PhD
Ba Social Work
Master Palliative Care
GradCert Grief & Palliative Care Counselling
I am a qualified social worker and have a background in nursing. I specialise in palliative and end of life care, grief and bereavement.
Experience
–present
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Griffith University / Bereavement Coordinator, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, NSW Health , Griffith University
Education
2017
Notre Dame University, Perth, WA, PhD
2012
Edith Cowan University, WA, Master of Palliative Care
2008
University of Adelaide, SA, GradCert Grief & Palliative Care Counselling
2002
Edith Cowan University, WA, Bachelor Social Work
Publications
2018
“I’m tired of having to prove my husband is dead and I’m not.” Dealing with practical matters in bereavement., Death Studies.
2018
“You either need help…you feel you don't need help…or you don't feel worthy of asking for it.” Receptivity to bereavement support, Journal of Palliative & Supportive Care.
2018
Use of point of care outcomes data facilitates quality improvement. , Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal
2016
A bereavement common assessment framework (B-CAF) in palliative care: Informing practice, transforming care. , American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
2015
Looking through the lens of Receptivity and its role in bereavement support: A Review of the Literature. , American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine