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Associate Professor Melissa Carey

Melissa Carey is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Current Teaching

  • NUM1308.1
  • NSC6100

Background

Prior to joining ECU Melissa was a research fellow at the University of Auckland in the School of Nursing (2020-2024). Melissa has held teaching, research and leadership positions in Queensland, at UniSQ, Griffith university, University of Queensland and Australian Catholic University. Melissa has an international research profile and is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Auckland.

Professional Associations

  • Editorial Board Member of WINHEC: International Journal of Indigenous Education and Scholarship
  • Member Australian College of Nursing
  • Member Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi Member
  • International Contemporary Ethnography Across Disciplines member
  • Te Arai Palliative Care and End of Life Research, University of Auckland
  • Voluntary Assisted Dying Research Network Victoria, University of Wellington

Awards and Recognition

  • Te Tohu Rapuora Medal at the Royal Society
  • Te Apārangi Research Honours as member of the Te Ārai Research Group
  • Health Research Council New Zealand Postdoctoral Māori Health Research Fellowship 2020
  • Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award QUT 2016

Research Areas and Interests

  • Kaupapa Māori Research
  • Autoethnography
  • Indigenous Research Methods
  • Cultural Identity and Health and Wellbeing
  • Ageing and End of Life
  • Voluntary Assisted Dying
  • Health Care Equity
  • Interprofessional Teams
  • Cultural Safety
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