Rate My Professor Kamal Singh

Dr. Kamal Singh is a Lecturer in Nursing in the School of Health at the University of the Sunshine Coast, based at the USC Moreton Bay campus. He holds a Doctor of Health Sciences (HlthScD) from Qld.UT, a Master of Public Health (MPubHlth) from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), a Master of Health Management (MHM) from UNSW, a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing, and a Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNursScGE) from Central Queensland University (CQU). Additionally, he is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), UK. Dr. Singh brings extensive professional experience in emergency care nursing, community health, Indigenous health, and primary healthcare nursing. He is passionately committed to postgraduate education for Registered Nurses and its positive impact on nursing care quality. As a member of the Australian College of Nursing, College of Emergency Nursing Australia, Queensland Nurses Union, and Public Health Association of Australia, he actively advocates for improved healthcare outcomes, particularly for Pacific and Indigenous populations.

Dr. Singh's research interests encompass public health, health promotion, obesity prevention, cultural safety, Pacific health, non-communicable diseases—including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and mental health—the global burden of diseases, and healthcare challenges faced by disadvantaged groups such as migrants, farmers, and First Nations peoples. His doctoral thesis explored the socio-cultural context of obesity in rural ‘iTaukei’ Fiji using a participatory research approach. Building on this, he engages in community-based participatory research focused on community empowerment, self-management of chronic diseases, and action research to support efficient primary healthcare services. Dr. Singh specializes in mixed-methods research with a strong emphasis on qualitative methods, particularly community-based participatory and action research, to understand social-cultural aspects of healthcare delivery, influence policy, address evidence-based public health issues in rural and remote areas, and reduce disparities in healthcare services for Indigenous populations and in the Pacific region. He is dedicated to interdisciplinary collaborative research tackling challenges in these communities and teaches courses such as NUR111 Practice Foundations and NUR141 Introduction to Nursing Practice. He has been recognized as an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.