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Dr Jennifer Hamilton

Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: j.hamilton1@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0026-5298

Dr Jennifer Hamilton is a lecturer and postgraduate mental health course coordinator in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Current Teaching

  • NUM2307 Mental Health and Wellbeing in Clinical Practice
  • NSC6104 Mental Health Disorders
  • CMH5217 Forensic Mental Health

Background

Jennifer has extensive clinical experience working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (Mental Health) and expertise in Intellectual Disability Nursing. She has a keen interest in clinical supervision and workforce development within nursing. She has worked in a variety of acute psychiatry settings and emergency departments both within the UK and Australia.

Professional Associations

  • Australian College of Nursing
  • Australian College of Mental Health Nursing
  • ALIVE Next Generation Researcher Network
  • National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health
  • Clinical Supervision Research Collaborative
  • Honorary Nursing Research Consultant - South Metropolitan Health Service

Awards and Recognition

  • 2025 - Research Award, Australian College of Mental Health Nurses, 49th International Mental Health Conference, Brisbane
  • 2024 - Executive Deans List, Edith Cowan University, outstanding PhD thesis
  • 2010- Edward and Ann Smyth Medal for Academic Excellence

Research Areas and Interests

  • Safety and quality in healthcare
  • Clinical supervision
  • Mental health
  • Intellectual disabilities
  • Health equity
  • Health workforce
  • Nursing education
  • Mixed methods

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2023.
  • Professional Equivalence, Edith Cowan University, 2022.
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing Sciences, Ireland, 2010.

Research Outputs

Journal Articles

  • Hamilton, J., Costello, M., Barr, L., Cooper, S., Jones, M. (2026). Application of generative artificial intelligence by nurse academics in higher education: A scoping review. Nurse Education in Practice, 90(No issue number), 104669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2025.104669.

Conference Publications

  • Hamilton, J., Cole, A., Bostwick, R., Ngune, I. (2026). Enhancing mental health care: Exploring the impact of GRiP-S. Australian College of Mental Health Nurses 48th International Mental Health Nursing Conference: Advancing Equity, Access and Diversity (3-60). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13477.
  • Robinson, B., Dorning, K., Hamilton, J. (2026). A quality improvement activity adapting the Safewards fidelity checklist to measure embedded core qualities of psychodynamic nursing in Safewards interventions. Australian College of Mental Health Nurses 49th International Mental Health Nursing Conference: Our Identity, Influence and Impact (e70106). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70106.

Conference Publications

  • Hamilton, J., Jose, P., Ngune, I. (2025). Evaluating the impact of postgraduate mental health nursing education on clinical competence: A West Australia Case Study. Australian College of Mental Health Nurses 49th International Mental Health Nursing Conference: Our Identity, Influence and Impact (e70106). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70106.
  • Hamilton, J., Ion, R., Massey, D., Strickland, K., Abeykoon Mudiyanselage, S., Moyes, A. (2025). The mental healthcare needs and experiences of those who detransition: A review of the evidence. Australian College of Mental Health Nurses 49th International Mental Health Nursing Conference: Our Identity, Influence and Impact (e70106). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70106.
  • Hamilton, J., Boulianne, M., Sharrock, J. (2025). Increasing clinical supervision capacity within mental health nursing, development of a training program in Western Australia. Australian College of Mental Health Nurses 49th International Mental Health Nursing Conference: Our Identity, Influence and Impact (e70106). Wiley. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70106.
  • Hamilton, J., Barr, L., Costello, M., Jones, M. (2025). Listening to learn: Making mental health research accessible in nursing education through GenAI podcasts. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing (e70106). Wiley. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70106.
  • Hamilton, J., Boulianne, M., Sharrock, J. (2025). Developing a clinical supervision training program for mental health nurses in Western Australia. Australian Clinical Supervision Association Clinical Supervision Conference: Clinical Supervision ‘Celebrating the Momentum’ (1-9). Australian Clinical Supervision Association Clinical Supervision Conference.

Conference Publications

  • Hamilton, J., Cole, A., Bostwick, R., Ngune, I. (2024). Getting a ‘grip’ on supervision: empowering mental health nurses. Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery Symposium 2024: Influence, engage and innovate. (1-88). Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery Symposium 2024: Influence, engage and innovate..

Journal Articles

  • Hamilton, J., Cole, A., Bostwick, R., Ngune, I. (2023). Staff Perceptions on the Effectiveness of GRiP-S, a New Approach to Clinical Supervision Incorporating Safewards: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2023(2023), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2023.2280198.
  • Hamilton, J., Cole, A., Bostwick, R., Ngune, I. (2023). Getting A Grip On Safewards: The Cross Impact Of Clinical Supervision And Safewards Model On Clinical Practice. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 32(3), 801-818. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13116.

Research Projects

  • Advancing practice: Investigating the role of clinical supervisor training within mental health nursing, Edith Cowan University, Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2025 (Stream 1), 2025 ‑ 2026, $39,901.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The effectiveness of organisational support and workplace practices after clinical incidents: A mixed methods study of the experiences of nurses and midwives

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, A constructivist grounded theory of rural nurses' decision-making processes for mental health related issues in the Australian rural hospital context
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Evaluation of a novel artificial intelligence driven immersive virtual reality (AIIVR) simulation enhancing aggression de-escalation and management for nursing staff and students
  • Master of Nursing (Research), What is the impact of centralised versus decentralised ward designs on fall incidences in one older adult mental health inpatient unit.
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