Deanne has been a clinical sonographer since 2001, and radiographer prior to that, working in a variety of hospital and outpatient departments and in various specialties.  Work experience has included tertiary obstetric centres, women's imaging, and specialist musculoskeletal practice. Over this time, she has and continues to train sonography students in the clinical post-graduate setting.

Involvement with the Australasian Sonographer's Association (ASA) in various capacities has been ongoing since 2003, including as a member of the ASA Board, Queensland Branch Committee, Soundeffects Committee, Special Interest Group, Sonography Journal Peer Review Panel, and invited speaker to national conferences. Deanne also peer reviews for the Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences (JMRS).

Deanne has been a lecturer at CQUniversity Australia since 2014, and holds the position of Head of Course, Medical Sonography.

Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Central Queensland University (CQU)

Central Queensland University (CQU)

Associate Fellow of the Australasian Sonographer's Association (AFASA) - 2023

Student Voice Awards for On-Campus Educator of the Year certificate of commendation - 2019

Student Voice Awards for On-Campus Educator of the Year certificate of commendation - 2018

Student Voice Awards for On-Campus Educator of the Year certificate of commendation - 2017

Deanne is a senior sonographer and clinical educator with over 20 years of experience providing outstanding patient care and supervising sonography students in their traineeships or clinical placements.

Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA)

Australian Sonography Accreditation Registry (ASAR)

International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynaecolgy (ISUOG)

Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicaine (ASUM)

Head of Course: course administration, curriculum development, student experience, staff mentoring, Course Reference Committee co-chair (current), Course Committee member (current).

Teaching: full-time teaching load, oversee and mentor the discipline teaching team, including a large number of clinical expert sessional tutors.

University service: Academic Appeals Committee member (retired), Curriculum Committee member (retired).

Sonography (journal of the ASA) peer review panel

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences peer review panel

Queensland Police Service 

Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry