Dr Lee Adam

2026

Journal - Research Article

Olson, H., Adam, L., Carrington, S. D., Malmqvist, S., Christidis, N., Clarke, F., … Tawse-Smith, A. (2026). Interactive e-learning lessons in patient-centred interview: An international multi-centred collaboration project piloted among dental and oral health students at the University of Otago, New Zealand. IIUM Journal of Orofacial & Health Sciences, 7(1), 54-61. doi: 10.31436/ijohs.v7i1.443

2025

Journal - Research Article

Loh, M., Al Naasan, Z., & Adam, L. A. (2025). Patients experiences with tooth loss and replacement with single-tooth implants: Qualitative study. New Zealand Dental Journal, 121(3), 113-124.

Stojanov, A., Hannawa, A., & Adam, L. (2025). Communication following the SACCIA framework may weaken the relationship between the dark triad and academic misconduct. Communication Reports, 38(1), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/08934215.2024.2424535

Stojanov, A., Hannawa, A., & Adam, L. (2025). SACCIA communication, attitudes towards cheating and academic misconduct. Journal of Academic Ethics, 23, 195-212. doi: 10.1007/s10805-024-09541-8

Journal - Research Other

Kataoka, M., Adam, L. A., Ball, L. E., Crowley, J., & McLean, R. M. (2025). Nutrition education and practice in university dental and oral health programmes and curricula: A scoping review. European Journal of Dental Education, 29, 64-83. doi: 10.1111/eje.13045

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kataoka, M., Adam, L., Ball, L., & McLean, R. (2025). Nutrition education in oral health curriculum in New Zealand: A qualitative study. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference: Horizons: Embrace the Future. 264. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org

2024

Chapter in Book - Research

Adam, L. (2024). Framing students’ perspectives on academic integrity. In S. E. Eaton (Ed.), Second handbook of academic integrity. (pp. 503-521). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-54144-5_187

Journal - Research Article

Stephens, J. M., Absolum, K., Adam, L. A., Blickem, C. J., Gilliver‑Brown, K. E., Hart, D. E., … Ulrich, N. (2024). Academic misconduct among undergraduates across Aotearoa: Insights and implications for policy and practice. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 59, 321-338. doi: 10.1007/s40841-024-00315-9

Xue, C., Al-Jassasi, N., Thomson, W. M., Adam, L., & Smith, M. B. (2024). Oral self-care among dependent older New Zealanders. Gerodontology, 41, 9-16. doi: 10.1111/ger.12676

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Feng, K., Wass, R., & Adam, L. (2024). Exploring the relationship between academic motivation and first-year experiences of international students. Proceedings of the Higher Education Research & Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Annual Conference. 151. Retrieved from https://conference.herdsa.org.au/2025

2023

Journal - Research Article

Veerasamy, A., Adam, L., Loch, C., Gray, A. R., Lyons, K., & Brunton, P. (2023). Experiences and perceptions of New Zealand oral health students' rapid move to online learning. New Zealand Dental Journal, 119(3), 123-132.

Church, M., Adam, L. A., & Thomson, W. M. (2023). New Zealand private practice dentists' views of oral health injustice: A qualitative investigation. New Zealand Dental Journal, 119(1), 27-36.

Zhao, R., Wang, T., Yang, R., Adam, L. A., Zaharic, T., Loch, C., Tompkins, G. R., & Cooper, P. R. (2023). Enhancing the student learning experience: Co-teaching biochemistry and clinical sciences within the dental curriculum. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Education, 51, 146-154. doi: 10.1002/bmb.21701

Sim, M. Y., Tan, L. F., Adam, L., & Loch, C. (2023). No one is born with it: Australasian dental students’ perceptions of learning manual dexterity. Journal of Dental Education, 87, 60-69. doi: 10.1002/jdd.13101

Adam, L. A., Georgy, M. A. S., Konthasingha, P., Meldrum, A. M., Oranje, J. M., & Sejpal, R. M. (2023). Comparison of self-perceived competence of recent dental graduates from the Universities of Otago and Dalhousie. European Journal of Dental Education, 27, 101-109. doi: 10.1111/eje.12781

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Stephens, J. M., Adam, L. A., & Ulrich, N. (2023). Academic misconduct among undergraduates across Aotearoa: Prevalence and predictors of the problem. Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference. 1067. Retrieved from https://nzare.org.nz/

Olson, H., Carrington, S., Tawse-Smith, A., & Adam, L. (2023). A blended approach for learning pre-clinical skills within Te Kaupeka Pūniho - the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Otago. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Festival. 213. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org/

2022

Journal - Research Article

Carruthers, K. A., Adam, L. A., & Moffat, S. M. (2022). Dental and oral health therapists' perceptions of continuity of patient care. New Zealand Dental Journal, 118(3), 97-103.

