Maude Chapman

Dr. Maureen (Maude) Chapman is a registered nurse with over 30 years of experience in clinical practice and academia. She is currently an academic at the James Cook University, where she is the site coordinator for nursing and midwifery in Mackay. Her doctoral thesis entitled An exploration of leadership of registered nurses in the clinical environment focused on the use and expectations of leadership for nurses.

Utilising her experience Dr Chapman has been central to the development of contemporary nursing curricula in both undergraduate and postgraduate nursing education. She is a supervisor for research higher degree students in the field of nursing. She has a keen interest in the use of technology in healthcare. The specific areas of technology that she is interested in are, telemedicine, electronic health records, and the use of artificial intelligence in education. Her specific accomplishments in using technology to improve healthcare, include the development a new training program for nurses in the use of electronic health records.

Dr. Chapman is passionate about using her skills and experience to improve the delivery of care to patients, she is also a strong advocate for giving back to the profession and to the community.