Qualifications

• Research Fellowship, CERC Federation University  
• PhD, Federation University  
• Masters in Nursing with research NIMHANS, Bangalore (India)  
• Bachelor of Nursing, Govt Nursing College (India)  

Areas of interest

• Mental health 
• Collaborative and co‑designed research 
• Emergency health care 
• Women’s mental health 
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce development 

Areas of expertise

Anju has expertise in mental health nursing practice with a strong focus on recovery‑oriented, consumer‑centered and lived‑experience‑informed approaches. Her research focuses on consumer perspectives in the design, delivery and evaluation of mental health services. She has experience in the evaluation of health and community‑based educational programs using collaborative and participatory methodologies. Anju has completed an evaluation project of the MCFC – The Future Program, examining program effectiveness, participant experiences and outcomes related to community wellbeing.

Grants

• Porter, J.E., Sreeram, A., Kamel, P.,Lavender, A., Simic, M., Soldatenko, D., Hualda, LTA. 2025.’Evaluation of the Melbourne City Football Club City Futures Program’. ($30,000)
• Porter, J.E., Sreeram, A., Mennen, S., Bosworth, L., Simic, M, Soldatenko, D. 2025–2026 Capacity and Capability building of the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (WTOAC). ($10,000) 
• Federation University conference grant 2025 ($3,000) 
• Federation University professional development grant ($1,000)

Current

• PhD student, Federation University, ‘Tobacco Use among Tea Garden Workers in Bangladesh: Examining Knowledge, Attitude and Practices’, co-supervisor. 
• Master’s student, Federation University, ’Enablers and barriers in EN preplacement preparation’, supervisor. 
• Honors student, Federation University, ‘Pain management’, co-supervisor.  

Past

• Master’s student, Federation University, ’Dementia care’, supervisor. 

• Mental health nursing  
• Pathophysiology and pharmacology  
• Evidence based nursing practices  

Specialist roles

• Early Career Research (ECR) member 

Professional association memberships

• NTEU
• ANMF
• ACMHN

• Porter, J. E., Sreeram, A., Kamel, P., Lavender, A., Simic, M., Soldatenko, D., & Hualda, L. (2026). Evaluation of the Melbourne City Football Club City Futures Program, November 2025. [Report]. Federation University Australia. https://doi.org/10.35843/EMCFCFP25.  
• Sreeram, A., Cross, W. M., & Townsin, L. (2026). Australian Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Units' Mental Health Nurses' Attitudes Towards Consumers With Mental Illness: A Survey Analysis. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 35(1), e70219. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70219