Fields of Research

Mental health services
Acute care
Mental health nursing
Health services and systems
Rehabilitation
Surgery
Sub-acute care
Nursing workforce
Medical devices
Nursing
Aged care nursing
Aged health care
Pain
Dermatology
Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
Injury prevention
Paramedicine
Health and community services
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public health and wellbeing
Social determinants of health
Testing, assessment and psychometrics
Information governance, policy and ethics
Health promotion
Disaster and emergency management
Medical physiology
Higher education
Psychiatry (incl. psychotherapy)
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Digital health
Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine
Peripheral nervous system
Nutrition and dietetics
Nanomedicine
Infectious diseases
Sports medicine
Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors)
Health informatics and information systems
Health care administration
Health policy
Neurology and neuromuscular diseases
Epidemiology
Tumour immunology

Research Objectives

Nursing
Mental health services
Mental health
Injury prevention and control
Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services)
Treatment of human diseases and conditions
Disability and functional capacity
Evaluation of health outcomes
Evaluation of health and support services
Clinical health
Expanding knowledge in psychology
Other health
Behaviour and health
Public health (excl. specific population health)
Health education and promotion
Medical instruments
Management, resources and leadership
Prevention of human diseases and conditions
Provision of health and support services
Preventive medicine
Teacher and instructor development
Medical machinery and equipment
Human pain management
Ageing and older people
Urgent and critical care, and emergency medicine
Health policy evaluation
Health status (incl. wellbeing)
Health protection and disaster response
Social ethics
Expanding knowledge in the biomedical and clinical sciences
Neonatal and child health

Career Best Publications

Adult burn survivors’ personal experiences of rehabilitation: An integrative review; Burns: Including Thermal Injury
Building Resilience in Burns Nurses: A Descriptive Phenomenological Inquiry; Journal of Burn Care & Research
Rigorous, robust and systematic: Qualitative research and its contribution to burn care. An integrative review; Burns

