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Dr Amanda Graf

Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: a.graf@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9741-2738

Dr Amanda Graf is a Senior Lecturer and Unit Coordinator with the ECU School of Nursing and Midwifery. As a unit coordinator for first year students; Amanda looks forward to supporting all new students to transition to university smoothly.

Teaching

  • NUM1101 -  Nursing and Midwifery in the Australian Healthcare Context
  • NUR6118 -  Nursing in the Context of Global Health

Background

With over 25 years of experience in various nursing fields, including rural, emergency, ICU, and community settings, Dr Graf transitioned to academia to mentor emerging practitioners.

She has held senior lecturer positions, chaired committees, and completed a PhD at Edith Cowan University. Her commitment to rational enquiry, personal excellence, and leadership is evident in her role as unit coordinator.

Dr Graf is passionate about innovation within her team and is dedicated to the nursing profession through numerous research projects and professional publications. She is an exemplary professional devoted to the betterment of the Nursing Profession and its practitioners.

Professional Associations

  • CATSINaM – affiliated member
  • Australian College Nursing ACN, Deputy lead for the Leadership Faculty
  • Sigma
  • Aurora Australia
  • LINMEN

Awards and Recognition

  • 2021 - Excellence in provision of service and demonstration of Rational Inquiry
  • 2014 - Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • 2013 - Finalist in the WA Nursing and Midwifery Awards – Education category
  • 2012 - Executive Deans Award
  • 2011 - UWA Teaching and Learning Award in the category: Program that Enhance Learning

Research Areas and Interests

PhD students (topics)

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander transition to nursing: A clinical yarning methodology
  • Perspective from graduate nurses enrolled in a Graduate Program at a private hospital in Western Australia: A Qualitative study
  • Exploring the perceptions and experiences of international nursing students regarding simulation-based education - a professional doctorate. Mixed Methods
  • Aseptic practices amongst nursing in the tertiary health settings – a professional doctorate. Mixed Methods
  • Imagery - Unseeing the Seen" impacts on Perioperative Nurses. Mixed Methods
  • What effect does virtual reality simulation have on final-year nursing students’ competence and confidence in performing non-technical skills? Mixed Methods

Projects

  • Preceptorship – and education tool for all nurses and midwives
  • Self-assessment for academic skills, a scoping review

Research Grants

  • Western Australia Nurses Memorial Charitable Trust (2015)  - $10,274
  • International Orientation Resource (2016) - $8,000
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery Research Grant (2021) - $12,000
  • Teaching and Learning Research Grant (2022) - $5,000

Australian Government Department of Education

  • Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education - $280,000

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2020.
  • Master of Education, Monash University, 2010.
  • Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing, College of Nursing Australia, 2005.
  • Bachelor of Nursing, Edith Cowan University, 1999.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • McCullough, K., Gibson, N., Graf, A., Beament, T., Adama, E., Ferguson, N., Kirk, D., Muge-Sugutt, J. (2024). "It was difficult to understand the system”: developing a coordinator role to support international nursing students- A qualitative study. Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 16(3), 250-261. https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v16i3.4945.
  • Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Adama, E., Graf, A., Adusei-Asante, K. (2024). Assessment Design And Practices Toward Holistic Learning Of Higher Education Students: Empirical Evidence Via Path Analysis Modelling Approach. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 24(3), 52-67. https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v24i3.35672.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Adama, E., Graf, A., Adusei-Asante, K., Afrifa-Yamoah, E. (2023). COVID-19 and alternative assessments in higher education: implications for academic integrity among nursing and social science students. International Journal for Educational Integrity, 19(1), Article number 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40979-023-00129-0.
  • Graf, A., Adama, E., Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Adusei-Asante, K. (2023). Perceived Nexus Between Non‑Invigilated Summative Assessment and Mental Health Difficulties: A Cross Sectional Studies. Journal of Academic Ethics, 21(4), 609-623. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-023-09472-w.
  • Lankin, E., Graf, A., Schultz, R., Johnson, R., McCullough, K. (2023). Consumer perspectives of quality care: Exploring patient journeys from remote primary healthcare clinics to Alice Springs Hospital. Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research, 30(6), 762-768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2023.05.003.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Graf, A., Nattabi, B., Jacob, E., Twigg, D. (2021). Experiences of Western Australian rural nursing graduates: A mixed method analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 30(23-24), 3466-3480. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15849.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Graf, A., Jacob, E., Twigg, D., Nattabi, B. (2020). Contemporary nursing graduates’ transition to practice: A critical review of transition models. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(15-16), 3097-3107. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15234.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Graf, A., Ewens, B., Vafeas, C., Delves, L., Hayward, C., Nannup, N., Baum, G. (2018). Closing the gap: A whole of school approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inclusivity in higher education. Nurse Education in Practice, 30(May 2018), 86-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2018.04.001.
  • Graf, A., Twigg, D., Jacob, E., Nattabi, B. (2018). An integrative review of rural and remote nursing graduate programmes and experiences of nursing graduates. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(5-6), e753-e766. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14211.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Graf, A., Baker, M., Geraghty, S. (2017). Is faculty practice valuable? The experience of Western Australian nursing and midwifery academics undertaking faculty clinical practice- A discussion paper. Nurse Education in Practice, 26(2017), 91-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2017.07.005.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Geale, S., Beament, T., Gibson, N., Graf, A., Baker, M., Smith, G. (2015). International Practicum: Not just another overseas jaunt - Supporting learning objectives and the development of graduate attributes. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 5(11), 96-102. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v5n11p96.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Hendricks, J., Andrew, L., Graf, A. (2013). The piloting of an Academic Literacy Education Course (ALEC) to improve academic literacy of first semester undergraduate students in a Western Australian University. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 4(4), 19 - 27. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v4n4p19.

Research Projects

  • A mixed method study on Nursing graduate support programs in rural and remote areas of Western Australia., WA Nurses Memorial Charitable Trust, Grant, 2015 ‑ 2020, $10,274.
  • International Orientation Resource, Edith Cowan University, School of Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Initiative Fund, 2016 ‑ 2019, $8,000.
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