Health Education and Workforce
Associate Professor Hui Chen (Rita) Chang
Dr Rita Chang 
Dr. Chang is an accomplished researcher and clinician with more than 20 years of experience in the field of aged care and dementia. She completed her PhD from the University of Sydney in 2009 and has held various leadership positions within nursing schools, where she has excelled in teaching and research. Dr. Chang has received numerous awards for her contributions to teaching, including the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning in 2010, 2011, and 2012, as well as the Award for Excellence in Job Management of the Year as Head of School in 2010. She has also been recognized for her research, receiving the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research Supervision in 2022.
Dr. Chang has established and maintained partnerships with national and international institutions, collaborating on interdisciplinary research and supervising higher research degree students. She has secured funding from industry partnerships and government tenders for clinical research on feeding difficulties, dementia and driving, and delirium care, as well as a WHO iSupport project. Additionally, Dr. Chang serves on the Grants Committee of the Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) Research Trust since 2021, Board of Directors, of Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra (MCCI), founding President of Taiwanese Scholar Australia Association (TSAA), nursing home accreditation advisor, member of the committee of dementia and age-friendly city promotion, member of the committee of long-term care development panel and accreditation appraiser of residential aged care facility, by government invitation, to the Department of Health and Aging.
Rita's main research interests and expertise includes:
Dr. Chang's research interests include carer support in the aged and dementia care, cross-cultural dementia care, dementia education for health professionals and carers, and other forms of dementia care, as well as workforce development in a variety of aged care settings, including community, residential, and hospital. She is well-versed in the effects of increased cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity in consumers and the workforce on care models, communication, and care quality in aged and dementia care. Her most recent study focused on the knowledge translation of healthcare practitioners who work with the seniors and their families.
Rita's main methodological expertise includes:
- Qualitative studies (phenomenological study, focus group interview, Observational studies)
- Quantitative studies (cross-sectional study, randomised controlled trial, non-randomised or quasi-experimental trials, longitudinal study)
Currently supervising (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 5 PhD (Co supervisor)
- 1 PhD
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 3 PhD
- 1 MPhil
2021 Benjamin Mu-Hsing Ho (PhD) (Primary supervisor)-Strategies to Improve the Knowledge and Clinical Skills for Recognition and Management of Delirium of Critical Care Nurses
2023 Zhenyu ZHANG (PhD) (Co-supervisor)-A Machine-Understandable Ontology for Representing the Domain Knowledge Specific to Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
2023 Alera Bowden (PhD) (Co-supervisor)-Exploring the impact of ageing simulation education on acute care nurses' older people
2014 Yun Yan Chen (MPhil) (Primary supervisor)-Effectiveness of Reminiscence therapy for people living with dementia in nursing home setting
Contact details
Phone: +61 2 9685 9034
Mobile: +61 450 162 006
Email: r.chang2@westernsydney.edu.au
Twitter: @RitaCha78298491
Dr Antoinette Cotton
Dr Antoinette Cotton 
Dr Antoinette Cotton is Senior Lecturer and the Academic Course Advisor for the Bachelor of Nursing (Honours), and Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced) programs in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University. She has extensive experience in participating and leading curriculum development at program and unit level, and at undergraduate, honours and postgraduate level. She is a registered nurse and registered midwife and has had a wide variety of clinical experience. She is a nurse academic experienced in qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods. She has supervised and co-supervised BN (Honours) students to completion and is currently co-supervising Master of Nursing (Honours), Master of Research and PhD candidates, and undertaking the role of principal supervisor for a doctoral candidate. She has a background in research, scholarship and publishing in the areas that include critical reflective practices, clinical supervision, health research in cyberspace, palliative care, workforce issues, women’s health, aged care and health issues related to vulnerable populations.
