Michael Musker

Mike Musker is a Senior Clinical Lecturer and clinical researcher who has worked in Mental Health as a senior registered mental health nurse for over 30 years including 14 years as the most senior nurse of the Forensic Mental Health service for South Australia and representing the state at a local and national level. Mike's main area of interest is Mental Health research, and he is a practicing clinician in mental health hospitals as well as an academic. He completed 3 years as an Enterprise Fellow at the University of South Australia in the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Research and Education Group where he taught Advanced Research for Nursing Practice, Epidemiology for Advanced Practice, Theoretical Approaches to Mental Health Practice, Global Health, and Mental Health Nursing. Mike was also a Clinical Practice Research Leader and Senior Research Fellow position for 7 years at the Mind & Brain Theme at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI). He was the winner of the highest Nurse Excellence Award in South Australia (2013) and was the ward manager in the largest Forensic Mental Health hospital in the UK for 16 years, which included being the leader of the intensive care unit. Mike has taught in an adjunct capacity at all three major universities in South Australia. He is currently working in mental health as a nurse. He arrived in Australia in 2001 as a lecturer in Forensic Mental Health for Adelaide University, where he also obtained a PhD and clinical master’s degree. Mike’s current research has focused on depression and obesity, the genetics of depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, mental health promotion, and consumer involvement in mental health care. After completing his first master’s in health Promotion Research and Policy Change, he completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Education at the University of Manchester. Mike completed a thesis with the Joanna Briggs Institute (University of Adelaide) reviewing Pro-inflammatory Cytokines in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He has also completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Hypnotherapy with the South Australian Hypnosis Society (SASH) and is an accredited trainer of the Mental Health First Aid program. Mike's PhD researched Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He is currently a PhD supervisor and available as a principal supervisor. You can find a list of his publications here: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8226-8630