Rate My Professor Louise Horstmanshof

Dr Louise Horstmanshof is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University. She holds a PhD and Master of Organisational Psychology from Griffith University, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology from Swinburne University of Technology, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne. With more than 20 years of experience in research and publishing, she has taught across undergraduate and postgraduate levels at Southern Cross University, Griffith University, and Bond University. Dr Horstmanshof has served in teaching and learning departments at both Southern Cross University and Griffith University, developing expertise in curriculum development and assessment. She has guided the creation of asynchronous online postgraduate courses in health and designed units focused on conducting systematic reviews and preparing research proposals. Her contributions align with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and wellbeing.

Dr Horstmanshof's research specializations include healthy ageing, transition and adjustment, innovation in simulation-based education, postgraduate health workforce education, inter-professional teamwork in healthcare, communication, and preparation for the health workforce. She has led two Australian Department of Health grant projects (formerly Health Workforce Australia) at Southern Cross University. Her team earned a community engagement award for linking professional entry students from nursing and allied health with community aged care facilities. She supervises Honours and PhD students in health, examines theses, and regularly reviews for national and international journals. Committee involvements encompass the steering committee for the Dementia Inclusive Ballina Inc Alliance, the Regional Executive of the United Protestant Association North Coast Region in NSW, and the Australian Psychological Society North Coast Branch. Key publications include 'Factors that impact residents' transition and psychological adjustment to long-term aged care: a systematic literature review' (Brownie and Horstmanshof, 2014, International Journal of Nursing Studies), 'A scaffolded approach to discussion board use for formative assessment of academic writing skills' (Horstmanshof and Zimitat, 2013, Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice), 'Mobile phones, SMS, and relationships: issues of access, control and privacy' (Horstmanshof and Power, 2005, Convergence: The Journal of Research into New Media Technologies), and 'A realist evaluation of a regional Dementia Health Literacy Project' (Grace and Horstmanshof, 2019). Her scholarship has amassed over 2,092 citations on Google Scholar, influencing higher education pedagogy and health workforce development.