Helen is a Registered Nurse and Professor at Monash Nursing and Midwifery. She completed a BSc Honours Nursing Degree in London and a Masters in Human Biology at Oxford University. She has over 17 years of experience in academia involved in teaching and research. Helen has extensive clinical expertise working with older people in acute and residential care settings.
Helen’s research agenda is to enhance wellbeing and promote safe and evidence-based care for older people across three interrelated areas: engaging older people and families in hospital, community and residential aged care settings; workforce development; and the health needs of culturally and linguistically diverse older people. Her most significant contributions include development and implementation of care models that increased staff capacity to engage older people and families in care delivery, and research translation that supports quality care for older people in hospital and community care. She has presented at various national and international conferences, including as an invited speaker.