4 Corners Newsletter - Vol 4 - Central Queensland University
4 Corners Newsletter - Vol 4 - Central Queensland University 4 Corners Newsletter - Vol 4 - Central Queensland University
Professor Ysanne Chapmandoes not waste time. Her mainresearch areas of interest atpresent are diabetes and themanagement of pump therapyfor adults; diabetes and itsmanagement and responses tofluctuating seasonal changes inHbA1C values; spirituality and itsplace in nursing; teaching scholarsand their role.As a teacher of nursing she doessessional work in the areas ofdeath and dying, communication,nursing image, and the changes innursing work.She also has a number of PhD/Masters students that she is cosupervisingwith staff in the Schoolor at other Universities. Ysanneis currently finishing off writingthe second edition of Communityas Partner and involved in coauthoringthree new textbooks.As an academic she is constantlypublishing in professional journals;marking higher degree candidateswork from other Universitiesand am a regular reviewer for anumber of journals and researchgranting bodies plus being aninvited speaker at conferences orother professional occasions.When Ysanne first started herrole at CQUni she was quitesurprised by the enthusiasm andinvolvement of the Vice Chancellorin the day-to-day activities of theUniversity.“At other Universities where Ihave worked the VC has remainedaloof and impervious to dailyactivities,“ she said.As Dean of School Ysannestrives towards successfulsuccession planning; an increasein our ERA rankings; and transitionto dual sector.For the future, she envisions theexpansion of Central QueenslandUniversity to be not only thenation’s fastest growing University,but maybe the worlds?“Education will becomebetter linked to communityneeds, and will openopportunities for manypeople who thought theywould never aspire toa University career or aplace at University”.Ysanne growing a picture at CQUniWhat does Martin Heidegger, Josephine Paterson and Loretto Zherad, Hildegard ofBingen and Jeffery Archer have in common? They would be invited guests at theDean's dinner table and talk about Being and Time, humanistic nursing, what it is likebeing a women and a leader in society, and how to write ‘trashy’ books. Professor Ysanne Chapman, Deanof the School for Nursing and Midwifery,has been in the position since September2010. She manages and leads a team of 39academics and 19 professional staff acrossthe School (located across 4 campuses -Mackay, Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Noosa– and an outreach location, Emerald.Ysanne represents the School on internaland external committees and serves on theEthics Committee of the University. Sheresearches and teaches a little.“For nearly all of my career I havewanted to teach as well as nurseand I fell into teaching relativelyearly in my career in Australia”.She was a clinical educator in a fewhospitals plus each of her substantiallyclinical positions featured education in someway. Before taking up the Dean’s position atCQUni, she had been at Monash University,Gippsland campus: firstly, as a SeniorResearch Fellow, then Senior Lecturer andthen as an Associate Professor.Ysanne designed the Bachelor of NursingPractice degree and was the coordinator ofthe program for five years. She also taughtthree courses per year; was involved inrural and workforce research; researchinto education, published prolifically andsupervised several PhD and Mastersstudents. Before that she worked at FlindersUniversity; The University of Tasmania andthe University of New England.As a child, she and her parents movedaround a fair bit, but for the first nine yearsof her life, she and her devoted parents livedin North London, England in a place calledNew Barnet.“I was a social child and my mother wouldoften comment that I would strike up aconversation with anyone on the bus”, shesaid.Her father was a cinema manager andworked odd hours, but Sunday morningswere their time together. They would visit hisallotment and till the soil - he grew fantasticstrawberries as well as great vegies. Thenthey would return home, change into theirSunday best clothes and go to church.“There were about five churches in theneighbourhood and my dad would pop intoeach of them to assess which one had thebest hymns - he loved a good singsong”,she said. He passed away 33 years agoand is dearly missed.Due to his occupation, she was luckyenough to see lots of films and meet a fewstars – Jeanette Scott, Roger Moore, LionelJefferies, Syd James and Eric Moorcombe.As a typical teenager, she enjoyed themusic of the time – at first it was peoplesuch as Dean Martin, Max Byegraves andlater, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The RollingStones.Heroes from her childhood were ‘Katie’in the What Katie did at School books;Winston Churchill and his political fame;Miss Phillipson – her geography teacherat Windsor High School who taught herall about the geographical features of theMurray-Darling basin and bore water andput the idea firmly in her mind to come toAustralia one day.After finishing High School in Windsor,Berkshire, she started nursing in 1966 inLondon England and came to Australia in1970 as a very novice registered nurse.From 1997-1999 she took up a full timescholarship to start and finish her PhD.“It was undoubtedly one of thebest times of my life – being a fulltime student at the age where Icould appreciate it!”Throughout her young life, her parentshad the greatest influence on her.“My mum was a nurse and although shewas keen for me not to become one – herstories penetrated my being and I wanted tofollow in her footsteps,” she said.Her mother told her many tales of her lifeas a nurse in World War II.“She would not hide anything inher stories – the blood and thunderas well as the fun and laughter wereshared - I gleaned a very balancedview of what it was like to livethrough this challenge”.6
