About me

Emerita Professor Williams has an extensive track record researching healthcare issue within Western Australia, especially in relation to patient and staff wellbeing. Anne has published widely with her most notable work stemming from PhD and Post-doctoral work where she developed two research instruments: The “Patient Evaluation of Emotional Care during Hospitalisation” (PEECH) and the “Patient Evaluation of Emotional Comfort Experienced” (PEECE). These instruments have been used across the world and the research impact of these instrument continues, with ongoing requests for use in different settings and populations. 

Awards

Australian Postgraduate Award with Stipend for PhD
Curtin University (Australia, Perth), 1998-2000
Chancellor Commendation for PhD thesis
Curtin University (Australia, Perth), 2003
Excellence for Outstanding Research Supervision
Edith Cowan University (Australia, Perth) - ECU, 2003
Australian Clinical Research Fellowship
National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - NHMRC, 2004
New Independant Researcher Infrastructure Award
Western Australian Department of Health, 2008
Evidence into Action Prize
Australian College of Nursing (Australia, Canberra) - ACN, 2006
Best Clinical Research Paper
Cancer Nurses Society of Australia (Australia, Adelaide) - CNSA, 2015
Winner-Excellence in Research, WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards
Western Australian Department of Health, 2019

Organisational Affiliations

Emerita Professor, School of Nursing, Murdoch University

Acting Nurse Educator, Cancer Network WA, North Metropolitan Health Service (Australia, Nedlands) - NMHS

Honorary Nursing Research Consultant, Nursing & Midwifery Research Network, Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group

Education

Nursing
19811985, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Hons), London South Bank University (United Kingdom, London) - LSBU
Nursing
19901990, PGDip Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University (Australia, Perth) - ECU
Nursing
19941996, Master of Science , Curtin University (Australia, Perth)
Nursing
19972003, PhD, Curtin University (Australia, Perth)