Dr Mehrnoush Bonakdar

Position

Research Officer

Biography

Dr Mehrnoush Bonakdar is a Research Officer at the THRI, Western Sydney University. She has a particular research interest in addressing the service and support needs of migrant women, particularly those who are most vulnerable.

She completed her PhD in 2023, her doctoral research focuses on Child and Family Health Nursing, and in particular, sustained nurse home visiting services in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families with limited English proficiency. Her study, which involved co-designing a model of Child and Family Health Nursing support for CALD families, has the future potential to improve the families' engagements and better health outcomes for their children.

Before commencing her PhD, Mehrnoush with clinical nursing experience and MPH qualification, worked in both direct service work and research roles.

Research Interests

• Migrant and refugee health
• Child and family health
• Qualitative methodologies

Qualifications & Recognition

• PhD, Western Sydney University
• Master of Public Health, University of New South Wales
• Bachelor of Nursing

Research & Publications

• For a full list of my publications please view my publications page (opens in a new window)
• View my ResearchGate profile (opens in a new window)

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