Dr Kate Rhodes

Kate Rhodes has three qualifications in Nursing: as a Developemental Educator, a Registered General Nurse, and as a Registered Mental Health Nurse. She has 27 years experience working in various mental health teams and at a number of nursing levels. Until April 2018, Kate was working in an adult community mental health setting encompassing a number of integrated roles, Kate provided direct consumer clinical coordination, emergency mental health assessments, and supportive nursing care to consumers and their families. Kate has prior experience working with adults in acute and rehabilitation inpatient mental health units, in addition to providing case management to homeless youth with mental health problems within an adolescent community team. Kate undertook her Bachelor of Psychology at UniSA whilst working part-time as a nurse, graduating in 2010.

Kate worked as a tutor in 'Health Psychology' in 2015 within the School of Social Health Sciences at Flinders University after completing a first class honours degree in psychology (2011). She was also involved in 'Research Methods' in the Master of Public Health program in 2015, and was the Course Coordinator for 'Undertaking Translational Research in Cancer Prevention' in the Master of Public Health program in 2017. Kate graduated with a PhD in the School of Medicine at Flinders University in 2017. The title of her dissertation: 'The Intergenerational Transmission of Dietary Behaviours in Three Generation Australian Families' focused on health behaviours, family health history, and disease prevention through lifestyle behaviour change.

Working at UniSA since 2016, Kate has experience as Lecturer/Course Coordinator in the 'Perspectives in Mental Health/Nursing', 'Theoretical Approaches to Mental Health/Nursing Practice' and ‘Consolidation of Mental Health/Nursing Practice’ courses. These courses are part of the Graduate Diploma of Mental Health & Mental Health Nursing programs. More recently Kate has joined the undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing Program as Associate Course Coordinator for the first year 'Mental Health' Course. From 2018-20 she drew on her mixed methods PhD experience to also teach Masters students in the 'Quantitative Design for Nursing and Midwifery Health Research' Course. Mental Health is a growing topic area and in response to the health industry UniSA has developed two new Post Graduate Certificates: Best Practice in Older People's Mental Health and Speciallist Mental Health Nursing Practice which Kate has been involved in developing and teaching into.

Research interests include mental health research that translates into clinical practice; evaluation of university education programs in mental health; research methods and statistics. For interested higher degree research student enquiries please email Kate or the Research Degree Coordinator in the UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences Unit David Evans

Australian College of Mental Health Nurses

Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (SA)

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University

• Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours) Flinders University

• Bachelor of Psychology University of South Australia

Work history

Formal Education & Training

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Candidate, School of Medicine, Flinders University (2012 – present)

Bachelor of Behavioural Science Psychology (Honours, First Class) Flinders University

Bachelor of Psychology, University of South Australia

Registered Mental Health Nurse, SA Mental Health Service

Registered General Nurse, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, SA

Developmental Educator (Registered Mental Deficiency Nurse) Disability SA