Julie Bradshaw

About Me

I am an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences. I have a long history in academia. My teaching has largely revolved around mental health, my expertise, and I have taught at undergraduate and postgraduate level. I have also been involved in governance, being an undergraduate and postgraduate Unit Coordinator and a Deputy Dean (learning and teaching). I now supervise a number of Research Higher Degree students. Their topic areas range from illness experiences to education.

General

Background

I am a mental health nurse and have been since the 1980s. I am also a general nurse. These together have informed where I am today. My mental health nursing engendered a strong sense of equity and human rights and my general nursing inspired a curiosity about health generally and within higher education about how students learn.

Universities Studied At

Most of my higher education has been undertaken at CQU. While I undertook a Master's degree from UNE, I moved back to CQU to complete my PhD.

Universities Worked At

I have only (proudly) worked at CQU. I have never felt the need to move on as it is a wonderful university and espouses positive student values and promotes great learning experiences.

Professional Memberships

I am a member of the following professional organisations:

Australian College of Mental Health Nursing

Australian College of Nursing

HERDSA

Key Achievements

Gaining my PhD. My PhD studied the beginning years of the inaugural lunatic asylum in Queensland. It was a social/cultural/political history based around four public inquiries. More recently, it has been seeing my RHD students being successful.