Gunilla’s interest in education and research was first sparked at an international nursing and education conference in 2010 where she delivered a conference presentation on how a cultural excursion to Thailand influenced students’ perceptions of international nursing and education.

Having lived in Australia and Sweden, and with previous business experience, Gunilla has a wealth of experience to offer students at the Charles Sturt University. She thrives in the tutorial room, where she can interact with students and promote evidence-based practice and research. Gunilla is committed to empowering future nurses as leaders in the advancement of preventative community health services.

Research 

Gunilla’s research is driven by a desire to better acknowledge and understand patient experiences, an undertaking that could significantly improve their care and quality of life. Gunilla’s Honours research project explored how humour could influence the patient-nurse therapeutic relationship. Using narrative inquiry, a relatively new methodology at the time, her work led to two well-received publications and multiple conference presentations.

Gunilla Doctorate explored patients’ experiences of surviving cardiac arrest and subsequent cardiopulmonary resuscitation using qualitative methodologies. The findings have been published in six articles as well presentations in multiple international nursing conferences.

Gunilla has a continued interest of the influence of humour in health care and in nursing education and will further explore the impact humour has on both patients and nursing students wellbeing.