Ellen Davies

Ms Ellen Davies

Lecturer

Adelaide Nursing School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Ellen is an Early Career Researcher. Her research has included developing and testing a new needs assessment tool for people recovering from a first episode of mental illness: the Needs in Recovery Assessment (NiRA). The NiRA has been developed in consultation with service users and mental health clinicians and is a valid and reliable tool for identifying the needs of this population. The tool provides a new approach to assessment in mental health and will be tested in clinical settings in the near future.

Ellen's research interests also include the use of Simulated Patients in Research.

 

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  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2020 Lecturer, Level B University of Adelaide

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2019 Award Best first-time presenter at conference Australian College of Mental Health Nursing Australia $1000
    2019 Achievement Winner, 3MT University of South Australia Australia $3000

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    — Flinders University Australia Bachelor of Nursing
    — University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Health Sciences (Hons)

  • Postgraduate Training
    Date Title Institution Country
    — Graduate Diploma (Emergency Nursing) University of Adelaide Australia
    — Graduate Diploma (Addiction and Mental Health) University of Adelaide Australia
    — Graduate Certificate (Counselling and Psychotherapy) University of Adelaide Australia

  • Research Interests
    Child and Adolescent Health Translational Health Outcomes
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  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2020 Davies, E., Hooper, K., Pelentsov, L., Gordon, A., & Esterman, A. (2020). Development and validation of the Needs in Recovery Assessment (NiRA): A clinical tool for assessing the needs of individuals recovering from a first episode of mental illness. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 13 pages.
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    2020 Davies, E. L., Pelentsov, L. J., Montagu, A., Gordon, A. L., Hooper, K. J., & Esterman, A. J. (2020). "Who Am I and Why Am I Here?" A Scoping Review Exploring the Templates and Protocols That Direct Actors in Their Roles as Simulated (Standardized) Patients.. Simul Healthc.
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    2019 Davies, E., Pelentsov, L., Hooper, K., Gordon, A., & Esterman, A. (2019). Needs of Individuals Recovering from a First-Episode of Mental Illness: A Qualitative Descriptive Analysis of Focus Group Discussions. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 40(9), 737-746.
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    2019 Davies, E. L., Gordon, A. L., Pelentsov, L. J., & Esterman, A. J. (2019). The supportive care needs of individuals recovering from first episode psychosis: A scoping review. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 55(1), 6-14.
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    2018 Davies, E., Gordon, A., Pelentsov, L., Hooper, K., & Esterman, A. (2018). Needs of individuals recovering from a first episode of mental illness: A scoping review. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27(5), 1326-1343.
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  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2019 Davies, E., Pelentsov, L., Gordon, A., Hooper, K., & Esterman, A. (2019). Integrating research and practice: Development and testing of the Needs in Recovery Assessment (NiRA). In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING Vol. 28 (pp. 11). WILEY.

2019: 45th International Mental Health Nursing Conference Research Prize (Best first-time presenter) - Research Grant ($1000)

2019: 3MT Prize - Travel Grant ($3000)

2017-2020: Australian Government Research Training Scholarship (~$27000-$28000 per annum over 3 years)

2019: Bupa Health Research Grant ($2500)

2020 Semester 1

Course coordinator: Graduate Diploma in Nursing Science: Acute Care Nursing 1

Course coordinator: Masters of Nursing Science: Fundamentals of Nursing Care 1

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  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2017 - ongoing Member Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Australia

  • Event Participation
    Date Event Name Event Type Institution Country
    2019 - 2019 45th International Conference for Mental Health Nursing Conference Australian College for Mental Health Nursing Australia
    2019 - ongoing 3MT Asia-Pacific Finals 2019 Function University of South Australia Australia
  • Position: Lecturer
  • Phone: 83132887
  • Email: ellen.davies@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences, floor 4
  • Org Unit: Adelaide Nursing School
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