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Personal profile
Biography
Since commencing with the university sector in 2005, Karen has had the opportunity to work with researchers from business, nursing and medicine enabling her to build strong interdisciplinary research and project management skills. She has also worked in teaching and learning roles at the University of Newcastle’s Faculty of Business and Law, primarily in the field of Human Resources Management. Prior to her work in research and teaching, Karen was employed as a Human Resources Manager in the manufacturing and mining sectors.
Karen’s PhD research focussed on professional identity and team functioning within the health sector, collaborating with a team of university and local health district researchers from management and nursing. Her current research at Macquarie is investigating mental health and well-being in the mining sector with a team of researchers from the Departments of Management and Marketing. She is also involved in research projects at the University of Newcastle spanning such diverse areas as gender equality in the medical technology sector, managing dementia in general practice, extended scopes of practice in rural healthcare, resilience and mental health for nursing and allied health practitioners, and global mobility and retention of health professionals.
Research Expertise
- Research project management and co-ordination
- Qualitative research – design, ethics, data collection & analysis
- Coordination and preparation of grant applications.
- Co-authoring and editing of reports and publications in a range of disciplines.
Keywords
- Organisational Behaviour
- Resilience
- Teams and Teamwork
- Gender Diversity
- Healthcare Management
- Health Services Research
- Social Identity Theory
External Memberships
Certified Professional (CAHRI) – Australian Human Resource Institute
Education/Academic qualification
Management, PhD, University of Newcastle
Jan 2011 → Dec 2014
Award Date: 19 Jan 2015
Management, MBA (with Merit), University of Newcastle
Jan 2000 → Dec 2004
Award Date: 20 Dec 2004
Psychology & Industrial Relations, Bachelor of Commerce, University of Newcastle
Jan 1981 → Dec 1985
Award Date: 2 May 1986
External positions
Senior Research Officer/Casual Academic, University of Newcastle
May 2005 → …
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Network
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Start Up Wollotuka - Evaluation component
Mitchell, R., Boyle, B., Bruce, B. & McNeil, K.
1/06/21 → 31/05/22
Project: Research
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Alcohol in MIning
Carter, L., Webster, C., Lin, N., Snell, L., Mitchell, R., Jepsen, D., Garcia, P., Tolentino, L., Trau, R., Gu, J. & McNeil, K.
30/06/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Communication and Cognitive Retention
Webster, C., Carter, L., Mitchell, R., Jepsen, D., Garcia, P., Trau, R., Gu, J., McNeil, K. & Snell, L.
30/06/22 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
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Research Outputs
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Mobile memory clinic: implementing a nurse practitioner-led, collaborative dementia model of care within general practice
Pond, D., Higgins, I., Mate, K., Merl, H., Mills, D. & McNeil, K., 1 Feb 2021, In: Australian Journal of Primary Health. 27, 1, p. 6-12 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Workplace stress and resilience in the Australian nursing workforce: A comprehensive integrative review
Badu, E., O'Brien, A. P., Mitchell, R., Rubin, M., James, C., McNeil, K., Kim Nguyen & Giles, M., Feb 2020, In: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 29, 1, p. 5-34 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A study of macro-, meso- and micro-barriers and enablers affecting extended scopes of practice: the case of rural nurse practitioners in Australia
Smith, T., McNeil, K., Mitchell, R., Boyle, B. & Ries, N., 2 Apr 2019, In: BMC Nursing. 18, 1, p. 1-12 12 p., 14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Caring for people with dementia experiencing behavioural & psychological symptoms
Pond, D., Phillips, J., Day, J. & McNeil, K., Sep 2019, Sydney: Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre. 50 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Communicating: diagnoses & consultations for people with dementia
Pond, D., Phillips, J., Day, J. & McNeil, K., Aug 2019, Sydney: Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre. 58 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open Access
Activities
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The nurse-doctor: Nurse practitioners, disruption and identity threat
Karen McNeil (Speaker), Rebecca Mitchell (Speaker), Brendan Boyle (Speaker), Tony Smith (Speaker) & Nola Ries (Speaker)
24 May 2018 → 26 May 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Impacts
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Resilience and Mental Health in Mining
Rebecca Mitchell (Participant), Jun Gu (Participant), Patrick Garcia (Participant), Cynthia Webster (Participant), Leanne Carter (Participant), Laramie Tolentino (Participant), Ralf Wilden (Participant), Nidthida Lin (Participant), Denise Jepsen (Participant), Louise Thornthwaite (Participant), Karen McNeil (Participant), Candy Lu (Participant), Raymond Trau (Participant), Sharif Burra (End user), Rae O'Brien (End user) & Sarah Bankins (Participant)
Impact: Organisation impacts, Health impacts