Antoinette's main research interests and expertise includes:
- Ethical Leadership
- Clinical Leadership
- Mentorship
- Clinical supervision
- Aged Care
- Women’s Health
- Cancer screening
- Disability Community
- Palliative Care
- Ethical and methodological issues in Online Research
- Education and workforce
- Curriculum design for undergraduate, honours and postgraduate programs
- Educational preparation for professional practice
- Critical reflective practices for the professions
- Experiences of students in nursing programs
Antoinette's main methodological expertise includes:
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Mixed Methods Designs
- Co-design Methodologies
- Translational Research
Currently supervising (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 2 PhD
- 1 MHons
- 1 MRES
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 1 PhD
- 4 MRES
- 2 BNHons
- 4 BAppsSc(Hons)
Contact details
Phone: +61 2 6985 9501
Dr Paul Glew
Dr Paul Glew
Dr Paul Glew has a Bachelor of Nursing, Diploma of Teaching, Bachelor of Education, Graduate Certificate in TESOL, Graduate Certificate in Clinical Science (Intensive Care Nursing), Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics (TESOL), Master of Nursing, and a Doctor of Education degree.
Paul's main research interests and expertise includes:
- Clinical communication in nursing education and healthcare
- Academic literacy and English second language assessment, teaching and learning
- Literacy and language program design in education and nursing
Paul's main methodological expertise includes:
- Qualitative and mixed methods research
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 3 BNHons
- 1 PhD
Contact details
Phone: +61 2 4570 1163
Email: p.glew@westernsydney.edu.au
Dr Linda Gregory
Dr Linda Gregory 
In 2016, Linda completed a professional doctorate in education at the University of Technology, Sydney. Her thesis, 'learning with and from others in clinical practice' answered questions about how and what registered nurses learned as they carried out every day work in acute care. Currently, Linda's research interests lie in nurse education, workplace learning, medication administration, clinical handover and more recently with the newly released code of professional conduct for nurses. Linda was also a recipient of an early career researcher grant in late 2018. This grant will be used to explore nurses’ experiences with the new electronic medication chart at two Sydney based hospitals in 2019.
Linda has had considerable teaching experience in both the clinical context as a Nurse Educator and in the tertiary environment, with undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programs. With an industry career involvement in the nursing profession spanning over 35 years, Linda has worked in major tertiary referral acute care hospitals in Sydney as a clinical nurse, clinical nurse specialist, nurse educator and as nurse manager for education (all at major teaching hospitals in Sydney). This experience has given Linda an expert understanding of the knowledge and skills required to practise in the nursing profession together with understanding the challenges faced by transitioning new graduate nurses. Linda has also worked in a regulatory environment as a professional officer for the former Nurses and Midwives Board of NSW (2004-2005) where she also acquired her interests in professional issues and nursing and midwifery regulation. Linda is also a current Professional Member for the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Linda's main research interests and expertise includes:
- Medication Administration
- Clinical Handover
- Patient Safety in Actue Care
- Workplace Learning
- Competence
- Professional and Regulatory Issues
- Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Linda's main methodological expertise includes:
- Qualitative Methods Research/Naturalistic Inquiry
- Spatial Theory
- Workplace Learning theories and Sociomateriality
Currently supervising (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 1 PhD
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- Nil
Contact details
Phone: +61 2 4620 3344
Dr Leanne Hunt
Dr Leanne Hunt
Dr Leanne Hunt is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing and Deputy Director, Clinical Education (Nursing), in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the Western Sydney University. Leanne began nursing in 1992 as an RN progressing to CNC (trauma) and NUM 1. Leanne worked in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Paediatric cardiothoracic intensive care for 2 years. Leanne has 11 years of education and research experience and is the current chair of the Critical Care Research in Collaboration & Evidence Translation (CCRICET) research group. Leanne is an affiliate member of the Centre for Applied Nursing Research (CANR), Centre for Oral Health Outcomes & Research Translation (COHORT) and the Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research. Leanne is a qualitative and mixed methods researcher focusing on critical care practice/patient outcomes, workforce development and clinical practice experience. Leanne’s work is collaborative and multidisciplinary and has impacts on critical care patients, families, student nurses, the future nursing workforce and the profession of nursing.
Leanne's main research interests and expertise includes:
- Critical care
- Workforce development
- Undergraduate clinical placement
Leanne's main methodolgical expertise includes:
- Qualitative
- Mixed methods
Currently supervising (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 2 PhD
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 1 BNHons
Contact details
Phone: +61 2 4570 1676
Email: l.hunt@westernsydney.edu.au
Dr Diana Jefferies
Dr Diana Jefferies
Dr Diana Jefferies is a lecturer in the school of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University. She has twenty-five years' experience in acute clinical nursing specialising in mental health and HIV Nursing. She has academic qualifications in Arts Based research methods such as historical analysis and literary criticism. Her current research program integrates her nursing and arts-based background to examine descriptions of mental health issues in historical and literary contexts.