Research Publications

A clinical update on post-traumatic stress disorder in burn injury survivors; Australasian Psychiatry
A qualitative study of a maintenance support program for women at risk of homelessness: Part 1: Personal Factors; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
A qualitative study of a maintenance support program for women at risk of homelessness: Part 2: Situational Factors; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
A qualitative study of a maintenance support program for women at risk of homelessness: Part 3: Societal Factors; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
A qualitative systematic review of caregivers’ experiences of caring for family diagnosed with schizophrenia; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
A qualitative systematic review of experiences and perceptions of youth suicide; PLoS ONE
A quantitative systematic review assessing the impact of burn injuries on body image; Body Image
A reflective glance: burns nursing and the academic trajectory; European Burns Association Webinar: Towards excellence – burns nursing in the 21st century – opportunities and challenges
A retrospective review of an off-label bromelain-based selective enzymatic debridement (Nexobrid®) in the treatment of deep, partial, and full thickness burns and hard to heal wounds; IMAJ
A review of heterotopic ossifiction of burns: Implications for treatment and research; Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), of the Australian & New Zealand Burn Association (ANZBA)
A scoping review of autism and the way it changes the presentation of suicidal thoughts and behavior compared to the general population; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
A systematic review of Calendula officinalis extract for wound healing; Wound Repair and Regeneration
A systematic review of behavioral outcomes for leadership interventions among health professionals; Journal of Nursing Research
Achieving long-term goals amidst uncertainty: An integrative model for the psychological resources of grit; Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
Acid burn attacks: Looking beneath the surface; Journal of Advanced Nursing
Adult burn survivors’ personal experiences of rehabilitation: An integrative review; Burns: Including Thermal Injury
Advances in the use of electrospun nanofibrous polymeric matrix for dermal healing at the donor site after the split-thickness skin graft excision: a prospective, randomized, controlled, open-label, multicenter study; Journal of Burn Care & Research
Animal abuse in the context of adult intimate partner violence: A systematic review; Aggression and Violent Behavior
Application of nanofibrous wound dressings: A handheld electrospinning device; 43rd Annual Scientific meeting (ASM) of the Australian and New Zealand Burns Association (ANZBA)
Applying for ethical approval for a national multisite study: the challenges and barriers; Monash Bioethics Review
AQUACEL^® Ag BURN glove and silver sulfadiazine for the treatment of partial thickness hand burns: A retrospective review; Indian Journal of Burns
Asking authors to nominate reviewers; Nurse Author and Editor
Before, during and after: trauma-informed care in burns settings; Burns
Benefits, barriers and enablers of mentoring female health academics: an integrative review; PloS one
Bringing research to the bedside: Knowledge translation in the mental health care of burns patients; International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
Building Resilience in Burns Nurses: A Descriptive Phenomenological Inquiry; Journal of Burn Care & Research
Burn camps for burns survivors - realising the benefits for early adjustment: a systematic review; Burns
Burn care and rehabilitation in Australia: health professionals’ perspectives; Disability and Rehabilitation
Burn rehabilitation: The ongoing struggle; ARNA 23rd Annual Conference
Burn rehabilitation: The ongoing struggle; Annual Australasian Rehabilitation Nurses Association Conference
Burn survivors? lived experience of acknowledgement and acceptance during rehabilitation; Kolling Institute 3rd Year Postgraduate Thesis Seminars
Burn survivors’ personal experiences of rehabilitation: an integrative review; 29th Scientific Research Meeting Kollings Institute of Medical Research 2012
Burnout and compassion fatigue: prevalence and associations among Israeli burn clinicians; Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
Burns in Israel, comparative study: Demographic, etiologic and clinical trends 1997-2003 vs. 2004-2010; Burns
Burns sustained from body heating devices: an integrative review; Wounds
Capacity building in burns and mental health care; Burns
Cauliflower ear – a minimally invasive treatment method in a wrestling athlete: a case report; International Medical Case Reports Journal
Chair of The 19th Congress of the International Society for Burns Injuries sessions; The 19th Congress of the International Society for Burns Injuries
Chairperson in the APBA Symposium on Nursing CARE in Burns
Change management in health care and mental health nursing; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Chemical burn to the skin: a systematic review of first aid impacts on clinical outcomes; Burns
Christians with chronic complex trauma and relationally focused spiritual difficulties: a conversational model perspective; Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health
Cold plasma welding system for surgical skin closure: in vivo porcine feasibility assessment; Wounds
Coming to terms with it all: Adult burn survivors’ ‘lived experience’ of acknowledgement and acceptance during rehabilitation; Burns: Including Thermal Injury
Coming to terms with it all: Burn survivors' lived experience of acknowledgement and acceptance during rehabilitation; 2013 Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovative Practice Conference
Comparison of stationary and dynamic fractional CO2 laser modalities of large burns treatment: experimental laboratory model; Burns
