Dr. Jennifer Alphonse
AssDip(Nuclear Medicine), GradCert(Tertiary and Adult Education), GradDipAppSc(Medical Ultrasound), BAppSc(MedRadSc) Nuclear Medicine, PhD (Health Sciences), AMS, FASA
Senior Lecturer - Medical Sonography
School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences
- j.alphonse@cqu.edu.au
- ORCID: 0000-0002-3659-6710
- 0293245065
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Sydney
- 11.03
About Me
I have a passion for sonography, ethical research, academic integrity, education and teaching. Most rewarding is when my teaching results in the light bulb moment for students and then watching them grow from strength to strength with ongoing support. Ethical based research forms the basis for improved patient care. Students need to be inspired to research but with assistance, they can also benefit when they embrace ethical research. Academic integrity is the foundation of research, learning and teaching. Upholding the principals of academic integrity is very important to me.
General
Background
Trained as a general multidisciplinary sonographer, I have sonography experience, including obstetrics, gynaecology, abdominal, small parts, and paediatrics. I have some experience in musculoskeletal, vascular ultrasound (including lower limb DVTs, carotids, renal and superficial vascular malformations) and a good grounding in echocardiography. Since 1994 I have been involved in sonography education at t tertiary level including clinical supervision, unit of study coordination, tutorial delivery and guest lecturing at The University of Sydney until the delivery of the sonography course was withdrawn in 2013. At the The University of Notre Dame, I delivered sonography tutorials to 1st year medical students. At UNSW, I was a RHD co-supervisor supervising a PhD candidate to completion in 2021. Also while a research sonographer at UNSW, I supported Medical PhD, Honors and ILP students to complete their sonography based projects, many resulting in publication and/or presentation.
Universities Studied At
The University of Sydney and Central Queensland University
Universities Worked At
The University of Sydney, University of NSW, The University of Notre Dame and Central Queensland University
Awards
Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA) NSW Sonographer of the Year, Research Sonographer of the Year and I am a full Fellow of the ASA (FASA).
Media Citations
In the Sunday Telegraph (and its sister publications) my PhD research into first trimester screening was the subject of an article on 8th April 2012. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new-hope-mums-can-be-spared-the-needle-during-down-syndrome-tests/news-story/fd339bfbb8a8f0632ef285dcf44fdf17
Previous teaching
Unit of Study coordinator, tutor and clinical supervisor at The University of Sydney. Tutor at The University of Notre Dame.
Professional Experience
General sonographer, applications specialist, paediatric sonographer and specialist obstetric and gynaecological sonographer.
Professional Memberships
Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA) and Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR).
Research Supervision
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 4299 Other health sciences
Current Capacity
Current Supervision
Research Interests
Other health sciences - Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Sonography, Ultrasound
