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Associate Professor Christy Noble
Associate Professor

Christy Noble

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Overview

Background

Christy is registered pharmacist with more than 17 years’ experience as a clinical educator and educational researcher, in both academic and clinical settings. Her clinical education experiences have been underpinned by my formal postgraduate qualifications, Master of Education (Clinical Education) and Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmacy Education). Her Doctor of Philosophy (University of Queensland, 2014) examined pharmacy curriculum and its influence on professional identity formation. This research has served as a platform for an ongoing research program in workplace learning in medical and health professional education, which has been recognised internationally.

Availability

Associate Professor Christy Noble is:
Not available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework) of Education, University of Leeds
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Workplace learning

  • Qualitative research methods

  • Professional identity formation

  • Clinical supervision

  • Feedback

  • Feedback literacy

  • Assessment literacy

  • Clinical assessments

Research impacts

Christy's research is mainly situated in the field of health professions education with a particular interest in workplace and interprofessional learning. Her medical and health professions education research contributions illuminate learning opportunities that exist in practice i.e. clinical settings and provide insights on how workplace learning can be augmented.

The key impacts of my research include:

  1. Development and implementation of innovative feedback literacy programs to improve healthcare students and junior doctors engagement in workplace feedback. Our findings have demonstrated that health care students are more actively engaged in workplace feedback thus generating improved learning outcomes.
  2. Implementation and evaluation of interprofessional co-supervision model of pharmacists supervising junior doctors to improve prescribing practices. The program has demonstrated, through comprehensive reflective activities, improve pharmacists’ interprofessional capability and ability to facilitate junior doctor prescribing learning. Our findings suggest that pharmacist and junior doctor co-working improved as a result of this program.
  3. Identification of key features of productive learning environments for health care professionals (including medical practitioners and pharmacists).

Works

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98 works between 2008 and 2025

41 - 60 of 98 works

2022

Conference Publication

Designing feedback tools to enhance medical students’ engagement: the risk of over-design

Noble, Christy, Ryder, Simon and Ng, Dora (2022). Designing feedback tools to enhance medical students’ engagement: the risk of over-design. Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators ANZAHPE 2022 Festival, Online, 8, 11, 13, 19 July 2022.

Designing feedback tools to enhance medical students’ engagement: the risk of over-design

2022

Conference Publication

Enhancing feedback partnerships to guide learner actions in workplace-based assessments

Wozniak, Helen, Claydon, Rachel, Noble, Christy, Monk, Sam and Steele, Megan (2022). Enhancing feedback partnerships to guide learner actions in workplace-based assessments. ANZAHPE Festival 2022, Online, 11, 13, 19 July 2022.

Enhancing feedback partnerships to guide learner actions in workplace-based assessments

2022

Conference Publication

Optimising Students' Workplace Learning - The Role of Assessment and Feedback Literacy

Noble, Christy (2022). Optimising Students' Workplace Learning - The Role of Assessment and Feedback Literacy. Student Success: Nurturing the Future Workforce, Dublin, Ireland, 16 June 2022. Practice Education Coordinators Network.

Optimising Students' Workplace Learning - The Role of Assessment and Feedback Literacy

2022

Conference Publication

Research in Surgery - Finding the Balance

Stehlik, Paulina, Noble, Christy and Glaziou, Paul (2022). Research in Surgery - Finding the Balance. Royal Australiasian Colleges of Surgeons, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-6 May 2022.

Research in Surgery - Finding the Balance

2022

Conference Publication

Rethinking how feedback from WBAs can stimulate extension and growth for learners

Wozniak, Helen, Noble, Christy, Claydon, Rachel, Monk, Samuel and Steele, Megan (2022). Rethinking how feedback from WBAs can stimulate extension and growth for learners. Ottawa Lyon 2022 Reimagining Assessment Across the Continuum, Lyon, France, 26-28 May 2022.

