Teaching Strengths
Dr Suzanne Sharrad
Senior Lecturer, Nursing
School of Nursing and Midwifery
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Sue Sharrad has over 40 years’ experience in nursing, working in a variety of settings and in a variety of roles. Her clinical areas of speciality include Intensive Care Nursing and Parkinson’s disease Nursing. Sue has also over 10 years’ experience working in an academic setting being involved in the education of both undergraduate and post graduate students. She has published in peer reviewed journals, presented at local, national and international conferences and supervised Masters students to completion.Sue’s research interests are motivated by improving the lives of people with Parkinson's disease, particularly those who live in regional areas of Australia. She has been successful in securing research grants from the University of South Australia, The Hospital Research Foundation Group and Pain Nurses Australia to continue research with this goal. In addition, Sue is the co-supervisor of two PhD research students with projects focused on Parkinson's disease. Sue has initiated a monthly nurse-led Parkinson's disease clinic via the University of South Australia's health service and provides face to face or telehealth consultations. Furthermore, Sue enjoys actively engaging in educational sessions and seminars for clinicans and people with Parkinson's and carers to ensure people with Parkinson's can live well and are safe in healthcare environments.Lastly, Sue is a member of the Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, Australasian Neuroscience Nurses Association (ANNA) and a member of the South Australian Department of Health and Wellbeing’s Human Research Ethics Committee.
2025
The Hospital Research Foundation - $132,324.00. Co-investigator for the project titled “Evaluation of the Parkinson’s Nurse Specialists Service. ID 207052.” Chief Investigator Professor Marion Eckert, other co-investigators; Ms Deborah Forsythe, Professor Rajabrata Banerjee, Professor Saravana Kumar, Dr Amy Jarvis, Mr Anthony Mezzini, Mr Greg Shaplin.
Pain Nurses Australia Grant - $5000.00. Chief Investigator for the project titled “Understanding pain care provision by specialist nurses for people living with Parkinson’s disease in healthcare settings. ID 115360.” Co-investigators Professor Saravana Kumar, Dr Joanne Harmon, University of South Australia, Joanne Dalton, Parkinson’s Nurse Consultant, Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Parkinson’s disease Nurse Specialist, The Hospital Research Foundation.
2024
The Hospital Research Foundation Group – Parkinson’s Grant - $5000.00. Chief Investigator for the project titled “Assessing the adequacy of care delivered to people living with Parkinson’s disease ID 11265.” Co-investigators, Professor Saravana Kumar, Professor Marion Eckert, Dr Joanne Harmon, University of South Australia.
2022
The Hospital Research Foundation Group – Parkinson’s Grant - $10,000.00. Chief Investigator for the project titled “Understanding pain experiences in a cohort of people living with Young Onset Parkinson’s disease (YOPD) ID 111285.” Co-investigators, Dr Shila Panadgoo, Dr Joanne Harmon, University of South Australia.
DVCR Seed Funding - $5000.00. Chief Investigator for the project titled “Understanding the management of Parkinson's disease in rural, regional, and remote South Australia. ID 109740.” Co-investigators, Professor Marion Eckert, Professor Saravana Kumar, Dr Joanne Harmon, University of South Australia.
2021
Winner of the Tonnie Koenen Award for the paper that makes a significant comment on the practice of neuroscience nursing; Sharrad, S Jones, S & Uy, J 2021, 'Utilising academic expertise and students in the implementation of an interdisciplinary clinic for the management of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in regional South Australia - proposal', in ANNA & MDC 2021 Conference, Local Connections, Sydney, 11 November 2021.
Utilising academic expertise and students in the implementation of an interdisciplinary clinic for the management of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in regional South Australia.
Improving the quality of life of people living with Parkinson's disease by advancing pain care provision.
2020
The Hospital Research Foundation RLHN Research Grant Round – Application No HN-RHLN-04-2019, $49,980.00. Chief Investigator for the project titled “Investigation and development of a regional stroke coordinator role for South Australia”. Co-investigators: Sandra Gilbert, Nursing Director, Rural Support Service and Associate Professors David Evans, Terri Gibson, Rachael Vernon, University of South Australia.
| Year | Citation |
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| 2015 | Foley, D., Sharrad, S., & Alderman, J. (2015). A Program of Integrated Problem Based Learning and Simulation. Poster session presented at the meeting of Simhealth 2015: Finding the Balance. Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia. |
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Understanding pain care provision by specialist nurses for people living with Parkinson’s disease in healthcare settings, Pain Nurses Australia Ltd, 03/04/2025 - 02/04/2026
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Investigating the adequacy of care delivered to people living with Parkinson’s disease in regional South Australia., The Hospital Research Foundation, 01/03/2025 - 28/02/2026
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Understanding pain experiences in a cohort of people living with Young Onset Parkinson’s, The Hospital Research Foundation, 01/03/2023 - 31/05/2023
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
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| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | - | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Anthony Joseph Mezzini |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | - | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Tahnee Thatcher |
