Dawn Sylvia Freshwater#
| Membership Number: | 5370 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2020 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://medhealth.leeds.ac.uk/healthcare |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2007- current Professor of Mental Health, Faculty Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, UK
- 2018 - 2020 Vice-Chair Worldwide Universities Network (WUN)
- 2020 - 2022 Chair Worldwide Universities Network (WUN)
- 2019 - 2020 Chair and Vice-Chair Matariki Network of Universities
- 2019 - current Director Research Australia
- 2020 - 2022 Executive Committee Universitas 21 (U21)
- 2018 - 2021 Women in Health Science Committee Member (WiHS) NHMRC
- 2020 - 2023 Clinical Professor of Mental Health, University of Western Australia
- 2011 - 2014 Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Leeds, UK
- 2007 - 2011 Head of School Healthcare, University of Leeds, UK
- 2000 - 2007 Professor of Mental Health, Bournemouth University, UK
- 1998 - 2000 Senior Lecturer, University of Nottingham, UK
- 1997 - 1998 Senior Research Fellow, DeMontfort University, UK
Fields of Scholarship
- Nursing research
- Mental health
- Research methodology
- Prisoner health
- Suicide and self harm
- Psychological therapies
- Nursing leadership
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Reflexivity
- Evidence based practice
Honours and Awards
- FRCN: October (2002) Awarded Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing for outstanding contribution to nursing through research, reflective practice and practice development.
- Chief Executive Women (2018) Nominated for contribution to women and leadership and elected a member.
- Women of Achievement: Nominee (2008) Nominated for contribution to advancing inclusive leadership in Higher Education
- IRRP Panel Chair Research Assessment and Impact Case Measurement (2016-2018) (Ireland)
- WUN Chair Global Challenges Steering Group (Public Health and Understanding Cultures) (2015-2017)
- British Council Asian Higher Education Dialogue's Chair (2012-2013)
- Invited lead for Asia Dialogue Hong Kong (British Council) on Inclusive Leadership (Feb 2014)
- Awarded International Research Scholarship (2012) Curtin University, Western Australia $4,500
- Awarded WUN RMP (2012-13) Self management in Chronic Disease with UWA, Perth Australia Travel Award £3,500
- Awarded WUN RMP (2012-13) Rehabilitating the Emotions into Health Research with University of Alberta, Canada Travel Award £2,500
