Green book cover titled 'New Directions for, and Panaceas Arising from, Communication Accommodation Theory' by Howard Giles, David M. Markowitz, and David E. Clementson, featuring a chameleon illustration.
Poster for a presentation titled 'The Science of Speaking Up' featuring Melanie Barlow, with cartoon characters of a man in a headset, a woman with blonde hair holding a test tube, and a woman with brown hair clapping, set against a pink background with handprints.
Event poster for the symposium titled 'Simulation as a Teaching Tool' hosted by Mater Education in South Brisbane, Australia, from May 19 to 22, 2020. Features photos and titles of four speakers: Jenny Rudolph, Melanie Barlow, Sarah Janssens, and Stephanie Barwick. Includes logos of the Center for Medical Simulation and Harvard Med Sim, and a URL for more info.

Awards

Articles of Influence

2022-2023 International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare. Barlow, M., Watson, B., & Jones, E. (2023). Understanding observed receiver strategies in the healthcare speaking up context. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation, 1-12. DOI:/10.54531/sufd5615

2023-2024 International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare. Barlow, M., Morse, C., Watson, B., & Maccallum, F. (2023). Identification of the barriers and enablers for receiving a speaking up message: A content analysis approach. Advances in Simulation 8(1), 17 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-023-00256-1

Excellence in Simulation

2023 ACU Vice-Chancellor Staff Excellence Award in the Excellence in Student Experience category for your project “Development and implementation of a National extended and immersive interprofessional ‘Ward for a Day’ simulation”.

Research

Early Career Researcher Award, International Association of Language and Social Psychology, 2024

Communication focused papers 

Barlow, M., Watson, B, Jones, L., Mavin, T. & Williams, C. (2025). Expanding CAT beyond health to the aviation industry. In Giles, H., Clementson, D., & Markowitz, D. (Eds.), New Directions for, and Panaceas arising from, Communication Accommodation. Peter Lang.

Barlow, M., Watson, B., Morse, K., Jones, E., & Maccallum, F. (2023). React, Reframe, Engage. Establishing a Receiver Mindset for more effective safety negotiations. Journal of Organization and Management, Ahead of print Sept 26. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-06-2023-0171

 Barlow, M., Watson, B., Jones, E., Maccallum, F., Morse, K. & Rudolph, J. (2023). Building a Workplace-based Learning Culture: The ‘Receiver’s’ Perspective on Speaking Up. Journal of Applied Behavioural Sciences, 61(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/00218863231190951

Barlow, M., Watson, B., Jones, E., Morse, K., & Maccallum, F. (2023) The Application of Communication Accommodation Theory to Understand Receiver Experiences in Healthcare Speaking Up: Empirical Research Qualitative. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2023.2249939

Barlow, M., Morse, K. J., Watson, B., & Maccallum, F. (2023). Identification of the barriers and enablers for receiving a speaking up message: a content analysis approach. Advances in Simulation, 8(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-023-00256-1

Barlow, M., Watson, B., & Jones, E. (2023). Understanding observed receiver strategies in the healthcare speaking up context. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation, 1-12. DOI:/10.54531/sufd5615

Barlow, M., Watson, B., Jones, E., Maccallum, F., & Morse, K. J. (2023). The influence of professional identity on how the receiver receives and responds to a speaking up message: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nursing22(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-023-01178-z

Barlow, M. (2021). Enhancing intergroup communication in healthcare: The role of the receiver. Focus on Health Professional Education, 22(3), 78-84. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.11157/fohpe.v22i3.523  

Barlow, M., Watson, B., & Rudolph, J. (2019). How being a great Receiver can change the game in speaking up conversations. MedEdPublish, 8.

Simulation papers

Barlow, M., Dickie, R., Jacob, A., Maver, S., Flynn, N., Blunt, A., Darzins, S., Davies, H., Smith-Tamaray, M. & Jacob, E. (2025). Understanding interprofessional co-debriefing practices within large scale ward-based simulation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 107, 101809. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2025.101809

Kikkawa, Y., McIntosh, L., Mavin, T. J., Barlow, M., O’Brien, L., Hodge, S., & Janssens, S. (2025). Developing a learning tool for advanced life support and resuscitation: Performance Reflection Model for Resuscitation (PRM-Resus). BMC Medical Education, 25(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07509-9

Barlow, M., Heaton, L., Ryan, C., Downer, T., Reid-Searl, K., Guinea, S., ... & Andersen, P. (2024). The Application and Integration of Evidence-Based Best Practice Standards to Healthcare Simulation Design: A Scoping Review. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 87, 101495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2023.101495

Ryan, C., Kurup, C., Cant, R., Reid-Searl, K., Johnson, T., Barlow, M., & Heaton, L. (2023). Patient Safety Elements Taught to Preregistration Nurses Using Simulation Designs: An Integrative Review. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 84, 101453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2023.101453

Barlow, M., Dickie, R., Morse, C., Bonney, D., & Simon, R. (2017). Documentation framework for healthcare simulation quality improvement activities. Advances in simulation 2(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-017-0053-2  

Morse, C., Fey, M., Kardong-Edgren, S., Mullen, A., Barlow, M., & Barwick, S. (2019). The changing landscape of simulation-based education. AJN The American Journal of Nursing, 119(8), 42-48. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000577436.23986.81

Dench, B., Barwick, S., & Barlow, M. (2020). It’s time for the mandatory use of simulation and human factors in hospital design. Australian Health Review, 44(4), 547-549.

Brady, S., Bogossian, F., Gibbons, K., Wells, A., Lyon, P., Bonney, D., Barlow, M., & Jackson, A. (2013). A protocol for evaluating progressive levels of simulation fidelity in the development of technical skills, integrated performance and woman centred clinical assessment skills in undergraduate midwifery students. BMC medical education, 13(1), 1-7.