Doctor Kathleen Dixon
DIRECTOR ACADEMIC WORKFORCE,
Dean's Unit - School of Nursing and Midwifery
SENIOR LECTURER,
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Western Sydney
- MHlthAdmin University of New South Wales
- BA Macquarie University
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Dean's Unit - School of Nursing and Midwifery
- School of Nursing and Midwifery
Contact
| Email: | K.DIXON@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 1927 |
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| Location: | G10.8 Hawkesbury |
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Biography
Dr Kathleen Dixon is a senior lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery and holds the position of Director of Academic Workforce on Hawkesbury campus. Kathleen is a registered nurse and an experienced academic having taught in both undergraduate and post graduate nursing education. She began her academic career at UWS in 1987, prior to that she worked in a range of acute care clinical settings. Kathleen has been a member of the Nurses and Midwives Tribunal and Professional Standards Committee since 1996 and has been appointed to Chair Professional Standards Inquiries. Her PhD thesis examined how the unethical conduct of the nurse was constructed by the Nurses Tribunal in New South Wales. Kathleen is currently engaged in research related to enhancing postgraduate literacy skills, examining issues for sessional teaching staff and evaluating diabetes education.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Dixon.
Interests
- Critical discourse analysis
- Foucualdian research methods
- Narrative analysis
- Pathophysiology
- Pharmacology
- Poststructral theory
- Professional codes
- Professional disciplinary inquiries
Publications
Chapters in Books
- Johnson, A., Hatcher, D. and Dixon, K. (2012), 'Understanding organsiational culture in the community health settng', Transitions in Nursing: Preparing for Professional Practice, Elsevier 9780729540827.
- Dixon, K. and Salamonson, Y. (2005), 'Disorders of the endocrine system', Pathophysiology applied to nursing practice, Mosby Elsevier 0729537439.
- Dixon, K. and Salamonson, Y. (2005), 'Endocrine health breakdown', Pathophysiology Applied to Nursing Practice, Elsevier Ltd 0729537439.
Journal Articles
- Dixon, K., Webb, C. and Malfroy, J. (2001), 'Enhancing access to and retention in the Bachelor of Nursing: a successful alternative', Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Nursing Profession, 7.
- Chang, E., Dixon, K. and Hancock, K. (2001), 'Factors associated with risk taking behaviours in Western Sydney's Young People', Youth studies Australia, 6.
Supervision
Doctor Dixon is available to co-supervise doctoral projects
Current Supervision
| Title: | Prevalence and Risk Factors of Depression Among Jordanian Adults with Diabetes: A Mixed Methods Study |
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