Mrs Katherine Cooper
Lecturer,
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Biography
Dr Katherine Cooper’s research interest is in holistic health, especially spirituality in the context of nursing. Her Master of Nursing (Honours) used a mixed methods design to investigate spirituality among nursing students, and PhD used a critical discourse analysis methodology to investigate spirituality and spiritual care among RNs. Dr Cooper has seven peer reviewed articles published in Q1 & Q2 journals and 2 published book chapters. All publications are in the area of spirituality and nursing.
Dr Cooper was involved in developing the research proposal for and running a pre-test, post-test project which investigated the effects of a nutrition program on biometric markers (BGL, Blood pressure, and Cholesterol levels). This project was run at a university in Papua New Guinea. Dr Cooper has also been involved in clinical research, investigating the impact of a newly developed gluten free cereal on coeliac biometric markers.
Qualifications
- PhD Western Sydney University
- MN (Honours) Western Sydney University
- MN (Administration and Health Promotion) Avondale University
- BN Avondale University
- Registered Nurse (NSW)
Awards
- Research Training Program Scholarship
- Students choice in teaching excellence – Avondale University
Interests
- Spirituality
- Wellness/wellbeing
- Qualitative Research Methodologies
- Mixed Method Research Methodology (quantitative and qualitative)
- Critical Discourse Analysis
This information has been contributed by Mrs Cooper.
Qualifications
- MN(Hons) University of Western Sydney
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- School of Nursing and Midwifery
Contact
| Email: | K.Cooper@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Location: | EB.LG ParramattaEB.LG.00 Parramatta |
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Publications
Chapters in Books
- Somasundram, D. and Cooper, K. (2013), 'Spirituality', Living with Dementia : A Practical Guide for Families and Personal Carers, Australian Council for Educational Research 9781742860442.
Journal Articles
- Cooper, K. and Chang, E. (2023), 'Implementing a spiritual care subject for holistic nursing practice : a mixed method study', Journal of Holistic Nursing, vol 41, no 3 , pp 233 - 245.
- Cooper, K., Cooper, K., Chang, E., Luck, L. and Dixon, K. (2022), 'Spirituality and standards for practice : a critical discourse analysis', Journal of Holistic Nursing, vol 40, no 1 , pp 16 - 24.
- Cooper, K., Cooper, K., Luck, L., Chang, E. and Dixon, K. (2021), 'What is the practice of spiritual care? : a critical discourse analysis of registered nurses' understanding of spirituality', Nursing Inquiry, vol 28, no 2 .
- Cooper, K., Cooper, K., Luck, L., Chang, E. and Dixon, K. (2021), 'The application of Schneider's critical discourse analysis framework for a study of spirituality in nursing', International Journal of Qualitative Methods, vol 20 , pp 1 - 6.
- Cooper, K., Cooper, K., Chang, E., Luck, L. and Dixon, K. (2020), 'How nurses understand spirituality and spiritual care : a critical synthesis', Journal of Holistic Nursing, vol 38, no 1 , pp 114 - 121.
- Cooper, K., Cooper, K. and Chang, E. (2016), 'Undergraduate nurse students' perspectives of spiritual care education in an Australian context', Nurse Education Today, vol 44 , pp 74 - 78.
- Cooper, K., Cooper, K., Chang, E., Sheehan, A. and Johnson, A. (2013), 'The impact of spiritual care education upon preparing undergraduate nursing students to provide spiritual care', Nurse Education Today, vol 33, no 9 , pp 1057 - 1061.