Dr Christine Palmer is a mental health nurse with extensive clinical practice experience in inpatient and community settings as well as 10 years working in private practice. She is particularly interested in recovery-oriented practice across all settings. Christine is a clinical supervision educator (in collaboration with Adjunct Professor Brenda Happell) and provides clinical supervision in private practice.
While her Master of Nursing degree included a research project using a quantitative methodology, her PhD study used critical ethnography as the research methodology (Nursing Practice in an Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit: A Critical Ethnography). Christine considers herself a qualitative researcher with a particular interest in critical methodologies that interrogate power relations and question the status quo. Christine is very interested in working with students keen to apply any of the qualitative methodologies to their research practice.
Professional Memberships
- Fellow of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN)
Awards
- Best Poster at the ACMHN International Conference, Cairns, October 2018
- Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship and Support Scheme - $1,500 - Australian College of Nursing 2014
- APA Scholoarship 2005-2007
- Queensland Nursing Council Scholarship - A$5,000 each year - 2005-2007
Research Grants
| Project name | Investigators | Funding Body | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Career Research grant | James, S., Perry, L., Lowe, J., Palmer, C. & Harris, M. | USC ($4,000) | 2018-2019 |
| Vacation Research Education Scheme grant | Palmer, C & Christensen, M. | QUT ($2,000) | 2017-2018 |
| SALHN and Flinders University Faculty of MMNHS Collaborative Partnership grant | Muir-Cochrane, E., Gerace, A., O’Kane, D., & Palmer, C. | SALHN & Flinders University ($40,000) | 2016 |
| Faculty Competitive Research grant | Muir-Cochrane, E., Gerace, A., O’Kane, D., & Palmer, C. | Flinders University ($16,000) | 2014-2016 |
Research areas
- Mental health and mental illness
- Clinical supervision
- Critique of mental health services
- Trauma-informed care
- Working with people with addiction
- Perinatal mental illness
- Psychotropic medications
Teaching areas
- Mental health
- Research
- Primary health care / Health promotion