Louise Ainscough

As a teaching-focused academic, Louise Ainscough is passionate about education research, and how it can be applied to encourage the development of her students as learners, citizens and healthcare professionals. She teaches physiology and histology to a range of healthcare professional students, including occupational therapy, pharmacy, dentistry, physiotherapy, speech pathology, health science and medicine. Louise draws on her expertise in the scholarship of teaching and learning to develop curricula and assessment that is both evidence-based and rigorously evaluated. She has received funding through both UQ New Staff and Early Career research grants for projects in self-regulated learning and the related field of self-efficacy. She is also actively involved in supervising undergraduate research and Honours students, including mentoring these students in educational research methodologies and academic writing. Louise takes immense pleasure in guiding students in their development as learners, both on an individual basis and in large undergraduate classes. Louise is renowned for making learning fun. She takes the fear out of learning science, and encourages students to find their own voice as learners and future healthcare professionals. Self-regulated learning; Developing biology self efficacy; Authentic assessment

[2026] Assuring quality learning in a gen AI-integrated future: The role of adaptive capabilities [2025] Transition pedagogy in the age of AI: the role of self-regulated learning [2025] Navigating the second year slump: mindsets and learning strategies of biomedical science students [2025] Mindset matters: exploring the link between mindsets, learning intentions, and performance in biomedical science students [2024] Investigating how biomedical science students manage the emotional affect of feedback in autonomous learning environments. [2024] Students' approaches to developing scientific communication skills [2024] Developing professional identity of biomedical science students