Amanda Graf

RN, BN, Grad Cert Crit Care, Med, PhD
Senior lecturer / National Program Coordinator of Postgraduate Nursing for the SNM

Email: amanda.graf@nd.edu.au
Phone: 9433 0253

  • Biography

    Amanda graduated from ECU in 1999 with a Bachelor of Nursing, within the first five years of her career she completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Critical Care, Amanda successfully completed this course whilst working in the accident and emergency department in Carnarvon, which is 1,000km North of Perth. Amanda consolidated the graduate certificate at Royal Perth Hospital in the intensive care unit.

    The graduate certificate was soon followed by a Master in Education, which she commenced whilst working up in Kununurra, North West of W.A. The majority of Amanda’s clinical experience was spent working in rural areas where she enjoyed not only nursing in the emergency departments but working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

    Since 2011 Amanda has been working as a lecturer it was here her passion for teaching really took hold. Amanda enjoys sharing information she has gained and learning from the students. Amanda really enjoys mentoring students, ensuring their journey runs as smoothly as possible. To keep current Amanda attends faculty practice regularly, and she invites community members to help teach the cultural unit she coordinates. Amanda has completed her PhD and now teaches Cultural Studies at a Masters level and Coordinates the Master of Nursing Graduate Entry course. Who could ask for a better job? Enjoy the challenges that accompany teaching roles and get paid to learn.

    Experienced Lecturer with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Lecturing, Facilitation, Clinical Research, and Adult Education. Strong education professional with a Master of Education (MEd) focused in Education from Monash University.

  • Teaching areas

    • Cultural Diversity, Clinical Skills, and Foundations of nursing
    • Culture and Health

  • Research expertise and supervision

    • Transition to Nursing
    • Preceptorship
    • International student experience
    • Mixed method
    • Reciprocal learning

    Current projects

    • Implementing reciprocal learning and formative/summative simulation assessment to replace Objective Structure Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) (Chief Investigator)
    • Consumer perspectives of quality care: Exploring patient journeys from remote primary health care clinics to Alice Springs Hospital (Associate Investigator)
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clinical partnership program (Investigator)

    PhD students

    • Perspective from graduate nurses enrolled in a Graduate Program at a private hospital in Western Australia: A Qualitative study.
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander transition to nursing: A clinical yarning methodology

  • Journal articles and proceedings

    • Adama, E.A., Graf, A., Adusei-Asante, K., & Afrifa-Yamoah, E. (2023). COVID-19 and Alternative Assessments in Higher Education: Implications for Academic Integrity among Nursing and Social Science Students. International Journal for Educational Integrity. IJEI-D-22-00066R1
    • Graf, A., Adama, R.A., Afrifa-Yamoah, E., & Adusei-Asante, K. (2023). Perceived nexus between non-invigilated summative assessment and mental health difficulties: a cross sectional study. Journal of Academic Ethics. JAET-D-22-00032R2
    • Graf, A. C. (2020). A mixed method study on Nursing graduate support programs in rural and remote areas of Western Australia.
    • Graf, A. C., Nattabi, B., Jacob, E., & Twigg, D. (2021). Experiences of Western Australian rural nursing graduates: A mixed method analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 30(23-24), 3466-3480.
    • Graf, A. C., Jacob, E., Twigg, D., & Nattabi, B. (2020). Contemporary nursing graduates’ transition to practice: A critical review of transition models. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(15-16), 3097-3107.
    • Fowler, A. C., Twigg, D., Jacob, E., & Nattabi, B. (2018). An integrative review of rural and remote nursing graduate programmes and experiences of nursing graduates. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(5-6), e753-e766.
    • Fowler, A. C., Ewens, B., Vafeas, C., Delves, L., Hayward, C., Nannup, N., & Baum, G. (2018). Closing the gap: A whole of school approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inclusivity in higher education. Nurse Education in Practice, 30, 86-90.
    • Fowler, A. C., Baker, M., & Geraghty, S. (2017). Is faculty practice valuable? The experience of Western Australian nursing and midwifery academics undertaking faculty clinical practice-A discussion paper. Nurse Education in Practice, 26, 91-95.
    • Geale, S., Beament, T., Gibson, N., Fowler, A., Baker, M., & Smith, G. (2015). International Practicum: Not just another overseas jaunt--Supporting learning objectives and the development of graduate attributes. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 5(11), 96.
    • Hendricks, J. M., Andrew, L. J., & Fowler, A. C. (2013). The piloting of an Academic Literacy Education Course (ALEC) to improve academic literacy of first semester undergraduate students in a Western Australian University.

  • Conference papers

    • Leadership, Confidence and Teaching: The Experience of Faculty Practice for Nursing and Midwifery Academics in Western Australia. 2013
    • Senior Nurses perspective from rural and remote Western Australia about the pros and cons of delivering effective graduate programs A mixed method analysis. 2021

  • Awards

    • Excellence in provision of serivce and emonstration of rational inquiry 2022
    • The Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching - Early Career 2014
    • Finalist for Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Award 2013
    • Executive Dean's Award 2012
    • UWA Teaching and Learning 'Programs that Enhance Learning Award' under the "Educational Partnerships and Collaborations with other Organisations" category for "Country Week 2011"