Overview
Background
Fiona Bogossian is currently Professor of Practice Education in Health at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
Fiona is a Registered Nurse and Midwife with clinical, policy, education and research experience in midwifery and neonatal nursing. She has professional qualifications in education, public health and epidemiology, and a strong track record in teaching and research academic mentorship. Fiona is a Churchill Fellow, a Fellow of the Australian College of Midwives and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
As a foundation academic in the UQ School of Nursing & Midwifery (2005-2018), Fiona held leadership roles including Program Director, Director of Research and Director of Research Higher Degrees. Teaching highlights include implementation of the ground-breaking UQ Bachelor of Nursing curriculum, pioneering the first Bachelor of Midwifery program in Queensland and design and implementation of UQ's first practice based electronic portfolio system. Fiona held strategic responsibility for the School research direction, training and performance contributing to Above World Class Ranking of 5 for the field of research ‘nursing’ in 2012 and 2015.
Fiona’s research addresses better perinatal health outcomes and workforce education & development. She has expertise in clinical, health services and education research in particular epidemiology, longitudinal cohort studies, randomised trials, qualitative approaches and mixed methods. She has been Chief and Associate Investigator on $2.9 million of Cat 1 and Cat 4 grants since 2009, and has over 90 peer reviewed publications.
Fiona’s disciplinary research and education leadership is demonstrated at local, state, national and international levels through a long history of ministerial appointments, membership of research foundation grants committees, chairing program accreditation panels, as Sub-Editor for Women & Birth, and more recently as a panel member for the ERA Impact and Engagement Pilot (2107), and the discipline representative on the Universitas 21 Health Sciences Group Executive (2013-2016).
Availability
- Dr Fiona Bogossian is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Diploma, Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor of Applied Science, Queensland University of Technology
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, Griffith University
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2012
Conference Publication
High flow nasal cannula therapy in a paediatric ward setting, safety and quality
Mayfield, Sara, Bogossian, Fiona and Schibler, Andreas (2012). High flow nasal cannula therapy in a paediatric ward setting, safety and quality. The 37th Australian and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care and the 18th Annual Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference, Adelaide Australia, 25-27 October 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
The relationship between stress, depression and reflective functioning in mothers of preterm infants in NICU 7-14 days after birth
Heron-Delaney, M., Sidhu, R., Pritchard, Margo Anne, Bogossian, Fiona E., Cartwright, D., Flint, A., Kenardy, J. and Newman, L. (2012). The relationship between stress, depression and reflective functioning in mothers of preterm infants in NICU 7-14 days after birth. 21st Annual Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Healthcare Symposium, Brisbane, Queensland, 8-12 October 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
Impact of communication between secondary and primary health care settings: Maternal follow up of pregnancies complicated by diabetes mellitus
Kilgour, Catherine, Bogossian, Fiona, Callaway, Leonie, Gallois, Cindy and Jackson, Claire (2012). Impact of communication between secondary and primary health care settings: Maternal follow up of pregnancies complicated by diabetes mellitus. International Primary Health Care Reform Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 6-7 March 2012.
2012
Book Chapter
Learning to write essays and assignments
McAllister, Lindy, Bogossian, Fiona and Hay, Iain (2012). Learning to write essays and assignments. Communicating in the health sciences. (pp. 67-77) edited by Joy Higgs, Rola Ajjawi, Lindy McAllister, Franziska Trede and Stephen Loftus. Sydney, Australia: Oxford University Press.
2012
Conference Publication
Managing supervision
Bogossian, Fiona E. (2012). Managing supervision. U21 Health Sciences Group Annual Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand, 3-7 September 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
Evaluating progressive levels of simulation in the development of woman centred clinical assessment in midwifery students
Brady, Susannah, Bogossian, Fiona, Barlow, Mel, Bonney, Donna, Gibbons, Kristen, Jackson, Anne, Lyon, Pauline and Wells, Andrew (2012). Evaluating progressive levels of simulation in the development of woman centred clinical assessment in midwifery students. 3rd Conference on Leadership and Practice Development in Health: Quality and Safety through Workplace Learning, Hobart , Australia, 29-30 November 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
Changing nCPAP practice from the NPT to short binasal prongs has positively affected clinical outcomes in very low birth weight infants
Hovey, D. P., Pritchard, Margo Anne, Davies, Mark, Cartwright, D. and Bogossian, Fiona E. (2012). Changing nCPAP practice from the NPT to short binasal prongs has positively affected clinical outcomes in very low birth weight infants. 17th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceania Perinatal Societies (FAOPS) & the 16th Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ), Sydney, NSW Australia, 18-21 March 2012.
2011
Conference Publication
Lung recruitment by manipulating peep following endotracheal suction improves end expiratory lung volume and oxygenation
Jauncey-Cooke, J., Pham, T., Grant, C. A., Bogossian, F., East, C. E. and Schibler, A. (2011). Lung recruitment by manipulating peep following endotracheal suction improves end expiratory lung volume and oxygenation. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
2011
Journal Article
A workforce profile comparison of practising and non-practising midwives in Australia: Baseline data from the Nurses and Midwives e-Cohort Study
Bogossian, Fiona E., Long, Maryann H., Benefer, Christine, Humphreyes Reid, Lindy J., Kellett, Susan E. M., Zhao, Isabella and Turner, Catherine (2011). A workforce profile comparison of practising and non-practising midwives in Australia: Baseline data from the Nurses and Midwives e-Cohort Study. Midwifery, 27 (3), 342-349. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.03.001
2011
Journal Article
A time and a place
Bogossian, Fiona (2011). A time and a place. Nursing Review, 25-25.