Liaw, R. D. Y., Ling, D. C. T., Vuli, L. J., Loch, C., & Adam, L. A. (2022). “It's just inappropriate”: Harassment of dental students by patients. Journal of Dental Education, 86, 605-614. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12854

Paul, N. L., Adam, L. A., & Moffat, S. M. (2022). Dental students' perceptions of the long case. European Journal of Dental Education, 26, 446-452. doi: 10.1111/eje.12719

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Olson, H., Carrington, S., Tawse-Smith, A., & Adam, L. (2022). Students' experiences with using e-learning tools in early learning in dentistry. New Zealand Dental Journal, 118(4), (pp. 172). [Abstract]

Adam, L., Zhao, R., Wang, T., Yang, R., Zaharic, T., Loch, C., Tompkins, G., & Cooper, P. (2022). Linking theory to practice: Co-teaching biochemistry in dental education. New Zealand Dental Journal, 118(4), (pp. 172). [Abstract]

Tomiki, L., Meldrum, A., Adam, L., & Taylor, R. (2022). The effect of complementary feeding patterns on the oral health status of infants aged 7-10 months, New Zealand. New Zealand Dental Journal, 118(4), (pp. 171). [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Senthilkumar, A., Adam, L., Gray, A., Loch, C., Lyons, K., & Brunton, P. (2022, November). Experiences and perceptions of New Zealand dental students’ rapid move to online learning. Verbal presentation at the COVID-19’s Impact on Teaching and Learning at the University of Otago: Lessons Learned Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2021

Journal - Research Article

Holden, A. C. L., Adam, L., & Thomson, M. (2021). Private practice dentists' views of oral health injustice. Community Dental Health, 38, 268-274. doi: 10.1922/CDH_00009Holden07

Garde, S., Adam, L. A., & Tawse-Smith, A. (2021). Perceived stressors of undergraduate dental students at an Australasian dental school. IIUM Journal of Orofacial & Health Sciences, 2(2), 107-119. doi: 10.31436/ijohs.v2i2.99

Holden, A. C. L., Adam, L., & Thomson, W. M. (2021). Rationalisation and 'McDonaldisation' in dental care: Private dentists' experiences working in corporate dentistry. British Dental Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41415-021-3071-3

Boyd, D. H., Zhang, Y., Smith, L., Adam, L., Foster Page, L., & Thomson, W. M. (2021). Caregivers' understanding of informed consent in a randomized control trial. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 18, 141-150. doi: 10.1007/s11673-020-10085-w

Youhanna, K. M. Y., Adam, L., Monk, B. C., & Loch, C. (2021). Dentistry students' experiences, engagement and perception of biochemistry within the dental curriculum and beyond. European Journal of Dental Education, 25, 318-324. doi: 10.1111/eje.12607

2020

Journal - Research Article

Holden, A. C. L., Adam, L., & Thomson, W. M. (2020). Dentists' perspectives on commercial practices in private dentistry. JDR Clinical & Translational Research, 7(1), 29-40. doi: 10.1177/2380084420975700

Holden, A. C. L., Adam, L., & Thomson, W. M. (2020). Overtreatment as an ethical dilemma in Australian private dentistry: A qualitative exploration. Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, 49, 201-208. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12592

Holden, A. C. L., Adam, L., & Thomson, W. M. (2020). The relationship between professional and commercial obligations in dentistry: A scoping review. British Dental Journal, 228(2), 117-122. doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-1195-5

Adam, L. A., Oranje, J., Rich, A. M., & Meldrum, A. (2020). Advancing dental education: Feedback processes in the clinical learning environment. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 50(1), 144-157. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2019.1656650

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Liaw, R., Ling, D., Vuli, L., Loch, C., & Adam, L. (2020). Harassment of clinical dental students by patients. Journal of Dental Research, 99(A), 2268. [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Adam, L. (2020, September). Maintaining mana: Clinical teachers' strategies for effective feedback [Research presentation]. Verbal presentation at the Combined Faculty of Dentistry's Annual Clinical Excellence Day & Sir John Walsh Research Institute Research Day: Clinical & Research Excellence Spring Webinar Series, [Online].

