Overview
Background
Dr Priya Martin is a clinician researcher facilitating world-class research to improve the safety and quality of healthcare, enhance collaborative work, and bridge the evidence-practice gap. Following her multi-award-winning PhD (University of South Australia, 2018) on 'factors that contribute to high quality clinical supervision of allied health professionals', she completed a post-doctoral Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship on the 'impact of COVID-19 on clinical supervision of staff and students in healthcare settings' (2021-22). She moved to academia in 2021, after 18 years of industry experience in clinical, education, training, and project management roles across public and private sectors in Australia and India. Dr Martin collaborates with more than 50 researchers from over 20 universities and institutes across health and academic sectors in Australia, and several countries internationally.
Dr Martin has received 19 prestigious awards and prizes to date (12 in the last five years), in recognition of professional excellence and outstanding contributions in her field. Recent notable awards include: Australia and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Early Career Health Professions Education Research Prize (2022), InterprofessionalResearch.Global Barbara Bradfield Award for Best Interprofessional Education Research (2021), Darling Downs Health Researcher of the Year Award (2020), Centre for Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE, UK) Post-graduate Student Scholarship Award (2018), Fresh Science Top Ten Young Scientists in Queensland (2018), IPAA Top Ten Young Leaders in the Queensland Public Service (2018), ANZAHPE Post-graduate Student Prize (for best PhD research, 2017), and Health Services Research Association Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ) Best PhD Paper Award (2017).
Dr Martin's expertise is in healthcare workforce and educational research, methodology for mixed methods, qualitative designs and reviews, rural health, implementation, and program evaluation. She has supervised over 100 students and recent graduates in several healthcare settings, in clinical, project, and research areas. She currently supevises HDR students at UQ, and is an associate advisor for PhD students inter-state in UniSA and Uni Adelaide. She continues to build supervision and mentoring capacity of new supervisors across a range of professions.
Availability
- Dr Priya Martin is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, unknown
- Masters (Coursework), unknown
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of South Australia
Research interests
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Health services research
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Educational research
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Interprofessional education and collaborative practice
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Clinical supervision
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Methodology for mixed methods and qualitative research, and reviews
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Evidence implementation
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Rural Health
Research impacts
Dr Priya Martin’s research has generated significant knowledge and health impact, especially through evidence-informed training and education. Dr Martin’s PhD research was used to develop state-wide supervision training programs for staff in Queensland Health across 16 hospital and health services. She was the lead investigator on an Health Workforce Australia (HWA, 2014) Clinical Supervision Support Program Grant which funded the roll out of supervision training across Queensland public and private health sectors. Evaluation of training programs and resources developed by Dr Martin have demonstrated positive impacts on healthcare worker and organisational outcomes. Her PhD and post-doctoral work are being used to inform national and local policies, training resources, and organisational guidelines (e.g. Occupational Therapy Australia, Queensland Health, and the Rural Health Commissioner’s report).
Dr Martin’s work has been cited by authors from 24 countries in the last five years, across ten different subject areas (including Environmental Science, Computer Science, Business, Management and Accounting), demonstrating the wide reach and impact of her research beyond her subject areas of Medicine, Social (Health) Sciences, and Nursing (Scopus, May 2022). To strengthen links between the academic and healthcare sectors to facilitate rapid uptake of evidence into practice, Dr Martin serves on several committees including international (e.g., Interprofessional.Global Global Impact Working Group), national (e.g., AIPPEN steering committee), and local (e.g., Darling Downs Health Human Research Ethics Committee; 2017-20) committees. Dr Martin was the Australian representative on the CAIPE international liaison group for interprofessional education (2018-20); an invited member of the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Learning state-wide clinical supervision training program curriculum review committee (2013-14; 2018-19); and an invited memeber of the Central Queensland University occupational therapy curriculum development advisory group (2010-13). Dr Martin is an editorial board member for the BMC Medical Education journal, and has been a peer reviewer for the NHMRC.
Works
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2014
Conference Publication
Tele-education: The backbone of telehealth
Martin, P., Burge, V., Fuelling, P., Wills, J. and Abernathy, L. (2014). Tele-education: The backbone of telehealth. Rural and Remote telehealth conference, Toowoomba, QLD Australia, October 2014.
2014
Conference Publication
Best practice in clinical supervision including telesupervision
Martin, P. (2014). Best practice in clinical supervision including telesupervision. SIMposium, Queensland Regional Training Network, Brisbane, QLD Australia, October 2014.
2014
Conference Publication
Telesupervision: overcoming barriers in technology to optimize supervision practice
Martin, P., Ducat, W. and Kumar, S. (2014). Telesupervision: overcoming barriers in technology to optimize supervision practice. Rural and Remote telehealth conference, Toowoomba, QLD Australia, October 2014.
