Dr Karina Jones ~ Research Officer

Dr Jones provides research support to the Australian Collaboration for Clinical Assessment in Medicine (ACCLAiM) which aims to benchmark students' attainment of core clinical competencies in a way that usefully informs medical schools about the efficacy of their teaching and assessment. Dr Jones is also involved in a range of evaluation research projects which aim to inform quality improvement of curriculum. Dr Jones has a passion for quality teaching and is involved in several research projects in the fields of medical and veterinary education.

Dr Jones is also involved in a range of teaching activities. As Lecturer in Biomedicine, Dr Jones teaches primarily in the fields of molecular biology and virology. From 2013 to 2020, she worked intensively in the Veterinary Anatomy team, teaching both Veterinary Science and Biomedicine students. As a sessional academic during this period, she also undertook a range of teaching roles as a demonstrator/tutor, examiner and guest lecturer (cell biology, microbiology, virology, animal handling, animal husbandry, animal genetics, research methods).

Dr Jones' PhD thesis centred on fibropapillomatosis in marine turtles, and she has an enduring interest in this field. In addition to sea turtle health, she has a broader interest in wildlife health (particularly involving virology and molecular biology). 

Teaching

• MI3031: Diagnosis of Viral Disease in Aquaculture (Level 3; TSV)
• MI5031: Diagnosis of Viral Disease in Aquaculture (Level 5; TSV)
• MI5071: Molecular Analysis of Tropical Microbes (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Fibropapillomatosis in marine turtles
• Marine turtle genetics
• Wildlife diseases
• Veterinary Education
• Medical Education
• Learning and Teaching
• Marine turtle health and its relationship to the environment

Teaching

• Diagnosis of Viral Disease
• Virology to Biomedicine, MedLab and Veterinary Science students
• Molecular Biology to Biomedicine and MedLab students
• Anatomy to Veterinary Science and Biomedicine students
• Wildlife Health

Research Disciplines

• Curriculum and pedagogy (3901)
• Specialist studies in education (3904)
• Veterinary sciences (3009)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• health (2099)

Awards

• 2017 - Sessional Teaching Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU.

Journal Articles

• Heal C, D'Souza K, Hall L, Smith J, Jones K and ACCLAiM collaboration (in press) Changes to objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) at Australian medical schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical Teacher,
• Malau-Aduli B, Lee A, Alele F, Adu M, Drovandi A and Jones K (2022) Preclinical to clinical transition experiences of dental students at an Australian regional university. European Journal of Dental Education, 26 (1). pp. 182-196
• Shum E, Benham C, Jones K and Ariel E (in press) Understanding people who volunteer with marine turtles: motives and values for engagement in conservation. Human Dimensions of Wildlife,
• Malau-Aduli B, Adu M, Alele F, Jones K, Drovandi A, Mylrea M, Sfera K, Ross S and Jennings E (2021) Adjusting to university: perceptions of first-year health professions students. Public Library of Science ONE, 16 (5).
• Malau-Aduli B, Hays R, D'Souza K, Smith A, Jones K, Turner R, Shires L, Smith J, Saad S, Richmond C, Celenza A and Sen Gupta T (2021) Examiners' decision-making processes in observation-based clinical examinations. Medical Education, 55 (3). pp. 344-353
• Mashkour N, Jones K, Wirth W, Burgess G and Ariel E (2021) The concurrent detection of chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 and Chelonia mydas papillomavirus 1 in tumoured and non-tumoured green turtles. Animals, 11 (3).
• Miller D, Noble P, Medlen S, Jones K and Munns S (in press) Brief Research Report: Psychometric properties of a cognitive load measure when assessing the load associated with a course. The Journal of Experimental Education,
• Saad S, Richmond C, Jones K and Malau-Aduli B (2021) Developing a community of practice for quality assurance within healthcare assessment. Medical Teacher, 43 (2). pp. 174-181
• Drovandi A, Adu M, Alele F, Jones K, Knott G and Malau-Aduli B (2020) Factors influencing the transition of pharmacy students from pre-clinical to clinical years at university. Pharmacy Education, 20 (1). pp. 336-345
• Jones K, Burgess G, Budd A, Huerlimann R, Mashkour N and Ariel E (2020) Molecular evidence for horizontal transmission of chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 at green turtle (Chelonia mydas) foraging grounds in Queensland, Australia. PLoS ONE, 15 (1).
• Malau-Aduli B, Roche P, Adu M, Jones K, Alele F and Drovandi A (2020) Perceptions and processes influencing the transition of medical students from pre-clinical to clinical training. BMC Medical Education, 20.
• Mashkour N, Jones K, Kophamel S, Hipolito T, Ahasan S, Walker G, Jakob-Hoff R, Whittaker M, Hamann M, Bell I, Elliman J, Owens L, Saladin C, Crespo-Picazo J, Gardner B, Loganathan A, Bowater R, Young E, Robinson D, Baverstock W, Blyde D, March D, Eghbali M, Mohammadi M, Freggi D, Giliam J, Hale M, Nicolle N, Spiby K, Wrobel D, Parga M, Mobaraki A, Rajakaruna R, Hyland K, Read M and Ariel E (2020) Disease risk analysis in sea turtles: a baseline study to inform conservation efforts. PLoS ONE, 15 (10).

More

ResearchOnline@JCU stores 17+ research outputs authored by Dr Karina Jones from 2016 onwards.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Turtles and tourists without borders: assessing tourism management options for Australian sea turtles both sides of the border (PhD , External Advisor)

The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
Note: Map points are indicative of the countries or states that institutions are associated with.