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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 556 6319
Email
cat.ronayne@otago.ac.nz
Position
Lecturer
Department
Department of Medical Laboratory Science (Dunedin)
Qualifications
BMLSc DipGrad PhD candidate
Research summary
Medical laboratory science, lipid epidemiology, active learning and interprofessional education
Teaching
Medical Laboratory Science, haematology, chemical pathology, interprofessional education
Memberships
NZIMLS
Clinical
Laboratory testing, test efficacy, haematology, chemical pathology, cardiovascular disease epidemiology

Research

Cat trained as a medical laboratory scientist. She worked in haematology, immunology and clinical biochemistry in hospital and clinical trial laboratories in NZ and the UK before moving into academia. Her PhD thesis investigates changes in lipid profiles in the Otago region over time. This involves extensive data-mining to determine test equity and efficacy. Are we doing the best tests on the right people at the right time?

Cat is also involved in education research including interprofessional learning, student motivation and engagement.

Publications

Anakin, M., Ronayne, C., & Olson, H. (2025, August). Intertwined, multi-directional, and interactive: Interprofessional competency development from the perspective of undergraduate students. Poster session presented at the International Association for Health Professions Education (AMEE) Annual Conference, Barcelona, Spain. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Ronayne, C., Olson, H., De Silva, H., Guan, G., Newsham-West, K., & Anakin, M. (2025). Intertwined, multidirectional and interactive: A qualitative study of students’ experiences of interprofessional competencies during an oral pathology module. Focus on Health Professional Education, 26(2), 46-62. Journal - Research Article

Beckingsale, L., Olson, H., Robertson-Smith, J., Ronayne, C., & Anakin, M. (2024). "Strategy": The secret to writing a conference abstract in health professions education. Focus on Health Professional Education, 25(1), 88-89. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v25i1.774 Journal - Research Other

Ronayne, C. (2023, August). Looking through the lipid glass: Is everything as it seems? Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Scientists (NZIMLS) and the Australian Institute of Medical and Clinical Scientists South Pacific Congress: Sailing into the Future, Auckland, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Ronayne, C. (2023, August). What's new at Otago? Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Scientists (NZIMLS) and the Australian Institute of Medical and Clinical Scientists South Pacific Congress: Sailing into the Future, Auckland, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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