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0845 196 4118
sharon.andrew@anglia.ac.uk

Qualifications & Memberships

• PhD University of Wollongong
• MSc (Hons)
• BAppSc
• DipAppSc (Nursing Education)
• Fellow Royal College of Nursing Australia (FRCNA)
• Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI)
• Australian Nurse Teachers Society (ANTS)
• Editorial Advisory Board for the International Journal of Mixed Methods in Applied Business and Policy Research
• Adjunct Family and Community Health Research Group (FaCH), University of Western Sydney (UWS)

Outline of Career

Professor Sharon Andrew was previously employed at University of Western Sydney (UWS) prior to her commencement at Anglia Ruskin University. In addition to teaching and conducting research Sharon has undertaken senior management and leadership roles including: Head of Program (HoP) for the Masters of Primary Health Care (Hong Kong) and Masters of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) Hong Kong (2009-2010); Learning and Teaching Fellow (2008-2009); HoP (Postgraduate) (2006-2008) and Campus Advisor for the Bachelor of Nursing (2003-2006).

In 2010 Sharon was awarded a highly competitive Australian Learning Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning. In 2009 she was successful in obtaining, the Vice-Chancellors Teaching Excellence Award- Highly Commended and the UWS College of Health and Science Teaching Excellence Award.

Since 2005 Sharon has published 6 book chapters and over 30 scholarly peer-reviewed journal publications and has many in press or under review. Please email her for a list of current publications including those in press, and conference presentations.

Sharon is a Co-Editor of the research monograph Mixed Methods Research in Nursing and the Health Sciences (Andrew & Halcomb 2009) published by Wiley-Blackwell. Professor Andrew and Dr Halcomb are Guest Editors for the special issue on Mixed Methods in the Health Sciences for the International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches (mra.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/5/issue/1/call). Sharon is an active peer reviewer for UK and international journals.

Research Interests

Methodological issues and applications of mixed methods research
Models of care (patient satisfaction; changing models of care)
Nursing workforce issues (competencies; new graduates; leadership; whistleblowing)
Nursing education (empirical and intervention research)
Cultural diversity; acculturation
Cardio-vascular health

Selected Publications

Please consult the below Word document for Sharon's publications.