Vanessa Sparke

Biography

Vanessa is a lecturer and course coordinator of the Graduate Certificate of Infection Control at James Cook University (JCU). Vanessa began her infection control career at Epworth Hospital in Melbourne and after five years moved to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. After three years in the Kimberley, first as the Infection Control Nurse for Derby and Fitzroy Crossing hospitals and then moving into a regional role, Vanessa moved to Cairns as a Lecturer in the Discipline of Nursing. Midwifery and Nutrition. Now a PhD candidate, Vanessa is exploring infection control at Atoifi Adventist Hospital, Solomon Islands using a Participatory Action Research approach. Vanessa is a lecturer and course coordinator of the Graduate Certificate of Infection Control at James Cook University (JCU). Vanessa began her infection control career at Epworth Hospital in Melbourne and after five years moved to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. After three years in the Kimberley, first as the Infection Control Nurse for Derby and Fitzroy Crossing hospitals and then moving into a regional role, Vanessa moved to Cairns as a Lecturer in the Discipline of Nursing. Midwifery and Nutrition. Now a PhD candidate, Vanessa is exploring infection control at Atoifi Adventist Hospital, Solomon Islands using a Participatory Action Research approach.

Research Interest

Vanessa's other interests include disaster preparedness and resilience, rural and remote healthcare and critical care nursing.