Complexity of youth suicide and implications for health services; Journal of Advanced Nursing
Conference Presentations: Tips, Tricks and Traps; Nurse Author and Editor
Connecting past and present: Nurses’ role in identifying signs of child sexual abuse in adults and supporting survivors; International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
Considerations for treatment, diagnosis and risk factors for critical care polyneuropathy; 41st Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), of the Australian & New Zealand Burn Association (ANZBA)
Cosmetic camouflage improves quality of life among patients with skin disfigurement: A systematic review; Body Image
Critical care polyneuropathy in burn injuries: An integrative review; Burns
Cutaneous basal cell carcinoma arising within a keloid scar: a case report; OncoTargets and Therapy
Development of a scale to measure the psychological resources of grit in adults; Nursing and Health Sciences
Digital Images for Teaching and Learning Purposes: The Bioethical Implications; 18th Congress of the International Society for Burn Injuries
Dispersed responsibility of a collective problem: Autism, suicidality and the failure of knowledge translation; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Drivers and consequences of self-immolation in parts of Iran, Iraq and Uzbekistan: a systematic review of qualitative evidence; Burns
Enduring feelings of powerlessness as a burns nurse: a descriptive phenomenological inquiry; Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for The Australian Nursing Profession
Enhancing adult therapeutic interpersonal relationships in the acute health care setting: an integrative review; Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
Enzymatic Debridement for Burns-Off Label Experience; Journal of Burn Care & Research
Ethical implications of digital images for teaching and learning purposes: an integrative review; Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
Evidence based practice in the management of burn blisters: what is the evidence?; Australian and New Zealand Burns Association Annual Scientific Meeting 2007
Experiences of guilt, shame and blame in those affected by burns: A qualitative systematic review; Burns
Experiences of health professionals caring for people presenting to the emergency department after taking crystal methamphetamine (“ICE”); Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Experiences of health professionals managing people presenting to emergency departments after taking Ice; ACMHN‘s 42nd International Mental Health Nursing Conference
Exploring the Motivations for Body Piercing: A Pilot Study; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Finding common ground for the common good: compromise in health care; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Forging, protecting, and repairing community resilience informed by the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires; Journal of Advanced Nursing
Grandparent Power: Wisdom, Experience and Perspective – An Intergenerational Mental Health Resource; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Grieving the loss of a pet: a qualitative systematic review; Death Studies
Grit: a concept analysis; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Growing young researchers: benefits of summer scholarships; Nurse Author and Editor
Health professionals in the disaster recovery space; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Heterotopic Ossification in adults following a burn: A phenomenological analysis; Burns
Home-based work and ergonomics: physical and psychosocial considerations; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
How people with Autism access mental health services specifically suicide hotlines and crisis support services, and current approaches to mental health care: a scoping review; Issues in mental health nursing
Implementing a Trauma-Informed Model of Care in a Community Acute Mental Health Team; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Incivility and nursing academia: fouling the proverbial nest; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Inpatient peer support for adult burn survivors—a valuable resource: a phenomenological analysis of the Australian experience; Burns
Insecure adult attachment style is associated with elevated psychological symptoms in early adjustment to severe burn: a cross-sectional study; Burns
Internal and international migration and the mental health of “left-behind” older parents; International Migration Review
Interprofessional collaborations for improved health care; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Introducing a conversational model therapy approach as a team model of care: the clinician experience in a sexual assault service; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Introduction to quality metrics; The 19th Congress of the International Society for Burn Injuries
Invited presenter: Adult Burn Survivors’ Perceptions of Pain; International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI) 2014 Nursing Symposium
Invited presenter: Knowledge translation and burns; International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI) 2016 Nursing Symposium
Letter to the Editor The need for effective literature searching for burns research: A timely reminder; Burns: Including Thermal Injury
Lund Browder Chart verses SAGE II in burn surface area estimation; Australian and New Zealand Burns Association Annual Scientific Meeting 2005
Manipulation in health care: a positive or negative experience?; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Meeting the challenges of research for burns nurses; National Burns Nursing Seminar
Mental and Critical Care Health (MaCCH): A Multidisciplinary Research Node; The Annual Meeting of the Israeli Burn Association
Mental health nurse prescribing: A qualitative, systematic review; International journal of mental health nursing
