Fields of Research

Higher education
Nursing
Health care administration
Occupational epidemiology
Rehabilitation
Creative arts, media and communication curriculum and pedagogy
Mental health services
Health services and systems
Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development
Health and community services
Health policy

Research Objectives

Nursing
Learner and learning
Health policy evaluation
Higher education
Expanding knowledge in education
Mental health
Public health (excl. specific population health)
Management, resources and leadership
Other health

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Burn care and rehabilitation in Australia: health professionals’ perspectives; Disability and Rehabilitation
Conversations challenging assumptions in teaching and learning spaces; Teaching Matters 2017
Exploring and improving student engagement in an accelerated undergraduate nursing program through a mentoring partnership: An action research study; International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
Exploring the first-year experience in a diverse population: using participatory action research to explore strategies to support student transition into fasttrack undergraduate degree programs; Student Success
Improving the first-year student experience: a critical reflection on co-operative inquiry as the ‘last loop’ in an action research project; Educational Action Research
International partnerships and the development of a Sister Hospital Programme; International Nursing Review
Leadership development: Enhancing staff and student mentor capability to improve engagement and retention in a two-year 'fast track' degree program; Teaching Matters 2016: Transforming Practice through Innovation and Partnerships
Nursing workforce in very remote Australia, characteristics and key issues; Australian Journal of Rural Health
Occupational stress in the Australian nursing workforce: A comparison between hospital-based nurses and nurses working in very remote communities; Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing
Organisational intervention to reduce occupational stress and turnover in hospital nurses in the Northern Territory, Australia; Collegian
Psychosocial safety climate as an antecedent of work characteristics and psychological strain: A multilevel model; Work and Stress: an international journal of work, health & organisations
Reducing occupational stress among registered nurses in very remote Australia: a participatory action research approach; Collegian
Reducing occupational stress among registered nurses in very remote Australia: a participatory action research approach; Collegian
Walking Together: Enhancing staff and student leadership and mentorship capability at Rozelle

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)
Development of a professional experience placement (PEP) plan to forecast and enhance student experience; Greater Metro Interdisciplinary Clinical Training Network (GMICTN)

Research Candidate Supervision