Diana's main research interests and expertise includes:
- The Lived Experience of Illness
- Mental Health
- Patient Centred Care
- Medical and Health Humanities
- Womens Health
Diana's main methodological expertise includes:
- Qualitative Research - Narrative Arts based research methods especially historical and literary analysis
Currently supervising (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 1 BN (Hons)
- 1 MRes
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 1 PhD
- 1 BNHons
Contact details
Phone: +61 2 9685 930
Mobile: +61 409 125 256
Email: d.jefferies@westernsydney.edu.au
Twitter: @DianaJefferies7
Associate Professor Lauretta Luck
Associate Professor Lauretta Luck
Associate Professor Lauretta Luck is the Director of the Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Research, a conjoint position of the SoNM, WSU and Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. Lauretta supports and mentors Nurse Clinicians undertaking research focused on improving patient care and outcomes and nursing evidence based practice. Lauretta has many years teaching in the tertiary sector both at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels and has experience in numerous governance and leadership roles. Lauretta was the recipient of a Women’s fellowship grant (WSU) (2018) exploring violence towards nurses from the Nurse Managers’ perspective. In 2019, in collaboration with the NBMLHD Safety Culture Coordinators (Nurse Educators), she attracted NaMO and Louisa Hope funding to implement resilience and mindfulness workshops for nurses to provide strategies to respond to the problem of violence. Lauretta supervises undergraduate and postgraduate research students including Bachelor of Nursing (Hons), Master of Research and PhD students and mentors Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced) students. Lauretta’s research skills include case study design, mixed methods research and qualitative designs. Her areas of research include violence towards nurses, nursing workforce issues and nursing education. She has published in, and reviews, national and international journals and has presented a national and international conferences.
Lauretta's main research interests and expertise includes:
- Violence towards nurses
- Nursing education
- Nursing workforce
Lauretta's main methodological expertise includes:
- Qualitative research
- Case study
- Mixed methods
Currently supervising (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 5 PhD
- 1 MRes
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 2 PhD
- 3 BNHons
Contact details
Phone: +61 2 4734 3181
Dr Fiona McDermid
Dr Fiona McDermid
Dr Fiona McDermid is a lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Dr Fiona McDermid completed her PhD in 2017 on the transition of clinical nurses to academia under a framework of liminality. Following on from her doctoral work, Fiona is further exploring the concepts of resilience and transition within workforce and communities. She is currently involved in a project centered on emergency departments highlighting the concept of resilience and retention and was successful in obtaining an Early Career Research grant for this study. She is also involved in the Women's Health stream of research and is currently undertaking work on women's experiences of menopause. She has published and presented research both nationally and internationally.
Fiona's main research interests and expertise includes:
- Women's Health
- Emergency Workforce Resilience
Fiona's main methodological expertise includes:
- Qualitative studies and analysis
Currently supervising (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 2 BNHons
- 1 PhD
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- Nil
Contact details
Mobile: +61 408 675 169
Email: f.mcdermid@wsternsydney.edu.au
Twitter: @fiona_McDermid
Dr Tiffany Northall
Dr Tiffany Northall 
Tiffany Northall completed the Bachelor of Nursing, Master of Nursing with distinction and her PhD at Western Sydney University. She also completed a Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education. Tiffany has been a lecturer at Western Sydney University in undergraduate and post graduate nursing. Throughout her nursing career she worked in a variety of positions including primary health care, palliative care, emergency department and was a clinical nurse specialist in discharge planning. Tiffany’s research focuses on the care of older people in hospital, nursing homes and in the community with a specific interest in transfers of care. She also has an interest in the transition, retention and success of enrolled nurses who enter the Bachelor of Nursing degree. Tiffany has applied a variety of research methodologies including phenomenology and mixed methods.
