QUT | Staff Profiles | Katrina Schmid

Name: Associate Professor Katrina Schmid
Position(s): Associate Professor
Faculty of Health,
School - Optometry and Vision Science; IHBI Membership
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects,
IHBI Optometry - CDA
Discipline *: Optometry and Ophthalmology
Phone: +61 7 3138 6150
Fax: +61 7 3138 5880
Email: k.schmid@qut.edu.au
Location: View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
Identifiers and profiles
Qualifications: PhD (Queensland University of Technology), BAppSc(Opt)(Hons) (Queensland University of Technology)
Keywords: Eye Growth, Myopia, Neurotransmitters, Ocular Pharmacology, Refractive Error, Retina, Sclera

* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Background
Dr Schmid is an Associate Professor in the School of Optometry at QUT. She obtained her undergraduate optometry degree, with first class honours, from QUT and was awarded a QUT Medal. For her PhD she was awarded an Australian Post-Graduate Research Award; the topic of her thesis was “Visual and retinal control of eye growth and refraction”. In 1993 she was the Winner of the AMP QLD Biomedical Research Awards in the predoctoral category for her work on myopia. In 1996 she was appointed Lecturer in the School. She was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2000 and to Associate Professor in 2004.
Dr Schmid is a grant reviewer for the ARC and NHMRC and paper reviewer for numerous journals including

Vision Research
Optometry & Vision Science
Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics
Clinical & Experimental Optometry.

She was awarded a Large ARC grant in 1999 to conduct research into Image Blur Analysis and Ocular Development using the chick animal model. More recently she was awarded an NHMRC grant to investigate the mechanisms by which GABA antagonists alter eye growth.
Dr Schmid has many published research papers in internationally refereed journals and regularly attends both national and international research conferences to present her work.
Dr Schmid has a keen interest in the paedology of teaching and learning and completed a Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education) in 1998. In 2005 she completed the Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics. Dr Schmid is also involved in the School’s continuing education programs for optometrists.
Dr Schmid’s teaching areas include

ocular anatomy and physiology
ocular pharmacology
the aetiology and management of refractive errors
some aspects of visual science, i.e. binocular vision and colour vision.

She also supervises students in the QUT Optometry Clinic, supervises final year student projects and postgraduate research projects.
Dr Schmid is highly involved in the optometric profession and has been awarded two QUT Scholarship in the Professions Grants to investigate issues of importance to Queensland optometry. She has been an OAA council member and member of the Optometrists Board of QLD (including Deputy Chair for three years). She is also involved in School, Faculty and University committees (currently serving on the University Animal Ethics Committee).
Research highlights
Myopia,

This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Katrina Schmid.

Dr Schmid has a keen interest in the pedagogy of teaching and learning and completed a Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education) in 1998. In 2005 she completed the Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; the success of her application was based on her mentoring of others in their pursuit of teaching excellence. Dr Schmid’s teaching areas include

ocular anatomy and physiology
ocular pharmacology
the aetiology and management of refractive errors

The Foundations of Optometric Practice unit aims to enhance optometry students first experience at QUT. They start the journey of developing their professional identity, introduces them to the core knowledge base that underpins the profession (ocular anatomy and physiology, optics and visual science), and to the scope of practice and competencies relevant to practice (ethics, law, communication, cultural awareness, and evidence based practice).

Associate Professor Schmid is current course co-ordinator of the Bachelor of Vision Science course.

Course Coordinator OP45 – Bachelor of Vision Science

Unit Coordinator

OPB201 – Foundations of Optometric Practice; OPB352 – Ocular Anatomy and Physiology 3 OPB452 – Ocular Anatomy and Physiology 4; OPB654 – Ocular Pharmacology

Lecturer OPB557 – Binocular Vision

OP85 Research Supervision OPN164 – Research Methods in Optometry and Vision Science; OPN264 – Research Project

This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Katrina Schmid.

Associate Professor Schmid is a registered optometrist and has worked in private optometric practice.

This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Katrina Schmid.

Christian P, Harkin DG, Rayner C, Schmid KL, (2013) Comparative effects of posterior eye cup tissues from myopic and hyperopic chick eyes on cultured scleral fibroblasts, Experimental Eye Research p11-20
Yeo AC, Atchison D, Lai NS, Schmid KL, (2012) Near work-induced contrast adaptation in emmetropic and myopic children, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science p3441-3448
Cheng D, Schmid KL, Woo GC, Drobe B, (2010) Randomized trial of effect of bifocal and prismatic bifocal spectacles on myopic progression: Two-year results, Archives of Ophthalmology p12-19
Chebib M, Hinton T, Schmid KL, Brinkworth DR, Qian H, Matos S, Kim H, Abdel-Halim H, Kumar R, Johnston G, Hanrahan J, (2009) Novel, potent, and selective GABAc antagonists inhibit myopia development and facilitate learning and memory, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics p448-457
Chen JC, Brown B, Schmid KL, (2006) Delayed mfERG Responses in Myopia, Vision Research p1221-1229
Hess R, Schmid KL, Dumoulin SO, Field DJ, Brinkworth DR, (2006) What Image Properties Regulate Eye Growth?, Current Biology p687-691
Atchison D, Pritchard N, Schmid KL, Scott DH, Jones CE, Pope JM, (2005) Shape of the Retinal Surface in Emmetropia and Myopia, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science p2698-2707
Schmid KL, Wildsoet C, (2004) Inhibitory Effects of Apomorphine and Atropine and Their Combination of Myopia in Chicks, Optometry and Vision Science p137-147
Schmid KL, Iskander R, Li RW, Edwards MH, Lew JK, (2002) Blur Detection Thresholds in Childhood Myopia: Single and Dual Target Presentation, Vision Research p239-247
Schmid K, Wildsoet C, (1996) Effects on the Compensatory Responses to Positive and Negative Lenses of Intermittent Lens Wear and Ciliary Nerve Section in Chicks, Vision Research p1023-1036

For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.

Associate Professor Katrina Schmid

Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)

Completed supervisions (Doctorate)