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Dr Melissa Taylor

Dr Melissa Taylor
Name Melissa Taylor
Position Senior Lecturer (Nursing)
Section School of Nursing and Midwifery
Office I418
Location Ipswich Campus
Phone +61 7 3812 6023
Extension 6023
Email
Qualifications BNurs QUT , GDipHlthPr QUT , MHlthSc QUT , PhD USQ
Homepage https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2255-3859
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Biography

Dr Melissa Taylor is a Registered Nurse with clinical foundations in acute care and expertise in quality and executive management roles and Senior Lecturer (Nursing) in the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences at the University of Southern Queensland (Ipswich Campus). Melissa has established her research in aged, palliative, end of life care with interests in capacity and capability of workforce, careers and clinical education. Dr Taylor is experienced with mixed methodologies and qualitative research approaches. Current projects focus on health literacy and dementia management practices, aged care careers capability, student integration and end of life care policy change during times of pandemic. Melissa co-leads the Australia and New Zealand Aged, Palliative and End of Life Care research team within the Institute for Resilient Regions, Centre for Health Research and the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Southern Queensland. Dr Taylor is a member of the Australian College of Nursing Policy Chapter, End of Life Care and the State-wide Care of the Older Person Transition Support Program Review team and the West Moreton Region Care at End of Life Collaborative. Professionally, Melissa is engaged as an academic representative on University Accreditation review teams in collaboration with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMAC). Melissa’s prides herself on her work with students, health staff and organisations to research and develop future leaders by increasing capability in the nursing profession.

Research Career


  • Nursing not elsewhere classified ( 111099 )
  • Aged Care Nursing ( 111001 )
  • Nursing ( 111000 )
  • Nursing ( 420500 )
  • Nursing not elsewhere classified ( 420599 )
  • Aged Care Nursing ( 420502 )
  • Medicine ( 390110 )
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy ( 390100 )

Research Program Team Co-Lead, Australia and New Zealand Aged Palliative and End of Life Care Research, ANZAPEL


Australian College of Nursing


Member of the West Moreton Region Care at End of Life Collaborative
Member of the State-wide Care of the Older Person Transition Support Program


  • Centre for Health, Informatics and Economic Research (CHIER)

Teaching


NUR3020 Professional Transitions
NUR3201 Quality, Safety and Risk

Post Graduate Coordinator (Leadership and Management), Examiner and team member in:
ANP8003 Management in Health Care Practice
ANP8011 Clinical Leadership in Contemporary Healthcare Practice
NUR8060 Health Policy Analysis and Review


12 Years


Post Graduate – Leadership & Management in Health
Academic Team Leader within the School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervision


  • Nursing not elsewhere classified ( 111099 )
  • Aged Care Nursing ( 111001 )
  • Nursing ( 420500 )
  • Nursing not elsewhere classified ( 420599 )
  • Aged Care Nursing ( 420502 )
  • Medicine ( 390110 )
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy ( 390100 )