About the event
Join the Institute of Leadership and the 2025 Emerging Research Leaders for a Spotlight Presentation of their research achievements over the duration of the program. The Emerging Research Leader Program (ERLP) is a scholarship based program which empowers nurses to develop vital research skills, secure grants, and publish groundbreaking findings. Be inspired by our Emerging Nurse Researchers and listen to the breadth of topics nurses are delving into.
Click here to find out more about the Emerging Research Leader Program and how you can apply for the 2027 ERLP Cohort.
About the Emerging Research Leaders
Amy Granger MACN - Exploring the experience of medical-surgical nurses’ caring for hospitalised patients with chronic pain at Royal North Shore Hospital.
Amy Granger is an accomplished Clinical Nurse Consultant with nearly a decade of experience in chronic pain management at the Michael J Cousins Pain Management and Research Centre. While new to her current role, she is deeply committed to maintaining a high standard of clinical care, and her research focus centres on enhancing patient outcomes through evidence-based practices. Amy also has a passion for academia, where she contributes to the post-graduate education of nursing professionals in the field of pain management.
Jennifer (Marie) Stewart MACN - The GENTLE approach to pain management
Marie is a Registered Nurse and Midwife with over 40 years of clinical experience across a range of specialty areas. Her practice has included service within Acute, Community, Rural and Remote, Midwifery and Aged Care Sectors. Throughout her career, Marie has developed excellent clinical assessment skills and maintained her commitment to treating her clients and colleagues with dignity, respect and kindness. She is passionate about providing quality, evidenced based nursing care and increasing health service accessibility to rural residents.
Kate Hurley MACN - Undergraduate student nurse experiences of clinical placement in rural and remote settings: A scoping review
Kate is an experienced clinician and university lecturer dedicated to enhancing the conditions of healthcare professionals across diverse environments. Having grown up in rural NSW, Kate has a unique perspective on the challenges faced by clinicians in rural and remote areas as she has witnessed the disparities these communities face first-hand.
Keirran Hiscock MACN - Nursing Roles and Responsibilities in Outpatient Bronchiectasis Care: A Scoping Review
Keirran is a clinical research nurse specialising in the management and implementation of clinical trials for individuals with cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis. Her professional interests lie in the study of respiratory infectious diseases, with a particular focus on prevention and management. With a strong commitment to advancing clinical research, Keirran aspires to lead her own research initiatives within this field.
Kate Mace MACN - A scoping review of nursing student’s perceptions on the impact of moulage in wound assessment education: Effects on learning and knowledge retention.
Kate is a Clinical Nurse with over 20 years experience in both hospital and community settings. She has a post Graduate Diploma in Wound Care and a Post Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Surgical Nursing. Kate is currently employed as a member of the Wound Team at the Gold Coast University Hospital with a focus on inpatient complex wound care and staff education.
Dianna Gebhardt MACN - Unlocking the Healing Powers: Compression Therapy for Infected Wounds and Lower Limb Oedema
Dianna has worked in various settings including: aged care at Tinonee Gardens Multicultural Village; Manning Base Hospital as a new graduate, practice nurse at Toronto General Practice and as a Community Nurse in the Hunter/ Newcastle region. In Dianna's current Primary HiTH and Community Nursing role in Western NSW Local Health District, she has demonstrated that she can overcome various challenges and barriers in the rural health setting.
Dianna has already demonstrated her passion to improve patient outcome, patient mortality, and patient safety by completing a Master’s Degree in Public Health in 2011. Furthermore, she has a unique appreciation on the aetiology of complex wounds and healing process. This has Dianna to completing a certificate in Masters in Wound Care in 2021 via correspondence through Monash University. Dianna also hope's that this will contribute towards becoming a Nurse Practitioner specialised in wound care.