Dr Angelo D'Amore - Researcher Profile

Biography

Dr Angelo D'Amore is a Senior Lecturer and Education Leader in the School of Rural Health within the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University. Angelo's role is to oversee educational activities at Monash University Department of Rural and Indigenous Health (MUDRIH) and is the Postgraduate/HDR co-ordinator for the School of Rural Health. Angelo alternates his time between the Moe (MUDRIH) and Bairnsdale (East Gippsland Regional Clinical School) sites of the School of Rural Health. His main research areas include educational and pedagogical research, and research and evaluation of community-based programs. Prior to moving to Monash University in late 2009, he was a Lecturer in the School of Arts and Sciences at Australian Catholic University for two and a half years.

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Research & Supervision Interests

Cardiovascular; Continuing Education; Education and Pedagogy; Health Promotion; Learning Styles; Primary Health Care; Program Evaluation; Rural Education; Rural Health; Rural Health Workforce Shortage

Keywords

Anatomy, Angiotensin II, Cardiovascular, Community based health prevention programs, Diabetes, Distance Learning, E-learning, Education, Education research, Educational Evaluation/Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational technology, Epidemiology, Health Services Delivery, Health promotion, Health-related education, Higher education, Histology, Indigenous Australians - health, Learning styles, Medical Education, Mental health, Nursing Education, Program evaluation, Research methods, Rural Education, Rural health, Shortage of rural doctors, Surveys & Survey Research, Vascular Biology, angiotensin-ii, autophagy, hypertrophic-heart-rate, hypertrophy, neonate, cardiac fibrosis; diabetes type 1; heart; hypertension; shr; wky, engagement; community; rural; clinical schools;, learning preferences; vark; first year university students; nursing education , medical placements; rural clinical schools (rcs) program; rural clinical training and support (rct, tertiary education, midwifery students, nursing students, kolb learning style inventory

Qualifications

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH PROMOTION

Institution: Curtin University of Technology, Western Aus

Year awarded: 2008

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2007

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2002

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2000

Publications

Journal Articles

D'Amore, A., James, S., Mitchell, E.K.L., 2012, Learning styles of first-year undergraduate nursing and midwifery students: a cross-sectional survey utilising the Kolb Learning Style Inventory, Nurse Education Today [P], vol 32, issue 5, Churchill Livingstone, Kidlington, ox5 1gb United Kingdom, pp. 506-515.

Walters, L., Stagg, P., Conradie, H., Halsey, J., Campbell, D., D'Amore, A., Greenhill, J., 2011, Community engagement by two Australian rural clinical schools, Australasian Journal of University Community Engagement [E], vol 6, issue 2, Australian Universities Community Engagement Alliance, NSW, Australia, pp. 37-56.

D'Amore, A., Mitchell, E., Robinson, C., Chesters, J., 2011, Compulsory medical rural placements: Senior student opinions of early-year experiential learning, Australian Journal of Rural Health [P], vol 19, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 259-266.

James, S., D'Amore, A., Thomas, T., 2011, Learning preferences of first year nursing and midwifery students: Utilising VARK, Nurse Education Today [P], vol 31, issue 4, Churchill Livingstone, United Kingdom, pp. 417-423.

Black, M.J., D'Amore, A., Auden, A., Stamp, L., Osicka, T., Panagiotopoulos, S., Jerums, G., 2010, Chronic type 1 diabetes in spontaneously hypertensive rats leads to exacerbated cardiac fibrosis, Cardiovascular Pathology [P], vol 19, issue 6, Elsevier Inc., USA, pp. 361-370.

Porrello, E.R., D'Amore, A., Curl, C.L., Allen, A.M., Harrap, S.B., Thomas, W.G., Delbridge, L.M.D., 2009, Angiotensin II type 2 receptor antagonizes angiotensin II type 1 receptor-mediated cardiomyocyte autophagy, Hypertension [P], vol 53, issue 6, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 1032-1040.

D'Amore, A., Black, M.J., Thomas, W.G., 2005, The angiotensin II type 2 receptor causes constitutive growth of cardiomyocytes and does not antagonize angiotensin II type 1 receptor-mediated hypertrophy, Hypertension, vol 46, issue 6, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 1347-1354.

Activities

Community engagement

From: 01/12/2009
Monash University Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Science
Scientist in Schools

Departmental committees

From: 01/01/2011
Monash University Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Science
Monash University Department of Rural and Indigenous Health Executive Committee

From: 01/01/2011
Monash University Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Science
Monash university Department of Rural and Indigenous Health Education Committee (MEC)

From: 06/02/2012
Monash University Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Science
School of Rural Health Gippsland Health Education Group (GHEG)

From: 06/02/2012
Monash University Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Science
School of Rural Health HDR Committee

From: 06/02/2012
Monash University Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Science
School of Rural Health North West Education Group (NWEG)

From: 14/05/2012
Monash University Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Science
School of Rural Health Research Committee

Faculty academic committee

From: 03/01/0011 To: 30/11/0012
Monash University Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Science
Faculty Research Committee (FRC)

From: 03/01/0011 To: 30/11/2012
Monash University Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Science
Faculty ECR Steering Committee

From: 06/02/0012
Monash University Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Science
Faculty Education Committee (FEC)

From: 06/02/2012
Monash University Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Science
Faculty Research Degrees Committee (RDC)

Grants

Title:

Common mental disorders in Koori men: facilitating case finding and continuity of care.

Investigators:

Isaacs, A, D'Amore, A, Gruis, H, Lampitt, B, Maybery, D

Funding:

(2010 - 2014). Beyond Blue: the national depression initiative.

Title:

Gippsland Welcoming & Inclusive Clubs Program.

Investigators:

Mitchell, E, D'Amore, A

Funding:

(2011 - 2015). Department of Health (Victoria).

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Completed Supervision

Student:

Sutton, K.

Program of Study:

. 2011.

Supervisors:

D''Amore, A (Main), Khalil, H (Associate).

Student:

Todd, A.

Program of Study:

The safety of chiropractic care for infants and young children in Rural communities.. 2012.

Supervisors:

D''Amore, A (Main), Robinson, A (Associate).