Rethinking how feedback from WBAs can stimulate extension and growth for learners

2022

Journal Article

Using knowledge brokering activities to promote allied health clinicians’ engagement in research: a qualitative exploration

Mickan, S, Wenke, Rachel, Weir, Kelly, Bialocerkowski, Andrea and Noble, Christy (2022). Using knowledge brokering activities to promote allied health clinicians’ engagement in research: a qualitative exploration. BMJ Open, 12 (4) e060456, e060456. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060456

Using knowledge brokering activities to promote allied health clinicians’ engagement in research: a qualitative exploration

2022

Journal Article

Voicing self-appraisal as a component of learner feedback literacy: is it realistic when the chips are down?

Molloy, Elizabeth, Noble, Christy and Hu, Wendy (2022). Voicing self-appraisal as a component of learner feedback literacy: is it realistic when the chips are down?. Focus On Health Professional Education-A Multidisciplinary Journal, 23 (3), 1-5.

Voicing self-appraisal as a component of learner feedback literacy: is it realistic when the chips are down?

2022

Conference Publication

A cross-disciplinary partnership between staff and students to support learner growth in diverse clinical settings

Wozniak, Helen , Gibson, Justine , Noble, Christy , Claydon, Rachel , Bowker, Shari and Bakharia, Aneesha (2022). A cross-disciplinary partnership between staff and students to support learner growth in diverse clinical settings. ANZAHPE Festival 2022, Online, 8-19 July 2022.

A cross-disciplinary partnership between staff and students to support learner growth in diverse clinical settings

2021

Journal Article

Relationship between research culture and research activity of medical doctors: a survey and audit

Brandenburg, Caitlin, Noble, Christy, Wenke, Rachel, Hughes, Ian, Barrett, Anthony, Wellwood, Jeremy and Mickan, Sharon (2021). Relationship between research culture and research activity of medical doctors: a survey and audit. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, Volume 14, 2137-2150. doi: 10.2147/jmdh.s319191

Relationship between research culture and research activity of medical doctors: a survey and audit

2021

Conference Publication

Psychologically safe for what? The influence of psychological safety on feedback conversations

Noble, Christy, Ajjawi, Rola, Bearman, Margaret, Brumpton, Kay, Dick, Marie-Louise, French, Matthew and O'Shannessy, Megan (2021). Psychologically safe for what? The influence of psychological safety on feedback conversations. Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) 2021 Conference, Online, 6, 8, 12, 14 July 2021.

Psychologically safe for what? The influence of psychological safety on feedback conversations

2021

Journal Article

Observational studies in health professional education research

Tai, Joanna, Fischer, Juan and Noble, Christy (2021). Observational studies in health professional education research. Focus on Health Professional Education, 22 (1), 94-111. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v22i1.536

Observational studies in health professional education research

2021

Journal Article

Selection criteria for Australian and New Zealand medical specialist training programs: another under-recognised driver of research waste

Withers, Caitlyn, Noble, Christy, Brandenburg, Caitlin, Glasziou, Paul P. and Stehlik, Paulina (2021). Selection criteria for Australian and New Zealand medical specialist training programs: another under-recognised driver of research waste. Medical Journal of Australia, 215 (7) mja2.51250, 336-336.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51250

Selection criteria for Australian and New Zealand medical specialist training programs: another under-recognised driver of research waste

2020

Journal Article

Becoming clinical supervisors: identity learnings from a registrar faculty development program

Noble, Christy, Young, Jessica, Hourn, Ellen and Sheehan, Dale (2020). Becoming clinical supervisors: identity learnings from a registrar faculty development program. Perspectives on Medical Education, 10 (2), 125-129. doi: 10.1007/s40037-020-00642-9

Becoming clinical supervisors: identity learnings from a registrar faculty development program

2020

Journal Article

Utilizing pedagogically rich work activities to promote professional learning

Billett, Stephen and Noble, Christy (2020). Utilizing pedagogically rich work activities to promote professional learning. Education et Didactique, 14 (3), 137-150. doi: 10.4000/educationdidactique.7943

Utilizing pedagogically rich work activities to promote professional learning

2020

Journal Article

Exploration of clinicians’ perspectives of using a bereavement risk screening tool in a palliative care setting: a qualitative study

