Associate Professor Geoff Argus
Affiliate of Centre for the Business and Economics of Health
Centre for the Business and Economics of Health
Director of Rural Health
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Researcher biography
Associate Professor Geoff Argus is the Director of Rural Health for the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences. He is a nationally recognised leader in rural health with a career spanning over 20 years as a clinician, health leader and academic. A/Prof Argus has served as a Board Director with the Australian Rural Health Education Network and the National Rural Health Alliance.
From 2017 to 2025, A/Prof Argus led the establishment, growth and expansion of Southern Queensland Rural Health (SQRH), a University Department of Rural Health, that operates as a partnership between UQ, the University of Southern Queensland, Darling Downs Health and South West Hospital and Health Service. In 2022, SQRH was awarded $5M under the Rural Health Mutlidisciplinary Training Program to establish a rural allied health training hub in St George Queensland and an aged care training hub in Chinchilla, Queensland.
A/Prof Argus holds qualifications in Clinical Psychology and Public Health with research interests in rural health workforce planning and development, rural health education and training strategies, innovative rural health service delivery models and health issues directly impacting rural communities.
Journal Articles
Versace, Vincent L., Harvey, Pam, Argus, Geoff, Howard, Christine and Brown, Leanne (2025). Towards a national longitudinal tracking framework of health graduate practice locations. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 33 (5) e70085, e70085. doi: 10.1111/ajr.70085
Hulme, Adam, Sangelaji, Bahram, Walker, Clara, Fallon, Tony, Denham, Joshua, Martin, Priya, Woodruffe, Steve, Bell, Kate, Aniftos, Michelle, Kirkpatrick, Jayne, Cotter, Nicola, Osborn, Dayle and Argus, Geoff (2024). Efficacy of a student-led interprofessional health clinic in regional Australia for preventing and managing chronic disease. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 38 (5), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2024.2380436
Argus, Geoff (2024). Sustaining multidisciplinary teams in rural and remote primary care. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32 (3), 606-607. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13144
Walker, Clara, Sangelaji, Bahram, Osborn, Dayle, Cotter, Nicola, Argus, Geoff and Hulme, Adam (2024). Findings, progress, and lessons learned during the first 3 years of a student-led interprofessional health clinic in regional Australia. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 38 (2), 403-408. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2023.2282084
Martin, Priya, Argus, Geoff, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Kumar, Saravana (2023). Going soft on soft skills: A qualitative study of student supervisor perspectives of the impacts of COVID-19 on soft skill development in students. Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 20 (3), 67-80. doi: 10.1921/jpts.v20i3.2109
Martin, Priya, Argus, Geoff, Fox, Jordan, Gurney, Tiana, McGrail, Matthew, Kumar, Saravana and Kondalsamy‐Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2023). Nature and extent of disruptions to staff clinical supervision practices in health care settings due to COVID‐19: A survey study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 31 (5), 1008-1016. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13036
Martin, P., Pighills, A., Sinclair, L. and Argus, G. (2023). Healthcare workers' understanding of interprofessional education and collaborative practice in regional health settings: A survey study. Focus on Health Professional Education, 24 (3), 78-94.
