Dr. Karen Missen
Associate Professor
Campus
Biography
Dr Karen Missen’s research focuses on the practice readiness of nursing graduates and its role in the effective delivery of care and their professional wellbeing. Dr Missen also has interests in community health and health promotion.
Karen has an extensive research history with numerous publications in peer reviewed journals and success in obtaining competitive grants. She continues to lead nurse education, clinical and community-based research projects and is experienced at supervising higher degree by research students.
Karen has worked at the School of Health at Federation University Australia’s Gippsland campus since 2007. She is the Associate Dean (Teaching Quality) and provides leadership in teaching and student retention strategies for the School. As part of this role, she is committed to quality education and leads a number of committees within the School. Karen has received two Vice Chancellor’s awards, one for social inclusion and the other for learning and teaching.
- Publications
Development and implementation of an electronic medical record (EMR) prototype for nursing students: A pilot study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.teln.2025.08.010
