Mr Martin Brown
School of Medical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Co-Director FMH Media Lab
Martin is a Senior Lecturer and Co-Director of the FMH Media Lab.
Drawing on his background in theatre and film, Martin is interested in creating indelible learning experiences through a combination of ancient techniques like storytelling and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, and virtual and augmented reality. For example, the FMH Media Lab is developing and deploying conversational avatars that provide rehearsal of a range of clinical interactions, from de-escalating violent patients, to breaking bad news.
Martin teaches a range of skills in science communication, from public speaking and presenting to creating media products, from podcasts to videos and virtual reality environments. These skills are essential any workplace but are also essential in persuading patients to change behaviours for more beneficial health outcomes.
BLS: Public Health Video
SIRA: Doctors returning to work after time off for mental health.
GRADED ASSERTIVENESS: Exemplar videos and AI Conversational Agent
ECMO: Exemplar training video
CANULA: Educational assets
TRAUMA: Communication rehearsal using AI Conversational Agent
WOLPER: VR Supermarket shopping tasks for cognitive assessment of geriatric patients.
CONSIDER EVERYONE: Bystander effect of VR on Indigenous high school social group
DENTAL CHATBOT: Patient presentation using AI Conversational Agent
KIDS SURGERY: 3D Video orientation modules
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PRESENTATION: AI Conversational Agent as rehearsal.
AACTA Member
2018 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Educational Engagement and Innovation
Virtual Reality Software and Technology 2019 People’s Choice Award
University of Sydney start-up innovation showcase finalist 2020
Emerging Researcher Award eHealth2020
Unreal Epic Mega Grant 2021
CE Award WSLHD Quality Awards 2021
Westmead Hospital foundation research showcase Best Oral Presentation 2022
NSW Premiers Awards 2022 Nominee (announcement pending in November)
Project Innovation Award - Simulation Australasia Awards 2022
2023 FMH Makers and Shapers Award this year for Teaching support excellence – individual category
2024 Faculty of Science Teacher/Unit of Study Commendation: MEDS3001
| Project title | Research student |
|---|---|
| Digital Tools in the Classroom: New Approaches for Engagement and Learning in STEM | Gray MURRAY HORWITZ |
Publications
Journals
- Moore, N., Ahmadpour, N., Davids, J., Poronnik, P., Brown, M. (2024). Developing a Framework for the Design and Deployment of Virtual Reality (VR) in Clinical Education. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 1(25 January 2024), 1256-1260. [More Information]
- Moore, N., Ahmadpour, N., Brown, M., Poronnik, P., Davids, J. (2022). Designing Virtual Reality-Based Conversational Agents to Train Clinicians in Verbal De-escalation Skills: Exploratory Usability Study. JMIR Serious Games, 10(3). [More Information]
- Davids, J., Murphy, M., Moore, N., Wand, T., Brown, M. (2021). Exploring staff experiences: A case for redesigning the response to aggression and violence in the emergency department. International Emergency Nursing, 57, 101017-1-101017-6. [More Information]
Conferences
- Ahmadpour, N., Gough, P., Lovell, M., Austin, P., Poronnik, P., Zhang, Q., Kay, J., Kummerfeld, R., Luckett, T., Brown, M., et al (2023). How can HCI support end-of-life care? Critical perspectives on sociotechnical imaginaries for palliative care. CHI '23: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Hamburg, Germany: ACM CHI. [More Information]
2024
- Moore, N., Ahmadpour, N., Davids, J., Poronnik, P., Brown, M. (2024). Developing a Framework for the Design and Deployment of Virtual Reality (VR) in Clinical Education. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 1(25 January 2024), 1256-1260. [More Information]
2023
- Ahmadpour, N., Gough, P., Lovell, M., Austin, P., Poronnik, P., Zhang, Q., Kay, J., Kummerfeld, R., Luckett, T., Brown, M., et al (2023). How can HCI support end-of-life care? Critical perspectives on sociotechnical imaginaries for palliative care. CHI '23: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Hamburg, Germany: ACM CHI. [More Information]
2022
- Moore, N., Ahmadpour, N., Brown, M., Poronnik, P., Davids, J. (2022). Designing Virtual Reality-Based Conversational Agents to Train Clinicians in Verbal De-escalation Skills: Exploratory Usability Study. JMIR Serious Games, 10(3). [More Information]
2021
- Davids, J., Murphy, M., Moore, N., Wand, T., Brown, M. (2021). Exploring staff experiences: A case for redesigning the response to aggression and violence in the emergency department. International Emergency Nursing, 57, 101017-1-101017-6. [More Information]
- Sellwood, M., Campbell, C., Cook, J., Brown, M., Poronnik, P. (2021). What biomedical education might learn from real estate tours. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 49(5), 681-682. [More Information]
- Cook, J., Brown, M., Sellwood, M., Campbell, C., Kouppas, P., Poronnik, P. (2021). XR game development as a tool for authentic, experiential, and collaborative learning. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 49(6), 846-847. [More Information]
2020
- Moore, N., Yoo, S., Poronnik, P., Brown, M., Ahmadpour, N. (2020). Exploring user needs in the development of a virtual reality-Based advanced life support training platform: Exploratory usability study. JMIR Serious Games, 8(3), 1-13. [More Information]
Selected Grants
2022
- LISTEN TO ME: a virtual platform that supports healthcare workers in recovering their mental health, Brown M, State Insurance Regulatory Authority (NSW)/Research Grant
2021
- MEDSunited, Poronnik P, Brown M, Tides Foundation (US)/Unity Charitable Grant
Conference presentations include:
vMed23 in Los Angeles
International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
Simulation Education Symposium
UMELB Visiting Scholar
In the media
ABC Health Report 9 March 2024:
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/healthreport/item-4-0915/103549778
SMH 14 March 2023