ProfessorAlison Hutchinson

Deakin Distinguished Professor and Chair in Nursing, Barwon Health

Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation

  • Deakin Distinguished Professor and Chair in Nursing, Barwon Health
    Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation
  • +61 3 924 46446 (Work)
  • Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Professor Hutchinson's research interests centre on knowledge translation
(research utilisation) in the health and aged care settings and she has a
particular interest in the influence of organisational context and
interdisciplinary interaction on the uptake of research evidence by health
professionals. Dr Hutchinson has experience in the use of qualitative and
quantitative research methods, including the use of naturalistic observation,
in-depth and focus group interviews, and surveys.

Knowledge Areas
Knowledge translation / implementation science (specifically, translation of
research evidence into clinical practice), with a particular interest in the
influences of interprofessional interaction and organizational context on
knowledge translation.

Experience in the use of qualitative and quantitative methods.

GRANTS

  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    IHT Accelerator Grant: How to measure the extent and impact of research-related distress and trauma in researchers
    Deakin University1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    $14, 987
  • GRANT
    The Diabetes Oral Health - Dental Services: A randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness and implementation of a novel model of care to improve oral health and diabetes outcomes
    1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    • George A,
    • Arora A,
    • Calache H,
    • Lau P,
    • Wong V
    NHMRC Targeted Call for Research: Oral Health Care in Australia 2024 - 2045339 - $208,720.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Translating AI-generated Fall Prevention Models to Inform Organisational Decision-Making
    5 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Digital Health CRC Limited - $63,392.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Training needs analysis for continuous quality improvement to build capacity and capability of the aged care workforce; Pilot Feasibility Study
    1 Oct 2025 - 31 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Alison Hutchinson
    Dementia Australia (Alzheimer's Australia) Vic Inc - $90,000.00
  • GRANT
    Systems thinking to enhance advance care planning through digital enablement in Australia
    1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    Equity Trustees - The Wicking Trust - Developing Solutions Program - WickS2024006 - $420,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Training Needs Analysis for Continuous Quality Improvement to Build Capacity and Capability of the Aged Care Workforce
    1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Alison Hutchinson
    Geelong Community Foundation (Joy Buckland Estate) - $9,875.00
  • GRANT
    TeleCARE: A personalised, clinician-supported, virtual care telehealth exercise, nutrition, education, behaviour change and peer support model for cancer-related fatigue
    1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2030
    People funded by this grant:
    • Daly R,
    • Bolam K,
    • Howden E,
    • Via JD,
    • Hutchinson A
    MRFF Survivorship Care and Collaborative Research Prioritisation Grant - 2040469 - $1,997,048.05
  • GRANT
    Providing Access to Cognitive Interventions in Regional Memory Clinics: Adaptation and Implementation of a Clinician Training Package
    1 Mar 2025 - 1 Mar 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    Dementia Australia Research Translation Grant in Dementia Care - $13,129.00
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Evaluating the implementation of a Specialist Dementia Care Unit
    Institute for Health Transformation2 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    IHT Research Accelerator Grant $14,906
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Getting the care that I want and need: Exploring consumer perspectives on future research priorities for shared decision-making in childbearing
    Deakin University Institute for Health Innovation Research Accelerator Grant20 Dec 2024 - 28 Feb 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Watkins V,
    • Wynter K,
    • Waddell A,
    • Botha T,
    • Hutchinson A
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Getting the care that I want and need: Exploring consumer perspectives on future research priorities for shared decision-making in childbearing
    Deakin University Institute for Health Innovation Research Accelerator Grant20 Dec 2024 - 28 Feb 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Watkins V,
    • Wynter K,
    • Alex W,
    • Botha T,
    • Hutchinson A
  • GRANT
    Workforce Qualitative Analysis within Victorian Public Sector Residential Aged Care
    4 Oct 2024 - 31 Mar 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Workforce Qualitative Analysis within Victorian Public Sector Residential Aged Care - $88,355.06
  • GRANT
    Its not over yet: Improving the mental health and wellbeing of frontline healthcare workers and their families through co-designed intervention
    1 Aug 2024 - 31 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF (NHMRC) - MMM Mental Health Research Grant - 2035279 - $885,772.98
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    BrainTrack in the Geelong region.
    16 Apr 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Alison Hutchinson
    Geelong Community Foundation (Joy Buckland Estate) - $9,061.00
  • GRANT
    Engaging residents and families in aged care facilities
    10 Apr 2024 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP240100793 - $36,956.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Moving Knowledge into Action for More Effective A Research Program Focussing on Integrated Knowledge Translation -Perceptions of Chief Nursing & Midwifery Officers
    1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Alison Hutchinson
    University of Ottawa - $11,038.00
  • GRANT
    Revolutionising sarcopenia care for people living with cancer: Establishing effective screening and referral pathways into evidence-based treatment in rural and specialist cancer services
    1 Mar 2024 - 29 Feb 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF (NHMRC) - Clinician Researchers Initiative: Applied Research in Health Grant - MRF2031994 - $1,465,954.82
  • GRANT
    SAGE Dem: A model of care to improve health of sexuality and/or gender diverse people living with dementia
    Department of Health - Commonwealth1 Mar 2024 - 29 Feb 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF (NHMRC) - Models of care for Sexuality & Gender Diverse People & People with Innate Variations of Sex Characteristics - MRF2031598 - $754,121.00
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Evaluating the implementation of a multi-component intervention to optimise the timing and use of induction of labour.
    Institute for Health Transformation1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Overcoming communication challenges for carers of people with cancer
    Deakin University1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Yuen E,
    • Wilson C,
    • McLeod V,
    • Hutchinson A
    Faculty of Health ReseArch Capacity Building Grant ScHeme (HAtCH) 2024
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Inhaler Project
    Asthma Australia Ltd26 Oct 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Asthma Australia Ltd - $50,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Nurturing Registered Undergraduate Students of Nursing and Midwifery to Optimise Their Experience in Practice Settings.
    27 Jul 2023 - 29 Feb 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    The Nurses Board of Victoria Legacy Ltd (the Trustee of the Trust) - $76,483.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Our Sovereignty, Our Healing
    1 Jul 2023 - 17 Oct 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Give Where You Live grants - $39,901.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Improving workforce capability and capacity in communicating with people living with dementia (PLWD) using an artificially intelligent (AI) avatar.
    4 May 2023 - 2 May 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Alison Hutchinson
    Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation Australia - $100,000.00
  • GRANT
    CoDeEndo: Co-Designing, Evaluating, and Implementing Supportive Care for Endometriosis
    1 Feb 2023 - 31 Aug 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    Western Alliance - $20,000.00