of technology to facilitate caregiver communication and home practice” Speech Pathology, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2018 Honours The lived experience of providing services in rural areas under the national disability insurance scheme (NDIS) Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
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Mrs Alex Little

Position

Lecturer
University Newcastle Department of Rural Health
College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing

Focus area

Speech Pathology

Contact Details

Email alexandra.little@newcastle.edu.au
Phone 0267730140
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