Jenny Mee
Position: Lecturer Nursing and International Nursing Student Coordinator
Discipline: Nursing
Location: Building H room 128C Mt Helen Campus
Phone: (03) 5327 9613
Email: j.mee@federation.edu.au
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4932-9750
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, PhD Thesis Title: Australian home care quality: a political tango. Federation University Australia- 2021
- Golden Key Society Inducted Member being in top 5% of student achievers at Federation University 2017
- Higher Education Advanced Leadership Program, National Education Excellence Leadership Initiative, Women in Leadership Scholarship from Australian Government. Australian School of Applied Management, 2017
- Master of Applied Science by Research Master’s Thesis Title: The experiences of undergraduate women nursing students: a feminist study. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) 2006
Clinical Teaching and Learning Course QUT Continuing Professional Education Department 2006
(Gained 12 credit points) equivalence to Certificate 4 in Workplace Training approved by TESQA - Collaborative Education in Mental Health Certificate Course QUT 1997
- Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration) School of Nursing, QUT 1997
- Certificate in Nursing (Hospital Training) Registered Nurse- Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane Queensland. 1992
Teaching areas
- HN5 Bachelor of Nursing Course
- NURBN1012 Nursing Context 3: Professional, Legal & Ethical Decision Making in Person Centred Care
- NURBN 1013 Nursing Practice 1; Introduction to Person–Centred Care
- NURBN 1017 Nursing Practice 2: Nursing Assessment and Management
- NURBN 2021 Primary Health 2: Health Promotion
- NURBN 2028 Nursing Context 10: Transitioning into Bachelor of Nursing Studies (for diploma nurses matriculation to degree)
- NURBN 3031 Teaching Learning and Leadership
- NURBN 3033 Primary Health 4: Nursing People Living with Chronic Conditions
- (2012-2014) Initial Registered Overseas Nurses (IRON) Program Course Coordinator
- (2023) Acting HN5 Course Coordinator - 4 weeks
- (2021-2025) International Nursing Student Coordinator Mt Helen Campus
Biography
Dr Jenny Mee’s over 30 years of nursing experience encompassed many roles in clinical nursing, health promotion, teaching, research, management, and directing her own home care business. In 2012, she joined the University of Ballarat, the predecessor entity to Federation University as Lecturer, Nursing. In this role, she has led significant change in home care simulation, clinical hospital simulation learning and curriculum on campus and in the areas of online and authentic reality learning. In 2015, Jenny co-led a group of Nursing and Midwifery students on a Commonwealth Student Mobility Grant ($ 30,000) study tour of Timor Leste, focusing on women’s health and social disparities of health in a developing country.
In 2021, Jenny gained her PhD by examining Australian home care quality and the challenges that business managers and home care owners face during times of political and societal change. She also holds a Master of Applied Science (Research) from QUT in feminist research, examining women's lived experiences of studying nursing at university. In addition to her leadership roles as the international student coordinator in nursing and NTEU union delegate, she has postgraduate qualifications in teaching and learning, and in Higher Education Leadership. Dr Mee has several publications, received a National Excellence in Education Leadership scholarship, is a Golden Key Honour Society Member and leads innovative, authentic teaching strategies and research at Federation University in simulation, virtual reality and online.
Areas of Expertise
Nursing leadership, management, governance, teaching and learning, health promotion, chronic disease nursing, surgical nursing specifically urology, gynaecology, women’s health, neurology and spinal nursing, disability care, palliative care.
Research Interests
- Qualitative research methodologies critical theories, discourse analysis and interpretative paradigms
- Health Promotion
- Aged Care
- Home Care
- Disability
- Simulation, Virtual Extended Reality
- Clinical nursing research
Supervision
2025 current project -associate supervisor, Masters coursework research project Working Title- How do manual handling practices affect disability support workers in Victoria, Australia, and how do these practices align with their experiences and perceived needs?
2015 To achieve a good standard of care in pressure sore prevention in an intensive care unit through an educational program. (Master's coursework- Hong Kong Partnership) completed
2015 Enhancement of care guidelines for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who need acute non-invasive ventilation. (Master coursework- Hong Kong Partnership) completed
2014 Developing an education program to improve medication management in an old aged care setting. (Master's coursework- Hong Kong Partnership) completed
2014 Improve the post-op care and discharge preparation for mastectomy patients. (Master's coursework- Hong Kong Partnership) completed
Grants and awards
- 2015 $11,500 Australian Government Asia Bound Mobility Grants. Collaborated with Ms Rosie King to apply for funding to take 5 Faculty of Health post graduate midwifery students on a study tour to Timor Leste. The study tour explored the social disparities of health for the population in Timor as developing, post war conflict country. The study tour had a particular focus on women's health, child and maternal health and examining capacity building. Students visited NGOs, Hospitals, Clinics and public health programs.
