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Dr Lesley Andrew

Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 5037
Email: l.andrew@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO21.419  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0344-4611

Lesley Andrew is a Senior Lecturer and Master of Nursing course coordinator within the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Lesley is also a Researcher and HDR Research Supervisor in Nursing and Nurse Education, Public Health, Primary Health Care and Equity at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia as well as a Deputy Director - The Centre for Evidence Informed Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare Practice: A JBI Affiliated Centre

Current teaching

  • Integrated PhD Unit Coordinator for PRO6000 (Research Project Unit 1) and PRO6110 (Research Project 2).
  • J88 Master of Nursing Course Coordinator

Background

  • 2017 - 2021 Public Health Postgraduate Course Coordinator, School of Medical and Health Sciences
  • 2014 - Public Health Lecturer, SNMS
  • 2011 - 2013 Undergraduate Course Coordinator, School of Nursing and Midwifery
  • 2010 - 2011 Undergraduate and Postgraduate Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery
  • 2007 - 2009 Senior Lecturer, Community Health, University of Huddersfield, England
  • 1997 - 2006 Community Public Health Nurse Specialist (Health Visitor), area team lead, newborn bloodspot program coordinator, fieldwork practice lead and nurse prescriber.
  • 1994 - 1997 Registered Nurse, acute medicine and community district UK

Professional associations

  • Advance HE Fellow
  • International Education Association of Australia
  • Australian Collaborative Education Network
  • Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
  • Association for Academic Language and Learning
  • The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives - Academic Member

Awards and recognition

  • 2022 - National Teaching Awards Citation.  Australian Award for University Teaching (AAUT) Outstanding contributions to student learning
  • 2022 - Honor Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Media
  • 2021 - Athena Swan advancement scheme. Leadership advancement subsidy. Champion for gender equality
  • 2020 - Vice Chancellors Citation for sustained commitment to enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion
  • 2017 - Outstanding contributor in reviewing. Nurse Education Today Journal
  • 2009 - Young Apprentice Programme Award. Barnsley Metropolitan Council Learning and Achieving Services
  • 2006 - Chairman Award. Innovative practice, Huddersfield South Primary Care Trust
  • 2003 - Recognition of Service Award, health program development. Kirklees Primary Care Trust

Research areas and interests

  • Gender equity in higher education and/or the nursing workforce
  • Nurse workforce, nursing and student retention
  • Child oral health
  • LGBTQI+ student experiences in higher education and/or the workplace
  • Nurses in primary health care/public health
  • Work integrated learning
  • International university student experience
  • Domestic abuse/intimate partner coercion, control, violence

