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Biography
With a background as an anatomist, Dr Webb is committed to enhancing medical education through the creation of effective dynamic teaching and learning environments that exploit the affordances of technologies.
Dr Webb has more than 20 years experience teaching anatomy into undergraduate & postgraduate medicine, allied health & science programs in Australia & the United Kingdom. She has extensive proficiencies in leading the development & implementation of new curricula & resources. She is an innovative educator & educational researcher who takes measured risks in trialling the effectiveness of novel teaching & learning approaches such as virtual reality, virtual dissection using touchscreen technology, adaptive learning, virtual patients & eBooks. In her current role, she leads technology enhanced learning & teaching in the Medical School. Dr Webb’s educational practice has been recognised with multiple awards, including Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, a national Australian Award for University Teaching and ANU Distinguished Educator.
Dr Webb was an elected Council member of the Australian & New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists (ANZACA) 2013-2019 during which time she served on the Executive Council as Secretary (2015-2019) and Editor of the Newsletter (2016-2019). In 2016, she organised and hosted the ANZACA conference ‘Artful Anatomy’ at the ANU Medical School. Currently, Dr Webb is a member of the Assocation for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) TEL Committee.
Awards:
2020 ANU Vice-Chancellor's: Award for Teaching Excellence
2018 ANU Distinguished Educator
2016 Australian Awards for University Teaching: Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
2016 ANU Vice-Chancellor's: Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
2015 ANU College of Science: Award for Teaching Excellence
ANU Medical School Excellence in Medical Education Awards
2015 Best Faculty Teacher Phase 1
2016 Award for Excellence in Innovation
Qualifications
BSc, MChiro, PhD
Research Interests
Dr Webb leads a multidisciplinary program of clinical anatomy & anatomical education research.
- Anatomy and Medical Imaging
- Technology Enhanced Learning and Teaching
- Medical/Anatomy Education
- Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability
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Research output
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Visualizing the Human Body Using an Artistic Approach
Crossing, E., Smyth, L., Valter, K. & Webb, A., 2023, Biomedical Visualisation: The Art, Philosphy and Science of Observation and Imaging. Springer Cham, Vol. 13. p. 129-148 20 p. (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology; vol. 1392).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Shape modelling of the oropharynx distinguishes associations with body morphology but not whiplash-associated disorder
Webb, A. L., Lynch, J. T., Pickering, M. R. & Perriman, D. M., 27 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Anatomy. 242, 3, p. 535-543 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The question of dissection in medical training: Not just “if,” but “when”? A student perspective
Webb, A. L., Smyth, L., Hafiz, M. & Valter, K., 1 Mar 2022, In: Anatomical Sciences Education. 15, 2, p. 281-290 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining the Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Success of an Embodied Learning Activity in the Study of Hand Anatomy for Clinical Application
Smyth, L., Carter, J., Valter, K. & Webb, A. L., 1 Mar 2021, In: Anatomical Sciences Education. 14, 2, p. 201-209 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Two-stage U-Net++ for Medical Image Segmentation
Suman, A. A., Sarda, S., Asikuzzaman, M., Webb, A. L., Diana, M. P., Tahtali, M., Di Ieva, A. & Pickering, M. R., 2021, DICTA 2021 - 2021 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications. Zhou, J., Salvado, O., Sohel, F., Borges, P. V. K. & Wang, S. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (DICTA 2021 - 2021 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)