Dr Joanne Hart
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Dr Joanne Hart

BSc(Hons), PhD, Grad Cert TTL, SFHEA
Academic Lead, MD Research, Sydney Medical School / Education Office
Deputy Chair, HREC 3
Co-Chair, MDANZ Research Educator's Network
Phone
+61 2 9036 3402
Dr Joanne Hart

Dr. Joanne Hart is currently appointed as the Academic Lead, MD Research, leading the research education curriculum in the Sydney Medical Program. She oversees the large medical student research project program and mentors both students and staff in the development and delivery of research projects.

In addition to research supervision, Dr. Hart has significant capability in curriculum development. She has been instrumental in designing and evaluating many comprehensive educational programs. Her contributions aim to foster an academic environment that encourages analytical thinking, promote research aptitude, and uphold the highest standards of scientific integrity.

Dr Hart is an experienced university teacher, with a background in biomedical science with extensive teaching and research experience in pharmacology and vascular physiology. She is also a Deputy Chair of the University of Sydney HREC.

Dr. Hart’s work has earned her and her team several academic awards underscoring her commitment to educational excellence and innovation. She remains actively engaged in academic research and collaborates with international experts to advance research education for medical students.

Research education, Medical Education, Project-based learning and curriculum development, including involving students as partners.

Dr Hart leads the Research, Evidence, and Informatics curriculum theme for the Sydney Medical Program. She teaches research methods and ethics. She is an experienced MD Project, Honours and higher degree research supervisor and co-ordinates the MD student research project program.

She has experience in curriculum development and evaluation and has been involved in large scale, Faculty level project-based learning program implementation at the University of Sydney.

Dr Hart is an Accredited HDR Supervisor,University of Sydney.Experienced projectsupervisor and mentor for academic staff developing new research interests and projects.

Dr Hart is the Chief Investigator on several research education projects in the Sydney Medical Program, Education Office. She collaborates with Research Educators in Medical Programs across Australia and New Zealand.

Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy, (HEA), United Kingdom

Co-chair of Australian & New Zealand Medical Schools Research Educators Network (REN)

Association of Medical Educators, Europe (AMEE)

Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE)

International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE)

Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australia (HERDSA)

Australasian Society for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists (ASCEPT)

2023“Makers and Shapers Award”forIndividual Teaching Excellence, FMH

2022 “Makers and Shapers Award” for Student Experience, FMH

2022 Invited speaker at theSydney Teaching Symposium, University of Sydney for
Exemplary Teaching Design

2019 MD Award for Academic Excellence, Sydney Medical School

Publications

Journals

  • Hart, J., Kaur, R., Jeremy, R. (2023). Rapid Rescoping and Adaptation: An Evaluation of the Impact of COVID-19 on Postgraduate Medical Student Research Projects. Medical Science Educator, 33(2), 523-530. [More Information]
  • Kaur, R., Hakim, J., Jeremy, R., Coorey, G., Kalman, E., Jenkin, R., Bowen, D., Hart, J. (2023). Students' perceived research skills development and satisfaction after completion of a mandatory research project: results from five cohorts of the Sydney medical program. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), 502. [More Information]
  • Hart, J., Bone, E. (2022). Authenticity ahead of interdisciplinarity – a scoping review of student experiences in interdisciplinary science projects. Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 13(1), 109-126. [More Information]

2023

  • Hart, J., Kaur, R., Jeremy, R. (2023). Rapid Rescoping and Adaptation: An Evaluation of the Impact of COVID-19 on Postgraduate Medical Student Research Projects. Medical Science Educator, 33(2), 523-530. [More Information]
  • Kaur, R., Hakim, J., Jeremy, R., Coorey, G., Kalman, E., Jenkin, R., Bowen, D., Hart, J. (2023). Students' perceived research skills development and satisfaction after completion of a mandatory research project: results from five cohorts of the Sydney medical program. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), 502. [More Information]

2022

  • Hart, J., Bone, E. (2022). Authenticity ahead of interdisciplinarity – a scoping review of student experiences in interdisciplinary science projects. Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 13(1), 109-126. [More Information]
  • Hart, J., Hakim, J., Kaur, R., Jeremy, R., Coorey, G., Kalman, E., Jenkin, R., Bowen, D. (2022). Research supervisors' views of barriers and enablers for research projects undertaken by medical students; a mixed methods evaluation of a post-graduate medical degree research project program. BMC Medical Education, 22(1), 370. [More Information]
  • Young, J., Hart, J., Kaur, R. (2022). Sociodemographic, Health and Lifestyle Factors Affecting Dental Attendance by Young Adults in Australia. Journal of Community Medicine & Public Health, 6(3), 1-7. [More Information]

