Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Bethany Howard is a Lecturer of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. Her work focuses on enhancing student employability through an understanding of the career pathways and experiences of Health graduates. She comes up with her best ideas whilst hiking around Victoria.
Monash teaching commitment
Second Year Level Coordinator: Bachelor of Public Health, Bachelor of Health Sciences
Unit Coordinator:
- Biomedical basis and epidemiology of human disease (BMS3052)
- Career skills for health professionals (HSC2400)
- Communicable disease prevention and control (PBH3002)
- Health and the human lifespan (HSC2200)
- Public health industry placement (PBH3007)
- SPHPM MD scholarly intensive placement (MED5101)
Group leader: Global Immersion Guarantee program
Research interests
Graduate employability, particularly for non-vocational degrees
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Exercise & Sports Science (Honours), Deakin University
2008 → 2011
Master of Education, University of Melbourne
2019 → …
Research area keywords
- Higher Education
- Employability
- Curriculum Design
- Assessment
- Evidence-Based Practice
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Preparing Learners for Uncertainty in Health Professions Subtitle: A Handbook for Educators
Lazarus, M., Stephens, G., Garcia Ochoa, G., Kickett, R., Bedi, G., Brand, G., Bonnamy, J., Barbour, L., McCartan, J., Callaway, L., Austin, Z., Brock, T., Farlie, M., Diug, B., Howard, B., Robinson, P., Wright, C. & Wise, S.
6/04/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Other
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Curriculum design for graduate employability: an evidence-based approach
Howard, B., Czech, D., Sarkar, M. & Ilic, D.
Monash University – Internal University Contribution
1/09/19 → 31/08/20
Project: Research
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Work readiness – understanding the needs and experiences of health graduates in the workplace
Howard, B., Ayton, D. & Czech, D.
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
1/04/19 → 31/03/20
Project: Other
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Interfaculty collaboration for improving international mobility experiences: sustaining a dialogue across difference
Fitzgerald, A., Parr, G., Williams, J., Wellam, R., Howard, B., Zandes, S. & Diug, B., 2023, In: Teaching in Higher Education. 28, 1, p. 51-65 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus) -
Virtual health promotion work–integrated learning placements: A COVID-19 consequence or preparation for the future?
Ostrognaj, T., Bristow, C., Zandes, S., Ilic, D. & Howard, B., Jun 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Health Promotion Practice. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Methods of teaching evidence-based practice: a systematic review
Howard, B., Diug, B. & Ilic, D., Dec 2022, In: BMC Medical Education. 22, 1, 26 p., 742.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Physiological effects of reducing and breaking up sitting time
Dunstan, D., Howard, B., Bergouignan, A., Kingwell, B. & Owen, N., 2017, Sedentary behavior and health: concepts, assessments, and interventions. Zhu, W. & Owen, N. (eds.). Champaign IL USA: Human Kinetics Publishers, p. 31-44 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other
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Acute effects of breaking up prolonged sitting on fatigue and cognition: A pilot study
Wennberg, P., Boraxbekk, C. J., Wheeler, M., Howard, B., Dempsey, P. C., Lambert, G., Eikelis, N., Larsen, R., Sethi, P., Occleston, J., Hernestål-Boman, J., Ellis, K. A., Owen, N. & Dunstan, D. W., 2016, In: BMJ Open. 6, 2, 9 p., 009630.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile103 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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SPHPM Tutoring Excellence Award
Howard, Bethany (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 1 Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australia Education Forum
Bethany Howard (Speaker)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course