“Throughout my academic career I havebeen fortunate to work with some stellarperformers,” she said.Judith Clare, an ex Head of School ofFlinders University, originally from NewZealand, made quite an impact at Flinders.She developed their higher degree byresearch program, instigated a uniqueway of sending off theses to be marked,allowed Ysanne to run with new ideas aboutcurriculum building and was supportive tostaff who put in those extra yards requiredto make a good career.Alan Pearson, Director of Joanna BriggsInstitute and ex Head of School at Universityof New England (UNE), taught me how tobe tough but fair, understanding but focusedand how to work with change. He pioneeredthe idea of research school in Australia andYsanne was part of the many groups of PhDstudents that he saw through their studies.Sally Borbasi, now at Australia CatholicUniversity in Brisbane, her clear insightsinto phenomenology, the value of quality inteaching and learning and how to achievea good work-life balance (or at least try to).Margaret Dunlop, retired Head of School– ex UNE and ex Griffith University, taughtYsanne the value of reading, of writingpoetry and of being her own person.Ysanne believes that she can helpbuild capacity in staff and guide them tobe leaders. The guidance she offers caneventually change practice or at leastimprove circumstances for the people thatnurses care for or work with.Watching and seeing the changes inhigher degree students’ capabilities andsharing in their successes at graduation andpublication of their ideas are the culminationof hard work and dedication.“I enjoy seeing the faces of peoplewho succeed in what they do –either a staff member in their work,or a student in their understandingof a concept”, she said.Although her job constantly throws upchallenges, all of them enhance her growingacademically, socially and spiritually.What she likes the least about her positionis disruptions to collegiality within the Schooland students making unfair accusationsagainst staff.She also regrets saying goodbye to fourexceedingly talented senior staff within thewider University in 2012.On the other hand, the best thing tohappen since starting to work at CQUniis the rapid increase in staff engaging inresearch and valuing a quality product inour teaching.“I appreciate some of the staffexpressing their desire to reach outto the community and be altruistic”.In her leisure time, she sews for pleasure.“I have 29 unstarted objects (USOs asopposed to UFOs). I make quilts, most ofthem with intricate embroidery that I love tofocus on – growing a picture.” she said!Ysanne has two boys that she lovesdearly and would like to be physically closeto them and spend more time with them andtheir families.“As I approach the ‘r’ time in my lifeI see myself having my grandson tostay throughout the year – spendingtime together exploring all the thingsboys are curious about; sewingfor fun; making quilts for the greatgrandchildren; growing produceand bottling or preserving it; playingBridge occasionally; listening tomusic played loudly; dance; visitmagical places in the world where Ihaven’t been (Prague is first).”Q & AQ. What might your colleaguesat CQUni be surprised to knowabout you?A. I want to be a midwifeQ. Other than a nurse, teacherand possibly midwife, whatelse would you have love tobe?A. As I have aged I would haveloved a career in geography -physical geography - possiblymap making.Q. What one word would youuse to describe yourself?A. FairQ. What one word would yourfriends use to describe you?A. Loyal7
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“Throughout my academic career I havebeen fortunate to work with some stellarperformers,” she said.Judith Clare, an ex Head of School ofFlinders <strong>University</strong>, originally from NewZealand, made quite an impact at Flinders.She developed their higher degree byresearch program, instigated a uniqueway of sending off theses to be marked,allowed Ysanne to run with new ideas aboutcurriculum building and was supportive tostaff who put in those extra yards requiredto make a good career.Alan Pearson, Director of Joanna BriggsInstitute and ex Head of School at <strong>University</strong>of New England (UNE), taught me how tobe tough but fair, understanding but focusedand how to work with change. He pioneeredthe idea of research school in Australia andYsanne was part of the many groups of PhDstudents that he saw through their studies.Sally Borbasi, now at Australia Catholic<strong>University</strong> in Brisbane, her clear insightsinto phenomenology, the value of quality inteaching and learning and how to achievea good work-life balance (or at least try to).Margaret Dunlop, retired Head of School– ex UNE and ex Griffith <strong>University</strong>, taughtYsanne the value of reading, of writingpoetry and of being her own person.Ysanne believes that she can helpbuild capacity in staff and guide them tobe leaders. The guidance she offers caneventually change practice or at leastimprove circumstances for the people thatnurses care for or work with.Watching and seeing the changes inhigher degree students’ capabilities andsharing in their successes at graduation andpublication of their ideas are the culminationof hard work and dedication.“I enjoy seeing the faces of peoplewho succeed in what they do –either a staff member in their work,or a student in their understandingof a concept”, she said.Although her job constantly throws upchallenges, all of them enhance her growingacademically, socially and spiritually.What she likes the least about her positionis disruptions to collegiality within the Schooland students making unfair accusationsagainst staff.She also regrets saying goodbye to fourexceedingly talented senior staff within thewider <strong>University</strong> in 2012.On the other hand, the best thing tohappen since starting to work at CQUniis the rapid increase in staff engaging inresearch and valuing a quality product inour teaching.“I appreciate some of the staffexpressing their desire to reach outto the community and be altruistic”.In her leisure time, she sews for pleasure.“I have 29 unstarted objects (USOs asopposed to UFOs). I make quilts, most ofthem with intricate embroidery that I love tofocus on – growing a picture.” she said!Ysanne has two boys that she lovesdearly and would like to be physically closeto them and spend more time with them andtheir families.“As I approach the ‘r’ time in my lifeI see myself having my grandson tostay throughout the year – spendingtime together exploring all the thingsboys are curious about; sewingfor fun; making quilts for the greatgrandchildren; growing produceand bottling or preserving it; playingBridge occasionally; listening tomusic played loudly; dance; visitmagical places in the world where Ihaven’t been (Prague is first).”Q & AQ. What might your colleaguesat CQUni be surprised to knowabout you?A. I want to be a midwifeQ. Other than a nurse, teacherand possibly midwife, whatelse would you have love tobe?A. As I have aged I would haveloved a career in geography -physical geography - possiblymap making.Q. What one word would youuse to describe yourself?A. FairQ. What one word would yourfriends use to describe you?A. Loyal7
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