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

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Professor Hutchinson supervises Honours, Masters and PhD students who are
working in the field of decision making and/or knowledge translation/research
utilisation to promote safety and quality in healthcare. 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Communication between Health Care Providers and Older People about Medication-Related Decision-Making
    Deana Copley - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Mixed Methods Exploration of Patient Education
    Margaret Pollock - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Preconception Care Provision and Use Among African Women in Victoria
    Beyene Meressa Adhena - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    DIvERT: Realist Evaluation of Rapid Responses to Mental State Deterioration
    Tendayi Bruce Dziruni - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Why They Leave and Stay: Insights From Former Personal Care Workers
    Britt O'Keefe - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Understanding Intergenerational Programs in Residential Aged Care Settings: A Realist Inquiry
    Lysha Zhi Yan Lee - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Examining Consumer choice and risk enablement in falls prevention within residential aged care.
    Andrea Russell - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Education and training needs of Allied Health Professionals in Clinical Trials.
    Catherine Anne Williams - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    An information service model for improving the health status of older adults
    Elahe Zare Farashbandi - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Exploring patient and family activated escalation systemsExploring patient and family activated escalation systems
    Claire Louise Crossfield - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Investigating the Feasability and Value of Incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scribes into Clinical Workflows in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Settings
    Simone Fitzgerald - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    What care do people with SAGE and with dementia need?
    Heath Hind - School of Health and Social Development
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Exploring Personalised Behaviour Change Practices for Dementia Risk Factors in Memory and Cognition Clinics
    Courtney May Chesser - School of Psychology
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Investigating the conditions and characteristics that promote thriving General Practitioners
    Jenna Rae Lyttle - School of Medicine
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Improving Older People's Experience in Transitional Care: Co-Design of TRANSITION
    Jacqueline Allen - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2017
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Decision-Making on Birth Choices Following a Caesarean Delivery in Taiwan
    Shu Wen Chen - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Labouring Together: Collaborative Alliances in Maternity Care in Victoria, Australia
    Vanessa Watkins - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2020
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    How do Thai patients adapt to haemodialysis?
    Kantaporn Yodchai - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2014
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Patient safety issues and concerns in Bhutan's healthcare system: a qualitative study
    Rinchen Pelzang - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2016
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Incident delirium in the acute general medical setting
    Emily Tomlinson - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Exploration of Breastfeeding Promotion and Practices in Bhutan
    Kinga Pemo - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2017
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Measurement of Nurses' Perceived Responsibilities and Skills for Healthcare Quality
    Elizabeth Oldland - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2018
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Patient and Family Narratives About Triggering Responses to Clinical Deterioration
    Jessica Lillian Guinane - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2022
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Influences on Mothers When Breastmilk-Feeding a Late Preterm Infant
    Melissa Blake - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2025
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Haemodialysis Vascular Access
    Monica Schoch - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2022