2019

Journal - Research Article

Veerasamy, A., Loch, C., Adam, L., & Brunton, P. A. (2019). Graduate mobility: Where do dentistry graduates choose to practice? European Journal of Dental Education, 23, 424-430. doi: 10.1111/eje.12448

Olson, H., Beckett, D. M., Adam, L. A., Tawse-Smith, A., & Moffat, S. M. (2019). Self-perceived stressors of Bachelor of Oral Health students and implications for student support. Focus on Health Professional Education, 20(1), 36-49. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v20i1.313

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Adam, L., Meldrum, A., Vu, K., & Wu, J. (2019). Dental curricula implications of teachers' understandings of oral health. Journal of Dental Research, 98(A), 2692. Retrieved from https://iadr.abstractarchives.com

Ramasamy, A., Adam, L., Ting, G. S., Rich, A. M., & Senthilkumar, A. (2019). Special Needs Dentistry, how well do you know it? New Zealand Dental Journal, 115, (pp. 165). [Abstract]

Adam, L., Meldrum, A., Rich, A. M., & Oranje, J. (2019). It's a matter of time: Supporting effective feedback processes in the clinical learning environment. New Zealand Dental Journal, 115, (pp. 161). [Abstract]

2018

Journal - Research Article

Ebbeling, S., Adam, L., Meldrum, A., Rich, A., McLean, A., & Aitken, W. (2018). Oral health and dental students' perceptions of their clinical learning environment: A focus group study. Journal of Dental Education, 82(10), 1036-1042. doi: 10.21815/JDE.018.102

Veerasamy, A., Loch, C., Adam, L., Howe, B. J., & Brunton, P. A. (2018). Challenges in clinical teaching investigated: Towards sustainable staff recruitment and retention in dentistry. European Journal of Dental Education, 22(4), 234-242. doi: 10.1111/eje.12336

The, A. J. M., Adam, L., Meldrum, A., & Brunton, P. (2018). Dental students' and staff perceptions of the impact of learning environment disruption on their learning and teaching experiences. European Journal of Dental Education, 22(3), 151-159. doi: 10.1111/eje.12293

Smith, L., Adam, L., Moffat, S., Meldrum, A., & Ahmadi, R. (2018). How do educators in one New Zealand undergraduate Bachelor of Oral Health course teach and nurture professionalism? European Journal of Dental Education, 22(2), e212-e220. doi: 10.1111/eje.12274

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Chen, W. T., Chen, Y. E., Cheong, D., Adam, L., Tompkins, G., & Cannon, R. (2018). Comparing the microbiology syllabi between the world's top dental schools. Journal of Dental Research, 97(Spec. Iss. B), 1530. Retrieved from http://www.iadr.org

Smith, L., Adam, L., & Meldrum, A. (2018). The development of dental clinical educators' teaching practice. Proceedings of the Higher Education Development Centre (HEDC) Symposium: Celebrating Higher Education. (pp. 13). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/hedc

Senthilkumar, A., Adam, L., Loch, C., Howe, B. J., & Brunton, P. (2018). Challenges in clinical teaching investigated: Towards sustainable staff recruitment and retention in dentistry. New Zealand Dental Journal, 114(4), (pp. 185). [Abstract]

Adam, L., Meldrum, A., Vu, K., & Wu, J. (2018). Dental curricula implications of teachers' understanding of oral health. Journal of Dental Research, 97(Spec. Iss. B), 2692. Retrieved from http://www.iadr.org

Olson, H., Beckett, D., Moffat, S., Adam, L., & Tawse-Smith, A. (2018). Self-perceived stressors of Bachelor of Oral Health students and level of support in the oral health learning environment. Journal of Dental & Craniofacial Research, 3, (pp. 40). doi: 10.21767/2576-392X-C1-001

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Beckett, D., Adam, L., Moffatt, S., & Oranje, J. (2018, December). Assessing improvements in academic writing in first year Bachelor of Oral Health students. Verbal presentation at the College of Oral Health Academics (COHA) 17th Annual Meeting, Sydney, Australia.

2017

Journal - Research Article

Smith, L., Adam, L., Moffat, S., Meldrum, A., & Ahmadi, R. (2017). Undergraduate Bachelor of Oral Health student and educators' understandings of professionalism. New Zealand Dental Journal, 113(1), 4-10.

Adam, L., Anderson, V., & Spronken-Smith, R. (2017). ‘It’s not fair’: Policy discourses and students’ understandings of plagiarism in a New Zealand university. Higher Education, 74(1), 17-32. doi: 10.1007/s10734-016-0025-9

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Senthilkumar, A., Loch, C., Adam, L., & Brunton, P. (2017). Do they stay or do they go? Practice destinations of international dental students. Journal of Dental Research, 96(Spec. Iss. B). Retrieved from http://www.iadr.org

Adam, L., & Golding, C. (2017). An improvement approach: How can we use student evaluations to improve teaching? Proceedings of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Conference: Curriculum Transformation. Retrieved from http://herdsa2017.org

Smith, L., Ahmadi, R., Adam, L., Moffat, S., & Meldrum, A. (2017). Bachelor of Oral Health educators: Teaching and modelling professionalism. Proceedings of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Conference: Curriculum Transformation. Retrieved from http://herdsa2017.org

