Voluntary Position Holders

Professor Bernie Carter	Clinical Professor Bernie Carter is Professor of Children's Nursing based at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK and she is also the Director of the Children's Nursing Research Unit (CNRU) at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. She is committed to ensuring that children and young people are involved at all stages of her research from design to dissemination. Her research work focuses on children's pain, illness and disability with the aim of trying to understand children's experiences so that practice can be improved and services are designed to meet the needs of children and their families. Bernie has strong links with the School of Nursing and Midwifery through her work with Dr Karen Ford. Bernie and Karen are working on joint research projects, have published papers together and are collaborating on a children's nursing textbook. Further international research projects are planned for the future that will further strengthen Bernie's contribution to the School. Bernie was delighted to be awarded a Visiting Fellowship in 2013 and she is looking forward to be spending six weeks in October and November 2013 working with colleagues, students and clinicians in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.
Professor Fiona Stoker	Clinical Professor
Professor Nicholas Procter	Adjunct Professor Professor Nicholas Procter PhD MBA Grad Dip Adult Ed BA CertAdvClinNsg RN CMHN is Chair: Mental Health Nursing and convener of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Research Group located at the University of South Australia. Professor Procter's networks and collaboration with government and non-government organisations has delivered outcomes in local and national mental health service and policy reform. He is currently a Chief Investigator on ARC, NHMRC, State and Federal government funded projects. His publications and conference papers appear in academic journals and at scientific meetings concerned with practical and theoretical dimensions of mental health, risk, suicide prevention and social inclusion.
Professor Gail Dennett	Adjunct Professor
Professor Mary FitzGerald	Visiting Professor
Professor Josephine Chow	Clinical Associate Professor
Associate Professor Inger-Margrethe Jensen	Clinical Associate Professor Inger-Margrethe Jensen, Ass. Dean at the Faculty of Health Sciences at VIA University College in Denmark holds a position as Clinical Ass. Professor School of Nursing and Midwifery. In 2005 Inger-Margrethe established the study abroad programme and the student exchange programme between Tasmania and the Danish Schools of Nursing in Denmark and in collaboration with Ass. Dean Denise Fasset. Over the years Inger-Margrethe has supported the international collaboration between UTAS and VIA UC and the very strong links between the Denmark and UTAS by organizing and managing the exchange programmes. Annual 22 Danish student nurses are enrolled at UTAS and are attending studies at the School of Nursing and Midwifery and in Sydney Local Health District. Inger-Margrethe is focused on attracting UTAS students to study for a semester in Denmark and to increase R&D activities and projects between UTAS and VIA UC.
Associate Professor Nicole Brooke	Clinical Associate Professor
Associate Professor Josephine Chow	Clinical Associate Professor
Associate Professor Moira Laverty	Clinical Associate Professor
Associate Professor Kerry Russell	Clinical Associate Professor
Professor Jose Aguilera	Adjunct Associate Professor
Associate Professor Helen Bryan	Adjunct Associate Professor
Associate Professor Lena Busch Nielsen	Adjunct Associate Professor
Associate Professor Judy Sankey	Adjunct Associate Professor
Ms Jennifer Ayton	Clinical Senior Lecturer Jennifer Ayton, RN RM Masters Midwifery Research; is a PhD candidate jointly with UTAS School of Social Sciences /Sociology & Menzies Research Institute; is the recipient of the Tasmanian Early Years Scholarship to pursue her PhD studies in exploring the low rates of exclusive breastfeeding in Tasmania. Jennifer mentors and tutors UTAS medical students, has achieved success in gaining in competitive grants, peer reviewed paper, continues to review papers for journals such as the BMJ, Archives of Diseases in Childhood, has a broad clinical background working across various setting and countries, including developing countries and aboriginal communities.
Dr Brett Mitchell	Clinical Senior Lecturer Dr Brett Mitchell leads the Tasmanian Infection Prevention and Control Unit in the Department of Health and Human Services. He has a strong clinical background and experience in infectious diseases and infection control. Brett serves on national committees relating to healthcare associated infections, is the Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare Infection, a nurse immuniser and a credentialed infection control professional. Brett has a strong interest in research relating to infection prevention and control, with a focus on quantitative research. Post graduate qualifications include a PhD, Masters in Advanced Practice, Diploma in Tropical Nursing and Certificate in Applied Healthcare Management. Brett supports the School of Nursing and Midwifery through supervision of research students, guest lecturing and promotion of the School through publications.
