Brief Biography

Kerry commenced at the Centre for Remote Health in February 2009.  Kerry was previously a lecturer in nursing with Flinders since 1998, responsible for the development and delivery of Indigenous health for undergraduates and a successful clinical placement program that attracted high achieving students to take up remote and Indigenous health careers. Kerry has extensive experience working in Central Australian remote communities with a variety of organizations, including NT Open College, Batchelor Institute of Tertiary Education, Centralian College and NT Department of Health, where she was Curriculum development officer responsible for writing and some delivery of the Remote Area Nurses’ and Aboriginal Health Workers’ Pathways professional development programs.

Kerry's PhD thesis is a study of intercultural communications in health care in Indigenous language settings.  Her higher education teaching experience has been in the areas of Indigenous health, remote health and cultural safety.

Education  

Diploma of Teaching, Riverina CAE 1979
Graduate Diploma of Education – Health, Sydney CAE 1983
Bachelor of Nursing, University of Technology, Sydney 1992
Master Primary Health Care, Flinders University, 2000
PhD, Flinders University, 2011  

Awards

Vice Chancellor’s Excellence in Teaching Award 2005
Vice Chancellor’s Excellence in Teaching Award Team 2007 for a project of mentoring students designed to motivate nurses to publish and communicate research.
Carrick Citation for Mentoring Project 2007

Teaching areas

• Topic coordinator: REMH 8001 Context of Remote and Indigenous Health
• Indigenous Student support
• Honors research supervision
• Higher Degrees research supervision

Research Interests

Intercultural communication, cultural safety, health literacy.
Co-investigator of a research project to evaluate a Dementia Education resource for Indigenous communities.
Pedagogy of cultural safety education.

Grants

Hazel Hawke Research Grant in Dementia Care 2009  An Evaluation of a Dementia Education Resource for Indigenous Communities, M.Lindeman, K.Taylor, P.Kuipers, $19000 awarded

Teaching & Learning Innovation Grant 2003 Mentoring nursing students through the process of transforming best evidence into best practice n clinical settings (with J Jones, L King, K Taylor, J Clare, A Howles). Successful - $9911 awarded  

Industry / community / professional activities and affiliations

• Registered nurse
• Registered teacher
• President, Acacia Hill Special School Council 2009
• Co-delivery of cross cultural training with NT Department of Health & Families

Publications (selected)

Refereed papers

• Neill, & Taylor, K. 2002. "Undergraduate nursing students' clinical experiences in rural and remote areas: recruitment implications." Australian Journal of Rural Health 10(5): 239-243.  

Books

• Taylor, K., & Guerin, P. 2010. "Health Care and Indigenous Australians: Cultural safety in practice", Palgrave Macmillan, Melbourne.

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Book sections

• Taylor, K. 1999. ‘Ntaria women’s health project’ in The Public Health Bush Book, Vol 1, Strategies and Resources, The Territory Health Services, Darwin, NT, Chapter 5, p.41.
• James, V. & Taylor, K. 1999 ‘Turning the theory into practice’ in The Public Health Bush Book, Vol 1, Strategies and Resources, The Territory Health Services, Darwin, NT, Chapter 5, pp13-1.
• Alice Springs Hospital. 1996. ‘Having your baby in Alice Springs’ –collaborated with Aboriginal Health Worker teams to produce A3 sized teaching resource aimed at local Indigenous women, regarding birthing options in Central Australia.  

Non refereed papers 

• Taylor, K. 2011. "You can fix her up". In D. Vernon (ed) "Between Heaven and Hell", Stringybark Publishing.
• Taylor, K. 2011. "Homecoming". In D. Vernon (ed) "Between Heaven and Hell", Stringybark Publishing.
• Lindeman, M.A., J.B. Reid, K.A. Taylor., (in press). "Changing the thinking about priorities in Indigenous health research". Australian Journal of Rural Health.
• Taylor, K. 2011. Book Review: "Arlathirnda Ngurkarnda Ityirnda: Being-Knowing-Doing: De-colonising Indigenous Tertiary Education.", Health Sociology Review. 
• Button, D., Taylor, K., & Wagner, K. 1999. "1998 Flinders University Nursing Students Remote/Aboriginal Nursing Placement in Central Australia".
• Co-presented at ‘Leaping the Boundary fence’ - 5th National Rural Health Conference, March, Adelaide. Published on-line at http://nrha.ruralhealth.org.au/conferences/docs/PAPERS/5_place.pdf The Australian Journal of Rural Health, Vol. 7 Supplement, March 1999.
• Taylor, K., Lucas, G. & Malbunka, M. 1999. "1999 Ntaria Women’s  Sexual Health Program" Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 20 (5).
• James, V. and Taylor, K. 1994 ‘Management in a Cross Cultural and Remote Area Context’ Central Australian Rural Practitioners Newsletter, October 1994.