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2019.
  • Master of Science, England, 2003.
  • BSc in Community Health Care Nursing (Health Visiting), England, 1997.
  • Bachelor of Science with Honours in Agriculural Zoology, England, 1989.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Szmaglinska, M., Andrew, L., Massey, D., Kirk, D. (2024). Beyond standard treatment: A qualitative descriptive study of cancer patients' perceptions of hypnotherapy in cancer care. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 56(Article in press), Article number 101861. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2024.101861.
  • Szmaglinska, M., Andrew, L., Kirk, D., Massey, D. (2024). Healthcare professionals' perceptions of hypnotherapy in cancer care: Development and validation of a survey. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 57(Article in press), Article number 101915. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2024.101915.
  • Szmaglinska, M., Kirk, D., Andrew, L. (2024). Reporting and Mapping Research Evidence on Perceptions of Clinical Hypnosis Among the General Population and Patients Receiving Health Care Including Cancer Care: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 72(1), 29-50. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2023.2276457.
  • Lawlis, T., Mawer, T., Bevitt, T., Arthur, T., Andrew, L., Wallace, R., Sambell, R., Devine, A. (2024). Host organizations’ perceptions to providing safe and inclusive work-integrated learning programs for students with disability. International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 25(1), 95-107.
  • Andrew, L., Arthur, T., Mawer, T., Sambell, R., Krishnakumar, G., Lawlis, T. (2024). A Review of Australian Universities Work Integrated Learning Policies and Procedures: Referencing Disability. International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 25(2), 259-289.
  • Lin, K., Yao, M., Andrew, L., Li, R., Chen, Y., Oosthuizen, J., Sim, M., Chen, Y. (2024). Exploring treatment burden in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a thematic analysis in China’s primary care settings. BMC Primary Care, 25(1), Article number 88. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02301-y.
  • Andrew, L., Gizzarelli, E., Estai, M., Wallace, R. (2024). Participant Misrepresentation in Online Focus Groups: Red Flags and Proactive Measures. Ethics & Human Research, 46(1), 37-42. https://doi.org/10.1002/eahr.500198.
  • Lin, K., Yao, M., Ji, X., Li, R., Andrew, L., Oosthuizen, J., Sim, M., Chen, Y. (2024). Measuring treatment burden in people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM): A mixed-methods systematic review. BMC Primary Care, 25(1), Article number 206. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02461-x.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Lawlis, T., Mawer, T., Andrew, L., Bevitt, T. (2023). Challenges to delivering university health-based work-integrated learning to students with a disability: a scoping review. Higher Education Research and Development, 2023(Article in press), 17 pages. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2228209.
  • Andrew, L., Barwood, D., Boston, J., Masek, M., Bloomfield, L., Devine, A. (2023). Serious games for health promotion in adolescents – a systematic scoping review. Education and Information Technologies, 28(5), 5519-5550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11414-9.
  • Andrew, L., Robinson, K., Dare, J., Costello, L. (2023). Nursing students doing gender: Implications for higher education and the nursing profession. Nursing Inquiry, 30(1), article number e12516. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12516.
  • Szmaglinska, M., Andrew, L., Massey, D., Kirk, D. (2023). Exploring the Underutilized Potential of Clinical Hypnosis: A Scoping Review of Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions, Knowledge, and Attitudes. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 2023(Article in press), 28 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2023.2276451.
  • Andrew, L., Karthigesu, S., Coall, D., Sim, M., Dare, J., Boxall, K. (2023). What makes a space safe? Consumers' perspectives on a mental health safe space. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 32(5), 1355-1364. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13174.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Andrew, L., Dare, J., Robinson, K., Costello, L. (2022). Nursing practicum equity for a changing nurse student demographic: a qualitative study. BMC Nursing, 21(1), article number 37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00816-2.
  • McCullough, K., Andrew, L., Genoni, A., Dunham, M., Whitehead, L., Porock, D. (2022). An examination of primary health care nursing service evaluation using the Donabedian model: A systematic review. Research in Nursing and Health, 2022(Article in Press), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22291.
  • Andrew, L., Robinson, K., Costello, L., Dare, J. (2022). Competing worlds: the private lives of women nurse students and gender equity in higher education. Studies in Higher Education, 47(6), 1171-1183. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2020.1861597.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Andrew, L., Wallace, R., Wickens, N., Patel, J. (2021). Early childhood caries, primary caregiver oral health knowledge and behaviours and associated sociological factors in Australia: a systematic scoping review. BMC Oral Health, 21(1), Article number 521. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01887-4.
  • Yan, T., Andrew, L., Marlow, E., Kunaratnam, K., Devine, A., Dunican, I., Christophersen, C. (2021). Dietary Fibre Intervention for Gut Microbiota, Sleep, and Mental Health in Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Scoping Review. Nutrients, 13(7), Article number 2159. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072159.
  • Carman, R., Andrew, L., Devine, A. (2021). The knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of midwives on the vaccination coverage rates in Perth's Aboriginal children. BMC Public Health, 21(1), Article number 1845. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11907-1.
  • Sambell, R., Andrew, L., Devine, A., Darby, J., Beatty, S., Godrich, S. (2021). Opportunities to identify and develop people skills: What university students need early in their degree journey. Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 12(2), 348-365. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/11761.
  • Dare, J., Seiver, H., Andrew, L., Coall, D., Karthigesu, S., Sim, M., Boxall, K. (2021). Co-creating visual representations of safe spaces with mental health service users using photovoice and Zoom. Methods in Psychology, 5(December 2021), Article number 100059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metip.2021.100059.
  • Andrew, L., Wallace, R., Sambell, R. (2021). A peer-observation initiative to enhance student engagement in the synchronous virtual classroom: A case study of a COVID-19 mandated move to online learning. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 18(4), Article number 14. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/10894.
  • Andrew, L., Costello, L., Robinson, K., Dare, J. (2021). Going-it alone: The university progression of women nursing students who are the first person in their intimate relationship to go to university. Higher Education Research and Development, 40(5), 901-916. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2020.1867517.
  • Andrew, L., Robinson, K., Dare, J., Costello, L. (2021). Widening the lens on capital: conceptualising the university experiences of non-traditional women nurse students. Higher Education Research and Development, 40(7), 1359-1374. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2020.1815663.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Yan, T., Murphy, M., Genoni, A., Marlow, E., Dunican, I., Lo, J., Andrew, L., Devine, A., Christophersen, C. (2020). Does Fibre-fix provided to people with irritable bowel syndrome who are consuming a low FODMAP diet improve their gut health, gut microbiome, sleep and mental health? A double-blinded, randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 7(1), article number e000448. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2020-000448.
  • Andrew, L. (2020). Ensuring Equitable Work-Integrated Learning Opportunities for International Students. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 17(4), Article number 13. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/9871.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Carman, R., Andrew, L., Devine, A., Oosthuizen, J. (2019). Barriers to vaccination service delivery within general practice: opportunity to make a sustainable difference in Aboriginal child health?. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43(6), 563-569. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12937.
  • Sambell, R., Andrew, L., Godrich, S., Wolfgang, J., Vandenbroeck, D., Stubley, K., Rose, N., Newman, L., Horwitz, P., Devine, A. (2019). Local Challenges and Successes Associated with Transitioning to Sustainable Food System Practices for a West Australian Context: Multi-Sector Stakeholder Perceptions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(11), Article number 2051. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16112051.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Andrew, L., Maslin-Prothero, S., Costello, L., Dare, J., Robinson, K. (2015). The influence of intimate partnerships on nurse student progression: An integrative literature review. Nurse Education Today, 35(12), 1212-1220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2015.04.018.
  • Andrew, L., Ewens, B., Maslin-Prothero, S. (2015). Enhancing the online learning experience using virtual interactive classrooms. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 32(4), 22-31.

