Rate My Professor Ursula Kellett

Dr Ursula Kellett, RN, BA (Hons), MN, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Griffith University, where she also holds the position of Adjunct Gerontology/Research Convenor. With extensive experience in aged care practice, higher education, and research spanning Australia and the United Kingdom, she has made significant contributions to gerontological nursing. Her academic career includes past roles as Director of Postgraduate Programs, Research Convenor for the Master of Health Care Research, and Gerontology Convenor for the Master of Advanced Practice program. Kellett serves as a Research Ethics Advisor on Griffith University's Human Research Ethics Committee and as an international reviewer for journals in the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia. She has held executive and advisory positions on professional committees and government task forces as an aged care nursing specialist and has successfully supervised numerous master's and PhD students to completion over the past two decades.

Kellett's research focuses on family caregiving for older relatives in community and residential settings, biographical approaches to dementia care, staff-family participatory methods, loneliness, social engagement, and quality of life among people with dementia. She is currently engaged in inter-professional research addressing malnutrition among older residents in long-term care facilities. Her scholarly impact is evidenced by over 1,800 citations. Key publications include 'Transition in care: family carers' experience of nursing home placement' (1999, Journal of Advanced Nursing), 'Life stories and biography: a means of connecting family and staff to people with dementia' (2010, Journal of Clinical Nursing), 'Dementia and loneliness: an Australian perspective' (2011, Journal of Clinical Nursing), 'Cerebral palsy: Experiences of mothers after learning their child’s diagnosis' (2010, Journal of Advanced Nursing), 'Seizing possibilities for positive family caregiving in nursing homes' (2007, Journal of Clinical Nursing), and 'Being concerned: caregiving for Taiwanese mothers of a child with cerebral palsy' (2012, Journal of Clinical Nursing). Her work has advanced understanding of family dynamics in caregiving and innovative care practices in gerontology.