Lorna is an experienced leader, academic, educator, facilitator, and qualitative researcher.

She has made a significant contribution to the health and education sectors for the last 30 years, with a specific interest in how we design and develop curricula, to support the emotional aspects of learning and caring in theory and practice. She also has corporate, community, not-for-profit, and local government leadership experience working in aged care, disability, and disability and sexuality.

Lorna commenced as the Professional and Leader (PAL) Domain Lead, Curtin School of Medicine in February 2025. Her emphasis is on using education, and research, as mechanisms to enhance care for the vulnerable, including medical students, their supervising clinicians, and future patients.

Lorna completed her Ph.D. in medical education with the University of Queensland, School of Medicine. She is an international award winning, qualitative researcher who uses stories as the basis of her research. Her area of interest is the stories we tell ourselves, and how they shape our lives. She is a regular presenter at state, national, and international fora, has a range of publications in peer-reviewed international journals, and mentors and supervises students and peers undertaking research and innovation in health professional education.

Lorna is a Fellow of the Australian New Zealand Association of Health Professional Education (ANZAHPE) She has been actively engaged in this, valuable and welcoming, community of practice for over 20 years.