Fields of Research

Health care administration
Nursing
Health informatics and information systems
Business systems in context
Economics, business and management curriculum and pedagogy
Mental health services
Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development
Higher education
Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
Human resources management
Quality management
Health management
Aged health care
Primary health care
Organisation and management theory
Other commerce, management, tourism and services
Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy
Other psychology
Organisational behaviour
Health services and systems

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in the health sciences
Health policy evaluation
Learner and learning
Evaluation of health and support services
Expanding knowledge in commerce, management, tourism and services
Pedagogy
Teaching and curriculum
Public health (excl. specific population health)
Mental health
Other health
Health education and promotion
Higher education
Provision of health and support services
Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services)
Expanding knowledge in human society
Other education and training
Management
Clinical health

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A comparison of public, private & foreign healthcare services: Bangladeshi patients' perspective; Journal of Health Population and Nutrition
Adaptation of quantitative research instrument to the Australian nursing practice environment; 23rd Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference
An exploration of the effect of age, experience and training on the EHR role in reducing medical errors: perceptions of health professionals; HIMAA/NCCH 35th National Conference
Barriers contributing to policy deviation: a mixed methods study of policymakers and frontline nurses; American Journal of Nursing Research
Blended learning: A framework for peer review; Teaching Matters 2015: Tasmanian Blends
Building an online Scientific Communication Skills resource: creating contentful engagement; Teaching Matters 2016: Transforming Practice Through Innovation and Partnerships
Calling for confirmation, reassurance, and direction: Investigating patient compliance after accessing a telephone triage advice service; International Journal of Health Planning and Management
Can peer to peer interaction (PPI) be a global theme to promote engagement in students of diverse characteristics and country contexts?; International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research
Could better lifestyle empower students for their wellbeing?; Teaching Matters 2022
Doctors' service orientation in public, private & foreign hospitals; International journal of health care quality assurance
Elaborated integration of qualitative and quantitative perspectives in mixed methods research: a profound enquiry into the nurse practice environment; International Journal of Multiple Approaches
Executive Summary - Evaluation report: an investigation of participants’ experiences and perceptions of the joint acute and aged care accreditation survey pilot in two health services
Hospital length of stay variation and comorbidity of mental illness: a retrospective study of five common chronic medical conditions; BMC Health Services Research
Improving knowledge translation for increased engagement and impact in healthcare; BMJ Open Quality
Investing in human relations for healthy nursing practice environment, nurses’ job satisfaction and quality of nursing care; American Journal of Nursing Research
Kindness, listening, and connection: patient and clinician key requirements for emotional support in chronic and complex care; Journal of Patient Experience
Managing change for better: New Zealand Dairy Products Bangladesh Ltd; Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation
Managing organizations in health: A mixed methods study of relationship between nursing practice environment, job satisfaction and quality of nursing care; ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference
Many brains make student learning lighter work: investigating peer-to-peer synchronous engagement to engage the postgraduate online student; Teaching Matters 2016: Transforming Practice Through Innovation and Partnerships
Measures for evidence based improvement in integrated care: Comparative analysis of chronic hospital patients with and without mental illness; 1st Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Care
New Generation of Retail Management in Bangladesh- Customer Satisfaction through Value System Management; Journal of Business Studies
Patient Satisfaction with Health Services in Bangladesh; Health Policy and Planning: A Journal on Health in Development
Patient-centric workplace culture: a balancing act for nursing leaders; American Journal of Nursing Research
Peer to peer synchronous interaction and student engagement: a perspective of postgraduate management students in a developing country; American Journal of Educational Research
Peer-to-peer interaction and workplace relevant learning: an investigation of engagement in different cultural contexts; UTAS Teaching Matters 2019
Public reporting to facilitate integration of physical and mental care for hospital patients; 19th International Conference for Integrated Care
Research report: an investigation of participants’ experiences and perceptions of the joint acute and aged care accreditation survey pilot in two health services
Scribbling and Babbling with the best: enhancing student communications skills to meet the world head on; Teaching Matters
Straddling both sides of the barbed wire-fence: enhancing the working student experience in online learning; Teaching Matters 2017: Making a Difference
Strategic management of Australia’s primary health networks: learning from Horvath’s review; Australian Academy of Business and Economics Review
Student wellbeing and learning experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak: What can we learn?; Teaching Matters
The patient's voice-embedding person-centred care within outpatients in chronic and complex care; Patient Experience Symposium
Welcome to the new Scientific Communication Skills online resource - scribbling and babbling with the best!; Teaching Matters 2016: Transforming Practice Through Innovation and Partnerships

Research Projects

An investigation of the join acute and aged care accreditation trial in two health services
Evaluate patient compliance with online and telephone-based triage recommendations to seek assessment in a Hospital Emergency Department
Health service management research as an enabler for organisational improvement
Investigating the SWSLHD Transforming your experience program
Research and report on the implementation of the Australian Health Service Safety and Quality Accreditation (AHSSQA) Scheme
Studying the impact of the SLHD health services management program

Research Candidate Supervision

Introduction and implementation of Lean at Concord Repatriation General Hospital Emergency Department
Patient and family centred care in the cardiothoracic ICU, what difference does it make to patients, their carers and staff looking after them
Patient-Centred Care- Its Application in Creating Efficiencies in the Hospital Setting