ProfessorJudy Currey

Judy Currey is a Professor of Nursing and Chair of the Academic Board at Deakin University.
As Chair, Academic Board Professor Judy Currey has oversight of the academic governance
for maintaining the highest standards of teaching and research, and is a member of Council.
As Chair, Academic Board Judy represents the University at National and State academic
forums. Judy is also an Executive of the Centre for Organisational Change in
Person-centred Healthcare (OCPH) in the Faculty of Health.

Judy is a foundation member of the Centre for Quality and Patient Safety (QPS)
Research in the Institute of Health Transformation (IHT). Judy leads a clinical
investigative program of patient safety and quality research focused on
improving the governance, systems and processes of Rapid Response Systems
for recognising and responding to clinical deterioration. Judy's research explores
relationships between clinician attributes, risk management decisions,
workforce factors, systems and processes of healthcare delivery, and patient
outcomes. In 2023, Judy was ranked second in the world in the
fields of "rapid response systems and nursing" based on productivity (Title,
abstract search: Scopus). Judy is committed to ensuring her research enhances
clinicians' skills and positively impacts patients' lives through best
practice implementation. Judy leads investigative and translational research
in healthcare communication using Guided Self-Determination, and translation
research in shared decision-making via healthcare communication skills
training in Deakin's OCPH to enhance patients' lives and experiences of
healthcare.

Judy pioneered Team-Based Learning (TBL) in Australian health
education, leading academics to adopt scholarly practices, and scholarship in
learning and teaching that has been recognised by prestigious competitive
awards at the University, National and International level. Judy leads a program
of research in teaching and learning focusing on active and
collaborative learning, especially Team-Based Learning for its impact on
student learning and healthcare workforce preparedness. With active learning,
and TBL specifically, being adopted by numerous disciplines, Judy
has enabled academic succession planning for future generations of diverse
learners.

Judy is an Accredited Consultant-Trainer in Team-Based Learning (USA); a
Principal Fellow of Advance HE (UK); and holds numerous university (including
six Vice Chancellor Awards) and national awards for leadership, curricula
design, active learning, learning space design and outstanding contributions
to student learning. Judy is Board Chair of a stand-alone, large not-for-
profit non-denominational community-based aged care home in Melbourne. Judy is
an Editorial Board member of Australian Critical Care.

Professor Judy Currey is an internationally respected educator,
researcher and critical care nurse whose expertise is applied in academia,
health services and professional organisations. As a Graduate of the
Australian Institute of Company Directors, Judy is particularly interested in
governance as a driver of quality education and health services. For 25 years,
Judy has volunteered on Australian boards (Chair, Eva Tilley Memorial Home;
Chair, Research Advisory, Australian College of Critical Care Nurses and
Australian Resuscitation Council, Vic branches) and USA-based international
boards in education (Team-Based Learning Collaborative including Chair,
Research and Scholarship) and health (International Society of Heart-Lung
Transplantation, including Chair, Research and Scholarship).

At Deakin, Judy's governance service has included Chair, Academic Board (2024-current)
Academic Board (2016-2020), Chair, Campus Learning Spaces Committee (2018-2021),
Faculty of Health Board (2017-2019), Course Strategy Group (2013-2015) and School of
Nursing Advisory Board (2012-2017). During 2020-2022, as Education Lead of Deakin's
Campus Reactivation Group (CRG), Judy provided strategic advice to the Vice
Chancellor and Executive, and operational advice to academics and students
regarding permitted and restricted teaching and learning activities. Judy was
the Director of Active Learning in the Office of the DVC(E) (2016-2020),
including Director CloudFirst (2019), and Director of Learning Spaces
Transformation in 2021, returning full time to the Faculty of Health in 2022.

Judy derives great satisfaction creating and leading high performing 'leaderful' teams;
and motivating and inspiring others to exceed their own expectations.
Judy has a strong academic profile in educational scholarship and practice
with an emphasis on active learning for student investment in learning,
academic scholarly practice and satisfaction, and students' development of
soft skills, psychological capital, mastery of learning and workforce
preparedness.