1987 Certificate of General Nursing, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Qld.

1991 Advanced Paediatric Nursing Program, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA.

1994 Bachelor of Nursing, (Post registration) Deakin University, Geelong, Vic.

2019 PhD (Health Promotion) – Battling Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS): A Phenomenological Study.University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Qld.

2020 Graduate Certificate in Tertiary and Adult Education Central Queensland University, Noosa, Qld.

Lecturer, Central Queensland University, Qld

Associate Lecturer, Central Queensland University, Noosa, Qld

Senior Research Officer L7/4, University of the Sunshine Coast, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Sippy Downs, Qld

Sessional Nursing Tutor and marking, University of Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Qld

2022 – Pain Nurses Australia Scholarship to attend Australian Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart

2018 – Australian Pain Society ECR Bursary to attend Australian Pain Society and New Zealand Pain Society Conjoint Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney

2017 - Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship 

2017 – Queensland Premiers Award (Project team award for Care Coordination through Emergency Department, Residential Aged Care and primary Health Collaboration (CEDRiC) project)

2016 - Occupational Therapy Australia Qld/NT Division, Postgraduate Student Award

2016 – Finalist Three Minute Thesis competition. University of the Sunshine Coast

Mindfood Magazine (October 2022) Interviewed by R. Douglas for article “Complex Pain”.

ABC Radio (29/03/22) Interview about ABS Health Conditions Prevalence report and the $40 million cut to Medicare for pain services

ABC Radio (14/06/22) Interview about publication “Educational considerations for health professionals to effectively work with clients with complex regional pain syndrome”

Wallis, M., Coates, K., Johnston, C., Bannink, N. and Craswell, A. (2017). The CEDRiC toolkit development project: Changing the care of older adults with an acute illness. Nurse Click, Australian College of Nursing Online Journal, Aug 2017: 21-22.

University of the Sunshine Coast

International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)

IASP Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Special Interest Group

The Australian Pain Society

Australian Pain Management Association (APMA)

Chronic Pain Australia

Australian Hospitals and Healthcare Association

Queensland Statewide Persistent Pain Management Clinical Network

Queensland Persistent Pain Education Working Group

International Institute for Qualitative Methodology

01/01/24 - present          IASP Ethical Review Board

31/10/23 – present         Governance Committee IASP Early Careers Network

20/02/23 – present         Co-champion CQU Higher Degree Research Supervisor Community of Practice

01/10/22 – present         Pain Nurses Australia Alternate Research Director

01/07/22 – present         School of Health and Behavioural Sciences (SHBS) Occupational Therapy External Program Advisory Committee (University of the Sunshine Coast)