I have joined Central Queensland University on a part-time basis to work with academic staff within the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences on research projects dealing with health workforce.
Professor Eileen Willis has research interests in Indigenous public health policy and the impact of health reform on the work of health professionals. Research projects have included the impact of Excelcare, enterprise bargaining and the Medicare incentives on working time for health professionals. She has conducted research on the gynaecological cancer workforce, and the development of a community mental health professional's working time measure. She is currently engaged in two research projects examining the impact of rationalised care in the public hospital system and the Queensland Health Nurse Navigator evaluation. She has also conducted research on the work of Paramedics, Hospital Scientists, Personal Care Attendants and Medical doctors. She was the foundation editor of the international journal, Health Sociology Review, and currently serves on the editorial board. She is also on the foundation editorial board of Leadership and Policy Quarterly
University of New England: Masters of Education 1985
South Australian College of Advanced Education: Bachelor of Education 1980
Flinders University 1986 to 2016
Central Queensland University 2019-2020
The Australian Sociological Association (TASA)
Association of Industrial Relations Academics Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)
Chair: Paramedic Accreditation Committee, AHPRA
Editorial Board: Health Sociology Review
Editorial Board: Leadership and Policy Quarterly
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
Nursing - Nursing not elsewhere classified
My research interest is in workforce issues, particularly the impact of New Public Management of the work of health professionals