ACU Researcher

Mark Browning

Lecturer, Nursing
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
Faculty of Health Sciences

Areas of expertise: nursing education; technology in education; mixed-methods methodology

Email: [email protected]

Location: ACU Brisbane Campus

HDR Supervisor accreditation status: HDR Co-Supervisor

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0746-2868

Mark has a keen interest in research that involves the education of nursing students and lecturers, particularly in eLearning and technology. Mark’s innovations in this area create value added outcomes for students, such as: Audio-visual marking trial in which the students’ assignments were assessed using a recorded screen capture and uploaded to their feedback files; Creating a synchronous online tutorial that utilised teams and office 365 to create a “live” shared document in which all students in the tutorial contributed; developing a two-phase exam for nursing pathophysiology unit.

Mark completed my PhD in 2023, is currently supervising a master’s student, and is currently involved in research projects with a focus on: Diversity in AI generated AI patient scenarios and deescalation training for paramedic students. Mark has published in Q1 journals and presented at international conferences.

Mark currently peer reviews for Nurse Education Today, Nurse Education in Practice and BMC Medical Education. He is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow for Federation University.

Select publications and conference proceedings 

• Browning, M., Cooper, S., & McKenna, L. Nurse academics' attitudes towards technology: A mixed methods study. Nurse Education Today, 145, 106490. 2025

• Browning, M., Ng, J. & McKenna, L. Digital health advocacy role of health professionals In Davis, J., & McKenna, L. (Eds.). Digital Health for Nursing and Midwifery in Australia. La Trobe eBureau. https://latrobe.studium.pub/digital-health-australia/,. 2025

• M Browning, B Banik, S Bourke, A Abdelkader, L Anish and M Muduwa, The impact of COVID 19 restrictions on Australian nurse academics attitudes to technology: A survey of Technology Readiness Index 2.0, , Nurse Education in Practice 71, 2023

• M Browning, S Cooper, L McKenna, Are Australian nurse educators technology ready? Exploring Australian nursing academics attitudes to technology in teaching, Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators, ANZAHPE 2021 Conference, July, 2021

• M Browning, S Cooper, R Cant, L Sparkes, F Bogossian, B Williams, P O'Meara, L Ross, G Munro and B Black, The use and limits of eye-tracking in high-fidelity clinical scenarios: A pilot study, International Emergency Nursing 25, 43-47, 2016

• M Browning and L Pront, Supporting nursing student supervision: An assessment of an innovative approach to supervisor support, Nurse Education Today, 35 (6), 740-745, 2015

• P O'Meara, G Munro, B Williams, S Cooper, F Bogossian, L Ross, L Sparkes, M Browning and M McClounan, Developing situation awareness amongst nursing and paramedicine students utilizing eye tracking technology and video debriefing techniques: A proof of concept paper, International Emergency Nursing 23 (2), 94-99, 2015

• S Cooper, R Cant, M Browning and E Robinson, Preparing nursing students for the future: Development and implementation of an Australian Bachelor of Nursing programme with a community health focus, Contemporary Nurse 49 (1), 68-74, 2014

Awards

• 2025 Learning and Teaching Award (Federation University)