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Emeritus Professor Eileen Willis

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7576-971X
1988 …2026

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Research Biography

Professor Eileen Willis has a research interest in the area of Indigenous public health policy particularly access to services. She also has research expertise in the impact of health reform on working time. Research projects have included the impact of Excelcare on nurse's caring time, and enterprise bargaining and working time for health professionals. She has conducted research on the gynaecological cancer workforce, and the development of a community mental health professional's working time tool. She has recently completed two research projects examining the impact of rationalized care in the public hospital system and international nurses and the nurse navigator project. Dr Willis has attracted funding from government and private organizations to do small-scale in-depth qualitative studies on attitudes, values and aspirations to social policy of various population groups. She was the foundation editor of the international journal, Health Sociology Review, and currently serves on the editorial board. 

Research Interests

Professor Eileen Willis has a broad research interest in the impact of social policies on the health of populations and health care systems. Her current research in the area of patient care and the health workforce has dealt with the future needs of the gynaecological workforce including patient views of workforce continuing education (Cancer Australia 2008),  the Aboriginal patient journey in the acute hospital sector (SA Health Department 2008), and the experiences of international nurses in the public sector. She has published research papers on multidisciplinary care, the Indigenous patient journey, women's experiences of gynaecological cancer, working time for health professionals, and rationalised care in the public sector. Dr Willis has developed and published work on the use of qualitative methods in sensitive situations and on the role of supporting sciences in health professional curricula. She was a member of the advisory committee of the national body of Ambulance Services; the Council for Ambulance Authorities, chaired 5 accreditation visits for Paramedics, and was Chair of the Paramedicine Accreditation Committee for the Paramedicine Board/AHPRA from 2018 to 2021.

Professor Eileen Willis has attracted over 4 million in research funds from the government and private sector. This research has tended towards complex collaborations between government departments and the private sector exhibiting her capacity to project manage.

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisions:
  • Nursing, health reform, Indigenous health (2)
Associate Supervisions:
  • Nursing, health reform, Indigenous health (0)

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Accelerating control: micro economic reform in health care, University of Adelaide

Award Date: 22 Nov 2004

Master, University of New England

1 Mar 1980 → 1 Dec 1985

Award Date: 30 Nov 1985

Bachelor, University of South Australia

1 Mar 1978 → 10 Dec 1980

Award Date: 29 Nov 1980

External positions

Australian Federation of University Women Scholarship fund

1 May 2022 → 30 Dec 2023

ParkinsonsSA Governor

31 Jan 2019 → 30 Dec 2023

Supervision

  • Registered

Research Areas

  • Healthy ageing and aged care
  • Healthy start to life
  • Nursing

Supervisory Interests

  • health care reform
  • nursing workforce

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  3. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  4. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  5. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  6. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  7. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  8. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  9. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  10. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  11. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  12. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  13. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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