• Taylor, K.A. 2011. PhD Thesis - "'Intercultural communication in Central Australian Healthcare' a critical enthnography." Flinders University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Adelaide. 
• Lopes, J., Lindeman, M.A., Taylor, K.A. 2010. "Evaluation of a suicide prevention training resource for Central Australian Indigenous communities." Alice Springs: Centre for Remote Health and Mental Health Association of Central Australia.
• Lindeman, M.A., Taylor, K.A., Kuipers, P., Piper, K. & Stothers, K. 2010. "An evaluation of a dementia education resource for Indigenous communities." Alice Springs: Centre for Remote Health and Alzheimer's Australia. 

Conferences (selected)

• Taylor, K. "'Its amazing how you can just get by with body language!' - Health care communications in Central Australia." The 27th Annual National CRANA Conference. Alice Springs. 14-17 Oct. 2009
• Hayes, C & Taylor, K. "Teaching from the other side: partnership in cross-cultural education" Poster LIME Connection III. Melbourne. 3-4 Dec. 2009
• O’Connor, G., Taylor, K., Blenkinsopp, F., & Wren, S. "Preceptor Training in Central Australia: evolving to meet the challenges in a remote and culturally diverse environment." Leadership and Practice Development in Health Conference. Hobart. 27-28 Nov. 2008
• Wyld, K., Taylor, K., & Guerin, P. "Developing Culturally Safe Workforces: teaching Indigenous Health Issues for Nurses and Midwives at Flinders University" Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN) 10th National Conference. Sep.2008
• Guerin, P., Wyld, K., & Taylor, K. "Indigenous Health in the Curriculum: Compulsory or Compelling" Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Teaching, Practice, and Theory. Adelaide. July 14-15. 2008
• Taylor, K., Henderson, J., & Neill, J. "How significant is rural background to recruiting and retaining rural and remote area nurses?" National Rural Health Alliance Conference. Albury. 2007
• King, L., Neill, J., & Taylor, K. "Improving undergraduate nursing students research competence and confidence through a mentoring project" HERDSA Conference. Adelaide. 2007
• Kemble, A., Rudge, T., & Taylor, K. "Challenging Nurses Neutrality" Plenary Presentation Critical Feminist Conference. Vancouver. 2007
• Jones, J., Neill, J., King, L., Taylor, K., & Howles, A. "A pilot model for mentoring undergraduate nursing students through the process of locating best evidence and improving practice in clinical settings." Paper presented at the Nursing Leadership, Policy and Politics. Royal College of Nursing, Australia National Conference and 38th Patricia Chomley Oration. Alice Springs. July 15. 2004a
• Jones, J., Neill, J., King, L., Taylor, K., & Howles, A. "Mentoring Project - Unlocking Future Potential. Mentoring nursing students through the process of transforming best evidence into best practice in clinical areas."  Paper presented at the Nurse Education Tomorrow. 15th Annual International Participative Conference in Education in Health Care, University of Durham, United Kingdom, Sep 7. 2004b
• Taylor, K. & Neill, J. "City slick with country know how: Implications of supporting students from urban backgrounds for the future of rural nursing" Concurrent presentation at 7th National Rural Health Alliance Conference. Hobart. March. 2003
• Taylor, K. & James, V. "Can’t see the relevance for remote or can’t see the forest for the trees? -Forensic issues for remote area nurses" Presented at Second International Forensic Nursing Conference -'A Kaleidoscope of Forensic Nursing Practice'. Adelaide. Nov 25-27. 2002
• Taylor, K., Vader, J., & Baalerud, T. "Going to extremes! Norwegian nursing students in outback Australia - a long way from home or closer than you think?" Presented at Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia (CRANA) Conference. Adelaide. Oct. 2002
• Taylor, K. & Turner, M. "Cultural violence or cultural violation: cross cultural issues in forensic nursing". Presented at Plenary session of First International Forensic Nursing Conference –‘Every Nurse is a forensic nurse sometimes’. Adelaide. Nov. 2000. 
• Taylor, K. "Remote possibilities -Flinders University School of Nursing and Territory Health Services Nursing Pathways" Presented at the Australian Nurse Teachers Association ‘Caring and Collegiality’ Conference. Australian Nurse Teachers Association. Sydney. July. 2000