Dr Nina Sivertsen is an Indigenous Sámi woman living and working on Kaurna Lands in Australia. She holds a position as Senior Lecturer (Nursing), Flinders University, and Associate Professor, Arctic University of Norway. Her academic work encompasses curriculum design and implementation, with cultural responsiveness in the centre to positively engage students in learning about First Nations health.
In her research, she focuses on community and health systems research in partnership with First Peoples and contributes to restorative policy and practice, especially around women’s health in a socio-political context of assimilation and colonisation. She works in inter-Indigenous settings together with First Nations health professionals from around the world to improve healthcare and health outcomes for all First Nations people.
Nina’s work in the nexus of Indigenous women’s identities, culture, health, and education has led to international recognition as evidenced by her partnerships in Norway, Canada and Australia. She is the recipient of numerous awards; amongst them the 2021 Women in Innovation Award, the 2020 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Innovation in Teaching, as well as being a finalist of the 2021 AFR National Teaching Excellence Awards.
Dr Sivertsen is an active member of many community organisations and academic committees providing space for Indigenous voices within strategic planning, governance, and curriculum. She works with research higher degree students to create new knowledge and build capacity enabling students to fulfil their potential as independent academics and researchers of the future.
Experience
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–presentSenior Lecturer (Nursing), Flinders University
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2021–presentAssociate Professor, UiT Arctic University of Norway
Education
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2016Flinders University, Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Ed)
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2014Flinders University, PhD
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2006Flinders University, BNg (Hons First Class)
Publications
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2022Where is community during COVID-19? The experiences of families living in housing insecurity, Health and Social Care in the Community
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2022A narrative inquiry of storytelling: a learning strategy for nursing students to reflect on their interactions with patients, Reflective Practice
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2022Decision making in vaccine hesitant parents and pregnant women: An integrative review, International Journal of Nursing Studies
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2022It looks like a breadbox: a pilot study investigating implementation of the Pepi-Pod® program with Aboriginal families in metropolitan South Australia , Primary Health Care Research and Development
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2022Message Stick: Safe Sleep Education with Aboriginal families in SA – sharing knowledge in the community, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
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2022Sámi language in Norwegian health care: ‘He speaks good enough Norwegian, I don’t see why he needs an interpreter’, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
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2022Weighing up the risks: Vaccine decision-making in pregnancy and parenting, Women and Birth
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2022What women want: Women’s health in Rural and Regional Australia – insights from an interprofessional research collaboration between academic researchers, nursing clinicians, and industry professionals., Health and Social Care in the Community
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2022Aboriginal children and family connections to primary health care whilst homeless and in high housing mobility: observations from a Nurse Practitioner-led service, Primary Health Care Research and Development
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2022A discussion paper on how to communicate with vaccine hesitant parents: top ten tips for effective communication., Journal of Children and Young People's Health
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2021Sámi and Norwegian nurses’ perspectives on nursing care of Sámi patients: a focus group study on culturally safe nursing, International Journal of Circumpolar Health
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2021Storytelling: One arts-based learning strategy to reflect on clinical placement. An integrative review, Nurse Education in Practice
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2020‘Two-eyed seeing’: the integration of spiritual care in Aboriginal residential aged care in South Australia, Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging
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2020Addressing the gaps in health for children, Innovative Health Service delivery: Enhancing lifelong development and the health and wellbeing of marginalised children 0 to 18 years., CFI Report
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2020Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family access to continuity of health care services in the first 1000 days of life: a systematic review of the literature, BMC Health Services Research
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2020Nursing issues: Improving women's health in regional areas is vital, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
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2020Meeting the needs of marginalised children: An innovative Nurse Practitioner led healthcare model at Uniting Care Wesley Bowden, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
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2019Exploring Aboriginal aged care residents’ cultural and spiritual needs in South Australia, BMC Health Services Research
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2018The importance of integrating cultural and spiritual care into Aboriginal aged care, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
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2017Challenges to Indigenous health curriculum design: Bringing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework to life, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
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2017Collaboration and Cultural Safety: Safe sleep space alternatives with Aboriginal families, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
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2016Re-do stations after high-fidelity simulation debrief in nursing education, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
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2016A redo station after debrief improves learning in undergraduate nursing simulation, Clinical Simulation in Nursing
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2016Working with older Indigenous generations - aged care perspectives, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
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2011'Oh-oh...I'm under review!!!' Sessional university teaching and peer review, Journal of Practice Teaching & Learning
Grants and Contracts
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2022The needs of Early Menarche in South Australian Primary Schools
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- CI
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- Flinders Foundation Grant
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2022Health access for women and children leaving DV
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- CI
- Funding Source:
- Hospital Research Foundation
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2021Innovative ways to teach nursing students about First Nations health
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- CI
- Funding Source:
- Arts in Health
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2021Nurse Practitioners and Homeless Children
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- CI
- Funding Source:
- Channel 7 Research Foundation Grant
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2020COViD-19 Collaboration Grant
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- CI
- Funding Source:
- Caring Futures Institute
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2019Safe Sleep for Aboriginal Babies in SA - Doing it Together
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- CI
- Funding Source:
- MRFF Rapid Applied Research Translation for Health Impact Grant
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2018Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR)
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- CI
- Funding Source:
- Canadian Institute of Health Research CIHR
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2018Continuity of Care for Aboriginal Families in mainstream health care services
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- CI
- Funding Source:
- Rosemary Bryant Foundation Seeding Grant
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2017What women want
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- CI
- Funding Source:
- NSW Women's Health Needs Analysis Grant
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2017Canadian Institute of Health Research
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- AI
- Funding Source:
- CIHR Ombaashi - International Indigenous Mentorship Network Program Grant
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2016Older Indigenous Australians
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- CI
- Funding Source:
- School of Nursing and Midwifery Start-Up Grant
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2015Safe Sleep for Aboriginal Babies Pilot
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- CI
- Funding Source:
- Flinders Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Seeding Grant
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2015Health Care workers perspectives: Older Indigenous Australians
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- CI
- Funding Source:
- Flinders Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Establishment Grant
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2015Simulation in high volume nursing education
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- CI
- Funding Source:
- Flinders School of Nursing and Midwifery Start-Up Grant
Professional Memberships
- Searvi sámi girječállide/Foreninga Samiske Forfattere/Sámi Author Association 2019-
- The Lowitja Institute 2021-
- Australian College of Nursing (ACN) 2020-
- Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives 2014-
Honours
2021 Women in Innovation SA Award 2021 National Finalist AFR Teaching Excellence Award 2021 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Innovation in Teaching 2020 CNHS Excellence in Teaching Award 2019 International Women's Day Irene Bell Award 2018 Roger Wurm Award 2016 Turnitin Global Innovations Award - Finalist 2015 Asia-Pacific Outstanding Service Award 2015 Ruth Gibson Memorial Award 2009 Asia-Pacific Achievement in Health Sciences Award 2007 Flinders University Medal
- Adelaide, Australia
- Website
- @drsivertsen
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
