ProfessorNikki Phillips

Dean of Nursing and Midwifery

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

  • Dean of Nursing and Midwifery
    Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation
  • +61 3 925 17774 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Nikki was the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the School from 2010 to 2018 and co-led curricula development and oversaw the Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing (Clinical Leadership), Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery, Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Psychological Science, and the Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion. Nikki's teaching has been in the areas of acute care nursing practices and research. Nikki has also taught into the Master program and supervises Honours students and Higher Degree in Research students both at Master and PhD levels.

2022 Vice- Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Experience: excellent contribution to the Nursing and Midwifery
Simulation Centre and the advancement of the University’s Strategic Plan, Deakin 2030: Ideas to Impact.

2019 National Business Higher Education Round Table (BEHRT) Award for Outstanding Collaboration in Higher Education & Training for 2019 for
Developing Best Practice in Contemporary Patient Care and Safety. The School of Nursing and Midwifery, the Centre for Quality and
Patient Safety and the School’s Partnership Network.

2013 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Creating Innovative Environments: Bachelor of Nursing course enhancement
(team award)

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Assessing Pressure Injury Risk and Prevention using the Braden Mobility Subscale
    Siti Mordiffi - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2014
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Incident delirium in the acute general medical setting
    Emily Tomlinson - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Influence of a Preceptor Training Program on Perceived Preceptor Competence and Quality of Clinical Placement
    Afizu Alhassan - School of Nursing & Midwifery - 2023