Walsh, Sandra M., Versace, Vincent L., Thompson, Sandra C., Browne, Leanne J., Knight, Sabina, Lyle, David M., Argus, Geoff and Jones, Martin (2023). Supporting nursing and allied health student placements in rural and remote Australia: a narrative review of publications by university departments of rural health. The Medical Journal of Australia, 219 (S3), S14-S19. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52032
Bourke, Lisa, Brand, Anthea, Howard, Christine, Aitken, Robyn, Argus, Geoff, Brown, Leanne J, Debenham, James, Felton-Busch, Catrina, Flood, Vicki, Jones, Debra, Jones, Martin, Knight, Sabina, Perrin, Byron, Thompson, Sandra and Versace, Vincent (2023). Let us not forget what the Romans did do-The impact of RHMT. The Australian journal of rural health, 31 (4), 1-3. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13023
Martin, Priya, Lizarondo, Lucylynn, Kumar, Saravana, Tian, Esther Jie, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Argus, Geoff (2023). Characteristics of perceived effective telesupervision practices: A case study of supervisees and supervisors. PLoS One, 18 (7) e0288314, e0288314. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288314
Martin, Priya, Argus, Geoff, Ford, Martelle, Barnett, Tessa, Graham, Nicola and Hill, Anne (2023). The rural and interprofessional education and collaborative practice interface: Findings from a qualitative study. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 38 (1), 1-4. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2023.2232400
Martin, Priya, Hulme, Adam, Fallon, Tony, Kumar, Saravana, McGrail, Matthew, Argus, Geoff, Gurney, Tiana and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student supervision and education in health care settings: A state-wide survey of health care workers. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 31 (3), 484-492. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12969
Martin, Priya, Ford, Martelle, Hill, Anne, Argus, Geoff, Graham, Nicola and Browne, Matthew (2023). Comparing outcomes of an innovative interprofessional student placement model to standard placement models in rural healthcare settings. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 37 (5), 767-773. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2023.2166906
Hulme, Adam, Thompson, Jason, Brown, Andrew and Argus, Geoff (2022). The need for a complex systems approach in rural health research. BMJ Open, 12 (10) e064646, e064646. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064646
Martin, Priya, Hill, Anne, Ford, Martelle, Barnett, Tessa, Graham, Nicky and Argus, Geoff (2022). A novel interprofessional education and supervision student placement model: student and clinical educator perspectives and experiences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (17) 10734, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710734
Walker, C, Forbes, R, Osborn, D, Lewis, P.A, Cottrell, N, Peek, S and Argus, G (2022). The transformation of a student-led health clinic in rural Australia from a face-to-face service to a telehealth model: Evaluation of student and client experiences during a COVID-19 driven transition. Focus on Health Professional Education, 23 (2), 79-92. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v23i2.554
Martin, Priya, Lizarondo, Lucylynn, Argus, Geoff, Kumar, Saravana and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical supervision of healthcare students in rural settings: a qualitative study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (9) 5555, 5555. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095555
Martin, Priya, Kumar, Saravana, Tian, Esther, Argus, Geoff, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Lizarondo, Lucylynn, Gurney, Tiana and Snowdon, David (2022). Rebooting effective clinical supervision practices to support healthcare workers through and following the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 34 (2) mzac030. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzac030
Argus, Geoff, Walker, Clara, Baratiny, Genevieve, Cotter, Nicola and Fallon, Tony (2022). Perceptions, concerns and reported behaviours in response to the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic across metropolitan, regional, rural and remote Australian communities. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 30 (3), 352-362. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12842
Hoang, Ha, Jessup, Belinda, Obamiro, Kehinde, Bourke, Lisa, Hellwege, Barbara, Podubinski, Tegan, Heaney, Susan, Sheepway, Lyndal, Farthing, Annie, Rasiah, Rohan, Fitzroy, Robyn, Jatrana, Santosh, Argus, Geoff and Knight, Sabina (2022). Impact of COVID‐19 on rural and remote student placements in Australia: A national study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 30 (2), 197-207. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12836
Campbell, Narelle, Thompson, Sandra C., Tynan, Anna, Townsin, Louise, Booker, Lauren A. and Argus, Geoff (2021). Silver linings reported by Australians experiencing public health restrictions during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative report. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (21) 11406, 11406. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111406
Rolf, Floraidh, Campbell, Narelle, Thompson, Sandra and Argus, Geoff (2021). Australians’ Experience of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Advantages and Challenges of Scaling Up Qualitative Research Using Large-Scale Rapid Analysis and Building Research Capacity Across Rural Australia. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20, 160940692110519. doi: 10.1177/16094069211051937
Podubinski, Tegan, Townsin, Louise, Thompson, Sandra C., Tynan, Anna and Argus, Geoff (2021). Experience of healthcare access in Australia during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (20) 10687, 10687. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182010687
Martin, Priya, Pighills, Alison, Burge, Vanessa, Argus, Geoff and Sinclair, Lynne (2021). Promoting interprofessional education and collaborative practice in rural health settings: learnings from a state-wide multi-methods study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (10) 5162, 5162. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18105162
Martin, Priya, Hill, Anne, Graham, Nicky, Argus, Geoff and Ford, Martelle (2021). Sustaining rural interprofessional initiatives in the current landscape: a short report on interprofessional education in rural health services in Queensland. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29 (2), 245-247. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12714
Argus, Geoffrey and Thompson, Murray (2008). Perceived social problem solving, perfectionism, and mindful awareness in clinical depression: An exploratory study. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 32 (6), 745-757. doi: 10.1007/s10608-006-9102-1
Argus, GR, Terry, PC, Bramston, P and Dinsdale, SL (2004). Measurement of mood in adolescents with intellectual disability. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 25 (6), 493-507. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2004.05.001
Conference Papers
Argus, Geoff, Walker, Clara, Forbes, Roma, Mander, Gordon, Fallon, Tony, Elliott, Jessica and Payne, Marina (2025). Extended rural nursing, midwifery and allied health placements: benefits and challenges. 10th Rural and Remote Scientific Symposium, Alice Springs, NT, Australia, 8-9 October 2025.
