DipAppSc (Nursing), BSc (Nursing), PGDPA, MPA, AFCHSM, RN
Faculty of Health
University of Newcastle
NSW Australia
Chris holds an Associate Professorial position with the Faculty of Health at The University of Newcastle New South Wales Australia and also holds an Adjunct Associate Professorial position with the University of New England in New South Wales. His extensive experience spans 33 years as a mental health clinician, educator and health service executive. This experience has been gained in the UK, South East Asia and Australia and has included integrated primary mental health care, acute inpatient, tertiary, forensic and child and adolescent inpatient services. Chris worked for 10 years for the Australian Council on Health Care Standards (ACHS International) and was responsible
for evaluating the standard of mental health care within health facilities, integrated care networks, forensic and prison services across Australia against international standards.
Chris’ research interests are in the area of cross-cultural psychiatry, ethno-psychology, trans-migratory groups, stigma, discrimination, social rejection and citizenship. Chris is currently researching “To what degree do lay-beliefs influence attribution of mental illness and health seeking behaviour of African refugee communities in Australia”. This major research will be facilitated within refugee communities from the Republic of Sudan, Republic of Burundi, Federal Republic of Somalia, Republic of Ethiopia, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and the Federal Republic of the Congo.