UQ’s top nursing and midwifery staff and students have an extra reason to celebrate tomorrow’s International Nurses Day - they have just been recognised for their outstanding contributions to academic learning and teaching excellence
Head of the UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery Professor Catherine Turner announced this year’s School Awards at a special event at Customs House in Brisbane on Thursday night.
The ceremony was scheduled to coincide with International Midwives Day (5 May) and International Nurses Day (12 May) in recognition of the contribution nurses and midwives continue to make to the health outcomes of individuals and the community.
“As we recognise all hard-working nurses and midwives around the world, UQ seeks to reward leaders in the areas of nursing and midwifery research, research supervision, training and student and clinical learning,” Professor Turner said.
“I congratulate this year’s outstanding and deserving award recipients.”
2011 School of Nursing and Midwifery Award Winners:
Research Supervision Excellence Award
Associate Professor Fiona Bogossian
UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery director of research
With more than 20 years’ education experience, Dr Bogossian currently oversees nine research students and is credited with developing Queensland’s first Bachelor of Midwifery program, which commenced at UQ in 2007.
Dr Bogossian’s own research interests include the epidemiology of birth and motherhood, the evaluation of maternity services and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Renowned nationally and internationally, Dr Bogossian was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2006. In 2009, Dr Bogossian was also visiting scholar at Stanford University.
Commendation for Research Excellence– joint recipients:
Dr Tim Henwood
UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery Research Fellow
Dr Henwood joined the Centre in 2008 following the completion of his PhD. He is particularly passionate about promoting the benefits of physical activity to the older adult through research and teaching.
Dr Victoria Kain
UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery Bachelor of Nursing Program Director, Honours Coordinator
Following a career in paediatric and neonatal intensive care nursing, Dr Victoria Kain has spent the past two decades in the academic environment teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programs.
Dr Kain joined UQ in 2009 and was appointed Program Director for the Bachelor of Nursing. She continues to actively research, and publish in her field as well as supervise research higher degree students.
Dr Kain's ongoing research interests include: caregiver suffering (disenfranchised grief and moral distress); instrument development and psychometric analyses; interpretive methodologies; and focus group research.
Teaching Excellence Award – joint recipients:
Pauline Varghese
UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery Master of Nursing Studies (Graduate Entry) Program Coordinator and Clinical Lecturer
Ms Varghese's professional background is in intensive care nursing and critical care education. Her research interests include inter-professional simulation training
Lynda Canniford
UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Lecturer and Postgraduate Scholarships Coordinator
Following a career in orthopaedic and critical care nursing, Lynda joined the UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery in 2007.
Ms Canniford's research interests predominately involve the scholarship of teaching and improving clinical assessments. She has reviewed chapters in nursing texts and previously won the Best Case Study Presentation in the Sepsis Care Course.
Associate Professor Stephanie Fox-Young
UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery senior academic
In 2006, Dr Fox-Young joined the School of Nursing and Midwifery part time as a Research Fellow and became the School’s Teaching and Learning Coordinator in 2007.
Stephanie is a member of Queensland’s Health Quality and Complaints Commission’s Clinical Advisory Committee and a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing Australia. Stephanie is the National President of the Royal College of Nursing Australia.
More information about the UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery can be found online.
Media: Lya McTaggart (07 3365 5084, lya.mctaggart@uq.edu.au).
