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Biographical Details
Dr Tash Hawkins is a passionate nurse academic and researcher committed to improving rural health outcomes through innovative nursing education and inclusive workplace cultures. With over 20 years of nursing and academic experience, she has led curriculum design, engaged in rural outreach and placement innovation, and produced impactful research on nursing transitions, interprofessional education, and workplace respect. Tash currently coordinates postgraduate aged care nursing courses and is the Tamworth Campus Community Engagement Lead for Nursing at UNE.
Teaching
undergraduate nursing theory and practice, postgraduate aged care nursing, interprofessional education, legal and ethical nursing practice, infection prevention and control
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, Nursing, Griffith University Queensland
Doctorate, Nursing, University of Newcastle
Research Interests
- Nursing Workforce and Education
- Rural and Regional Health
- Workplace Culture in Nursing
Approved to Supervise
- Approved PhD/HDR supervisor
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Research output
- 10 Article
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Do multimedia-based exam questions enhance learning? perspectives and insights from first-year nursing students
Dass Singh, M., Hawkins, N., Chitranshi, N., Dries, J. & Sheriff, S., 25 Oct 2025, In: Teaching and Learning in Nursing. p. 1-6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the leadership discourse in health-based social work: a scoping review
Dowdell, N., Wayland, S., Fox, M. & Hawkins, N., 25 Sept 2025, In: Social Work and Policy Studies: Social Justice, Practice and Theory. 8, 2, p. 1-21Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Navigating Integration in Mixed‐Methods: A Practical Guide for Novice Nursing Researchers
Hawkins, N., Jeong, A. Y. & Sim, J., 20 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Research in Nursing and Health. p. 1-9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
The escape room experience: Exploring new ways to deliver interprofessional education
Ferns, J., Hawkins, N., Little, A. & Hamiduzzaman, M., 31 May 2024, In: Innovations in Education and Teaching International. 61, 3, p. 516-527Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus) -
A conflicted tribe under pressure: A qualitative study of negative workplace behaviour in nursing
Hawkins, N., Jeong, S.Y.-S., Smith, T. & Sim, J., 28 Feb 2023, In: Journal of advanced nursing. 79, 2, p. 711-726Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access12 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 1 Active
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Strength in Diversity: Supporting the Transition of Neurodivergent Early Career Nurses in Australia
Hawkins, N. (UNE Lead Investigator), Rice, K. (Co-Investigator), Krug, M. (Co-Investigator), Mowle, M. (UNE Lead Investigator), Purdue, J. (Industry Collaborator), Gilbert, S. (Industry Collaborator) & Gageler, M. (Industry Collaborator)
12/01/26 → 12/01/27
Project: Grant