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A/Prof Catherine Hungerford
Catherine Hungerford is a registered nurse, credentialed mental health nurse, and endorsed nurse practitioner. She has extensive professional experience in diverse clinical, academic, and policy settings, with a focus on leadership. She has worked for state-run health services, a private hospital, various universities, government and non-government organisations, community-managed organisations, and as a sole practitioner in private practice. Currently, Catherine is Head of College, Nursing and Midwifery, in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences. This role involves leading and supporting Heads of Courses, curriculum development and accreditation, course implementation and evaluation, and staff and student cohorts across multiple campuses.
Catherine has published extensively, authoring or co-authoring over ninety journal articles, including editorials in a level 1 nursing journal. She is the lead author of Mental Health Care: An introduction for health professionals (5th edition), a textbook prescribed nationally in vocational and tertiary institutions. She is also on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing.
Catherine is a Fellow of the Australian College of Mental Health Nursing (ACMHN). She led the development of the first ACMHN Scope of Practice of Mental Health Nurses in Australia (2013); and is currently the Chair of the ACMHN Accreditation Committee, which oversees the accreditation of postgraduate programs in mental health nursing nationally.