Professor Nalini Pather
BMedSci (Hons), MMedSci (cum laude), GCULT, PhD
Professor Nalini Pather is the Associate Dean Education, Innovation at Medicine & Health, UNSW. She focuses on curriculum design, enhancing the student experience, and SoTL. She is the co-founder of the Health Universities Initiative, which frames a whole-of-university approach to student success and wellbeing. Nalini’s research focusses on medical imaging, hybrid/digital education, and inclusive education. She has more than 25 years’ experience in educational innovation and design in medicine and health programs in several countries. She has several awards (Faculty, Vice-Chancellor, Australian Award for University Teaching) for her contributions to higher education. Nalini is the Chair of the International Program for Anatomical Education (FIPAE) of the IFAA, and an Associate Editor of Anatomical Sciences Education (Impact Factor, 5.9). Nalini is a Fellow of ANZAHPE and the UNSW Scientia Education Academy.
Nalini’s research focusses on medical imaging and radiomics for diagnostic systems, blended/hybrid program and curriculum design, immersive technologies such AR/VR and 3D printing, and inclusive education. Her PhD (2009) in the cell biology of wound healing and management, built on her Masters in Clinical Anatomy and Imaging. Her broad and deep expertise and understanding of medicine and health, equips Nalini to interrogate advances in medical technologies, enable translation to practice, and advocacy. Nalini is currently supervising five HDR students.
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
2016 Carnegie/Wits Diaspora Fellowship
2016 UNSW Strategic Educational Development Grant
2015 Health Workforce Australia Grant
2015 UNSW Strategic Educational Development Grant
2014 UNSW Strategic Educational Development Grant
2014 BEST Network Partner Grant
2011 Ramaciotti Establishment Grant
2008-2010 National Research Foundation (South Africa)
2016 Australian Office of Learning and Teaching Citation
2016 Wits Diaspora Fellowship: Blended Learning Integration
2015 UNSW Vice Chancellor’s Award: Teaching Excellence
2015 UNSW Medicine Faculty Teaching Award: Teaching Excellence
2015 UNSW SoMS Teaching Award: Teaching Excellence
2015 UNSW Medicine Faculty Teaching Award: Innovation in Learning & Teaching
2013 UNSW SoMS Teaching Award: New Lecturer
2012 Wits Medicine Faculty Research Award: New Researcher
Invited Academic Talks:
UNSW:
- UNSW Scientia Education Lecture, November 2020
- UNSW Learning and Teaching Connections Seminar, Invited Seminar: 2012, 2015, 2016
- UNSW Learning and Teaching Forum, Invited Speaker: 2013, 2014, 2015. 2016, 2018
- UNSW Medicine TELT, Invited Speaker: 2013, 2015
Australia and New Zealand:
- BEST Network Summit, Invited Speaker: University of Sydney, 2015
- Australian Catholic University Health Innovation Symposium, Invited Speaker: Sydney, 2012
- ANZ Association of Clinical Anatomists, Invited Speaker: Sydney, 2012
- ANZ Association of Clinical Anatomists, Invited Speaker: University of Queensland, 2013
- BEST Network Launch, Invited Speaker: University of Melbourne, 2013
- Macquarie University Teaching Forum: May 2014
International:
- 2020 Virtual IFAA Anatomy Symposium 'World Anatomy Day'
- 2014 International Federation of Anatomical Associations (IFAA) Congress, Invited Symposia Speaker: China, 2014
- Wits Learning and Teaching Forum, Keynote Speaker: South Africa, 2015
- BEST Webinar, Invited Speaker: International Webinar, 2015
- Meeting of the International Federation of Anatomical Associations (IFAA), Invited Symposia Speaker: South Africa, 2009
My Research Supervision
Current PhDs
- Standards for anatomical education in health professional programs
- Paediatric anatomy in health practice
- 3D printing and immersive reality for surgical planning