
qualifications: RN, BN, MPhil
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Adjunct Lecturer
A full-time clinician (RN) with ongoing involvement in research through her Adjunct position with JCU. Her main area of practice is emergency nursing in rural and remote areas.

qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision
position: Associate Professor

qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision
position: Associate Professor
organisation: James Cook University
c/o Douglas campus of JCU
Douglas
Townsville
Qld
4811
Australia
Involved in nursing education for 35 years, at undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education levels. Past President of the then Association for Australian Rural Nurses. Research interests include: Interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly from an educational perspective Rural nursing Tertiary education in a climate of neoliberalism Leadership in nursing
Rural healthcare providers’ attitudes on climate change in NW USA
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Health research priorities: what matters most to people living in rural Australia?
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Improving surgical care in rural South Africa
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2026 Aeromed Conference, 28–30 October 2026, Darwin, Australia
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Rural Mental Health Conference 2026, 4–6 November 2026, Gold Coast, Australia
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16th National Rural & Remote Allied Health Conference (SARRAH), 9–11 November 2026, Coffs Harbour, Australia
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Rural GP Association Scotland (RGPAS) Annual Conference 2026, 20–22 November 2026, Inverness
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IAHA Indigenous Allied Health Australia National Conference, 30 November–2 December 2026, Boorloo (Perth), Australia
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BC Rural Health Conference, 28–30 May 2027, Victoria, BC, Canada
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5th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference, 8–10 June 2027, Larrakia Country, Garramilla (Darwin), Australia
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Regional, Rural and Remote Emergency Medicine Conference 2027 (ACEM RRR EM27), 18–20 July 2027, Lutruwita/Tasmania, Australia
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