RN, Grad Dip App Sc, BA(SSci), MAppSci, PhD
Professor
Honours advisor, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Contact details for Prof Judy Wollin
Brief History
Professor Wollin has worked in Australia and recently returned from United Arab Emirates where she was the inaugural HOS at the Fatima College of Health Sciences. Following her PhD Professor Wollin has worked with local, national and international nursing groups on research and professional development projects. She was an executive member of the MS nurses International Credentialing Board for 10 years.
Professor Wollin has written over 30 peer reviewed academic papers and contributed to chapters in a number of textbooks. She is a reviewer for a number of international peer reviewed journals and written expert reports on the care of people with MS.
Awards
- Honorary Professorship Fatima College of Health Sciences Abu Dhabi UAE (2010)
- Life member Multiple Sclerosis Nurses Australasia (granted 2009)
- Awarded Life member of UKMMSNA (granted 2007)
Research Interests
- Living with multiple sclerosis
- Quality of life in people with MS
- Self-efficacy and MS
- Disability and aging
Methodological Interests
- Quantitative research
- Mixed methods
- Applied research
Current research
- Quality of life in people with MS
- “Promoting Women and Children’s Health, a Needs Analysis of the Best Way to Meet the Current and Future Health Needs of Emirati Women And Children”.
- Improved management of fatigue in people with MS
Areas of teaching
- Research for Health Professionals
- Higher Degree Research supervision