Rate My Professor Holly Clegg

Holly Clegg is a Lecturer in the School of Nursing at Murdoch University, holding multiple leadership roles including Unit Coordinator for the community nursing unit, Academic Lead for Simulation, Clinical Lead for Simulated Learning and Wound Care, and Associate Dean of Engagement. As a registered nurse with over 20 years of experience in community and aged care nursing, she joined Murdoch University as a casual tutor in 2015 and became a full-time lecturer in 2018. Clegg lectures in the Bachelor of Nursing course, serves as a year coordinator, and represents various university and external committees. She led the development of a new student nurse competency framework and employs innovative teaching methods derived from ongoing professional development in clinical and pedagogical areas. Her dedication to student experience results in consistently above-average feedback for her coordinated units, and her leadership, humility, and dynamism inspire both colleagues and students.

Qualified with RN, MRes (Nursing), BSc, and DipNurs credentials, Clegg's academic research centers on enhancing wound care education for nursing students to improve patient outcomes. She earned her Masters by Research from Murdoch University in 2022 with the thesis "Required wound care content for nursing curricula in Australia: A Delphi study," subsequently published in Wound Practice & Research (Clegg H, Fetherston C, Wei R, 2023). Additional contributions include co-authorship on the "Harmonised Glossary of Wound Care Terms" in the Journal of Wound Care (2023). She has obtained research grants, partnered with external organizations, and delivered presentations at industry conferences. Recognized internationally for wound care expertise, Clegg was the first non-European invitee to the European Wound Management Association Teacher Network. Nominated for the 2023 WA Nursing & Midwifery Excellence in Education Award, she also advances sustainability in simulation suites via recycling programs, such as repurposing medical plastics for wildlife care.