2014

Conference Publications

  • Andrew, L., Ewens, B., Scott, R. (2014). Moderation of assessments in a School of Nursing and Midwifery; Enhancing student assessment experiences. 17th International FYHE Conference 2014. Proceedings (7). FYHE.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Hendricks, J., Andrew, L., Graf, A. (2013). The piloting of an Academic Literacy Education Course (ALEC) to improve academic literacy of first semester undergraduate students in a Western Australian University. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 4(4), 19 - 27. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v4n4p19.

2012

Journal Articles

  • McCullough, K., Lenthall, S., Williams, A., Andrew, L. (2012). Reducing the risk of violence towards remote area nurses: A violence management toolbox. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 20(6), 329-333. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01313.x.

Research Projects

  • Meningococcal Infection, Awareness Prevention and Protection (MIapp) – Improving and evaluating adolescent access to meningococcal education through the use of an app , Lotterywest, Grant, 2019 ‑ 2024, $290,910.
  • Exploring the academic and research literacy needs of international Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students in an Australian university integrated PhD program. , Association for Academic Language and Learning, Research and Resource Development Grant, 2023 ‑ 2024, $3,947.
  • Pathway to healthy food environments: a guide for local governments in Western Australia, Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation), Healthway - Grant, 2018 ‑ 2023, $469,078.
  • Primary carers’ knowledge and practices of infant oral health promotion. , Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future, Community Grant, 2022 ‑ 2023, $19,734.
  • Enablers and barriers to accessing digital oral health resources: caregivers and health providers’ perspectives , Raine Medical Research Foundation, 2021 Healy Research Collaboration Awards, 2022 ‑ 2023, $29,915.
  • Engaging mental health consumers in the co-design of a Safe Space Café through innovative consumer consultation strategies, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2019, 2019 ‑ 2020, $25,590.
  • Barriers to Achieving High Immunisation Coverage in Perth’s Aboriginal Children: a Midwives Study, Department of Health WA, Grant, 2019, $11,217.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Perceptions on the use of hypnotherapy in supportive care of patients during active cancer treatment in Australia: A mixed methods study

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Cultural-based perceptions about the Human Papillomavirus Vaccination, amongst Surabaya's female university students in Surabaya Indonesia

Completed Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Does Fibre-fix provided to people with irritable bowel syndrome who are consuming a low FODMAP diet improve their gut health, gut microbiome, sleep and mental health?
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring Treatment Burden in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in Primary Care Settings
  • Master of Public Health, The impact of immunisation service delivery in general practice on Aboriginal children living in the Perth metropolitan area: An opportunity to reduce the gap?
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