Lawler, Lois, Noble, Christy, Plunkett, Emily, Wenke, Rachel and Johns, Lise (2020). Exploration of clinicians’ perspectives of using a bereavement risk screening tool in a palliative care setting: a qualitative study. Bereavement Care, 39 (3), 133-140. doi: 10.1080/02682621.2020.1828769

Exploration of clinicians’ perspectives of using a bereavement risk screening tool in a palliative care setting: a qualitative study

2020

Journal Article

What influences allied health clinician participation in research in the public hospital setting: a qualitative theory-informed approach

Wenke, Rachel, Noble, Christy, Weir, Kelly A. and Mickan, Sharon (2020). What influences allied health clinician participation in research in the public hospital setting: a qualitative theory-informed approach. BMJ Open, 10 (8) e036183, 1-11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036183

What influences allied health clinician participation in research in the public hospital setting: a qualitative theory-informed approach

2020

Journal Article

Outcomes of a funding initiative to promote allied health research activity: a qualitative realist evaluation

Hilder, Joanne, Mickan, Sharon, Noble, Christy, Weir, Kelly A. and Wenke, Rachel (2020). Outcomes of a funding initiative to promote allied health research activity: a qualitative realist evaluation. Health Research Policy and Systems, 18 (1) 71, 71. doi: 10.1186/s12961-020-00572-2

Outcomes of a funding initiative to promote allied health research activity: a qualitative realist evaluation

2020

Journal Article

Factors influencing junior doctor workplace engagement in research: An Australian study

Phang, Dana T. Y., Rogers, Gary D., Hashem, Fahid, Sharma, Siddharth and Noble, Christy (2020). Factors influencing junior doctor workplace engagement in research: An Australian study. Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Professional Journal, 21 (1), 13-28. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v21i1.299

Factors influencing junior doctor workplace engagement in research: An Australian study

2020

Journal Article

Developing occupational therapists’ capabilities for decision-making capacity assessments: how does a support role facilitate workplace learning?

Matus, Janine, Mickan, Sharon and Noble, Christy (2020). Developing occupational therapists’ capabilities for decision-making capacity assessments: how does a support role facilitate workplace learning?. Perspectives on Medical Education, 9 (2), 74-82. doi: 10.1007/s40037-020-00569-1

Developing occupational therapists’ capabilities for decision-making capacity assessments: how does a support role facilitate workplace learning?

2020

Journal Article

How do trainee doctors learn about research? Content analysis of Australian specialist colleges’ intended research curricula

Stehlik, Paulina, Noble, Christy, Brandenburg, Caitlin, Fawzy, Peter, Narouz, Isaac, Henry, David and Glasziou, Paul (2020). How do trainee doctors learn about research? Content analysis of Australian specialist colleges’ intended research curricula. BMJ Open, 10 (3) e034962, e034962. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034962

How do trainee doctors learn about research? Content analysis of Australian specialist colleges’ intended research curricula

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Ensuring Readiness for Interprofessional Team-based Practice: A Participatory Research Approach (GEMPASS project led by UoM)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Maximising the effects of feedback in regional emergency medicine
    Emergency Medicine Foundation Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Developing feedback literacy to navigate transitions: Researching the effects of an authentic interprofessional learning approach
    U21 Health Services Group Research Development Fund HK
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Enriching medical trainees' learning through practice: towards a focus on patient-inclusive learning - Study 1 and Study 2
    Queensland Rural Medical Education Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Safe learning environments for rural GP trainees: understanding the relationship between emotions, psychological safety and feedback
    General Practice Training Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    What does the title 'BPharm(Hons)' mean to the pharmacy profession?
    Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Pharmacy graduates' perception of the curriculum: how does this relate to student outcomes?
    Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Associate Professor Christy Noble is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Effective learning in Paediatric Oncology in low-income and middle-income settings in the Pacific region

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Examining the Palliative Care Curriculum for General Practice trainees in Australia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Bernadette Richards

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Advancing interprofessional workplace learning for students in primary healthcare

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ian Coombes

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Examination of constructions of health information exchange, as a specific action of person-centred care, occurring for and between professionals and patients.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Rebecca Olson

Media

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