Biography:
Gihane has more than 20 years of experience in mental health nursing practice and education. She worked as a Transcultural Mental Health Clinical Nurse Consultant, during which, she coordinated a number of projects addressing consumers care and satisfaction. She won 2 nursing achievement awards due to her contribution to mental health nursing. Her PhD was on the ‘lived experience of caring for a relative with mental illness. At her current role as lecturer at Western Sydney University, Australia she coordinated a number of under-graduate and post-graduate units and is involved in the development and review of curriculum. Her role also includes supervision of higher degree research students and her research interests are in the area of mental health, transcultural nursing, evidence-based practice and nursing education which are reflected in her publications.
