Professor Lesleyanne Hawthorne
PhD MA BA (Hons) DipEd GradDipMigrantStud
Position:
Associate Dean, International
Professor - International Health Workforce (NIGH)
Profile
As Associate Dean International in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Professor Hawthorne plays a central role in strategising and implementing international initiatives, and developing international student flows. In the period of her appointment, the university has rapidly expanded its international operations, placing an increasing focus on regional capacity building, and spanning South East Asia, East Asia, North America, Africa, Europe and the Middle East initiatives.
Professor Hawthorne’s work as Associate Dean International is informed by 20 years research on global health workforce demand, foreign credential recognition, skilled migration, and international student flows. Most recently her research has included commissioned studies for the Australian, Canadian and New Zealand governments, UNESCO, the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (Asia Pacific Rim Universities), and the Migration Policy Institute (US). In 2006 Professor Hawthorne was appointed to an Expert Panel of Three by Federal Cabinet to conduct the most detailed review of Australia’s skilled migration program in 20 years. This was followed by completion of the major Australian studies to date on international student flows, skilled migration and employment outcomes (2006-10).
Professor Hawthorne is Chair of the University of Melbourne Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance Committee. Within this context she is responsible for a wide range of university-wide quality assurance processes, including discipline-specific and whole of university reviews.
Professor Hawthorne was previously Research Manager of Australia’s Bureau of Immigration, Multicultural and Population Research.
Select Publications:
2010- Demography, Migration and Demand for International Students - L Hawthorne
- How Valuable is "Two Step Migration"? Labour Market Outcomes for International Student Migrants to Australia - L Hawthorne
2009
- The Growing Global Demand for Students as Skilled Migrants - L Hawthorne
- The Impact of English language proficiency & workplace readiness on the employment outcomes of tertiary interntional students - Executive Summary (extract from full report) - S Arkoudis, L Hawthorne, C Baik, G Hawthorne, K O'Loughlin, D Leach, E Bexley (for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Australia)
2008
- Framing Collaborative Behaviours: Listening and Speaking in Problem-based Learning - L Remedios, D Clarke, L Hawthorne
- UNESCO Global Comparison Study - Migration and Education Quality Assurance and Mutual Recognition of Qualifications - Country Report: Australia - L Hawthorne
- UNESCO Global Comparison Study - Migration and Education: Quality Assurance and Mutual Recognition of Qualifications – Summary of Expert Group Meeting (Nine Country Audit - L Hawthorne
- IRPP Choices - The Impact of Economic Selection Policy on Labour Market Outcomes for Degree-Qualified Migrants in Canada and Australia - L Hawthorne
- The silent participant in small group collaborative learning contexts - L Remedios, D Clarke, L Hawthorne
2007
- Outcomes - Language, Employment and Further Study - "A Discussion Paper" - L Hawthorne
- Foreign Credential Recognition and Assessment An Introduction - L Hawthorne
- Labour Market Outcomes for Migrant Professionals – Canada and Australia Compared Final Report - L Hawthorne (for Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada and Statistics Canada)
- Strategies for Facilitating the Participation of Asian (and other) Students in Problem-based Learning - L Remedios, D Clarke, L Hawthorne
- Executive Summary - The Registration and Training Status of Overseas Trained Doctors in Australia - L Hawthorne, G Hawthorne, B Crotty (for the Department of Health and Ageing, Australia)
- Final Report - The Registration and Training Status of Overseas Trained Doctors in Australia - L Hawthorne, G Hawthorne, B Crotty (for the Department of Health and Ageing, Australia)
2006
- Evaluation of the General Skill Migration Categories -B Birrell, L Hawthorne, S Richardson (for the Commonwealth of Australia)
- Labour Market Outcomes for Migrant Professionals: Canada and Australia Compared Executive Summary - L Hawthorne (for Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada and Statistics Canada)
2005
- Communication Skills and Undergraduate Psychiatry: A Description of an Innovative Approach to Prepare Australian Medical Students for Their Clinical Psychiatry Attachment - J Couper, L Hawthorne, G Hawthorne, E Tan, A Roberts
- "Picking Winners": The Recent Transformation of Australia's Skilled Migration Policy - L Hawthorne
2004
- A case study in the globalization of medical education: assisting overseas-born students at the University of Melbourne - L Hawthorne, H Minas, B Singh
- Evaluation of the Fifth Health Fellowship Program - Central Java Provincial Heath Office & Australian International Health Institute - Final Report - L Hawthorne, I Riwanto
- Medicare Plus and Overseas-Trained Medical Doctors - B Birrell, L Hawthorne
- The Political Economy of Immigrant Selection and Settlement Policies in Australia - L Hawthorne
2003
- The Outlook for Surgical Services in Australasia - B Birrell, L Hawthorne, V Rapson (for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons)
- The Retention of Overseas Trained Doctors in General Practice in Regional Victoria Executive Summary - L Hawthorne, B Birrell, D Young (for Rural Workforce Agency, Victoria)
- The Retention of Overseas Trained Doctors in General Practice in Regional Victoria Full Report - L Hawthorne, B Birrell, D Young (for Rural Workforce Agency, Victoria)
- Victoria's Dependence on Overseas Trained Doctors in Psychiatry - D Barton, L Hawthorne, B Singh, J Little
2002
- Doctor shortages and their impact on the quality of medical care in Australia - L Hawthorne, B Birrell
- Qualifications Recognition Reform for Skilled Migrants in Australia: Applying Competency-based Assessment to Overseas-qualified Nurses - L Hawthorne
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
- English language testing and immigration policy - L Hawthorne
- The political dimension of English language testing in Australia - L Hawthorne
- The Question of Discrimination: Skilled Migrants' Access to Australian Employment - L Hawthorne
1996
- Asian Student Migration to Australia - J Shu, L Hawthorne
- Reversing past stereotypes: Skilled NESB women in Australia - L Hawthorne
- The Distinctiveness of Australian Cross-cultural Training - L Hawthorne, S Zelinka
- The Impact of Language Testing on the Registration of Immigrant Doctors - L Hawthorne, J Toth
- The Politicisation of English: The Case of the step Test and the Chinese Students - L Hawthorne
1995
- Asian Female Students in Australia: Temporary Movements and Student Migration - J Shu, L Hawthorne
- The Politicisation of English Part 2: The access Test and the Skilled Migration Program - L Hawthorne
1994
- Labour Market Barriers for Immigrant Engineers in Australia - L Hawthorne (for the Commonwealth of Australia)
- The Politicisation of English: The Evolution of Language Testing - L Hawthorne
1988
- Book - Making It in Australia (L Hawthorne, Edward Arnold, 288pp)
1982
- Book - Refugee: The Vietnamese Experience (L Hawthorne ed., Oxford University Press, 330pp)
Contact:
Office of the Associate Dean International
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
The University of Melbourne
Level 3, 766 Elizabeth Street
Victoria 3010 Australia
tel: +61 3 8344 9133
fax: +61 3 9348 1850
email: l.hawthorne@unimelb.edu.au