Ms Glenda McDonald

• Biography
• Areas of Research
• Awards/Honours 
• Selected Publications
• Conference Presentations
• Contact Details

Biography

Glenda McDonald is a recipient of an APAI Scholarship working on a joint UWS and SWAHS research project to complete her PhD candidature. She has a degree in Social Science and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Social Sciences (Adult Education).

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Areas of Research

Research Interests

Resilience
Family support
Adolescent and family health
Nursing workforce issues

Thesis

Title: Surviving and thriving in the face of workplace adversity: An intervention to develop personal resilience in nurses and midwives
Supervisors: Debra Jackson, Margaret H. Vickers, Lesley Wilkes, Shantala Mohan

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Awards/Honours

• 2008 Winner, First Time Presenter Award for "Continuing connections: Fostering mentoring relationships between retired and working nurses and midwives", at the RCNA Conference in Perth. This paper arises from a FaCH ARC project conducted at Nepean Hospital.

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Selected Publications

McDonald, G., Jackson, D., Wilkes, L., & Vickers, M. (2011). A work-based educational intervention to support personal resilience in nurses and midwives. Nurse Education Today, (in press).

McDonald, G., Jackson, D., & O’Brien, L. (2007). Guilt and shame: Experiences of parents of self harming adolescents. Journal of Child Health Care, 11(4), 298-310.

Jackson, D., Wilkes, L., & McDonald, G. (2007). "If I was in my daughter’s body I’d be feeling devastated": Women’s experiences of mothering an overweight or obese child. Journal of Child Health Care, 11(1), 29-39.

Jackson, D., McDonald, G., Mannix, J., Faga, P., Firtko, A. (2005). Mothers' perceptions of overweight and obesity in their children. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 23(1), 6-14.

Jackson, D., Mannix, J., Faga, P., & McDonald, G. (2005). Overweight and obese children: Mothers’ strategies. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 52(1), 6-13.

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Conference Presentations

Continuing connections: Fostering mentoring relationships between retired and working nurses and midwive. Royal College of Nursing Association Conference, Perth, 25-27 September, 2008.

Understanding the experiences and support needs of families whose adolescent children engage in self harming behaviours. University of Western Sydney School of Nursing ‘Adolescent and Young People’s Health Research Forum’, 20 July, 2007.

Guilt and shame: Parents’ experiences with adolescent self harm. Australian & New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses ‘Evidence Based Practice in Mental Health’ Conference, 19 May, 2006.

Firtko, A., Jackson, D., Mannix, J., McDonald, G., & Faga, P. Overweight and obesity in children: Mothers' perceptions and views. Poster presented at Research, Knowledge, Enlightenment: Showcasing Nursing Research, Auburn Hospital, Sydney, 28 October, 2004.

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