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Olson, H., Adam, L., Beckett, D., Moffat, S., & Tawse-Smith, A. (2017, July). Self-perceived stressors of BOH students at the University of Otago. Invited presentation at the New Zealand Dental Hygienist's Association (NZDHA) and the New Zealand Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association (NZDOHTA) Joint Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

2016

Journal - Research Article

Golding, C., & Adam, L. (2016). Evaluate to improve: Useful approaches to student evaluation. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 41(1), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/02602938.2014.976810

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Ahmadi, R., Smith, L., & Adam, L. (2016). Undergraduate oral health student and teachers’ understandings of professionalism. Proceedings of the Sir John Walsh Research Institute Research Symposium. (pp. 20). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/sjwri/news/otago621026

Olson, H., Adam, L., Moffat, S., & Tawse-Smith, A. (2016). Perceived stressors of Bachelor of Oral Health students. Proceedings of the Sir John Walsh Research Institute Research Symposium. (pp. 19-20). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/sjwri/news/otago621026

Adam, L., & Golding, C. (2016). Evaluate to improve: Useful approaches to student evaluation. Proceedings of the Sir John Walsh Research Institute Research Symposium. (pp. 19). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/sjwri/news/otago621026

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Ahmadi, R., Smith, L., & Adam, L. (2016, September). Undergraduate oral health students and teachers’ understandings of professionalism. Verbal presentation at the 15th Annual meeting of the College of Oral Health Academics (COHA): Leading the Way in the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching, Adelaide, Australia.

Olson, H., Adam, L., Moffat, S., & Tawse-Smith, A. (2016, September). Perceived stressors of Bachelor of Oral Health students. Verbal presentation at the 15th Annual Meeting of the College of Oral Health Academics (COHA): Leading the way in the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching, Adelaide, Australia.

2015

Chapter in Book - Research

Adam, L. (2015). Student perspectives on plagiarism. In T. Bretag (Ed.), Springer handbook of academic integrity. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-287-079-7_67-1

Journal - Research Article

Golding, C., Adam, L., Scott, C., Acheson, C., Johnson, K., Brook, P., McLean, A., Smith, N., … Hunter, C., & Kumar, V. (2015). Fix, build, diagnose or guide? Evaluating the metaphors for learning advisors. ATLAANZ Journal, 1.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Adam, L., Spronken-Smith, R., & Anderson, V. (2015). Re-conceptualising plagiarism: Engaging students in quality scholarship. Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) Conference. (pp. 58). Retrieved from http://www.issotl2015.com.au/program.html

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Adam, L. (2015). Troubling plagiarism: University students’ understandings of plagiarism (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2014

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Adam, L., Bond, C., & Samaranayaka, A. (2014). "The score doesn't mean much": Students' and staff understandings of text matching software. In B. Hegarty, J. McDonald & S.-K. Loke (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite) Conference: Rhetoric and Reality: Critical Perspectives on Educational Technology. (pp. 399-403). Retrieved from http://ascilite2014.otago.ac.nz/

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Adam, L., Anderson, V., & Spronken-Smith, R. (2014). Re-thinking plagiarism in light of a bigger question: What is the purpose of university education? Proceedings of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Conference: Higher Education in a Globalized World. Retrieved from http://chtl.hkbu.edu.hk/herdsa2014/detailed-prog/

2013

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Adam, L. (2013). Discourses of plagiarism in the teaching and learning space. Proceedings of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Conference: The Place of Learning and Teaching. Retrieved from https://www.openconf.org/herdsa2013

Adam, L. (2013). Plagiarism: A crusade or a learning opportunity? How students understand plagiarism policy. In J. McDonald, S.-K. Loke, A. McLean & M. Rajoo (Eds.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Colloquium. (pp. 37). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Adam, L. (2013, November). Mind the gap: The disjuncture between university plagiarism policy and what students think. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) National Conference: Creativity in Research: Generative Inquiries for Educational Futures, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Adam, L., Casey, B., Cross, D., Nairn, K., & Stein, S. (2013, August). What do we do about unintentional plagiarism? Panel discussion at the Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Colloquium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2011

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Adam, L., & Scott, C. (2011). Demystifying disciplinary writing conventions: A peer-learning initiative. In K. Shephard, T. Harland & A. Cohen (Eds.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Colloquium. (pp. 45). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Adam, L. (2011, November-December). Student perceptions of plagiarism. Verbal presentation at the Association of Tertiary Learning Advisors of Aotearoa/New Zealand (ATLAANZ) Conference: Navigating the River: He waka eke noa, Wellington, New Zealand.