Tiffany's main research interests and expertise includes:
- Aged Care
- Undergraduate nursing student retention
- Success Health professionals decision making
- Critical reflective practices for the professions
Tiffany's main methodological expertise includes:
- Phenomenology Qualitative Methods
Currently supervising (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 1 PhD
- 1 MRES
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)2 BNHons
- 1 BNHons
Contact details
Phone: +61 2 4620 3368
Email: t.northall@westernsydney.edu.au
Twitter: @TiffanyNorthall
Professor Kath Peters
Professor Kath Peters
Professor Kath Peters RN BN (Hons) PhD is an academic in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University. Kath has extensive clinical nursing and research experience with a strong background in health research and qualitative methodologies. Kath is actively engaged in research and regularly disseminates research outcomes in peer reviewed journals and at national and international conferences.
Kath's main research interests and expertise includes:
- Nursing Workforce
- Women's and Family Health
- Vulnerable Populations
Kath's main methodological expertise includes:
- Qualitative Research
- Feminist Research
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 8 PhD
- 8 BN (Hons)
Contact details
Phone: +61 2 4620 3567
Professor Lucie Ramjan
Professor Lucie Ramjan
Lucie Ramjan is an Professor and Director of Academic Workforce (Parramatta) in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University. She is also a core member of the Translational Health Research Institute (THRI), Young & Resilient Research Centre and an affiliate member of the Centre for Oral Health Outcomes & Research Translation (COHORT) and the Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research.
Lucie graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing (Honours – 1st Class) in 2003 and was awarded a PhD in 2007. Lucie is a qualitative and mixed methods researcher who is committed to education and workforce research, research with adolescents and young people and mental health research, particularly in the area of eating disorders. Her research scholarship is characterised by interdisciplinary and international collaborations culminating in research outputs and funding success. Most notably Lucie is proud to have secured research funding as first CI on a competitive grant from The Ian Potter Foundation Ltd to develop and pilot test a mentorship program for people with anorexia nervosa. This followed further Research Development Strategic Initiative Funding through Western Sydney University to extend and pilot to people with any type of eating disorder.
Lucie was also invited to contribute to a White Paper on eating disorders and obesity which also secured funding. Lucie is currently supervising 8 research higher degree students and has supervised 12 students to completion [5 PhD; 1 MN(Hons); 1 MPhil; 5 BN(Hons)]. Lucie’s teaching excellence is evidenced by the receipt of two prestigious teaching awards. In 2011, Lucie received the College of Health & Science Learning and Teaching Award and in 2012 Lucie received an Office for Learning & Teaching (OLT) National Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning. Lucie continues to teach in both the undergraduate and postgraduate programs within the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University.
Other professional activities: Lucie is the Vice-President (WSU) of the Xi Omicron at-Large Chapter of Sigma and the Chair of the Adolescent & Young People Faculty of the Australian College of Nursing. She was previously the Associate Editor for Contemporary Nurse and is now a current Associate Editor for Nursing Open.
Prior to employment at Western Sydney University, Lucie was a clinician working with adolescents at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children) in roles as a Registered Nurse and Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Lucie's main research interests and expertise includes:
- Adolescent and Young People's Health
- Eating Disorders
- Education and Workforce
Lucie's main methodological expertise includes:
- Qualitative Research Methods
Currently supervising (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 8 PhD
- 1 MPhil
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 5 PhD
- 1 MPhil
- 1 MHons
- 5 BNHons
- 2014 - Chandra Poudel (Master of Nursing (Honours) (Co-supervisor) - Career Intention of Nursing Students in Nepal: The CARINA Study
- 2016 - Rasmieh Al-Amer (PhD) (Co-supervisor) - Depression and Self-care In Jordanian Adults with Diabetes: The POISE study
- 2016 - Christine Walker (BN (Hons) 1st Class) (Co-supervisor) - Unleashing the iPad’s potential: The lived experience of undergraduate nursing students when using the iPad for tertiary education
- 2016 - Graham Sean Gough (BN (Hons) 1st Class) (Primary Supervisor) - Men in Nursing: Predictors and antecedents of retention in the first year undergraduate nursing program: The RETAIN Study
- 2016 - Ghada El-Ayoubi (BN (Hons) 2nd Class, Div. 1) (Co-supervisor) - Beyond Hand Hygiene: Investigating Multi-resistant Organism Colonisation in the Intensive Care Unit: The BIOTIC Study
- 2016 - Liz Flannery (BN (Hons) 1st Class) (Primary Supervisor) - End-of-Life Decisions in the Intensive Care Unit – Exploring the experiences of doctors and nurses
- 2019 - Ibrahim Alananzeh (PhD) (Co-supervisor) - The unmet supportive care needs of Arab people affected by cancer (The SNAP study)
- 2019 - Scott Brunero (PhD) (Co-supervisor) - A constructivist grounded theory of generalist health professionals and their mental health work
- 2020 - Jacqueline Rojo (BN (Hons) 1st Class) (Co-supervisor) - CONerns During Clinical PlacemenT: The CONDUCT Project
- 2021 - Gursharan Singh (PhD) (Co-supervisor) - Access and referral to palliative care for individuals with chronic heart failure
- 2022 - Maricris Algoso (PhD) (Co-supervisor) - The value of undergraduate Assistant in Nursing (AIN) employment in the aged care setting: Developing transferable skills and increasing workforce readiness
- 2022 - Rebekah Carter (MPhil) (Co-supervisor) - Feed-forward: Using annotated exemplars to promote student engagement and satisfaction
Contact details
Phone: +61 2 9685 9032
Email: l.ramjan@westernsyney.edu.au
Twitter: @LucieRamjan
Associate Professor Athena Sheehan
(Midwifery Supervisor)
Associate Professor Athena Sheehan
Athena Sheehan is a Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University.
