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).