Dr Helena Harrison ~ Adjunct Associate Professor

Helena is a registered nurse with a background in clinical, education, research and leadership and management developed through 32 years of experience in health care both nationally and internationally. With a desire to improve the learning and development of others, Helena has a keen interest in tertiary education and designing and delivering unique, high-quality educational experiences that promote optimal performance, make a difference for staff, students and community, and contribute to safe, high-quality healthcare in the future.

 

Interests

Professional

• Professional identify, performance and education
• Practice readiness and transition
• Leadership and management
• Curriculum development

Research

• Education, blended learning and delivery, evaluation
• Qualitative research
• Practice readiness and transition

Teaching

• Leadership and management
• Education, learning and development
• Professional issues, practice and development
• Qualitative research

Experience

• 2023 to present - Adjunct Associate Professor, Nursing and Midwifery (James Cook University)
• 2020 to present - Adjunct Senior Lecturer, La Trobe Rural Health School (La Trobe University)
• 2020 to present - Honorary Lecturer International, Institute of Health Sciences (Sri Lanka)
• 2021 to 2023 - Senior Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery (James Cook University)
• 2019 to 2021 - Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery, (James Cook University)
• 2018 to 2020 - Senior Lecturer, College of Health Care Sciences (James Cook University)
• 2019 - Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery, (James Cook University)
• 2009 to 2019 - Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery, (James Cook University)
• 2016 to 2018 - Lecturer, EWHA University | University of Health Sciences (Seoul Korea | Phnom Pen Cambodia)
• 2007 to 2010 - Professional officer, Nurses and Midwives Board (New South Wales)
• 2009 - Teacher, Tropical North Queensland Institute of Tafe (TAFE, Cairns)
• 2007 to 2009 - Project Officer: Nursing Patient Flow – the NUM Project, Nursing and Midwifery Office (NSW Health, NSW)
• 2001 to 2009 - Nurse Educator, Northern Beaches Health Service | Organisational Education and Learning (Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, NSW)
• 2000 to 2003 - Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing (University of Sydney, NSW)

Research Disciplines

• Nursing (4205)
• Allied health and rehabilitation science (4201)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Learner and learning (1601)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Harrison H, Palermo C, Devine S, Chamberlain-Salaun J, Nash R and Barker R (2023) Building the capacity of rural allied health generalists through online postgraduate education: a qualitative evaluation. Rural and Remote Health, 23 (3).
• Barker R, Chamberlain-Salaun J, Harrison H, Nash R, Nielsen I, Harvey D, Sim J, Ciccone N, Carr J, Bird K, Palermo C and Devine S (2021) Evaluation of the Allied Health Rural Generalist Program 2017-2019. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29 (2). pp. 158-171
• Harrison H, Birks M, Franklin R and Mills J (2020) An assessment continuum: how healthcare professionals define and determine practice readiness of newly graduated registered nurses. Collegian, 27. pp. 198-206
• Harrison H, Birks M, Franklin R and Mills J (2020) Fostering graduate nurse practice readiness in context. Collegian, 27 (1). pp. 115-124
• Bodak M, Harrison H, Lindsay D and Holmes C (2019) The experiences of sessional staff teaching into undergraduate nursing programmes in Australia: a literature review. Collegian, 26 (1). pp. 212-221
• Harrison H, Birks M, Franklin R and Mills J (2017) Case study research: foundations and methodological orientations. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung, 18 (1). pp. 1-17
• Mills J, Woods C, Harrison H, Chamberlain-Salaun J and Spencer B (2017) Retention of early career registered nurses: the influence of self-concept, practice environment and resilience in the first five years post-graduation. Journal of Research in Nursing, 22 (5). pp. 372-385
• Mills J, Chamberlain-Salaun J, Harrison H, Yates K and O'Shea A (2016) Retaining early career registered nurses: a case study. BMC Nursing, 15. pp. 1-6
• Mills J, Yates K, Harrison H, Woods C, Chamberlain-Salaun J, Trueman S and Hitchins M (2016) Using a community of inquiry framework to teach a nursing and midwifery research subject: an evaluative study. Nurse Education Today, 43. pp. 34-39

Other research outputs

• Biedermann N, Ahern T and Harrison H (2022) Professional portfolio development: Personally and professionally rewarding and satisfying. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 27 (6). p. 41
• Harrison H, Birks M and Mills J (2021) Transition to Nursing Practice: from student to professional. Oxford University Press, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
• Harrison H and Mills J (2016) Case study: a good choice for nursing and midwifery research. Pacific Rim International Journal Of Nursing Research, 20 (3). pp. 179-182

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Secondary Advisor.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Online Postgraduate Nursing Programs in Australia - Impact on Professional Practice (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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