Professor Julia Morphet

PhD, MN (Education), Grad Cert Health Professional Education, Grad Dip Emergency Nursing, RN

With an extensive and varied career as an emergency nurse and educator spanning more than 15 years, Julia joined Monash University, Nursing and Midwifery in 2010 and held several senior leadership roles including Director of Education (2016-2021) and Deputy Head of School (2021-2022) before becoming Head of School in January 2023.

Her career work and outcomes integrate her leadership and expertise in emergency nursing and in education, and both inform her research, focused on health workforce (preparation for practice, transition to practice); and the patient experience in the emergency department.

She has had >100 research papers published in peer-reviewed journals, and has supervised >25 research students to completion.

In 2021, Julia was awarded the Julie Finucane OAM Medal for Leadership in Emergency Nursing, the highest honour of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, bestowed upon an emergency nurse who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to the leadership of the profession and discipline of emergency nursing.

• NUR5926 - Emergency nursing 2, unit coordinator
• NUR5925 - Emergency nursing 1

Research interests

• Quality and safety in the emergency department
• Nursing education – methods and outcomes
• Emergency nursing workforce issues
• The patient experience in the emergency department
• Occupational violence in healthcare

Research methodologies

• Mixed methods
• Quantitative methods

Research projects / supervision

• Refer to Julia's researcher profile
• Accredited Level 2 Supervisor

• 3rd Global Conference on Emergency Nursing and Trauma Care, Spain 2018, International Scientific Review panel
• 2nd Global Conference on Emergency Nursing and Trauma Care, Spain 2016, International Scientific Review panel
• Australasian Emergency Care journal, Reviewer
• International Emergency Nursing journal, Reviewer
• Collegian, Reviewer
• 2015 Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Symposium, Keynote speaker
• 16th International Conference for Emergency Nursing, Scientific co-convenor
• 13th International Conference for Emergency Nurses, Melbourne, 2013, Scientific co-convenor

• College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, Fellow
• Australian College of Nursing, Member
• Nurses Memorial Centre, Member
• Sigma Theta Tau International, Member

• College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, Executive Director,  2017 - present
• College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, Victorian President,  2014 - present
• College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, Administrative Director,  2015 - 2017
• College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, National Board Member,  2013 - present
• College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, National Education Committee, Chair, 2013 - 2015
• Monash Emergency Research and Collaborative, 2015 - present
• Monash Health, Low risk ethics committee, 2015 - present
• Department of Health and Human Services, Emergency Care Clinical Network member, 2015 - 2018

• Refer to Julia's researcher profile