Assoc Prof Rosemary Clerehan - Researcher Profile

Biography

Rosemary Clerehan is an Associate Professor and Director of International Postgraduate Academic Support in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

An educational linguist, she was formerly Head of Monash University Language and Learning (1987-2005). Her current role involves academic support for the Faculty’s international PhD and Masters students on all Monash campuses and sites.  She also teaches linguistic and cultural aspects of clinical interaction to International Medical Graduates undertaking the Clinical Bridging Course for IMGs in the School of Primary Health Care.

She has published in higher education, health sciences, educational media and online learning journals in the areas of: HDR students; health literacy and doctor-patient communication (especially written); learning on the web; disciplinary understandings and genre studies; systemic functional linguistics; plagiarism; and cross-cultural issues in teaching and learning (especially for students from Middle Eastern backgrounds).

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• Assoc Prof Rosemary Clerehan has led – and has published on – a series of Monash-funded University-wide projects (1998-2006) involving teams of students and staff to develop academic skills web sites for students, and professional development sites for staff: http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/

Qualifications

PHD IN EDUCATION

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2006

ARTS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1993

ARTS (HONS)

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1972

Publications

Book Chapters

Clerehan, R.A., Walker, I.M., 2010, Critical issues in online resourcing for international and local students' academic writing, in Interaction in Communication Technologies and Virtual Learning Environments: Human Factors, eds Angela T Ragusa, Information Science Publishing, Hershey USA, pp. 209-226.

Emerson, L., Clerehan, R.A., 2009, Writing program administration outside the North American context, in The Writing Program Interrupted: Making Space for Critical Discourse, eds Donna Strickland and Jeanne Gunner, Boynton Cook, USA, pp. 166-174.

Journal Articles

Recoche, K.M., O'Connor, M.M., Clerehan, R.A., 2013, No plan B: reflection on field observations on 'Skid Row', Reflective Practice: international and multidisciplinary perspectives [E], vol iFirst, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-13.

Elder, C., Barber, M.N., Staples, M., Osborne, R.H., Clerehan, R.A., Buchbinder, R., 2012, Assessing health literacy: a new domain for collaboration between language testers and health professionals, Language Assessment Quarterly [P], vol 9, issue 3, Routledge, United States, pp. 205-224.

Grant, S.J., Clerehan, R.A., 2011, Finding the discipline: Assessing student activity in Second Life, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology [E], vol 27, issue 5 (Special Issue), A S C I L I T E, Australia, pp. 813-828.

Clerehan, R.A., McCall, L., McKenna, L.G., Alshahrani, K., 2011, Saudi Arabian nurses' experiences of studying Masters degrees in Australia, International Nursing Review [E], vol E, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 1-7.

Waycott, J., Gray, K., Clerehan, R., Hamilton, M., Richardson, J., Sheard, J., Thompson, C., 2010, Implications for academic integrity of using web 2.0 for teaching, learning and assessment in higher education, International Journal of Educational Integrity [E], vol 6, issue 2, University of South Australia, Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 8-18.

Ciciriello, S., Johnston, R., Osborne, R.H., Wicks, I., deKroo, T., Clerehan, R.A., Buchbinder, R., 2010, Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over the counter medications (Protocol), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 3, issue Art No. CD008416, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-14.

Gray, K., Thompson, C., Sheard, J.I., Clerehan, R.A., Hamilton, M., 2010, Students as Web 2.0 authors: Implications for assessment design and conduct, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology [E], vol 26, issue 1, Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), Australia, pp. 105-122.

Clerehan, R.A., Hirsh, D., Buchbinder, R., 2009, Medication information leaflets for patients: The further validation of an analytic linguistic framework, Communication and Medicine [P], vol 6, issue 2, Equinox Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 117-127.

Hirsh, D., Clerehan, R.A., Staples, M., Osborne, R.H., Buchbinder, R., 2009, Patient assessment of medication information leaflets and validation of the Evaluative Linguistic Framework (ELF), Patient Education and Counseling [P], vol 77, issue 2, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Elsevier, pp. 248-254.

Barber, M.N., Staples, M., Osborne, R.H., Clerehan, R.A., Elder, C., Buchbinder, R., 2009, Up to a quarter of the Australian population may have suboptimal health literacy depending upon the measurement tool: Results from a population-based survey, Health Promotion International [P], vol 24, issue 3, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 252-261.

Gray, K., Thompson, C., Clerehan, R.A., Sheard, J.I., Hamilton, M., 2008, Web 2.0 authorship: Issues of referencing and citation for academic integrity, The Internet and Higher Education, vol 11, issue 2, Pergamon (Elsevier), United Kingdom, pp. 112-118.

Clerehan, R.A., 2007, Designs for supporting international education: identities of participation, International Journal of Learning, vol 13, issue 9, Common Ground, Australia, pp. 187-193.

Clerehan, R.A., 2007, Language staff lose academic ranking: what's new managerialism got to do with it?, Journal of Academic Language & Learning, vol 1, issue 1, Association for Academic Language and Learning, Australia, pp. 68-77.

Clerehan, R.A., 2006, Framing writing support online for an international student population, Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, vol 1, issue 3, World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, Singapore, pp. 195-219.

Clerehan, R.A., Buchbinder, R., 2006, Toward a more valid account of functional text quality: The case of the patient information leaflet, Text & Talk, vol 26, issue 1, Mouton de Gruyter, Germany, pp. 39-68.

Johnson, A.G., Clerehan, R.A., 2005, A Rheme of One's Own: How 'Original' do we Expect Students to be?, Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice (JUTLP), vol 2, issue 3a, CEDIR University of Wollongong, NSW Australia, pp. 37-47.