Qualifications: RN, BN, RM, MN, PhD
Athena is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University. Athena has over 40 years of experience first as a nurse and then as a midwife working in the roles of clinician, researcher, and educator. Athena teaches into the Bachelor of Midwifery and Graduate Diploma of Midwifery programs, and supervises HDR students. Athena has held positions in governance including previously being the Director of Academic Programs for Midwifery at WSU. She has been a member of the Australian College of Midwives for over 20 years. Her research has primarily focused on midwifery, but also includes transdisciplinary research with colleagues in the fields of nursing and socio-functional linguistics. Athena has made major original and innovative contributions to the field of infant feeding and maternal health and has been recognised both nationally and internationally for her research in this area. Her research interests also include midwifery education and workforce and most recently she has been the lead researcher on the SWIMMS project, a funded project that introduced a midwifery mentoring program for B Mid students into the clinical area. She is also currently the lead researcher on the funded Bachelor of Midwifery Multiple Mini Interviews study. Athena’s research has been presented at International and National conferences where she has been an invited and keynote speaker. She publishes regularly in highly ranked nursing, midwifery, and multidisciplinary journals, and her work is regularly cited. With colleagues she has been successful in receiving 2 ARC linkage grants, she has also been successful in receiving research funding through university grants. As an educator, clinician, and researcher, she is passionate about quality outcomes that result in the provision of excellent care for childbearing women and their families.Athena's main research interests and expertise includes:
- Midwifery
- Breastfeeding
- Midwifery education
- Women's experiences of midwifery care
- Midwifery workforce
- Homebirth
- Breech birth
- Mentoring
- Models of care
- Antenatal education
Athena's main methodological expertise includes:
Athena has experience with a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative methodologies. This includes:
- Grounded theory
- Discourse analysis
- Qualitative descriptive analysis
- Metasynthesis
- Quasi-experimental design
- Mixed methods
- Experimental design
Currently supervising (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 1 BN(Hons)
- 1 M(Hons)
- 5 PhD
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 1 BM(Hons) (First Class)
- 1 M(Hons)
- 5 PhD
Contact details
Phone: +61 2 9685 9068
Associate Professor Virginia Stulz
Associate Professor Virginia Stulz 
Associate Professor Virginia Stulz is currently working in a conjoint position between Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District and Western Sydney University. Virginia is currently Chief Investigator on one major research project in five Local Health Districts of NSW that improves birth options for women. She recently worked in NSW across four Local Health Districts on a major research project in an effort to improve and explore student midwives’ experiences. She mentors and supports midwives in the local health district with their research projects. She collaborates with other university academics across Australia and New Zealand as a member of the Trans Tasman Midwifery Education Committee (TTMEC) and is currently the Chair for the TTMEC. She is currently leading one national research project with this consortium that explores characteristics of support within new graduate programmes within Australia and has recently completed and published another study that focused on midwives’ experiences during COVID-19. In collaboration with other researchers, she has published 25 peer-reviewed journal articles over the past five years in areas of complementary therapies, midwifery education, factors affecting birth practices, gender-based violence and women’s health. Virginia is currently supervising six higher degree research students as a primary supervisor and co-supervising two students.
