Prof. Michael Hazelton

Biography

Professor Mike Hazelton, RN MA PhD FACMHN is Professor of Mental Health Nursing at the University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Health. He completed an initial four-year term as Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the end of 2010 and will commence a second term as Head of School in early 2011. Mike has worked in different parts of Australia, including Western Australia and Tasmania, and has had extensive experience developing and implementing nursing programs in countries such as Singapore, Korea and Malaysia. Professor Hazelton has previously held the positions of Head of Nursing at the University of Tasmania, and Head of Nursing and Midwifery at Curtin University of Technology, in Western Australia. He was recently appointed Honorary Director of the Halla /Newcastle Centre for Problem Based Learning, Cheju Halla College, Republic of Korea. Professor Hazelton has a research background in both qualitative and quantitative methods, has published over 60 articles, books or book chapters on mental health, mental health nursing and the sociology of health and has undertaken consultancies for various governments, both Commonwealth and State in Australia. He is a past Editor of the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing and is currently a member of the editorial boards of the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Nursing and Health Sciences and Mental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis. To date he has supervised 11 PhD students to successful completion; been the recipient of a number of awards for mental health nursing research; and in 2003 was made a Life Member of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses, the highest honour awarded by that professional organisation.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy, Macquarie University
• Master of Arts, Macquarie University
• Bachelor of Arts, Macquarie University

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Research

Research keywords

• Crime and Health
• Mental Health Nursing
• Mental Health in Primary Care
• Older Person Health in Primary care
• Violence in the Health Workplace

Research expertise

My main research areas of expertise are in mental health nursing/mental health, the sociology of mental health, violence in the health workplace and more recently crime and health. My current research includes projects investigating violence directed towards nursing and other health staff in the emergency department; the development of models of care for mental health nursing in primary care settings (general practice); and psychosocial treatments for the secondary victims (family and close friends) of homicide victims.

Collaboration

My primary research interests are in the areas of mental health nursing/mental health, mental health in primary care, and crime and health.

I have a research collaboration with Dr Peter Morrall (School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, in the area of crime and Health.

Languages

• English

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
111005	Mental Health Nursing	65
111799	Public Health And Health Services Not Elsewhere Classified	20
170199	Psychology Not Elsewhere Classified	15

Centres and Groups

Centre

• Hunter Medical Research Institute
• PRC - Priority Research Centre for Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health (CTNMH)

Group

• Hunter Medical Research Institute - Brain and Mental Health

Memberships

Editorial Board.

• Member - International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
• Member - International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Appointments

Life Member Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (Australia)

01/10/2006 - 01/12/2010

Awards

Best Research Paper: Co-recipient

2005	31st Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses (Australia)

Runner-up for Best Research paper: Co-recipient

2006	32nd Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses (Australia)

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Administrative

Administrative expertise

Since the mid-1990s I have held Head of Nursing and Midwifery positions in three Australian universities.

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Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Mental Health First Aid
• Mental Health Nursing
• Mental Health in Primary Care
• Research Methods - Qualitative

Teaching expertise

My main areas of teaching expertise include mental health nursing, mental health, the sociology of mental health and qualitative research methods.