Anthony Welch
Associate Professor
School of Nursing and Midwifery
CQ University
Australia
Biography
"I have held a number of positions in the discipline of nursing in both the private and public sectors of the health care industry (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Hong Kong). Such positions have included Hospital Manager, Director of Nursing, Deputy Director of Nursing, Senior Supervisor, Unit Manager, Principal Educator, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, and Director of Post-Graduate Studies. I have also been a foundation member of two Schools of Nursing in Australia. Thirty years of teaching in the tertiary sector have included Professional Development, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Creative Arts Therapy, Counselling, Spirituality, Men’s Health, Qualitative Research Methods, Evidence-based Practice, Trans-cultural Nursing, Indigenous Health, Community Health, and Philosophic Inquiry. Other professional activities have included invited International Scholar/Professor, Invited Keynote Speaker, Member of an Aged Care Consultancy Team to China under the auspices of the Myer Foundation, and Ministerial appointments."
Research Interest
"Mental Health Nursing Men's Health Research Higher Degree Research Supervision Qualitative Inquiry Community Engagement Recovery Resilience Practice Change."
Publications
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Barr, J., & Welch, A. (2012). Keeping nurse researchers safe : workplace health and safety issues. Journal of advanced nursing., 68(7), 1538-1545.
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Welch, A., Happell, B., & Edward, K. L. (2010). Getting that piece of paper : mental health nurses' experience of undertaking doctoral studies in Victoria, Australia. Archives of psychiatric nursing., 24(3), 145-154.
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Happell, B., Edward, K. L., & Welch, A. (2008). Doctoral graduates in mental health nursing in Victoria, Australia : the doctoral experience and contribution to scholarship. International journal of mental health nursing., 17(4), 270-278.
