Meet Our Department of Nursing Team
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Prof Marie Gerdtz
Professor and Head of Department | Senior Staff Leadership
gerdtzmf@unimelb.edu.au
Mrs Georgie Burg
Executive Assistant to the Head of Nursing (Professor Marie Gerdtz) | Administration Officer
georgie.burg@unimelb.edu.au
Prof Denise Harrison
Professor | Deputy Head of Department | Senior Staff Leadership
deniseh@unimelb.edu.au
A/Prof Snezana Kusljic
Associate Professor | Senior Staff Leadership | Master of Advanced Nursing Practice Team
skusljic@unimelb.edu.au
Prof Sanchia Aranda
Professorial Fellow | Health Services | Senior Staff Leadership (Part-Time 0.2)
sanchiaa@unimelb.edu.au
Prof John Oliffe
Senior Staff Leadership | Professor (0.2 Part Time)
johnlindsay.oliffe@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Dianne Crellin
Course Coordinator | Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (Nurse Practitioner)
dcrellin@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Charne Miller
Director of Learning and Teaching | Senior Lecturer | Teaching Specialist | Master of Advanced Nursing Practice Team
charne.miller@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Rebecca Jarden
Senior Lecturer | Nursing | Master of Advanced Nursing Practice Team
rebecca.jarden@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Naomi Brockenshire
Lecturer | Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing | Master of Advanced Nursing Practice Team
naomi.brockenshire@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Heather Buttigieg
Subject Coordinator | Master of Nursing Science | Lecturer
heather.buttigieg@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sophie Jones
Lecturer | Nursing | Program Coordinator of theMaster of Advanced Nursing Practice Team
sophie.jones@unimelb.edu.au
Laura Layton
Lecturer | Nursing Foundations of Critical Care | Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing (Integrated Critical Care)
Laura.Layton@unimelb.edu.au
Helen Patterson
Lecturer | Neonatal Care | Graduate Certificate in Neonatal Intensive Care
helen.patterson@unimelb.edu.au
Trevor Saunders
Lecturer | Cancer Nursing | Graduate Certificate in Cancer Nursing
trevor.saunders@unimelb.edu.au
John Thompson
Lecturer | Nurse Practitioner | Master of Advanced Nursing Practice Team
john.thompson@unimelb.edu.au
Rosemary Turner
Lecturer | Nursing | Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing (ICU Stream)
rosemary.turner@unimelb.edu.au
Jamie Wheelahan
Lecturer | Nurse Practitioner | Master of Advanced Practice Practitioner Course
Jamie.Wheelahan@unimelb.edu.au