Dr Mandy Kenny holds a PhD in rural health policy. She is an Associate Professor in Rural and Regional Nursing. In her previous role as Head of School, she led the establishment of the La Trobe Rural Health School, and played a major role in the successful bid for 62.7 million dollars of funding through the Commonwealth Education Investment Fund and the Diversity and Structural Adjustment Fund. Mandy is widely published internationally and is frequently invited as a key speaker at national and international conferences. As an active researcher, her current research focuses on models of rural health service delivery and workforce development. She has a strong interest in consumer participation in health care and health service design. Mandy has conducted extensive research and consultancies for Government, with an emphasis on service design, funding models and workforce development. She has sat on major Government committees. Her community involvement is broad and she is currently a Director of Bendigo Community Health and the Bendigo Primary Care Centre. Her role in learning and teaching has been significant, particularly through her involvement on University wide major committees and projects. She has been the recipient of a La Trobe University Excellence in Teaching Award.

Research interests

Community Nursing

Consumer participation

Health Services and policy reform

Rural and Regional Health

- Community Participation, Innovative and Locally-Responsive Service Models, Rural Health Workforce

Recent Publications

Chapters in books

McCabe, P., & Kenny, A., (2003) Complementary Therapies. In Palliative Care Nursing A Guide to Practice, ed. O’Connor, M & Aranda, S. Melbourne, Ausmed

Papers in refereed journals

Kenny, A., Nankervis, K., Kidd, T., & Connell, S. (in press) Mature age students access, entry and success in nurse education: an action research study. Contemporary Nurse.

Phillips, C., Kenny, A., Smith, C., & Esterman, A. (in press) Pre-registration paid employment choice: the views of newly qualified nurses. Nurse Education Today. Knight K., Endacott, R and Kenny A. (2010) Ambiguous and arbitrary: the role of telephone interactions in rural health service delivery. Australian Journal of Primary Health 16,2 126-131

Kenny A., McConnachie, S., Petrie, E., & Farrell G. (2009) Preparing nurses with enhanced mental health knowledge and skill: A major in mental health Collegian 16, 3, 139-146

Boelen M., & Kenny A. (2009) Enrolled nurse conversion course – the supporting role of a compulsory bridging program Nurse Education Today 29, 5, 533-537. Nankervis K., Kenny A., & Bish M. (2008) Enhancing scope of practice for the second level nurse. A change process to meet growing demand for health services Contemporary Nurse 29, 2, 159-173.

Kenny A., Endacott R., Botti M., Watts R. (2007) Emotional toil : providing psychosocial care to patients with cancer in the rural setting Journal of Advanced Nursing 30, 5, 1073-1079.

Kidd S., Kenny A. & Endacott R. (2007) Consumer advocate and clinician perceptions of consumer participation in two rural mental health services International Journal of Mental Health Nursing., 16, 214-222.

Botti M., Endacott R., Watts R., Cairns J., Lewis K. & Kenny A (2006) Barriers in providing psychosocial support for patients with cancer, Cancer Nursing., 29 (4) 309-316.

Kenny A., Kidd S., Jarvis,M., Tuena, J. & Robertson, A (2006) Falling through the cracks: Supporting young people with dual diagnosis in rural and regional Victoria, Australian Journal of Primary Health 12,3 12-19.

Dr Amanda Kenny RN Midwife PhD

Qualifications

Membership of professional Associations