Dr Jed Duff	Clinical Senior Lecturer Jed's experience is primarily in perioperative nursing where he has held clinical and academic positions including Clinical Nurse Educator, Practice Development Facilitator, and undergraduate Unit Coordinator. He is the inaugural Clinical Research Fellow at St Vincent's Private Hospital Sydney. In this role he facilitates clinical research and practice development and supervises research students.
Dr Karen Ford	Clinical Senior Lecturer
Ms Kathryn Gregory	Clinical Senior Lecturer
Mr Andrew Keygan	Clinical Senior Lecturer
Ms Julie Porter	Clinical Senior Lecturer
Ms Amanda Reilly	Clinical Senior Lecturer
Dr Marguerite Bramble	Adjunct Senior Lecturer Marguerite is a Nurse Academic, whose research, education and clinical specialty is in gerontology, aged care and dementia care. Marguerite's key area of research expertise is mixed methodology and developing evidence based educational and clinical programs for nurses, clients and families in aged care and dementia care. Her PhD tested the effects of a best practice partnership model of care to improve family involvement in residential dementia care.
Mr Jamie Mann-Farrar	Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Dr Richard Lakeman	Visiting Senior Lecturer Richard Lakeman is a Senior Lecture at Southern Cross University and is engaged with UTAS as a supervisor of higher degree research. His primarily teaching, research and practice interests centres around mental health. He has worked as a nurse and psychotherapist in several countries for over twenty years. Research interests include coping, mental health recovery, and suicide utilising a broad range of methodologies. http://www.testandcalc.com/Richard/
Miss Patricia Allen	Clinical Lecturer Trish holds a position as Service Improvement Coordinator, Emergency Care Network within the Department of Health and Human Services. This involves promoting emergency care improvement initiatives and reform. Trish has worked in a variety of emergency departments in the United Kingdom, Western Australia and Tasmania as a Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse Educator and Clinical Nurse Consultant. Prior to joining the Emergency Care Network, Trish worked as the Clinical Nurse Consultant at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Trish holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nursing (Emergency) and a Master of Nursing. Trish's involvement with the School of Nursing & Midwifery has included clinical teaching, postgraduate emergency nursing course facilitation, marking and lecturing.
Ms Nancy Arnold	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Anita Booker	Clinical Lecturer Anita works as a Clinical Nurse Educator in the Department of Critical Care Medicine in Hobart. Her role involves running an introduction to critical care programme for Grads and other nurses new to intensive care nursing as well as co-ordinating education for all nursing staff within the department. This includes undergraduates and those undertaking post Graduate study in Critical Care through UTAS. In her spare time Anita recently completed a Graduate Diploma in Divinity and is currently studying for her Masters in Clinical Nursing.
Mr Laurie Bourke	Clinical Lecturer Laurie Bourke RN BA Grad Cert (Learning and Teaching) Master of Clinical Nursing Laurie is currently employed in DHHS (THO-South) as a Clinical Nurse Educator in the division of Complex Chronic and Community Services. He has worked within the rural, community health and rehabilitation settings as an Educator for seven of the past eight years and as a Lecturer at Deakin University in 2012. Laurie's interests are working with the aging population, preventing functional decline and promoting quality and safety in nursing care delivery. Across his career Laurie has worked with SNM students as a preceptor, clinical teacher, lecturer and mentor.
Ms Wendy Bryant	Clinical Lecturer
Mrs Jackie Cosentino	Clinical Lecturer Jackie works for the DHHS THO South as a Clinical Midwifery Educator in Maternity Services. This role includes facilitating first and second year Midwifery Student in clinical practice, facilitating the Midwifery Graduate Transition Program, Maternity Unit orientation, mandatory training, a comprehensive inservice program, facilitating study days and providing clinical support to staff and students in the unit. The role requires constant liaising and communication with University of Tasmania clinical staff. Jackie has postgraduate studies in Child and Family Health Nursing, a Clinical Masters in Midwifery and is an Authorised Nurse Immuniser.
Ms Christine Duniam	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Judith Frith	Clinical Lecturer
Mr Richard Gilfillan	Clinical Lecturer
Mrs Kerry Hall	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Angela Hay	Clinical Lecturer Clinical Midwife Educator in the division of Women's and Children's Services-Maternity. Her role involves facilitating the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery students as well as co-ordinating education for all midwives within the maternity department. Angela is currently acting in the Perinatal Mental Health Coordinator role for southern Tasmania with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.