Barnes, Rhiannon, Wassman, Helen, Gavaghan, Belinda, Argus, Geoff, Newman, Cristal, Tutt, Joanna, Shardlow, Kassie, Baker, Lisa, Heal, Courtney, Middleton, Kirsten and McBride, Liza-Jane (2023). Creating Rural Immersion Placement Program – Allied Health (RIPPAH) student experiences is a RIPPAH solution to the allied health workforce maldistribution in Australia. Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 26-29 June 2023. ANZAHPE.
Martin, P., Argus, G., Kumar, S. and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S. (2022). Clinical supervision of students in rural healthcare settings at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: supervisor perspectives. Health Services Research Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 30 November 2022.
Martin, P., Hill, A., Barnett, T., Argus, G., Graham, N. and Ford, M. (2022). The RIPES model of interprofessional placements: student and clinical educator experiences. National Rural Health Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 4 August 2022.
Martin, P., Hill, A., Barnett, T., Argus, G., Graham, N. and Ford, M. (2022). The RIPES model of interprofessional placements: student and clinical educator experiences. National Rural Health Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 4 August 2022.
Martin, P., Graham, N., Hill, A. and Argus, G. (2022). Implementing a novel interprofessional student placement model: considerations for sustainability. DDHIRC Research Symposium, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, 4 November.
Martin, P., Hill, A., Argus, G., Ford, M. and Graham, N. (2021). An innovative interprofessional education and supervision model of student placement: development to sustainability. IPE Showcase: Sustaining interprofessional innovation and momentum in 2021, Auckland, New Zealand/Virtual, 19 November 2021.
Martin, P., Hill, A., Argus, G., Ford, M. and Graham, N. (2021). An innovative interprofessional education and supervision model of student placement: development to sustainability. IPE Showcase: Sustaining interprofessional innovation and momentum in 2021, Auckland, New Zealand/Virtual, 19 November 2021.
Martin, P., Argus, G., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S., Kumar, S. and Lizarondo, L. (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staff and student clinical supervision in rural health settings. USQ Nursing and Midwifery Research Showcase, Toowoomba, QLD Australia, 25 November 2021.
Argus, G. R. (2017). Improving access to mental health services in regional and rural areas. National Mental Health Reform Forum, Sydney, Australia, 2017.
Argus, G. R. and Campbell, J. A. (2014). Trauma focused psychological interventions in a post-disaster community setting in regional/rural Queensland. 15th International Mental Health Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 2014.
Argus, GR and Bramston, P (2002). Mood in adolescents with intellectual disability. AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOC.
Newspaper Articles
Bourke, Lisa, Moran, Monica, Jones, Deb, White, Danielle, Campbell, Narelle, Argus, Geoff, Howard, Christine, Fitzroy, Robyn and Knight, Sabina (2020, 08 15). Models of nursing and allied health student placements in times of COVID-19 The Health Advocate 47-49.
Argus, G. (2013, 11 01). Lessons from the field: Psychologists in disaster response and recovery PsychNews Queensland Newsletter