Dr Jan McLeod
Casual Academic
School of Humanities and Social Science
- Email:jan.mcleod@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:####
Career Summary
Biography
I have worked in academic and professional roles at the University of Newcastle since 2001, and have tutored and guest lectured in Australian History since 2008. As someone who champions life long learning, I value my previous work as a teacher and educator in the vocational and secondary school systems.
In my professional role as a research assistant, I have worked in various roles across many organisations, faculties and schools. These include projects examining the educational and sociological aspects of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, historical and archival research for the Global Newcastle Research Network, and research projects undertaken by the Faculty of Health and Medicine: the Hunter Community Study, Aged Care Needs Assessment Study, Fractured Neck of Femur Study, and the Study into the Health of Aircraft Maintenance Personnel.
My doctoral thesis (History), Within reach, beyond care: an examination of medical care during the Papuan (Kokoda) Campaign 1942-43 through the lens of the Australian Field Ambulance, built on my History Honours thesis, A Soldier's Diary: History's First Draft. Both works examined the experiences of front line medical units, while also exploring the subject of military medicine more broadly, and considering historiographical and popular representations of Kokoda. I continue to explore military medical history via research for journal articles and conference presentations.
My book Shadows On The Track: Australia's Medical War in Papua 1942 - 1943 (Newport, NSW: Big Sky Publishing / Australian Army History Unit) will be released in February 2019.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Newcastle
- Diploma in Education, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Australian History
- History
- Military Medicine
- Research
- Teaching
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 210303 | Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) | 80 |
| 219999 | History and Archaeology not elsewhere classified | 20 |
Professional Experience
Membership
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 18/07/2017 - 18/07/2018 | Affiliate Member | Society, Health and Disability Research Group School of Humanities and Social Science University of Newcastle Australia |
| 1/01/2017 - 1/01/2018 | Member | Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine Australia |
| 1/01/2015 - 1/01/2018 | Member | Australian Historical Association Australia |
Professional appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 1/01/2017 - |
Research Assistant I am currently working on various projects for Professor Catharine Coleborne,Head of the School of Humanities and Social Science and Dr Caragh Brosnan, Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Science. I am also part of the Global Newcastle team, which is a collaborative project between the University of Newcastle and Newcastle Region Library. |
Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle Australia |
Awards
Award
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2007 |
History Honours Scholarship Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Teaching
| Code | Course | Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST1051 |
The Australian Experience Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Tutor | 28/02/2011 - 3/06/2011 |
| HIST1051 |
The Australian Experience Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Tutor | 26/02/2018 - 4/06/2018 |
| HIST1051 |
The Australian Experience Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
tutor | 1/01/0001 - 1/01/0001 |
| HIST1051 |
The Australian Experience Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Tutor | 22/02/2016 - 3/06/2016 |
| HIST1052 |
Australia and the World School of Humanities and Social Science - Faculty of Education and Arts - The University of Newcastle |
Tutor | 25/07/2011 - 4/11/2011 |
| HIST1051 |
The Australian Experience School of Humanities and Social Science - Faculty of Education and Arts - The University of Newcastle |
Tutor | 2/03/2009 - 5/06/2009 |
| HIST1051 |
The Australian Experience School of Humanities and Social Science - Faculty of Education and Arts - The University of Newcastle |
Tutor | 1/03/2010 - 4/06/2010 |
| HIST1051 |
The Australian Experience School of Humanities and Social Science - Faculty of Education and Arts - The University of Newcastle |
Tutor | 18/02/2008 - 6/06/2008 |
| HIST1051 |
The Australian Experience Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Tutor | 23/02/2015 - 26/06/2015 |
| HUMA3003 |
Arts Practicum The University of Newcastle, Australia |
Course Co-ordinator | 27/06/2017 - 31/07/2017 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | McLeod JM, Shadows on the Track: Australia's medical war in Papua 1942-1943 Kokoda - Milne Bay - The Beachheads, Big Sky Publishing, Newport New South Wales Australia (2019) |
Journal article (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | McLeod JM, 'The House That Jack Built: DGMS Rupert Downes and Australian Army Medical Preparations for World War II', Health and history, 19 80-101 (2017) [C1] | ||
| 2016 | McLeod JM, 'Review: An Unending War: The Australian Army's Struggle against Malaria, 1885-2015 by Ian Howie-Willlis', Health and history, 18 127-129 (2016) |
Conference (6 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | McLeod JM, '"Bill buries most of our dead": Soputa 27 November 1942', Newcastle NSW Australia (2017) | ||
| 2017 | McLeod JM, 'There follows a mist and a blinding rain, and life is never the same again: a local perspective on the Japanese attack at Soputa, Papua 1942', Newcastle NSW Australia (2017) | ||
| 2015 | McLeod JM, 'Strange Bedfellows: How the Crimean War, the politician, the journalist, the nurse, the banker and the doctor influenced Australia's military medical service', Presenter, Australasian Association for European History, XXIV Biennial Conference. War, Violence, Aftermaths: Europe and the Wider World held in Newcastle, Australia (2015) | ||
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Other (3 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | McLeod JM, '"Knowledge was not translated into action": malaria and the Papuan Campaign of 1942. Our Healthy Heritage - Animals and humans in health and history seminar', (2017) [O1] | ||
| 2015 | McLeod JM, 'This stage of twenty years: interwar influences on Australia's military medical service', (2015) [O1] | ||
| 2015 | McLeod JM, 'Within reach, beyond care: medical care during the Papuan (Kokoda) Campaign', (2015) [O1] |
Thesis / Dissertation (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | McLeod JM, Within Reach, Beyond Care: an examination of medical care during the Papuan (Kokoda) Campaign 1942-43 through the lens of the Australian Field Ambulance, University of Newcastle (2015) | ||
| 2007 | McLeod JM, A Soldier's Diary: History's First Draft, University of Newcastle (2007) |
Dr Jan McLeod
Positions
Casual Academic
School of Humanities and Social Science
Faculty of Education and Arts
Casual Research Assistant
School of Humanities and Social Science
Faculty of Education and Arts
Contact Details
| jan.mcleod@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | #### |
Office
| Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |
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