2011
Journal Article
A qualitative analysis of stress, uplifts and coping in the personal and professional lives of Singaporean nurses
Lim, Joanne, Hepworth, Julie and Bogossian, Fiona (2011). A qualitative analysis of stress, uplifts and coping in the personal and professional lives of Singaporean nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67 (5), 1022-1033. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05572.x
2011
Journal Article
Is simulation a substitute for real life clinical experience in midwifery? A qualitative examination of perceptions of educational leaders
McKenna, Lisa, Bogossian, Fiona E., Hall, Helen, Brady, Susannah, Fox-Young, Stephanie and Cooper, Simon (2011). Is simulation a substitute for real life clinical experience in midwifery? A qualitative examination of perceptions of educational leaders. Nurse Education Today, 31 (7), 682-686. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.02.014
2011
Journal Article
The association between shift work and unhealthy weight: A cross-sectional analysis from the Nurses and Midwives' e-Cohort Study
Zhao, Isabella, Bogossian, Fiona, Song, Sarah and Turner, Catherine (2011). The association between shift work and unhealthy weight: A cross-sectional analysis from the Nurses and Midwives' e-Cohort Study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 53 (2), 153-158. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318205e1e8
2011
Conference Publication
Developmental surveillance in high-risk children: Validation of parental assessment
Pritchard, M. A., deDassal, T., Bogossian, F., Callan, S., Crothers, C., Hovey, D., Cartwright, D., Johnston, L., Russo, S. and Beller, E. (2011). Developmental surveillance in high-risk children: Validation of parental assessment. 20th Annual RBWH Health Care Symposium: Personalised Health Care, Brisbane, Australia, 10-14 October 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Integrating research into the undergraduate nursing and midwifery student experience
Kain, V., Hepworth, J., Bogossian, F. and McTaggart, L. (2011). Integrating research into the undergraduate nursing and midwifery student experience. Practical Experiences in Professional Education (PEPE) Conference 2011, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 19 - 21 January 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Is our work as midwives hurting us? Prevalence and risk factors for work related upper quadrant musculoskeletal disorders in midwives
Long, Maryann, Johnston, Venerina and Bogossian, Fiona E. (2011). Is our work as midwives hurting us? Prevalence and risk factors for work related upper quadrant musculoskeletal disorders in midwives. 29th Triennial Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Durban, South Africa, 19-23 June 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Stress, Uplifts and Coping in the Personal and Professional Lives of Singaporean Nurses: Implications for Innovative Workplace Reform
Lim, Joanne, Hepworth, Julie and Fiona Bogossian (2011). Stress, Uplifts and Coping in the Personal and Professional Lives of Singaporean Nurses: Implications for Innovative Workplace Reform. 1st NUS-NUH International Nursing Conference, Singapore, 17-19 November 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Oceania Report
Bogossian, F.E. (2011). Oceania Report. Nursing Group Meeting. Universitas 21 Health Sciences Meeting., Seoul Korea, 28th September.
2011
Conference Publication
Nurses’ stress and coping across work/life dimensions in Queensland and Singapore: implications for innovative workplace reform
Lim, Joanne and Bogossian, Fiona E. (2011). Nurses’ stress and coping across work/life dimensions in Queensland and Singapore: implications for innovative workplace reform. 1st Regional Health Sciences & Nursing Conference, Selangor, Malaysia, 22-24 February 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Masterclass Doctoral Student Forum – “It’s not just a PhD…” Invited paper presented at Universitas 21 Health Sciences Group Meeting Seoul, Korea.
Bogossian, F. E. (2011). Masterclass Doctoral Student Forum – “It’s not just a PhD…” Invited paper presented at Universitas 21 Health Sciences Group Meeting Seoul, Korea.. Doctoral Student Forum Universitas 21Health Sciences Group Meeting, Seoul Korea, 26th September 2011.
Funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Fiona Bogossian is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Measuring safe practice of undergraduate nursing students
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Lauren Kearney
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Sound and Language Exposure of Neonates in Single-room Environments
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Davies
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Measuring and Defining Woman-Centred Care: A Mixed Methods Study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kristen Gibbons
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Pituri Stories: A Multiple Methods Study of Pituri Use and Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in the central Australian Aboriginal Population.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Kathryn Steadman, Professor Karen Moritz
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
"I am the worst pregnant woman ever": a mixed-method study of the nature of psychological distress during pregnancy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alina Morawska
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Communication between Hospital Clinicians, General Practitioners and Women: Postpartum Follow-up of Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Leonie Callaway, Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Evidence for the use of high flow nasal cannula therapy for respiratory management in paediatric units
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jacqueline Jauncey-Cooke
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
A Mixed methods Study of Interventions and Experiences to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus following Gestational Diabetes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre, Dr Shelley Wilkinson
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Transfer of preterm infants from incubator to open cot: a review of contemporary practice, a randomised controlled trial and a systematic review.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Davies
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
'She goes home all aches and pains': an investigation of neck, shoulder, and upper back musculoskeletal symptoms in Australian midwives
Principal Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Comparative studies of stress and coping in nurses in Australia and Singapore
Principal Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
The Association between Shift Work, Body Mass Index and Low Back Pain in a Cohort of Nurses and Midwives
Joint Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Quantifying physiological vital sign differences in newborns from 34+0/7 weeks of gestation and establishment of vital sign reference ranges for the late preterm population.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Davies
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
An epidemiological study of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and ventilator-associated events (VAE) surveillance and preventative strategies in critically ill children
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jacqueline Jauncey-Cooke
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Australia's Martial Madonna: the army nurse's commemoration in stained glass windows (1919-1951)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Martin Crotty
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