Nicole has over 25 years' experience in the nursing profession and has specialised primarily in aged care, leadership and management. Currently Nicole is a Lecturer in Nursing and has taught into Health Management Leadership and is employed with a teaching / Research focus.  Prior to joining the Charles Sturt team on a full time basis, Nicole worked as the Director Care Services of a large regional aged care facility, leading up to 150-staff. In addition to this role, Nicole worked for Charles Sturt University from 2016-2021 as a sessional marker for the School of Nursing. Nicoles research interest is in Management and Leadership, Aged Care, Burnout and well-being and Indigenous Health. Nicole has multiple qualifications in aged care and management and is committed to lifelong learning and assisting in developing a strong future nursing workforce.

• Aged care
• Leadership and management 
• Burnout and work/life balance
• Health workforce culture and retention
• First Nations health and Cultural Safety.  

Nicole joined the Charles Sturt University academic staff on a full time basis in 2021. Prior to this appointment, Nicole was a sessional marker for the School of Nursing between 2016-2021. Marking across a variety of subjects, from first year subjects through to third year subjects.

Nicole has subject convened the following subjects:

• NRS386 Nursing Workplace Learning 5
• NRS160 Contexts of Nursing
• HML402 Re-visioning health services through reflective practice
• HML406 Collaboration practices for health managers and leaders

Nicole has taught the following subjects:

• NRS386 Nursing Workplace Learning 5
• NRS160 Contexts of Nursing
• NRS173 Nursing workplace learning 2
• NRS174 Clinical reasoning in nursing 2

I am a member of the Australian College of Nursing (ACN), Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) and CATSINaM.

I am a past member of Toastmasters International.

I was a JP (Justice of the Peace) in NSW since 1995, and am a current JP in QLD.