About me

Eric is a Senior Lecturer and Academic Chair, Contemporary Mental Health at Murdoch University. He is a credentialed mental health nurse and a Fellow of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN). Eric is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Eric is well-recognised by his peers for his contributions to mental health nursing and was appointed the inaugural Chair of the ACMHN Research Special Interest Group.

Eric has more than 20 years of experience in the field of mental health and is currently a Teaching and Research Academic. His clinical experiences and research highlight his ability to provide high-quality, recovery-focused care to individuals experiencing mental illnesses, trauma, and psychosocial stresses such as migration, cultural and linguistic discrimination, racism, and acculturation. He has established a national and international reputation for research in the field of mental health for vulnerable and underrepresented populations, including young people with mental illnesses and people who are culturally and racially marginalised.

As an Early Career Researcher, Eric has already received a total of approximately $370,000 in competitive grants and funding to support his research programs. Notably, Eric is the CI(A) of a Category 2 Healthway Open Exploratory Research Grant 2022 ($79,933).

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Awards

Fellow
Australian College of Mental Health Nurses, 2024
Fellow
Higher Education Academy UK, 2024
Honorary Nursing Research Consultant (Mental Health)
South Metropolitan Health Service (Australia, Perth) - SMHS, 2022
Nursing and Midwifery Caritas Awards - Excellence in Research
Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group (Australia, Murdoch) - FSFHG, 2023
WA Men’s Wellbeing Awards – Research and Innovation Award Finalist
Australian Men's Health Forum, 2024

Organisational Affiliations

School of Nursing, Murdoch University

Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Curtin University, Australia

Researcher, WA Health Central Human Research Ethics Committee

Past Affiliations

Low-risk Reviwer, Child and Adolescent Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee

Education

Research
20152022, Doctor of Philosophy, Curtin University (Australia, Perth)
Mental Health Nursing
20212022, Master of Mental Health Nursing, University of Newcastle Australia (Australia, Newcastle) - UoN
Theology
20112014, Graduate Diploma in Theology, Assemblies of God Bible College
Nursing
20122013, Master of Nursing Studies, James Cook University (Australia, Townsville) - JCU
Education
20122012, Certificate in Teaching and Learning (Higher Education), Nanyang Polytechnic (Singapore, Singapore) - NYP
Forensic Mental Health
20092011, Graduate Diploma in Forensic Mental Health, James Cook University (Australia, Townsville) - JCU
Nursing
20052007, Bachelor of Nursing, La Trobe University (Australia, Melbourne)
Nursing
20022005, Diploma in Nursing, Nanyang Polytechnic (Singapore, Singapore) - NYP