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Virginia JonesHead of Department, Associate Professor

PhD PgDipHealSc (Otago) RN

Email virginia.jones@otago.ac.nz

Research interests

Virginia's research interests focus on family centered care, chronic respiratory diseases, paediatrics, diabetes with Pacifica populations, technology enhanced education and learning.

Virginia's PhD looked at family centered care for children with chronic respiratory disease in New Zealand.

Virginia's post doctoral work drew directly from her PhD findings and explored the ways in which services and health professionals can better support parents and families of children with asthma.

Virginia is currently researching self-management of type 2 diabetes among Pacifica communities.

Collaborative projects

  • Lifestyle and mindfulness intervention for the elderly
  • Developing technology enhanced teaching and learning

Teaching responsibilities

  • Master of Nursing Science programme, Academic Leader
  • NURS441 Professional Nursing in NZ
  • NURS447 Applied Nursing Research
  • NURS503 Nursing Clients with Complex Health States

Supervision responsibilities

  • PhD and Masters students

Publications

Gutiérrez-Alemán, T., Krumwiede, N. K., Arabiat, D. H., Brysiewicz, P., do Céu Barbieri-Figueiredo, M., Nascimento, L. C., … Jones, V., … Towell-Barnard, M. (2026). Dissemination and influence of the International Family Nursing Association Position Statements: A scoping review. Journal of Family Nursing. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/10748407261422735 Journal - Research Article

Henry, A. E., Jones, V., Surgenor, L., & Sopoaga, F. (2025). Constructing a theory of Cook Islands Māori palliative care in New Zealand. Mortality. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/13576275.2025.2567549 Journal - Research Article

Coyne, E., Corones-Watkins, K., Foster, M., Jones, V., Mitchell, L., Mongta, H., … Hughes, L. (2025). Consumer engagement in teaching and learning across health disciplines: A systematic quantitative literature review. Nurse Education in Practice, 87, 104482. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2025.104482 Journal - Research Article

Foster, M. J., Blamires, J., Jones, V., Keshoor, S., Moir, C., & Dickinson, A. (2025). Nurse leaders' perceptions of organisational policies, guidelines, and practices that enact children and young people's involvement in hospitals. Journal of Child Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/13674935251347480 Journal - Research Article

Jarden, R. J., Macdiarmid, R., Mcclunie-Trust, P., Jones, S., Dewar, J., Marriott, P., … Jones, V., … Winnington, R. (2025). Measures of graduate entry nursing student program experiences: A scoping review. Teaching & Learning in Nursing. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.teln.2025.05.001 Journal - Research Other

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