2014
Conference Publication
Oceans apart yet connected: findings from a qualitative study on professional supervision in rural and remote allied health services
Ducat, W., Martin, P., Kumar, S., Richardson, V. and Abernathy, L. (2014). Oceans apart yet connected: findings from a qualitative study on professional supervision in rural and remote allied health services. SARRAH conference, Kingscliffe, NSW Australia, September 2014.
2014
Conference Publication
An innovative case-based interprofessional learning program: Was it worth the effort?
Newby, M. , Martin, P., Moran, M., Browne, M. and Kumar, S. (2014). An innovative case-based interprofessional learning program: Was it worth the effort?. ANZAHPE conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, July 2014.
2014
Conference Publication
Viewing the interprofessional clinical education world through the occupational therapy lens: rewards and challenges
Martin, P. (2014). Viewing the interprofessional clinical education world through the occupational therapy lens: rewards and challenges. 16th International World Federation Occupational Therapy Congress, Yokohoma, Japan, June 2014.
2014
Conference Publication
Quality and effectiveness of clinical supervision of occupational therapists in a large Australian state – a sequential, mixed methods study
Martin, P., Copley, J., Khan, A. and Tyack, Z. (2014). Quality and effectiveness of clinical supervision of occupational therapists in a large Australian state – a sequential, mixed methods study. 16th International World Federation Occupational Therapy Congress, Yokohoma, Japan, June 2014.
2014
Journal Article
Twelve tips for effective clinical supervision based on a narrative literature review and expert opinion
Martin, Priya, Copley, Jodie and Tyack, Zephanie (2014). Twelve tips for effective clinical supervision based on a narrative literature review and expert opinion. Medical Teacher, 36 (3), 201-207. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.852166
2014
Conference Publication
Riding past the waves to discover new frontiers: An innovative interprofessional program in a regional health service
Newby, M. and Martin, P. (2014). Riding past the waves to discover new frontiers: An innovative interprofessional program in a regional health service. SARRAH conference, Kingscliffe, NSW Australia, September 2014.
2013
Conference Publication
Allied health new graduate interprofessional learning program: Fostering team collaboration and assessment of outcomes
Martin, P. (2013). Allied health new graduate interprofessional learning program: Fostering team collaboration and assessment of outcomes. Central Queensland University Interprofessional Symposium, Rockhampton, QLD Australia, November 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
Effectiveness of clinical supervision of occupational therapists in Queensland
Martin, P., Tyack, Z. and Copley, J. (2013). Effectiveness of clinical supervision of occupational therapists in Queensland. National OT Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, July 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
Promoting positive occupational therapy student placement experiences in rural Queensland
Martin, P. and Furness, L. (2013). Promoting positive occupational therapy student placement experiences in rural Queensland. National OT Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, July 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
Supervision for rural occupational therapists – is the future looking bright?
Martin, P. and Tyack, Z. (2013). Supervision for rural occupational therapists – is the future looking bright?. National Rural Health Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, April 2013.
2012
Conference Publication
A step closer – the student buddy system implemented in Central Queensland
Martin, P. and Tyack, Z. (2012). A step closer – the student buddy system implemented in Central Queensland. SARRAH conference, Launceston, TAS Australia, September 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
Differences in Clinical Supervision practices between regional/rural and metropolitan occupational therapists in Queensland
Martin, P. and Tyack, Z. (2012). Differences in Clinical Supervision practices between regional/rural and metropolitan occupational therapists in Queensland. SARRAH conference, Launceston, TAS Australia, September 2012.
2010
Journal Article
Long-term follow-up of persons with spinal cord injury integrated in the community
Martin, Priya, Cherian, Binu, John, Judy, Tharion, George and Bhattacharjee, Suranjan (2010). Long-term follow-up of persons with spinal cord injury integrated in the community. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 17 (2), 76-82. doi: 10.12968/ijtr.2010.17.2.46333
2007
Conference Publication
Recent technological advances in neuro-rehabilitation
Martin, P. (2007). Recent technological advances in neuro-rehabilitation. UDAAN NR2CON, an International Conference on Neural repair and Neuro-rehabilitation, Delhi, India, September 2007.
2007
Conference Publication
Coma stimulation
Martin, P. (2007). Coma stimulation. National OT Conference on Head Injury and Neurorehabilitation, Coimbatore, India , August 2007.
2007
Conference Publication
Occupational therapy role in managing clients with spinal cord injury
Martin, P. (2007). Occupational therapy role in managing clients with spinal cord injury. National Physiotherapy Conference, Vellore, India, August 2007.
2006
Conference Publication
Update in management of spinal cord injury
Martin, P. (2006). Update in management of spinal cord injury. OT Symposium, Saveetha College, Madras, India, September 2006.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Priya Martin is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Interprofessional collaboration in Radiography: Do we need to re-invent the wheel?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew McGrail
Media
Enquiries
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- Clinical supervision
- Healthcare worker wellbeing
- Interprofessional education and practice
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