DrAmie O'Shea

(she/her)

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation

  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation
  • +61 3 524 79273 (Work)
  • Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Amie initiated and led the lived experience team who produced HDS227/727 "Auslan and the Deaf Community: Health and Wellbeing". The unit received the 2023 Head of School (Health & Social Development) Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching and Learning (Team), the 2024 ADCET Accessibility in Action Award and the 2025 Deakin University Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    HDS227/727 Auslan and the Deaf Community: Health and Wellbeing
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    HBS300 Ethics: Frameworks and Decisions
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    HSH725 Research Literacy for Health Practice
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Conversations About Sexuality: Experiences of Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication
    Megan Walsh - School of Health and Social Development
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    A Community-Engaged Systems Approach to Safer Primary Healthcare Spaces for Rural LGBTQA+ Youth
    Katharina Mathilde Engel - School of Health and Social Development
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Childhood Communication Access and Mental Health Outcomes in Deaf Adults
    Ramunas McRae - School of Health and Social Development - 2026