Rate My Professor Andrew Woods

Andrew Woods is a Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) in Nursing at the Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, where he also serves as Course Coordinator for the Master of Nursing (Graduate Entry to Practice). His academic background includes a PhD and Associate Degree in Arts (Writing) from Southern Cross University, a Master of Clinical Science, a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Practice from Southern Cross University, a Graduate Diploma in Intensive Care Nursing from the University of Technology Sydney, and a Diploma of Applied Science from Sydney. As an early career researcher working at a regional university, Woods emphasizes strategic and programmatic research that fosters collaboration with and benefits for the local community. He has pursued professional development through faculty research sessions, higher degree research training workshops, two Australian Social Science Data Analysis courses on qualitative data analysis and statistical procedures, and presentations at SCU, national, and international conferences. His PhD research highlighted how a political axiology can drive impactful change. Key areas of experience include nursing education, teaching and learning scholarship particularly in simulation learning, and workforce development.

Woods' research specializations focus on communities of practice, nursing curricula and pedagogy, workforce development, participatory action research, simulation technologies, critical care nursing, action research, professional identity, interprofessional education, clinical deterioration, and qualitative methodologies. Select publications include 'Communities of practice and the construction of the professional identities of nurse educators: a lexical analysis' (Nurse Education Today, 2016), 'The social construction of nurse educator professional identities: A constructivist grounded theory study' (Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2022), 'Exploring unplanned curriculum drift' (Journal of Nursing Education, 2015), 'Peer-Assisted Learning for First-Year Nursing Student Success' (Education Sciences, 2025), and public articles such as 'What's the best way to remove a splinter?' (The Conversation, 2026) and 'Hitting the beach? Here are some dangers to watch out for' (The Conversation, 2024). His contributions support UN Sustainable Development Goals through community-engaged scholarship.