Mental health of refugee children: a discursive look at causes, considerations and interventions; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Migration of adult children and mental health of older parents 'left behind': An integrative review; PL o S One
Migration of adult children and quality of life of older parents left-behind in Nepal; Geriatrics & Gerontology International
Mine, yours and ours: Sharing and its value in mental health; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Moderator: Poster Session - Research in Burns 1; 18th Congress of the International Society for Burn Injuries
Moderator: Symposium 3. Research; 18th Congress of the International Society for Burn Injuries
Moving the lenses of trauma — trauma-informed care in the burns care setting; Burns
Ongoing ethical issues concerning authorship in biomedical journals: an integrative review; International Journal of Nanomedicine
Pain and mental health; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Pain management during a bromelain-based selective enzymatic debridement in paediatric and adult burn patients; Burns: Including Thermal Injury
Pain Protocol for the Use of Enzymatic Debridement in Burns Care; Journal of Burn Care & Research
Panel member: Nursing Leadership: driving the future of health care
Partnership with universities and their sister hospitals in developing countries; The 19th Congress of the International Society for Burn Injuries
People with Borderline Personality Disorder and Burns: Some Considerations for Health Professionals; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Prevalence and factors associated with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among older adults: a cross-sectional population-based study; Nursing and Health Sciences
Prevalence and risk factors of emergency department presentations with methamphetamine intoxication or dependence: a systematic review and meta-analysis; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Prevalence of mental disorders among older people in Nepal: a systematic review; Kathmandu University Medical Journal
Promoting emotional intelligence and resilience in undergraduate nursing students: An integrative review; Nurse Education Today
Psychometric properties of the Nepali language version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21); Nursing Open
Psychosocial Needs of Burns Nurses: A Descriptive Phenomenological Inquiry; Journal of Burn Care & Research
Purpose-built national burns center: The Israeli experience; Nursing and Health Sciences
Q-switched Nd:YAG laser removal of facial amateur tattoos in patients with Fitzpatrick type VI: case series; Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
Qualitative research methodologies: Rigorous, robust and systematic in the exploration of burns trauma; ISBI 2014
Research collaborations: like minds, diversity and safe spaces; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Resilience and the rehabilitation of adult spinal cord injury survivors: A qualitative systematic review; Journal of Advanced Nursing
Resilience in burns nurses: a descriptive phenomenological inquiry; Australian and New Zealand Burns Association Annual Scientific Meeting 2010
Response to the Letter to the Editor: ‘Pediatric burns of the neck: Is closed platysmotomy in case of contracture an option?’; Burns
Response: a trauma-informed model of care for self-immolation survivors and their families; Burns
Rigorous, robust and systematic: Qualitative research and its contribution to burn care. An integrative review; Burns
Roads to Recovery; Bloomberg Emerging Nurse Scholars Forum
Roads to recovery: Adult burn survivors' 'lived experience' of rehabilitation
Safety, risk, and aggression: Health professionals’ experiences of caring for people affected by methamphetamine when presenting for emergency care; International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
Self-immolation and the mental health care of survivors; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Severe burn injury patients’ ‘lived experience’ of peer support in rehabilitation; Australian and New Zealand Burn Association Annual Scientific Meeting 2012
Soft tissue-related injuries sustained following volcanic eruptions: An integrative review; Burns
Soft tissue-related injuries sustained following volcanic eruptions: an integrative review; Burns: Including Thermal Injury
Suicide by charcoal burning: a digital age phenomenon; Journal of advanced nursing
Support and needs of parents of burn injured hospitalized children: An integrative review; 19th Congress of the International Society for Burns Injuries
Support for parents who have burn injured children in hospital: An integrative Review; Haukeland University Hospital Nurses Symposium 2018
Support needs of parents of hospitalised children with a burn injury: an integrative review; Burns
The benefits and challenges of academic writing retreats: an integrative review; Higher Education Research and Development
The benefits of burn camps for burns survivors: A systematic review of the literature; 43rd Annual Scientific meeting (ASM) of the Australian and New Zealand Burns Association (ANZBA)
The burning issue of white phosphorus: a case report and review of the literature; Disaster and Military Medicine
The concept of care navigation for burns rehabilitation: a collaborative model of care; Sustainable Healthcare Transformation International Conference on Health System Innovation
The development and impact of heterotopic ossification in burns: a review of four decades of research; Scars, Burns & Healing
The effectiveness of collaborative models of care that facilitate rehabilitation from a traumatic injury: a systematic review; JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports
The effectiveness of collaborative models of care that facilitate rehabilitation from a traumatic injury: a systematic review protocol; JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports
The effectiveness of interventions to improve resilience among health professionals: A systematic review; Nurse Education Today
