Associate Professor Annette Huntington RGON, CertTchg, PhD

Annette is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences, Massey University [Wellington Campus]. Annette is also Chair of the Nursing Council of New Zealand [2004 - 2006] and in April 2005 was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps.

Annette has extensive experience in post-graduate nursing education, and the development of research in nursing.  Her research has been in the area of women’s health, including more recently the health of nurses and the identification and impact of workplace stress.  Her focus in  nursing has been the promotion of clinical excellence through research, advanced practice roles and relevant policy development.  Annette has been actively involved in the development and implementation of national policy for nursing innovations generally and nursing education specifically. Annette has experience in both qualitative and quantitative research.