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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2010
Conference Publication
Transferring premature infants from incubators to open cots at 1600 grams: a multicentre, prospective, randomised controlled trial
New, K., Flint, A., Davies, M.W., East, C. and Bogossian, F. (2010). Transferring premature infants from incubators to open cots at 1600 grams: a multicentre, prospective, randomised controlled trial. 7th International Conference of Neonatal Nursing, Durban, South Africa, 24 -27 October 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
Child development and the parenting relationship in children born preterm
Crothers, C., Cartwright, D., Colditz, P., De Dassel, T., Callan, S., Beller, E., Bogossian, F., Johnston, L., Russo, S. and Pritchard, M. (2010). Child development and the parenting relationship in children born preterm. 19th Annual RBWH Health Care Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, 11-15 October 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
Simulated learning environments in midwifery curricula: Interim Project Report
McKenna, L., Bogossian, Fiona E., Fox-Young, Stephanie, Cooper, S. and Brady, Susannah (2010). Simulated learning environments in midwifery curricula: Interim Project Report. Health Workforce Australia Expert Reference Group, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, 30 August 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
Simulated learning environments in midwifery curricula: Findings and recommendations of the national project
Bogossian, Fiona E., McKenna, L., Fox-Young, Stephanie, Cooper, S. and Brady, Susannah (2010). Simulated learning environments in midwifery curricula: Findings and recommendations of the national project. Council of Deans of Nursing & Midwifery, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 21 October 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
The MaCRM Pilot: Engaging undergraduate midwives in interprofessional learning experiences
Bogossian, Fiona E., Brady, Susannah, Lyon, Pauline and Rego, Peter (2010). The MaCRM Pilot: Engaging undergraduate midwives in interprofessional learning experiences. Inaugural Innovate and Educate Conference, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 11-12 March 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
Breaking down the barriers and rebuilding the bridges: The MaCRM Pilot, engaging Bachelor of Midwifery students in inter-professional education
Bogossian, Fiona E., Brady, Susannah, Lyon, Pauline and Rego, P. (2010). Breaking down the barriers and rebuilding the bridges: The MaCRM Pilot, engaging Bachelor of Midwifery students in inter-professional education. NETNEP 2010, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 12-14 April 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
Seeing, doing, being: Evaluating learning outcomes for participant, observer and actor groups in a scenario based simulation
Fox-Young, Stephanie, Bogossian, Fiona E., Varghese, Pauline M., Thompson, A., Watson, M., Neads, P., Forbes, K., Toscano, E., Groves, M., Barclay, D. and Hynes, V. (2010). Seeing, doing, being: Evaluating learning outcomes for participant, observer and actor groups in a scenario based simulation. Inaugural Innovate and Educate Conference, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 11-12 March 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
Optimising paedriatric ventilation
Jauncey-Cooke, Jacqueline, Grant, C., Bogossian, Fiona E., East, Christine, Pham, T. and Schibler, Andreas (2010). Optimising paedriatric ventilation. Universitas 21 Health Sciences Meeting, Monterrey, Mexico, September 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
The Flip Cam (TM) Pilot: Authenticating clinical assessment using video capture technology
Bogossian, Fiona, Strand, Haakan, Fox-Young, Stephanie and Long, Phil (2010). The Flip Cam (TM) Pilot: Authenticating clinical assessment using video capture technology. Innovate and Educate Conference 2010, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11-12 March 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
Simulated learning environments in midwifery curricula: Outcomes of a national project and implications for midwifery education in Queensland
Bogossian, Fiona E., McKenna, L., Fox-Young, Stephanie, Cooper, S. and Brady, Susannah (2010). Simulated learning environments in midwifery curricula: Outcomes of a national project and implications for midwifery education in Queensland. Australian College of Midwives Queensland (ACMQ) State Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 16-17 September 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
How chilly is too chilly?
New, Karen, Bogossian, Fiona E. and East, Christine (2010). How chilly is too chilly?. Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 20 February 2010.
2009
Journal Article
An urgent call to implement systematic monitoring of a comprehensive set of quality indicators for maternity services
Bogossian, Fiona E. (2009). An urgent call to implement systematic monitoring of a comprehensive set of quality indicators for maternity services. Women and Birth, 23 (1), 36-40. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2009.11.001
2009
Journal Article
Lung recruitment - A guide for clinicians
Jauncey-Cooke, Jacqueline, Bogossian, Fiona E. and East, Christine E. (2009). Lung recruitment - A guide for clinicians. Australian Critical Care, 22 (4), 155-162. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2009.06.004
2009
Journal Article
Changing parental high risk behaviour in the reduction of SIDS: the imperative of translational research
Hepworth, Julie and Bogossian, Fiona E. (2009). Changing parental high risk behaviour in the reduction of SIDS: the imperative of translational research. BMJ, 339 (b3666), 1-11. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3666
2009
Journal Article
The Internet as a research site: establishment of a web-based longitudinal study of the nursing and midwifery workforce in three countries
Huntington, Annette, Gilmour, Jean, Schluter, Philip, Tuckett, Anthony, Bogossian, Fiona and Turner, Catherine (2009). The Internet as a research site: establishment of a web-based longitudinal study of the nursing and midwifery workforce in three countries. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65 (6), 1309-1317. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.04995.x
2009
Journal Article
The use of tablet PCs to access an electronic portfolio in the clinical setting: A pilot study using undergraduate nursing students
Bogossian, Fiona E., Kellett, Susan E. M. and Mason, Beau (2009). The use of tablet PCs to access an electronic portfolio in the clinical setting: A pilot study using undergraduate nursing students. Nurse Education Today, 29 (2), 246-253. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.09.001
2009
Conference Publication
Midwives working with women and doulas? Negotiating roles and relationships to achieve safe, satisfying maternity care
Bogossian, F. (2009). Midwives working with women and doulas? Negotiating roles and relationships to achieve safe, satisfying maternity care. Australian College of Midwives 16th National Conference. Midwives & Women: A Brilliant Blend, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 22 - 25 September 2009. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Australian College of Midwives.
2009
Conference Publication
Planting seeds: Fostering undergraduate inter professional practice through scenario based simulation
Fox-Young, Stephanie, Bogossian, Fiona E., Varghese, Pauline M., Thompson, Andrea, Watson, M., Neads, P., Forbes, K., Toscano,Elesha, Groves, Michele, Barclay, D. and Hynes, V. (2009). Planting seeds: Fostering undergraduate inter professional practice through scenario based simulation. SimTecT 2009, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 15-19 June 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
From Incubator to Open Cot: a survey of public hospital neonatal nurseries in Australia and New Zealand.
New, K, Bogossian, F, East, C and Davies, M.W (2009). From Incubator to Open Cot: a survey of public hospital neonatal nurseries in Australia and New Zealand.. 13th Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, Darwin, NT, Australia, 19–22 April, 2009. Melbourne Australia: Blackwell Scientific. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01475.x
2009
Conference Publication
Practice variation in the transfer of premature infants from incubators to open cots: results of an electronic survey
New, Karen, Bogossian, Fiona E., East, Christine and Davies, Mark (2009). Practice variation in the transfer of premature infants from incubators to open cots: results of an electronic survey. Neonatal Nurses Association of Queensland (NNAQ) State Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 28 August 2009.
Funding
Supervision
Availability
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- 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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