Rate My Professor Ailsa Munns

Dr Ailsa Munns serves as Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the Curtin School of Nursing within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University. She is a qualified Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Midwife (RM), and Child Health Nurse (CHN), holding a Bachelor of Applied Science (Nursing) with an Education major, a Master of Nursing, and a PhD. Her academic career at Curtin University has spanned more than three decades, including a long-term role as Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing from January 1989 to October 2022, prior to her current adjunct position. Munns has taught in key areas such as Community and Primary Health Care, Family Health, and Child and Adolescent Health, contributing to the education of nursing professionals focused on primary and community settings.

Munns' research specializations encompass community health, primary health care, child and adolescent health, Aboriginal family support, and peer-led parenting support programs for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal families. Her scholarly output includes 48 publications, with 503 citations, reflecting significant contributions to pediatric nursing, integrated community health services, and culturally appropriate care models. Notable works include the book Community Health and Wellness: Principles of Primary Health Care, 7th edition (2022); Applying an authentic partnership approach to facilitate optimal health of Aboriginal children (2022); Pediatric and child health nursing: A three-phase research priority setting study in Western Australia (2022); Community child health nursing: exploring the way forward (2023, Australian Journal of Child and Family Health Nursing); Design of an Early Year's Intervention With and for the Community: A Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis (2025); Facilitators and barriers of accessing community health services for children in the early years: An Australian qualitative study (2025); Child Development Interventions Among Indigenous Peoples in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: A Scoping Review (2026); and Understanding perinatal vulnerabilities: how Aboriginal women’s cultural strengths and resilience shapes their social and emotional wellbeing (2025). Her research informs policy, service delivery, and priorities for vulnerable families, particularly in Aboriginal communities and early childhood interventions.