Rate My Professor Ravani Duggan

Professor Ravani Duggan is a Professor in the Curtin School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University. She holds a joint research appointment in the Centre for Nursing Research at Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group. A registered nurse (RN) and registered midwife (RM), she earned her academic degrees from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa: Doctor of Philosophy (Women and Child Health), Master of Curationis, Bachelor of Social Science (Nursing) (Honours), and Bachelor of Science (Nursing). With 28 years of experience as an educator and researcher across South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and Australia, Duggan has held leadership positions including Deputy Head of the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Director of Teaching and Learning, Director of Undergraduate Studies, and Acting Manager of the Al Ain Branch in the UAE.

Her research interests include nursing and midwifery education, midwifery philosophy and the 'with woman' approach, international clinical placements, cultural safety and competence, evidence-based practice, interprofessional learning, mental health support for students, maternal and child health, and workforce issues. She leads the Mature Age Workforce Research Program, a collaboration between Curtin School of Nursing and Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group. Duggan has 38 publications cited over 840 times. Key works include "The Silence of Mental Health Issues Within University Classrooms: A Quantitative Study" (2014, cited 139 times), "Something Has Shifted: Nursing Students' Global Perspective Following International Clinical Placements" (2017, cited 74 times), "Midwives’ perceptions of being ‘with woman’: a phenomenological study" (2019, cited 97 times), "One Year On: Cultural Competence of Australian Nursing Students Following International Service-Learning" (2019, cited 44 times), and "Preparing Students for Post-COVID Nursing Careers: The Value of International Clinical Placements" (2023). Awards include the Faculty of Health Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award (2009) and selection as a 2024 Provost Fellow for her work on gender equity, including a project on menopausal transition experiences. Her contributions have advanced educational practices and research in nursing and midwifery, particularly in cultural responsiveness, workforce sustainability, and innovative pedagogy.