Research interests
Undergraduate nursing education; Nursing curricula; Chronic illness experience; Health promotion; Nursing workforce
Teaching interests
Primary health care; Evidence-based practice; Chronic disease management; Health promotion; Quality and safety nursing practice; Mixed-methodologies
Units taught
- HNN412 - Honours supervision (Research, Nursing)
- HNN348 - Rural and remote nursing
- HNN329 - Chronic illness and supportive care
- HNN318 - Care of the older person
- HNN217 - Primary health care
- HNN154 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples history, culture and health
- HNN124 - Quality and safety nursing practice 2
- HNN108 - Evidence-based practice
Awards
- Health Impacts Research Centre Student Publication Prize (2021) – University of Wollongong
- Recently Graduated Nurse of the Year (2019) – Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)
- Melbourne Student Leadership Education Grant – Sigma Nursing
- Australian Government Research Training Program (Full-time PhD Scholarship) (2018-present)
Publications
Nurse visit utilization and blood pressure control: A multi-cohort study in New Zealand
J Montayre, M Liu, K Calma, I Zhao, M Ho
(2022), Vol. 39, pp. 1181-1187, Public Health Nursing, United States, C1
E Halcomb, R Fernandez, R Mursa, C Stephen, K Calma, C Ashley, S McInnes, J Desborough, S James, A Williams
(2022), Vol. 30, pp. 2597-2608, Journal of Nursing Management, England, C1
The impact of COVID‐19 on the delivery of care by Australian primary health care nurses
Christine Ashley, Elizabeth Halcomb, Sharon James, Kaara Calma, Catherine Stephen, Susan McInnes, Ruth Mursa, Anna Williams
(2022), Vol. 30, pp. e2670-e2677, Health & Social Care in the Community, London, Eng., C1
The impact of COVID‐19 on primary health care delivery in Australia
Elizabeth Halcomb, Ritin Fernandez, Christine Ashley, Susan McInnes, Catherine Stephen, Kaara Calma, Ruth Mursa, Anna Williams, Sharon James
(2022), Vol. 78, pp. 1327-1336, Journal of Advanced Nursing, London, Eng., C1-1
Strengthening primary health care: contributions of young professional-led communities of practice
Kaara Calma, Lynsey Brown, G Fernando, Lundi-Anne Omam
(2022), Vol. 23, pp. 1-5, Primary Health Care Research & Development, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Elizabeth Halcomb, Ritin Fernandez, Ruth Mursa, Catherine Stephen, Kaara Calma, Christine Ashley, Susan McInnes, Jane Desborough, Sharon James, Anna Williams
(2022), Vol. 30, pp. 393-402, Journal of Nursing Management, London, Eng., C1-1
K Calma, S McInnes, E Halcomb, A Williams, M Batterham
(2022), Vol. 29, pp. 220-227, Collegian, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Kaara Calma, Elizabeth Halcomb, Ritin Fernandez, Anna Williams, Susan McInnes
(2022), Vol. 9, pp. 2325-2334, Nursing Open, London, Eng., C1-1
K Calma, E Halcomb, A Williams, S McInnes
(2021), Vol. 30, pp. 1144-1153, Journal of Clinical Nursing, London, Eng., C1-1
The psychological well‐being of primary healthcare nurses during COVID‐19: A qualitative study
Christine Ashley, Sharon James, Anna Williams, Kaara Calma, Susan Mcinnes, Ruth Mursa, Catherine Stephen, Elizabeth Halcomb
(2021), Vol. 77, pp. 3820-3828, Journal of Advanced Nursing, London, Eng., C1-1
Primary Health Care Nurses' Perceptions of Risk During COVID‐19: A Qualitative Study
Christine Ashley, Sharon James, Catherine Stephen, Ruth Mursa, Susan McInnes, Anna Williams, Kaara Calma, Elizabeth Halcomb
(2021), Vol. 53, pp. 689-697, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, London, Eng., C1-1
Sharon James, Christine Ashley, Anna Williams, Jane Desborough, Susan Mcinnes, Kaara Calma, Ruth Mursa, Catherine Stephen, Elizabeth Halcomb
(2021), Vol. 11, pp. 1-7, BMJ Open, London, Eng., C1
New graduate employment in general practice: Perceptions of final-year nursing students
Kaara Calma, Anna Williams, Susan McInnes, Elizabeth Halcomb
(2021), Vol. 54, pp. 1-6, Nurse Education in Practice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The support needs of Australian primary health care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic
E Halcomb, A Williams, C Ashley, S McInnes, C Stephen, K Calma, S James
(2020), Vol. 28, pp. 1553-1560, Journal of Nursing Management, London, Eng., C1-1
The Experiences of Primary Healthcare Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia
E Halcomb, S McInnes, A Williams, C Ashley, S James, R Fernandez, C Stephen, K Calma
(2020), Vol. 52, pp. 553-563, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Indianapolis, In., C1-1
K Calma, E Halcomb, M Stephens
(2019), Vol. 39, pp. 1-10, Nurse Education in Practice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
An exploration of the experiences of Australian Grey Nomads travelling with chronic conditions
K Calma, E Halcomb, M Stephens
(2018), Vol. 24, pp. 183-188, Australian Journal of Primary Health, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
No Funded Projects at Deakin found
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report