Clerehan, R.A., Buchbinder, R., Moodie, J.L., 2005, A linguistic framework for assessing the quality of written patient information: Its use in assessing methotrexate information for rheumatoid arthritis, Health Education Research, vol 20, issue 3, Oxford University Press, Oxford UK, pp. 334-344.

Chanock, K., Clerehan, R.A., Moore, T.J., Prince, A., 2004, Shaping university teaching towards measurement for accountability: problems of the Graduate Skills Assessment test, Australian Universities Review, vol 47, issue 1, NTEU, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 22-29.

Clerehan, R.A., Chanock, K., Moore, T.J., Prince, A., 2003, A testing issue: key skills assessment in Australia, Teaching in Higher Education, vol 8, issue 2, Carfax Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 279-284.

Clerehan, R.A., Kett, G., Gedge, R.B., Tuovinen, J.E., 2003, Encouraging IT students to get serious about assignment writing: evaluation of a Web-based initiative, The Internet and Higher Education, vol 6, issue 4, Pergamon, UK, pp. 327-346.

Clerehan, R.A., Turnbull, J., Moore, T.J., Brown, A.J., Tuovinen, J.E., 2003, Transforming learning support: an online resource centre for a diverse student population, Educational Media International, vol 40, issue 1/2, Routledge, UK, pp. 15-31.

Clerehan, R.A., 2003, Transition to tertiary education in the arts and humanities: some academic initiatives from Australia, Arts & Humanities in Higher Education, vol 2, issue 1, Paul Chapman Publishing, UK, pp. 72-89.

Clerehan, R., Crosling, G.M., 1998, Minds Meeting, New Ways in English for Specific Purposes, vol new ways in tesol series ii, TESOL Inc., Alexandria VA USA, pp. 239-241.

Conference Proceedings

Waycott, J., Thompson, C., Clerehan, R., Hamilton, M., Gray, K., Sheard, J.I., Richardson, J., 2010, Transforming assessment in higher education: A participatory approach to the development of a good practice framework for assessing studentn learning through social web technologies, Proceedings ascilite 2010 Sydney, 5 - 8 December 2010, Australasian Society for computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite), Sydney, pp. 1040-1050.

Clerehan, R.A., Walker, I.M., 2004, Student perception of preparedness for first-year university assignment writing: the discipline of marketing, Language and Academic Skills in Higher Education, 24 November 2003 to 25 November 2003, Student Learning Centre, Flinders University, Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 79-87.

Clerehan, R.A., Walker, I.M., 2004, Student perceptions of preparedness for first-year university assignment writing: the discipline of marketing, Language and Academic Skills in Higher Education: Proceedings of the 2003 Biannual Conference, 24 November 2003 to 25 November 2003, Student Learning Centre, Flinders University, Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 79-88.

Clerehan, R.A., Kett, G., Gedge, R.B., 2003, Web-based tools and instruction for developing IT students' written communication skills, The Proceedings of the Exploring Educational Technologies - from Strategy to Implementation, 16 July 2003 to 17 July 2003, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 5-12.

Kett, G., Clerehan, R., Gedge, R., 2001, An online writing support initiative for first-year information technology students, Meetings the Crossroads: Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 09 December 2001 to 12 December 2001, Biomedical Multimedia Unit, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 345-353.

Clerehan, R., Moore, T., Vance, S., 2001, Collaborating in the transition to tertiary writing, Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), 09/12/01 to 12/12/01, Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 125-132.

Moore, T., Clerehan, R., 2000, Language and Learning in 'The Late Age of Print': Situating a Web-Based Essay Writing Project, Language & Learning: The Learning Dimensions of Our Work, Monash University Victoria, 25-26 November 1999, Monash University, Churchill Vic Australia, pp. 121-135.

Moore, T., Clerehan, R., Crosling, G.M., Price, S., Searcy, H., Turnbull, J., Vance, S., 2000, Transition and Text: A Progress Report of Web-Based Writing Resource Project, Creating Futures for a New Millennium, Brisbane QLD, 5-7 July 2000, Queensland University of Technology (QUT ), Brisbane Qld Australia, p. CD ROM.

Clerehan, R., 1999, Instructional, iconic, informational: the language choices we make in designing web-based learning environments, Proceedings, International Conference on Teaching Online in Higher Education, Fort Wayne IN USA, 8-9 Novemner 1999, Purdue University, http://as1.ipfw.edu/99tohe/presenters.htm, pp. 1-4.

Clerehan, R., Turnbull, J., Vance, S., Brown, A.J., Moore, T., 1999, Language and learning online: web-based delivery of core communication skills and language support, Cornerstones: What do we value in higher education? Proceedings of the Higher Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Conference, Melbourne Vic, 12-15 July 1999, HERDSA, http://www.herdsa.org.au/vic/cornerstones/, pp. 1-21.

Clerehan, R., Moodie, J., 1997, A Systematic Approach to the Teaching of Writing for Supervisors of International Students: Perspectives from Genre Theory, Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Advancing International Perspectives, Adelaide South Australia, 8-11 July 1997, Flinders Press, SA Australia, pp. 73-89.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Needs of families and their involvement in the car process for intensive care patients in Saudi Arabia: mixed method study.

Supervisors:

Plummer, V (Main), Clerehan, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Palliative care for homeless and disadvantaged persons.

Supervisors:

O''Connor, M (Main), Clerehan, R (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Alhetheli, F.

Program of Study:

The perceptions and experiences of nursing in Saudi Arabia. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Lyneham, J (Main), Clerehan, R (Associate).