Professor Helen Rawson

Deputy Head of School

PhD, Masters of Human Biology, RN

Helen is a Registered Nurse and Professor at Monash Nursing and Midwifery. She completed a BSc Honours Nursing Degree in London and a Masters in Human Biology at Oxford University. She has over 17 years of experience in academia involved in teaching and research. Helen has extensive clinical expertise working with older people in acute and residential care settings.

Helen's research agenda is to enhance wellbeing and promote safe and evidence-based care for older people across three interrelated areas: engaging older people and families in hospital, community and residential aged care settings; workforce development; and the health needs of culturally and linguistically diverse older people. Her most significant contributions include development and implementation of care models that increased staff capacity to engage older people and families in care delivery, and research translation that supports quality care for older people in hospital and community care. She has presented at various national and international conferences, including as an invited speaker.

Contact

+61 3 9904 4204 
helen.rawson@monash.edu
Helen’s researcher profile

 

Research

Research interests

  • Aged care
  • Workforce training and development
  • Safe and evidence based care for older people
  • Diversity
  • Nursing

Research projects

Community Service

  • Co-Chair, Monash Health Human Research Ethics Low Risk Panel
  • Monash Health Lumiere Taskforce for diversity and inclusion in residential age care
  • Monash Health Niagara Taskforce to reduce falls in residential age care
  • Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration Steering Committee
  • Olivet Aged Care Committee of Management
  • Olivet Aged Care COVID-19 Crisis Management Team
  • Council of the Ageing (COTA) Victoria – Policy Development Committee
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Psi Zeta-at-Large – Board Director
  • Executive member Australian Association of Gerontology - Victoria Division Committee
  • Australian Association of Gerontology Ageing, Workforce and Education Special Interest Group
  • Australian Association of Gerontology Ageing, Technology Special Interest Group
  • Australian Association of Gerontology Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Special Interest Group

Publications

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