Virginia's main research interests and expertise includes:
- Midwifery education, factors affecting birth practices, gender-based violence and women’s health
- Mixed methodologies
Virginia's methodological expertise includes:
- Qualitative methods
Currently supervising (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 4 PhD
- 1 MRES
- 1 BNHons
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 1 MR
- 2 PhD (Co-Supervisor)
- 1 BNHons (Co-Supervisor)
Contact details
Phone: +61 (0)408 427 612
Email: v.skinner@westernsydney.edu.au
Twitter: @Virgini51194997
Dr Christine Taylor
Dr Christine Taylor
Dr Christine Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, WSU, and Deputy Director of The New South Wales Centre for Evidence Based Health Care that supports nurses in systematic reviews and implementation reports. Christine is a supervisor of PhD and Honours’ students and has published in child and family health and nurse education. Christine is also an experienced educator, having spent around 25 years in higher education in a variety of roles, including senior governance positions. Christine's clinical experience extends over 30 years. The first half of her clinical career was spent in adult care and covered a variety of fields, such as medical, surgical, psychiatric, and aged care. The second half of her clinical career was with neonates, infants, and children, and included high dependency and critical care units and specialist medical units.
Christine's main research interests and expertise includes:
- Child and family health education
Christine's main methodological expertise includes:
- Systematic reviews
Currently supervising (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 1 PhD
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 7 BNHons
- 1 PhD
Contact details
Phone: +61 2 409128880 or +61 2 9685 9029
Email: ch.taylor@westernsydney.edu.au
Twitter: @christaylorwsu
Professor Anna Williams
Professor Anna Williams
Professor Anna Williams holds a PhD in Public Health and Community Medicine. Professor Williams engages in a broad healthy ageing research program situated within primary health care that seeks to make a contribution in four key areas including the:(1) Promotion of the intrinsic capacity of persons to achieve health and well-being; (2) Development of age-friendly environments; (3) Health Service Development and quality; and (4) Development and sustainability of a primary health care workforce. Professor Williams has extensive experience in the implementation and evaluation of complex interventions within primary health care, community health and general practice settings; implementation of person-centred care models in acute and sub-acute care settings, and chronic illness self-management and self-management support. Her research areas have also focused on the assessment and management of lifestyle risk factors by clinicians, the prevention and management of chronic illnesses and health workforce and health services development. She has led or coordinated a number of research programs including randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and mixed method studies and the evaluation of national, state government and non-government primary health care initiatives.
Anna's main research interests and expertise includes:
- Lifestyle Risk Factor modification, health promotion and well-being
- Chronic Illness Prevention and Management
- Person-centred care in sub-acute care and acute care
- Self-management of chronic illnesses
- Provider self-management support
- Primary Health Care workforce support and development
- Support and care to persons living with Dementia and associated co-morbidities or multimorbidity
- Complex interventions in Primary Health Care
Anna's main methodological expertise includes:
- Mixed Methods
- Qualitative research
- Systematic Reviews
- Grounded Theory
- RCTs
Currently supervising (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 4 PhD
Students to completion (PhD), (MHons), (BNHons)
- 1 PhD
- 2022 Kaara Calma (PhD) (Co-Supervisor) '‘An exploration of final-year undergraduate nursing students’ preparedness to work in general practice’
- 2022 Mary Shivani Sathiyamoorthy (Applied Project, Doctor of Medicine) (Primary Supervisor) 'The role of the primary health care provider in supporting patients with a co-diagnosis of dementia and Type II Diabetes Mellitus to self-manage their T2DM'
- 2022 Javaria Chaudhry (Applied Project, Doctor of Medicine) (Primary Supervisor) 'Informing Guidelines for provider self-management support for patients who are self-managing type II diabetes and cognitive impairment and Dementia' (Applied Project, Doctor of Medicine)
- 2020 IChing Ho (Independent Learning Project, UNSW Medicine) 'Older People's Experiences of Living with, Responding to and Managing Sensory Loss'
Contact details
Phone: +61 2 9685 9046
Email: Anna.williams@westernsydney.edu.au
Twitter: @AnnaWil73688726
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