The evidence for 'flipping out': A systematic review of the flipped classroom in nursing education; Nurse Education Today
The feasibility of a handheld electrospinning device for the application of nanofibrous wound dressings; Advances in Wound Care
The hidden danger of lithium battery-powered electric bicycles and scooters: a case series of the Israeli National Burn Center Experience; Journal of Burn Care & Research
The homeless and their animal companions: an integrative review; Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
The impact of burnout and compassion fatigue on burns clinicians; The 12th Asia Pacific Burn Congress Singapore
The importance of mental health considerations for critical care burns patients; Journal of Advanced Nursing
The influence of online health information on health decisions: a systematic review; Patient Education and Counseling
The Lived Experience of Nursing Severe Burns Injury Patients: A Phenomenological Inquiry
The Mental and Critical Care Health (MaCCH) Research Node; Mental and Critical Care Health (MaCCH) Symposium
The Mental and Critical Care Health (MaCCH) Research Node; Mental and Critical Care Health (MaCCH) Symposium
The mental health plight of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in detention; Journal of Advanced Nursing
The need for effective literature searching for burns research: A timely reminder; ISBI Miami
The patient–body relationship and the “lived experience” of a facial burn injury: a phenomenological inquiry of early psychosocial adjustment; Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
The power of narrative: Qualitative Research and its impact on burns care and rehabilitation; The Annual Meeting of the Israeli Burn Association
The price of staying warm: Implications from an integrative review; The Annual Meeting of the Israeli Burn Association
The role of resilience and burn disasters: What is the evidence?; The Annual Meeting of the Israeli Burn Association
The role of resilience in the recovery of the burn‑injured patient: an integrative review; Chronic Wound Care Management and Research
The role of the health professional supporting consumers who use ‘Dr Google’; Journal of Advanced Nursing
The unbreakable bond: the mental health benefits and challenges of pet ownership for people experiencing homelessness; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
The ‘lived experience’ of nursing severe burns injury patients: A phenomenological inquiry; National Burns Nursing Seminar
Those who suffer a major burn often develop PTSD – but support is lagging behind
To flip or not to flip: an evaluation of the flipped classroom approach for psychiatry trainees
Transforming the journey together: baseline findings from a longitudinal, co-designed study on psychiatry trainee experiences of training and wellbeing; Australasian Psychiatry
Trauma informed model of care; South African Burn Society Biennial Congress 2021
Treatment algorithm for hyaluronic acid-related complication based on a systematic review of case reports, case series, and clinical experience; Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction
Treatment of cervical contractures utilising a closed platysmotomy like approach: Case report and review of the literature; Burns: Including Thermal Injury
Treatment of hypergranulation tissue in burn wounds with topical steroid dressings: a case series; International Medical Case Reports Journal
Trends and risk factors for mortality in elderly burns patients: a retrospective review; Burns
Two halves of the same whole: A framework to integrate autism and mental health services; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Type-D personality and elevated psychological symptoms in early adjustment of severe burn injury patients; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Using digital photography for teaching and learning health professionals: The ethical implications; 2014 Teaching Matters “Places and Spaces”
Using ResearchGate Responsibly: Another Resource for Building Your Profile as a Nurse Author; Nurse Author and Editor (Online): a newsletter for nurse authors, editors, and editorial board members
Violence by burning against women and girls: An integrative review; Trauma, Violence & Abuse
What does quality look like in a purpose-built national burns centre?; The 12th Asia Pacific Burn Congress Singapore
What does the vaccine roll out mean for you?; COVID-19 Vaccine - The Facts
When is public private? Tweets, privacy and consent in health research; Nurse Education in Practice
When the Problem is ‘Global’ but the Response is Not: Inequities in Mental Health Services in Low and Middle-Income Countries; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
White phosphorus, it’s a burning issue; 43rd Annual Scientific meeting (ASM) of the Australian and New Zealand Burns Association (ANZBA)
Women in health academia: Power dynamics in nursing, higher education and research; Journal of Advanced Nursing

Research Projects

An analysis of the experiences and motivations of clients accessing Sydney's Medically Supervised Injecting Centre and the factors facilitating or inhibiting service uptake and retention; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Ian Potter Foundation Travel Grant; Ian Potter Foundation (IPF)
Improving Mental and Critical Care Health (MaCCH); University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Sheba Medical Center, National Burns Center Research Node; Friends of Sheba Medical Centre, Tel HaShomer (FoSMC)
Support for parents to burn injured hospitalized children: An integrative review; Western Norway Regional Health Authority (WNRHA)
Trauma-Informed Care in Non-traditional Settings: Developing a TIC model for people experiencing mental distress in the burns care setting.; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wound Registry; Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre (CRCWMI)
Pet ownership and mental health
Supporting safe pet ownership in housing the homeless

Research Candidate Supervision