Rate My Professor Christina Aggar

Professor Christina Aggar is a Professor in the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University. She holds a BNurs(Hons) from the University of Sydney, a GradCertEdStud(HigherEd) from the University of Sydney, and a PhD from the University of Sydney. A registered nurse, she is an expert on ageing, family carers and caregiving, and health services research. She maintains a conjoint research academic appointment at Northern NSW Local Health District, where she leads the strategic development of patient care and health services research across 12 hospitals.

Professor Aggar is the Principal Investigator on a successful NHMRC Partnership Grant and a Chief Investigator on two major NHMRC Category 1 grants focused on enhancing emergency nursing care across Australia. She is a leading international researcher on building capacity and capability among family carers of older people with complex chronic disease and on social prescribing programs. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles, government submissions, and reports, and has secured over $7 million in research funding, including $4.9 million in the last five years. Her research has supported recommendations and frameworks such as the Productivity Commission Inquiry "Caring for Older Australians" and the National Carer Recognition Framework. She established and co-leads the Faculty of Health’s research theme Resilient Ageing in Supportive Environments (RAISE). Professor Aggar has extensive experience in teaching, curriculum development, and supervision of higher degree research students in undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programs.