Prof Linda Deravin
| Name | Prof Linda Deravin |
|---|---|
| Email Address | linda.deravin@unisq.edu.au |
| Job Title | Head of School and Dean (Nursing and Midwifery) |
| Qualifications | BNurs UNE, MHlthMgt UNE, PhD Charles Sturt |
| Department | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
| Affiliations | Centre for Health Research |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6181-3708 |
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Biography
Linda is a proud Wiradjuri woman who has over 35 years' experience in the nursing profession and has a wide range of nursing expertise having worked in specialities such as aged care, primary health care, emergency care, peri-operative care, forensic nursing, leadership and nursing management. Linda has experience in both the public and private sector of the health industry. Currently Linda is the Dean and Head of School and Dean, Nursing and Midwifery, at the University of Southern Queensland. Prior to joining the UniSQ, Linda worked for over 10 years in senior nursing leadership and management roles ranging from Nurse Unit Manager to District Director of Nursing and Midwifery. Linda has a keen interest in Indigenous health and nursing workforce issues and completed a PhD on this topic at Charles Sturt University (CSU). Linda has multiple qualifications in nursing and affirms a strong commitment to nursing education and building a skilled nursing workforce for the future.
Employment
| Position | Organisation | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean and Head of School, | School of Nursing and Midwifery UniSQ | 2023 | |
| Head of School- Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences | Charles Sturt University | 2020 | 2023 |
| Program/Course Director | School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, Charles Sturt University | 2019 | 2020 |
| Lecturer in Nursing | School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, Charles Sturt University | 2012 | 2019 |
Expertise
nursing, First Nations peoples health and wellbeing, health workforce, chronic care, rural health, health policy
Teaching
Linda's contribution to teaching and learning at the university level is demonstrated in the following ways;
Leading and developing curriculum for undergraduate and post graduate courses
Convening and teaching into courses at the undergraduate and post graduate level
Utilising a range of teaching strategies to support student learning within the online and face to face environment
Participating in ongoing professional development as a way to discover new and innovative ways to teach which support student learning in a range of environments.
Linda has taught in and has an interest in the following areas of nursing: rural and remote health, nursing leadership and management, nursing workforce and organisational culture, Indigenous health, aged care, palliative care, chronic care, nursing research, practice development, and disaster management.
Fields of Research
- 420309. Health management
- 420311. Health systems
- 420315. One health
- 420316. Palliative care
- 420321. Rural and remote health services
- 420399. Health services and systems not elsewhere classified
- 450404. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural determinants of health
- 450406. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander epidemiology
- 450408. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health promotion
- 450415. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing
- 450419. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social determinants of health
- 450499. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing not elsewhere classified
Professional Membership
| Professional Membership | Year |
|---|---|
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing Advisory Group (ATSIAAG) Member since 2022 | |
| Muliyan Consortium- Indigenous Nursing and Midwifery Researchers Founding member 2020 | |
| Leaders in Indigenous Nurses and Midwives Education Network Advisory Committee (LINMEN) Member since 2018 Advisory committee member 2018-2023. Co-Chair 2024 - current | |
| Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM) Fellow – September 2012 Associate Fellow since 2009 until 2012 | |
| Australian College of Nursing Member since June 2014 | |
| International Council of Nurses - Rural and Remote Nursing Network Member since July 2014 |
BNurs
UNE
1992
MHlthMgt
UNE
2000
PhD
Charles Sturt
2019
Supervision Interests
First Nations health and wellbeing, rural health workforce ( nursing and allied health), chronic care, aged care, curriculum and pedagogy, health services and systems, health policy
Current Supervisions
| Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family and domestic violence in remote emergency departments: A qualitative study of institutional discourse | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2020 |
| Life Outcomes for Care Experienced Children: The Child and Young Person’s Perspective | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2021 |
| The outcomes of rural and remote consumers receiving wound expertise via a virtual modality | Associate Supervisor | Masters | 2023 |
| Psychotropics in Residential Aged Care: Tools for Informed Consent, Advocacy and Literacy (PRACTICAL) | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2025 |
| Burnout in Residential Aged Care Managers | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
Completed Supervisions
| Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Do trained paramedic airway assistants impact time to intubation in the out-of-hospital environment? A pilot study | Principal | Masters | 2023 |
| Project title | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Mob learning with Mob: Understanding the experience of a First Nations only cohort in the Bachelor of Nursing Program – a pilot study. | $49,885 | 2023 |
| Achieving true representation of Indigenous people in nursing and midwifery | ARC Grant – Discovery Indigenous (IN230100003). $1,034,235 | 2022 |
| DANMM that’s good!”: Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of the Deadly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Mentoring (DANMM) Program across rural, regional, and metropolitan NSW | $330,417 | 2022 |
| Indigenist Health and Cultural Safety Education Research Consortium: Decolonising Nursing and Midwifery Education | Lowitje Grant $199,996.70 | 2020 |
| Faculty of Science Seed Grant Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Nursing and Midwifery workforce mentoring program in a rural NSW Local Health District | AH&MRC/ HREC1557/19 $9709.30 | 2019 |
| First year undergraduate nurses experiences of wearing uniforms whilst undertaking simulated clinical skills within nursing laboratories: A cohort comparison study: | $1000 | 2015 |
| Caring for People who have a Life-Limiting Illness project | Joint project with QUT and CSU. $1,000 | 2014 |
| Date | Name | Awarding organisation | Underpinning research |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Aboriginal Researcher of the Year | Western NSW Health Research Network | |
| 2023 | First Nations Researcher of the Year 2023- Vice Chancellors Excellence in Research Award | Charles Sturt University |
| Item reviewed | Year |
|---|---|
| Australian Indigenous Health Info Net | 2022 |
| Medical Education Online | 2022 |
| Australian Journal of Primary Health | 2015 |
| Collegian | 2015 |