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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2016
Journal Article
An analysis of nursing students' decision-making in teams during simulations of acute patient deterioration
Bucknall, Tracey K., Forbes, Helen, Phillips, Nicole M., Hewitt, Nicky A., Cooper, Simon and Bogossian, Fiona (2016). An analysis of nursing students' decision-making in teams during simulations of acute patient deterioration. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72 (10), 2482-2494. doi: 10.1111/jan.13009
2015
Journal Article
Pregnancy-specific distress: the role of maternal sense of coherence and antenatal mothering orientations
Staneva, Aleksandra, Morawska, Alina, Bogossian, Fiona and Wittkowski, Anja (2015). Pregnancy-specific distress: the role of maternal sense of coherence and antenatal mothering orientations. Journal of Mental Health, 25 (5), 387-394. doi: 10.3109/09638237.2015.1101425
2015
Journal Article
A trial of e-simulation of sudden patient deterioration (FIRST2ACTWEB™) on student learning.
Bogossian, Fiona, Cooper, Simon, Cant, Robyn, Porter, Jo, Forbes, Helen and The First2Act Team (2015). A trial of e-simulation of sudden patient deterioration (FIRST2ACTWEB™) on student learning.. Nurse Education Today, 35 (10), e36-e42. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.08.003
2015
Journal Article
Postnatal gestational diabetes mellitus follow-up: Australian women's experiences
Kilgour, Catherine, Bogossian, Fiona Elizabeth, Callaway, Leonie and Gallois, Cindy (2015). Postnatal gestational diabetes mellitus follow-up: Australian women's experiences. Women and Birth, 28 (4), 285-292. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.06.004
2015
Conference Publication
Obeying the masters: Pregnant women's accounts of obeying and resisting master narratives when experiencing antenatal distress
Staneva, A., Bogossian, F., Morawska, A. and Wittkowski, A. (2015). Obeying the masters: Pregnant women's accounts of obeying and resisting master narratives when experiencing antenatal distress. British Psychological Society Psychology of Women Section, Windsor, United Kingdom, 8-10 July 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Good Mother - Bad Mother: exploring maternal ambivalence through the experience of depression and anxiety during pregnancy
Staneva, A., Bogossian, F., Morawska, A. and Wittkowski, A. (2015). Good Mother - Bad Mother: exploring maternal ambivalence through the experience of depression and anxiety during pregnancy. Motherhood and Culture Conference, Maynooth, Ireland, 15-17 June 2015.
2015
Journal Article
Doing the right thing at the right time: assessing responses to patient deterioration in electronic simulation scenarios using Course-of-Action Analysis
Cooper, Simon, Cant, Robyn P., Bogossian, Fiona, Bucknall, Tracey and Hopmans, Ruben (2015). Doing the right thing at the right time: assessing responses to patient deterioration in electronic simulation scenarios using Course-of-Action Analysis. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 33 (5), 199-207. doi: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000141
2015
Journal Article
Developing situation awareness amongst nursing and paramedicine students utilising eye tracking technology and video debriefing techniques: a proof of concept paper
O'Meara, Peter, Munro, Graham, Williams, Brett, Cooper, Simon, Bogossian, Fiona, Ross, Linda, Sparkes, Louise, Browning, Mark and McCounan, Mariah (2015). Developing situation awareness amongst nursing and paramedicine students utilising eye tracking technology and video debriefing techniques: a proof of concept paper. International Emergency Nursing, 23 (2), 94-99. doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2014.11.001
2015
Journal Article
The effectiveness of varied levels of simulation fidelity on integrated performance of technical skills in midwifery students - a randomised intervention trial
Brady, Susannah, Bogossian, Fiona and Gibbons, Kristen (2015). The effectiveness of varied levels of simulation fidelity on integrated performance of technical skills in midwifery students - a randomised intervention trial. Nurse Education Today, 35 (3), 524-529. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2014.11.005
2015
Journal Article
Paediatric lung recruitment: a review of the clinical evidence
Jauncey-Cooke, Jacqui, East, Chris E. and Bogossian, Fiona (2015). Paediatric lung recruitment: a review of the clinical evidence. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 16 (2), 127-132. doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2014.02.003
2015
Conference Publication
Invited Papers: research in the simulated environment.
Bogossian, Fiona E, Brady, Susannah, Ross, Linda and Cooper, Simon (2015). Invited Papers: research in the simulated environment.. University of Johannesburg Simulation Conference, Doornfontein Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa, 13-17 April 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Invited presentation: Debriefing and providing feedback after a simulation
Bogossian, Fiona E., Cooper, Simon and DeWaal, Ben (2015). Invited presentation: Debriefing and providing feedback after a simulation. University of Johannesburg Simulation Conference, Doornfontein Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa, 13-17 April 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Endemic or traditional? The reported experience of workplace violence towards nurses and new graduates
Bogossian, Fiona E., Tuckett, Anthony, Winters-Chang, Peta and Turner, Catherine (2015). Endemic or traditional? The reported experience of workplace violence towards nurses and new graduates. Integrity and Integration in Healthcare Delivery 24th Annual RBWH Healthcare Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, 12-16 October 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
"Troubled identity: The experience of depression and anxiety during pregnancy".
Staneva, A., Bogossian, F., Morawska, A. and Wittowski, A. (2015). "Troubled identity: The experience of depression and anxiety during pregnancy".. Motherhood Matters. Australian Psychological Society, Women and Psychology Interest Group., Preston, Victoria, 28 November 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Knowledge and skills for peer reviewing
Fahy, Kathleen and Bogossian, Fiona E. (2015). Knowledge and skills for peer reviewing. The Australian College of Midwives 19th Biennial Conference, Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Australia, 5-8 October 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
"Obeying the masters: Pregnant women's accounts of obeying and resisting master narratives when expereincing antenatal distress".
Staneva, A, Bogossian, F, Morawska, A and Wittowski, A (2015). "Obeying the masters: Pregnant women's accounts of obeying and resisting master narratives when expereincing antenatal distress".. Psychology of Women Section, British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Windsor, United Kingdom, 8-10 July 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Hospital postnatal discharge summaries for women with gestational diabetes: A survey of clinician preference
Catherine Kilgour, Fiona Bogossian, Cindy Gallois, Leonie Callaway and Harold D McIntyre (2015). Hospital postnatal discharge summaries for women with gestational diabetes: A survey of clinician preference. Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Annual Scientific Meeting 2015,, Adelaide Convention Centre Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 28th - 30th August 2015..
2015
Journal Article
The experience of psychological distress, depression, and anxiety during pregnancy: A meta-synthesis of qualitative research
Staneva, Aleksandra A., Bogossian, Fiona and Wittkowski, Anja (2015). The experience of psychological distress, depression, and anxiety during pregnancy: A meta-synthesis of qualitative research. Midwifery, 31 (6), 563-573. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2015.03.015
2015
Conference Publication
Invited presentation: Supervision, publication and citation strategies
Bogossian, Fiona E. (2015). Invited presentation: Supervision, publication and citation strategies. The School of Nursing, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, Doornfontein Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa, 17th April 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Invited report on the April 2015 Simulation Workshop: a joint University of Johannesburg and University of Queensland project
Bogossian, Fiona and Lambert, Craig (2015). Invited report on the April 2015 Simulation Workshop: a joint University of Johannesburg and University of Queensland project. Universitas 21 Health Sciences Meeting, Santiago, Chile, 21-25 September 2015.
Funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Sensory exposure of neonates in single room environments
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Davies
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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
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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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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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
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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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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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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