Associate ProfessorDebra Kerr

(She/Her)

Associate Professor

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

  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation
  • +61 3 522 72501 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Supervision of Honours, Masters and Doctor of Philosophy students.

Debra's teaching expertise is focused on appraisal, understanding and use of evidence, and ethical considerations relating to research.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Enhancing Engagement with the Patient Portal System Among People Following a Lung Transplant
    Xueqi Yuan - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Optimising transitions in care for older adults with acute coronary syndrome and multimorbidity.
    Glenna Mae Nares GUIRIBA - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Empowering Caregivers in Managing Fever for Pre-school Children:Discharge Communication in Emergency Departments
    Doris Zhao-Zing Tham - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Influence of Interprofessional Educational (IPE) Module for Enhancing Foot Care among Individuals with Type ? 2 Diabetes Mellitus
    Nom Kumar Naik Bhukya - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Integrating the RUSONM role into practice lessons and outcomes explored.
    Hannah Jean Sharrock - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Facilitators and Barriers to Preoperative Anxiety Intervention Techniques
    Ngozichukwu Odoemena - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Optimising Feeding Equipment for Enteral Delivery Systems: Safe Nurse Led Intensive Care Enteral Feeding Equipment Management
    Stephanie Menadue - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Acute Care Nurses' Preferences for Workforce Retention Strategies
    Chantelle Dowling - School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Impact of Nurse-to-Nurse Interactions on Patient Safety Outcomes: A Qualitative Study of Australian Graduate Nurses and Nurse Leaders
    Ashlyn Sahay - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2019
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    How Can Doctors Operationalise Patient Autonomy in Shared Decision Making?
    Sharyn Milnes - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2024
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Influences on Mothers When Breastmilk-Feeding a Late Preterm Infant
    Melissa Blake - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2025
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients
    Michael Le Grande - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2025
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Effect of a Home-based Exercise Program on Metabolic Syndrome in Ghanaian Adults with Diabetes
    Mohammed Amin - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2024
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Development and Psychometric Validation of the Hospitalised Older Adults Dignity Scale
    Abdul-Ganiyu Fuseini - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2024
  • COMPLETED MASTERS SUPERVISION
    What are the Experiences of Patients Attending the Cachexia and Nutritional Support Service?
    Margaret Harrison - School of Medicine - 2024