Rate My Professor Ambili Nair

Ambili Nair is a Lecturer in the Curtin School of Nursing within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. She also holds the role of Director of Student Experience in the school and is affiliated with the Office of the Provost portfolio. Based in Room 434 of Building 405 (Nursing) on the Curtin Perth campus, Nair is a registered nurse (RN) with an MWHa qualification. Her career at Curtin University emphasizes teaching, student support, and research into key challenges in nursing education.

Nair's research specializations include the mental health, coping strategies, learning experiences, wellbeing, and retention factors for international health science and nursing students, as well as experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse international nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. She employs methodologies such as cross-sectional studies, Q methodology, and integrative reviews. Key publications co-authored by Nair are: 'Mental health and coping strategies among international health science students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study' (Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 2023, lead writer); 'Critical factors of international nursing students to remain in their host country during a pandemic: A Q methodology study' (Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 2024); 'Unravelling Factors Shaping International Students’ Learning and Mental Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Integrative Review' (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2024); 'Coming Out of the Ashes We Rise: Experiences of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Nursing Students at Two Australian Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic' (Nursing Research and Practice, 2025); and 'The effectiveness of radiofrequency scanning technology in preventing retained surgical items: An integrative review' (Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2022). These works, developed in collaboration with researchers including Fatch Kalembo, Huaqiong Zhou, and Eric Lim, contribute to nursing education and student support literature.