Rate My Professor Mandy Wilkinson

Dr Mandy Wilkinson serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies within the Department of Nursing at the University of Otago, Christchurch, and as a Research Fellow in the School of Physiotherapy. She holds a PhD from the University of Otago awarded in 2013 for her thesis titled 'The rhetoric and reality of long-term condition self-management in New Zealand,' along with an MHealSc(NURS), PDip(NURS) with Distinction, AssDipSocSci, and DipNsg. As a registered nurse and experienced health researcher, she specializes in lifelong condition self-management, self-management support, and partnering with individuals, families/whānau, and communities to promote life participation, access to support services, neighbourhood connections, physical activity, and overall health and well-being. Wilkinson collaborates with healthcare professionals to enhance self-management support and drive positive changes in healthcare service delivery. Her research expertise encompasses qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches, as well as writing for publication and grant applications. Currently, she supervises postgraduate nursing students on their research projects, dissertations, and theses, while exploring innovative teaching methods for qualitative research and core nursing concepts. She teaches NURS441 Professional Nursing Practice and provides supervision for masters and PhD students.

Dr Wilkinson's career at the University of Otago began in 2013 as a Lecturer and Research Fellow in the Nursing Department, Christchurch, extending to the School of Physiotherapy. Key publications include 'Nurses perspectives on long-term condition self-management support: A qualitative study' (Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2016), 'Maintenance and Development of Social Connection by Community-Dwelling Older People: A Scoping Review' (Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, 2019), 'Client perceptions of engaging with a health and social care navigation service: A qualitative study' (Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology, 2020), 'The Bridge Between Theory and Practice for Supporting Self-Management in Physiotherapy Practice: A Call to Action' (New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 2020), and 'How to Best Develop and Deliver Generic Long-Term Condition Rehabilitation Programmes in Rural Settings: An Integrative Review' (Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022). She is a member of the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc., the Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research (CHARR), and the WellConnectedNZ research team, contributing to impactful health research that supports behaviour change, health service improvements, and well-being for those with long-term conditions.