Ylona Chun Tie

Dr Ylona Chun Tie is a Registered Nurse and senior academic with recognised standing in cross‑cultural healthcare and nurse workforce development. Her work reflects James Cook University’s commitment to research that makes a difference locally and globally, particularly in contexts relevant to the Tropics and culturally diverse communities. Her research and service focus on the integration, wellbeing, retention, and leadership capacity of nurses, and internationally qualified health professionals, including within resource constrained healthcare settings, with clear relevance to education, professional practice, workforce regulation, and policy development.

Dr Chun Tie provides sustained academic and professional leadership beyond the University, contributing to JCU’s role as a civic university through collaborative, partnership‑based engagement. Dr Chun Tie holds executive board appointments with the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses and the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses, where she is a Fellow and Life Member, contributing to organisational governance and strategic education, regulation, and workforce initiatives. She also chairs the Global Health Advisory Panel for the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, working across professional boundaries to support equitable workforce capability, quality assurance, and leadership development. In addition, Dr Chun Tie serves as Deputy Chair of the Global Nursing Faculty with the Australian College of Nursing, where she contributes to national level professional leadership and supports Empowering Our People through the mentoring of early‑career researchers and emerging nurse leaders.

Dr Chun Tie's publications demonstrate scholarly impact by advancing evidence‑based understanding of nursing workforce integration, education, wellbeing, and professional practice across culturally diverse and international healthcare contexts. Through ongoing international collaboration and invited scholarly contribution, she engages with initiatives aligned to national and global health workforce priorities, while regularly representing James Cook University as an invited keynote speaker, plenary presenter, and panel chair, strengthening the University’s external profile and engagement.

Dr Chun Tie contributes to Transformative Education and research capacity through higher degree research supervision and advisory roles, supports cross‑disciplinary collaboration across the health professions, and provides scholarly leadership through editorial board membership and peer review for international journals. Her academic leadership and contribution to the University are recognised through the JCU Dean’s Award for Research Higher Degree Excellence and the JCU Award for Excellence in the category of Leadership.

Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (2022).

Appointed as a Commissioner for Declarations (2013).

Full member Margaret Roderick Centre for Mental Health Research