Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Jennifer has worked in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University as an Associate Professor of Nursing. She was awarded an ARC Post-Doctoral Industy Fellowship (2006-2009) in the field of workplace learning in nursing, and has an expanding publication output in this area along with international presentations and seminars in this field.
She has been receipent (lead CI) of an ARC Discovery project (2012-2014) which focused on workplace learning in healthcare where she led the development of new conceptual model of workplace learning and a survey tool to measure the clincial workplace learning culture. She also has interests in interprofessional learning, professional practice knowledge, work readiness, reflective practice, curriculum and pedagogical innovations. She has previously undertaken research on telehealth through funded project work for the Dept of Health, Victoria, and also Department of Health, Australian Government.
Community service
Australian College of Nursing - Chair- Victoria State Network
Australian College of Nursing - Chairperson Melbourne Region
Consulting
Reflecting practice and reflective writing
Mentoring
Research interests
I am interested in working with research students in the following areas and topics listed below. Please contact me to discuss your interest in one of these areas for a thesis or research activity.
- Workplace learning
- Interprofessional learning
- Transitions
- Preceptorship
- Knowledge development; ways of knowing
- Practice development
- Reflective practice
- Critical thinking; decision making
- Chronic care self-management
Supervision interests
External positions
Associate Clinical Professor, McMaster University
Jun 2016 → Jun 2021Research area keywords
- Nursing Education
- Nursing
- Workplace Learning
- Interprofessional Learning
- Transitions
- Reflection
- Practice knowledge
Network
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Projects
Augmenting students' learning for employability through post-practicum educational processes
Billett, S., Weller-Newton, J., Courtney-Pratt, H., Grealish, L., Mitchell, M., Molloy, E., Noble, C., Rogers, G., Shaban, R., Sweet, L. P., Bialocerkowski, A., levett-Jones, T. & steketee, C.
3/07/15 → 31/10/18
Project: Research
From carer to recipient: nurses' experiences of being a health care consumer
Nurses Board of Victoria Legacy Limited (NBVLL)
1/01/15 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
Telehealth training and support for healthcare practitioners: Bringing healthcare professionals together
Weller-Newton, J., Clearihan, L. & Piterman, L.
Australian Government Department of Health
1/02/12 → 30/04/13
Project: Research
Factors influencing learning in healthcare:reframing a conceptual model on workplace learning
Weller-Newton, J., Jolly, B. & Henderson, A.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
3/01/12 → 1/07/14
Project: Research
Research Output
Facilitating students’ reflections on community practice: A new approach
Newton, J. M. & Butler, A. E., 2019, Augmenting Health and Social Care Students' Clinical Learning Experiences: Outcomes and Processes. Billett, S., Newton, J., Rogers, G. & Noble, C. (eds.). Switzerland: Springer, p. 235-258 24 p. (Professional and Practice-based Learning; vol. 25).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
How graduate nurses adapt to individual ward culture: A grounded theory study
Feltrin, C., Newton, J. M. & Willetts, G., Mar 2019, In : Journal of Advanced Nursing. 75, 3, p. 616-627 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Nurses’ integrity and coping strategies: An integrative review
Sastrawan, S., Newton, J. M. & Malik, G., Mar 2019, In : Journal of Clinical Nursing. 28, 5-6, p. 733-744 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Posttraumatic growth experiences and its contextual factors in women with breast cancer: An integrative review
Zhai, J., Newton, J. & Copnell, B., 4 May 2019, In : Health Care for Women International. 40, 5, p. 554-580 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Citations
(Scopus)
Telephone triage in midwifery practice: A cross-sectional survey
Bailey, C. M., Newton, J. M. & Hall, H. G., 1 Mar 2019, In : International Journal of Nursing Studies. 91, p. 110-118 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
Post-Doctoral Industry Fellowship
Jennifer Newton (Recipient), 10 Jul 2006
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
Research grant award from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences Learning & Teaching Research Grant Scheme, Monash University.
Charlotte Rees-Sidhu (Recipient), Ted Brown (Recipient), Kerry Hood (Recipient), Fiona Kent (Recipient), Michelle Leech (Recipient), Jennifer Newton (Recipient), Michael Storr (Recipient) & Brett Williams (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
9th Victorian Health Care Week
Jenny Weller-Newton (Invited speaker)23 Jul 2019 → 24 Jul 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
National Nursing Now Road Show
Jenny Weller-Newton (Contributor)9 Sep 2019
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
Member
Jennifer Newton (Member)24 Feb 2014
Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
Key contact
Jennifer Newton (Member)12 Feb 2014
Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
Keynote address
Jennifer Newton (Invited speaker)27 May 2013
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course