Dr Gihane Endrawes

Position

Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery

Biography

Dr Gihane Endrawes is a lecturer at Western Sydney University with more than 20 years teaching and mental health experience.  Gihane completed here PhD in 2003 on the caregiving experience of caring for a relative with mental illness, and worked as a Clinical Nurse Consultant -transcultural mental health, involved in review and development of policies, practice guidelines and various quality improvement projects. She received 2 Nurse Achievement awards and “Excellence in Engagement” award – Mental Health Theme due to her contribution to mental health nursing.  She has experience in research supervision, leading research teams, obtaining research grants, developed and reviewed curriculum, coordinating under-graduate and post-graduate subjects for many years.

Research Interests

• Mental health
• Quality of life
• Nursing education
• Gender issues
• Transcultural nursing
• Domestic violence issues
• Spirituality
• Caregivers experience
• Qualitative and Quantitative research methodologies

Qualifications & Recognition

• PhD, Western Sydney University
• Master in Health Science (Education), Sydney University
• Bachelor of Nursing, Western Sydney University
• Graduate Certificate (Research), Western Sydney University
• Certificate (Mental Health)
• Certificate IV in Health Promotion
• Certificate IV in Business (Human Resources)
• Received 2 Nurse Achievement Awards from SWAHS and ‘Excellence in Engagement’ – Mental Health Theme Award

Research & Publications

• For a complete list of my publications please see my publications page (opens in a new window)
• View my ResearchGate profile (opens in a new window)

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