Dr Nathan Dawes ~ Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching; Senior Lecturer

Nathan Dawes, PhD, MPH, BOccThy, FHEA is an occupational therapist and public health Academic within the College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University. As a clinician, he has professional experience in aged care, mental health, and occupational rehabilitation across the public and private health care sectors. He currently teaches into a range of public health subjects including Health and Health Care in Australia (HS1401) and Health Promotion for Health Professionals (HS2403) and is Course Coordinator for the Master of Public Health (JCU).

Nathan is an emerging researcher in the field of Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR). Within this area, he focuses on the intersection of leadership, workforce development and health service delivery in aged care, mental health and post-disaster settings. In 2022, Nathan commpleted his PhD exploring the role of leadership to promoting and protecting the quality of aged care. Nathan represents the discipline on the Early Career and Postgraduate Students Sub-Committee of CAPHIA (Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia) and is Chair- elect to the Society for Health Administration Programs in Education (SHAPE) - Practitioner and Industry Engagement Committee.

Teaching

• HS2403: Health Promotion for Health Professionals (Level 2; TSV)
• PC2208: Pharmaceutical Public Health and Primary Healthcare for Pharmacists (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• TM5528: Health Promotion (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Leadership for aged care quality and safety
• Post-disaster mental health care
• Health workforce development

Teaching

• Public health leadership and management
• Health policy
• Health systems

Research Disciplines

• Health services and systems (4203)
• Public health (4206)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Evaluation of health and support services (2002)
• Public health (2004)
• Specific population health (2005)

Awards

• 2021 - Division Tropical Health and Medicine - My Research Rules - Winner
• 2020 - Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, James Cook University (JCU)
• 2020 - Mary Harris Bursary, Society for Health Administration Programs in Education
• 2019 - Laura Bassi Scholarship, Editorial Press
• 2018 - Master of Public Health (MPH) - with Distinction

Fellowships

• 2021 - Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK (FHEA)

Memberships

• 2022 - Occupational Therapy Australia
• 2020 - Public Health Association of Australia
• 2010 - Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Bhatti A, Lin S, Post D, Baldock K and Dawes N (2022) Prevalence and characteristics of advocacy curricula in Australian public health degrees. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33 (S1). pp. 50-56
• Dawes N and Topp S (2022) Challenges to managing quality of care in northern Queensland residential aged care facilities. Social Sciences and Humanities Open, 6.
• Dawes N and Topp S (2022) A qualitative study of senior management perspectives on the leadership skills required in regional and rural Australian residential aged care facilities. BMC Health Services Research, 22.
• Dawes N and Topp S (2022) Senior manager leadership competencies for quality residential aged care: an Australian industry perspective. BMC Health Services Research, 22.
• Dawes N and Topp S (2021) Senior management characteristics that influence care quality in aged care homes: a global scoping review. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 14 (3). pp. 731-743
• Dawes N, Franklin R, McIver L and Obed J (2019) General and post-disaster mental health servicing in Vanuatu: a qualitative analysis. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 40.
• Dawes N, Franklin R, McIver L and Obed J (2019) Post-disaster mental health servicing in Pacific Island communities: an integrative review. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 38.

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Secondary Advisor.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Exploring climate-related disaster resilience in aged care (PhD , Secondary Advisor)