- 2015 $11,500 Australian Government Short Term Mobility Grants. Collaborated with Ms Rosie King to apply for funding to take 5 undergraduate Faculty of Health nursing degree students on a study tour to Timor Leste. The study tour explored the social disparities of health for the population in Timor as developing, post war conflict country. The study tour had a particular focus on women's health, child and maternal health and examining capacity building. Students visited NGOs, Hospitals, Clinics and public health programs.
Publications
Books
Mee, J. (2021). Australian Home Care Quality: A Political Tango. (PhD Thesis) Federation University Australia, Mt Helen Victoria Australia. URL https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/249337191?keyword=Jenny%20Mee%20Australian%20Home%20Care%20Quality
Mee, J. (2006). The experiences of undergraduate women nursing students: a feminist study. (Masters thesis) Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Available at QUT Kelvin Grove Campus Library, School of Nursing and Midwifery and on eprint [PDF] at http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16373/1/Jenny_Mee_Thesis.pdf
Book chapters
Mee, J. (2016). Chapter 2 Concepts of Health and Illness. In R. Hill, H. Hall & P. Glew (eds) Fundamentals of Nursing & Midwifery 3rd Edition. Sydney: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Mee, J. (2016). Chapter 20 Documenting, Conferring and Reporting. In R. Hill, H. Hall & P. Glew (eds) Fundamentals of Nursing & Midwifery 3rd Edition. Sydney: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Refereed journal articles
Mee, J., Jones, L., & Kim, J.-a. (2024). Supply and demand: Brokerage as the new tango in home care. Nursing Inquiry, e12649. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12649
Refereed conference proceedings
Mee, J. (2025, March 24th- 26th) Navigating the “intersectionality” of Australian home care: Finding harmonious partnerships in caregiving for clients and in business. 5th Edition Singapore Nursing and International Public Health Conference. Changi, Singapore.
Mee, J. (2023, September 27th). Supply and Demand: Brokerage as the New Tango in Home Care. International Philosophy of Nursing Conference, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
Mee, J., & Cash, P. (2016, April 20–21). The challenges for business managers of home care services in meeting regulatory quality requirements in Australia [Recruitment presentation]. Dementia and Community Care Conference, Melbourne, Victoria.
Mee, J., & Cash, P. (2016, September 19–20). The challenges for business managers of home care services in meeting regulatory quality requirements in Australia – Methods for research [Paper presentation]. 2nd Annual Congress and Medicare Expo on Primary Care, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Healthcare: Current Reviews Vol. 4. https://www.omicsonline.org/conference-proceedings/primary-care-2016_scientifictracks- workshop.digital/files/assets/basic-html/page-2.html
Mee, J., & Cash, P. (2017, October 17–20). Bold insights into home care quality: Listening to the cheering and coaching from the sidelines [Digital poster- multimedia video and voice presentation]. Leading Aged Care Services Australia, Australian National Aged Care Congress, Gold Coast, Queensland. https://lasa.asn.au/wp- content/uploads/2018/06/Jenny-Mee.pdf
Mee, J., & Cash, P. (2018, June 6–8). Bold insights into quality home care in Australia [Sponsored Keynote speaker presentation]. Leading Aged Care Services Australia Tristate NSW Conference, Sydney, NSW. https://lasa.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Jenny-Mee.pdf
Mee, J., Jones, L., Cruickshank, M., & Kim, J. (2020, September 30). Australian home care quality: A political tango [Final PhD seminar]. School of Nursing and Healthcare Professions Nursing Microsoft Teams Online Presentation, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Victoria.
Mee, J., Jones, L., & Terry, D. (2019, May 15). Australian home care quality: A political tango [Paper presentation].School of Nursing and Healthcare Professions Nursing Research Symposium, Federation University Australia, Berwick, Victoria.
Mee, J., & Wellard, S. (2013, November). Ice dancing in the home care arena: Understanding multifarious complexities of governing home care [Poster presentation]. University of Ballarat Research by Higher Degrees Conference. Ballarat, Victoria.
Other Publication
Mee, J. & Belardi, L. (interview date 2018, June 29). Homecare quality under the microscope. Community Care Review Spring Edition 2018, Australian Ageing Agenda Edited By Judy Skatssoon, Publisher: The Intermedia Group, Glebe: NSW.
Associations
- International Philosophy of Nursing Society
- Australian College of Nursing
- National Tertiary Education Union
- Victorian Simulation Alliance
- Australasian Association of Gerontology
- Women’s Health Grampians
- WRISC Family Violence and Support