Mrs Elaine Hosken	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Vicki Jordan	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Kathryn Marsden	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Andrea Middleton	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Kerry Mollenhagen	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Edel Murray	Clinical Lecturer Edel Murray is the Practice Development and Research Facilitator (seconded from the role of Clinical Nurse Consultant Wound Management) at St. Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney. Edel holds a Masters in Clinical Nursing through the UTAS and is a postgraduate lecturer in Wound Management there. Edel holds the titles of Clinical Fellow at ACU and Clinical Lecturer at UTAS. Edel is member of the Implementation and Quality Improvement Small Working Party of the international collaboration of EPUAP, NUPAP and PIPPIA to develop a 2014 update of the international guidelines for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers (injuries).
Mrs Tanya Panitzki	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Andrea Price	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Philippa Rice	Clinical Lecturer Pip has spent the past 4 years in DHHS (THO-South) as a Clinical Nurse Educator in Perioperative Services. This role includes providing Unit orientation, mandatory training, a comprehensive in-service program, fortnightly education sessions and Study Days for staff throughout the Department. Furthermore, supporting new Graduates with their rotation, preceptors and progress feedback. Working with UTAS Clinical Facilitators to support Undergraduates with orientation and placement, and Postgraduate staff as required. She is also involved with jointly co-ordinating the Australian Antarctic Division, Customs and Antarctic Lay Surgical Assistants Programs several times per year. Pip is a Nursing Officer in the Australian Army Reserves and enjoys spending time with her family, including 2 beautiful daughters and a third on the way!
Mr Andrew Saint	Clinical Lecturer Andrew Saint – RGN, RMRN, Grad Dip (mental health), Master of Clinical Nursing, MHN (Australian College of Mental Health Nurses). Andrew is a community mental health nurse with the Community Forensic Mental Health Service in Launceston. His role involves assertive case management & specialist assessment of clients with mental illness who are involved with, or at high risk of becoming involved with, the criminal justice system across Northern Tasmania. Andrew's professional interests include clients with co-morbid drug & alcohol issues, and those with developmental disability. Andrew has previously worked with the SNM as a Lecturer and currently precepts students on their clinical placements with the service. He has a broad clinical background across services both here and in NSW.
Mrs Carolyn Salter	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Kym Self	Clinical Lecturer
Mr Michael Sherring	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Pamela Sykes	Clinical Lecturer
Mr Pieter Van Dam	Clinical Lecturer Pieter Van Dam works a Senior Consultant Leadership and Management in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). This work involves providing education, training and consultancy services to all (health) professionals working in the DHHS and Tasmanian Health Organisations with the aim to enhance their leadership and management skills. Pieter is currently undertaking his doctoral study in leadership development, exploring how Clinical Nurse Leaders have learned to lead. Pieter's other involvement with the School of Nursing & Midwifery is supporting Higher Research Degree candidates.
Ms Judy Van Tatenhoven	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Judith Walters	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Cindy Weatherburn	Clinical Lecturer I am an RN currently working in the Department of Critical Care Medicine at the Royal Hobart Hospital in the role of ICU Liaison Nurse. This position extends my role from within the confines of acute critical care to an outreach position to support deteriorating patients in clinical wards. As such, I bring a strong clinical focus to the School of Nursing and Midwifery. I also have a research background, and have published in the area of sedation management in the intensive care setting. I completed my Masters In Nursing (2003) and am currently completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership and Management. I support the School of Nursing and Midwifery by tutoring students who are undertaking postgraduate studies.
Ms Samantha Webb	Clinical Lecturer
Ms Helen Zournazis	Clinical Lecturer
Dr Fahd Alonazy	Adjunct Lecturer
Ms Sue Aylett	Adjunct Lecturer I am currently employed as a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in general practice in collaboration with general practice GP's. I am also a Credentialed Mental Health Nurse. I am a current member of the Tasmanian Mental Health Tribunal and The Guardianship and Administration Board of Tasmania. I have previously worked in acute, rehabilitation, forensic and community mental health. I have obtained a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health, a Graduate Certificate in Initiatic Art Therapy, a Graduate Certificate in Forensic Nursing, a Masters degree in Forensic Mental Health and a Masters degree in Nurse Practitioner specialising in Mental Health. I believe that i can benefit UTAS due to my vast knowledge and expertise in the area of mental health nursing in numerous clinical settings. I am the first Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to work in a clinical setting in Tasmania and have had the wonderful opportunity to set up my practice in a rural setting with supportive colleagues.
Ms Linda Williamson	Clinical Tutor