Rate My Professor Daniel Terry

Professor Daniel Terry serves as Professor and Deputy Head of School (Nursing and Midwifery) in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Southern Queensland. He holds a Bachelor of Nursing from the University of Tasmania, Graduate Certificate in International Health from Curtin University, Graduate Certificate in Research from the University of Tasmania, Graduate Certificate in University Teaching from the University of Melbourne, Master of International Health from Curtin University, Master of Business Administration from Federation University Australia, and a PhD from the University of Tasmania. With a background in nursing, he has extensive post-doctoral research experience focused on rural health, rural workforce issues, and chronic illness management. His research interests encompass rural health workforce dynamics, including nursing student career trajectories, rural medical, nursing, and pharmacy employment longevity, workforce grit, and communities of practice for improved learning. Additional areas include strategies to enhance rural paediatric injury and asthma outcomes, rural healthcare access, and patient decision-making in emergencies. Daniel has secured over $1.3 million in research grants and authored more than 100 publications, with his research output rated well above world standard.

Currently, he leads investigations into nursing student career trajectories and rural employment intentions, collaborating with international partners in the United States on rural pharmacist recruitment and retention, and with global colleagues on grit, self-efficacy, and communities of practice among undergraduate nursing students. In teaching, he delivers NUR3300 - Clinical Inquiry and Evidence Based Practice. He supervises higher degree research in nursing workforce sustainability, mental health and aged care nursing shortages, rural pharmacist workforce enhancement, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease care implementation. Leadership roles include board director of a local rural hospital board, participation in its clinical governance subcommittee, and chairing accreditation and medical consultative committees. He has also served as academic integrity officer, undergraduate and postgraduate coordinator for nursing and health programs, and contributed to numerous boards and committees inside and outside academia. In 2025, he was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, one of only two Australians selected that year, recognizing his significant contributions to nursing through leadership, innovation, and scientific advancement in rural and public health. Key publications include 'Self-efficacy, grit, and rural career aspirations among early career nursing students: a multi-institutional study' (BMC Nursing, 2024), 'The Australian nursing and midwifery academic workforce: A cross-sectional study' (Nurse Education Today, 2024), and 'The impact of reflective practice on nursing students: A longitudinal mixed-methods study' (2025).