2020

  • Hart, J. (2020). Vasorelaxation elicited by endogenous and exogenous hydrogen sulfide in mouse mesenteric arteries. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 393(4), 551-564. [More Information]

2019

  • Woodman, O., Ortega, J., Hart, J., Klein, T., Potocnik, S. (2019). Influence of type-4 dipeptidyl peptidase inhibition on endothelium-dependent relaxation of aortae from a db/db mouse model of type 2 diabetes: A comparison with the effect of glimepiride. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, 12, 1449-1458. [More Information]
  • Hart, J. (2019). Interdisciplinary project-based learning as a means of developing employability skills in undergraduate science degree programs. Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 10(2), 50-66. [More Information]
  • Hart, J. (2019). Vascular Myography to Examine Functional Responses of Isolated Blood Vessels. Methods in Molecular Biology, 2007, 205-217. [More Information]

2017

  • Ng, H., Yildiz, G., Ku, J., Miller, A., Woodman, O., Hart, J. (2017). Chronic NaHS treatment decreases oxidative stress and improves endothelial function in diabetic mice. Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research, 14(3), 246-253. [More Information]
  • Caprnda, M., Qaradakhi, T., Hart, J., Kobyliak, N., Opatrilova, R., Kruzliak, P., Zulli, A. (2017). H2S causes contraction and relaxation of major arteries of the rabbit. Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy, 89, 56-60. [More Information]

2016

  • Jenkins, T., Nguyen, J., Hart, J. (2016). Decreased vascular H2S production is associated with vascular oxidative stress in rats fed a high-fat western diet. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 389(7), 783-790. [More Information]

2015

  • Al-Magableh, M., Kemp-Harper, B., Hart, J. (2015). Hydrogen sulfide treatment reduces blood pressure and oxidative stress in angiotensin II-induced hypertensive mice. Hypertension Research, 38(1), 13-20. [More Information]

2014

  • Al-Magableh, M., Kemp-Harper, B., Ng, H., Miller, A., Hart, J. (2014). Hydrogen sulfide protects endothelial nitric oxide function under conditions of acute oxidative stress in vitro. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 387(1), 67-74. [More Information]

2013

  • Lloyd, H., Hinton, T., Bullock, S., Babey, A., Davis, E., Fernandes, L., Hart, J., Musgrave, I., Ziogas, J. (2013). An evaluation of pharmacology curricula in Australian science and health-related degree programs. BMC Medical Education, 13(1), 1-15. [More Information]
  • Ford, A., Al-Magableh, M., Gaspari, T., Hart, J. (2013). Chronic NaHS treatment is vasoprotective in high-fat-fed ApoE-/- mice. International Journal of Vascular Medicine, 2013, 915983. [More Information]
  • Streeter, E., Badoer, E., Woodman, O., Hart, J. (2013). Effect of type 1 diabetes on the production and vasoactivity of hydrogen sulfide in rat middle cerebral arteries. Physiological Reports, 1(5), e00111. [More Information]

2012

  • Streeter, E., Hart, J., Badoer, E. (2012). An investigation of the mechanisms of hydrogen sulfide-induced vasorelaxation in rat middle cerebral arteries. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 385(10), 991-1002. [More Information]
  • Leo, C., Joshi, A., Hart, J., Woodman, O. (2012). Endothelium-dependent nitroxyl-mediated relaxation is resistant to superoxide anion scavenging and preserved in diabetic rat aorta. Pharmacological Research, 66(5), 383-391. [More Information]

2011

  • Leo, C., Hart, J., Woodman, O. (2011). 3',4'-dihydroxyflavonol reduces superoxide and improves nitric oxide function in diabetic rat mesenteric arteries. PloS One, 6(6), e20813. [More Information]
  • Leo, C., Hart, J., Woodman, O. (2011). 3',4'-Dihydroxyflavonol restores endothelium-dependent relaxation in small mesenteric artery from rats with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. European Journal of Pharmacology, 659(2-3), 193-198. [More Information]
  • Streeter, E., Al-Magableh, M., Hart, J., Badoer, E. (2011). Hydrogen sulfide in the RVLM and PVN has no effect on cardiovascular regulation. Frontiers in Physiology, 2, Article 55. [More Information]