Professor Cynthia Stuhlmiller
Professor, School of Health
Qualifications
RN, MS, DNSc
Contact
| Email: | cstuhlmi@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Professional Development and Leadership (N15) 5 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 4536 (or +61 2 6773 4536 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3611 |
Professor Stuhlmiller is a registered nurse who holds a collaborative appointment between the University and Hunter New England Area Health Service, as a Chair in Rural Nursing. She has extensive experience in leading community participation projects most notably, community disaster response, coping with seasonal variation, GP shared care, collaborative education, emergency mental health, computer-assisted self-help, and mental/physical illness detection/response. Most all of these efforts have extended from urban to rural areas or were generated by rural concerns to address issues of access to help. Professor Stuhlmiller has attracted millions of dollars of funding to support research initiatives; many projects have included a practice improvement and evaluation component. Currently, Professor Stuhlmiller is leading development of a student-led clinic at the Coledale Community Centre in West Tamworth New South Wales. The model of care—integrated physical and mental health—is based on the New England 4G Model of Guided Self-health which she co-developed. She is involved in a number of other national and international collaborations concerning online learning and global curriculum development. Professor Stuhlmiller contributes to the University on a wide range of committees and teaches in areas of mental health, community health, and research. She is also an experienced and successful supervisor for Higher degree research students, supervise higher degree students, in her areas of expertise—mental health, disaster and extreme stress.
Publications
Books
Horsfall, J. & Stuhlmiller, C. M. 2000, Interpersonal nursing for mental health. AU: MacLennon & Petty Publishers.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 1996, Rescuers of Cypress: Learning from disaster. (Book #2 of the International Healthcare Ethics Series). NY: Peter Lang Publishing.
Journal articles
Stuhlmiller, C. M. & Tolchard, B. (in press). Background for the development of the
New England 4G Framework of Guided Self-health for people in rural areas with physical and psychological conditions. Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. & Tolchard, B. (2012). Introducing the New England 4G Framework of Guided Self-health for people in rural areas with physical and psychological conditions. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 20(5), 285-6.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 2010, Health, disorder, and the psychiatric enterprise: Reclaiming lost connections. In P. Benner (Ed.) Interpretive phenomenology II. IN: Sigma Theta Tau. International.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. & Tolchard, B. 2009, Increasing accessibility to evidence-based mental health treatment: Computer-aided cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression and anxiety. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 47(7, 32-39.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 2008, Working with other disciplines. In A. Crowther (Ed., Nurse managers: A guide to practice, 2nd Ed. Victoria: Ausmed Publications.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. & Kennedy, M. 2007, Communication: The nurse-client relationship. In R. Craven & C. Hirnle (Eds.) Fundamentals of nursing: Human health and function 5th edition, (pp. 364-383). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 2005, Rethinking mental health nursing education in Australia: A case for direct entry. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 14(3, 156-160.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 2005, Join the challenge, excitement, and rewards of making a difference: Become a mental health nurse. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 11(6, 355-358.
Stuhlmiller, C. M., Tolchard, B. Thomas, L., & de Crespigny, C. 2004, Increasing confidence of emergency department staff in responding to mental health issues: An educational initiative. Australian Journal of Emergency Nursing, 7(1, 9-17.
King, D., Kalucy, R., de Crespigny, C., & Stuhlmiller, C. M., & Thomas, L. 2004, Mental health and alcohol and other drug training for emergency department workers: One solution to help manage increasing demand. Emergency Medicine, 16(2, 155-160.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 2003, Trauma, culture and meaning: Central concerns for mental health nurses. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 12, 1-2.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 2003, Breaking down the stigma of mental health through an adventure camp: A collaborative education initiative. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health (Ae-JAMH, 2(2) 1-9.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 2003, Nurse-consumer collaboration: Go with the Flo! In P. Barker (Ed., International handbook of psychiatric and mental health nursing, (Chapter 66). London: Arnold.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 2003, Working with other disciplines. In A. Crowther (Ed., Nurse managers: A guide to practice, (Chapter 5, pp. 49-58). Victoria: Ausmed Publications.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 2001, Narrative methods in qualitative research: Potential for therapeutic transformation. In K. Gilbert (Ed., The emotional nature of qualitative research, (pp. 63-81). NY: CRC Publishers.
Tobin, M., Matters, B., Chen, L., Smith, R., & Stuhlmiller, C. M. 2001, Improving the management for consumers with co-existing mental health and substance abuse disorders. Australian Health Review, 24(3, 118-124.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. & Dunning, C. 2000, Concerns about debriefing: Challenging the mainstream. In B. Raphael & J. Wilson, (Eds., Stress debriefing: Theory, practice and evidence, (pp. 305-320).UK: Cambridge University Press.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. & Dunning, C. 2000, Challenging the mainstream: From pathogenic to salutogenic models of posttrauma intervention. In J. Violanti, D. Paton, & C. Dunning, (Eds., Posttraumatic stress intervention: Challenges, issues, and interventions, (pp. 10-42). Springfield, IL: Charles Thomas Publishers
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 1998, Understanding seasonal affective disorder and experiences in Northern Norway. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 30(2, 151-156.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. & Thorsen, R. 1997, Narrative picturing: A new approach to qualitative data collection. Qualitative Health Research, 7(1, 140-149.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 1997, A nursing perspective on Thredbo and other disasters. Nursing Matters, 14, 5-6.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 1997, Mental health corner. Nursing Matters, 15, 5-6.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 1996, Studying the rescuers. Sigma Theta Tau International Reflections, 22(6, 18-19.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 1996, Narrative picturing: Ushering experiential recall. Nursing Inquiry, 3, 183-184
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 1995, The construction of disorders: Exploring the growth of PTSD and SAD. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Service, 33(1, 20-23.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 1994, Rescuers of Cypress: Work meanings and practices that guided appraisal and coping. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 16(3, 268-287.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 1994, Narrative methodology in disaster studies: Rescuers of Cypress. In P. Benner (Ed., Interpretive phenomenology: Embodiment, caring, and ethics in health and illness, (pp. 323-349, CA: Sage Publications.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 1994, Action based therapy for post traumatic stress disorder. In M. B. Williams & J. Sommer Jr. (Eds., Handbook of post-traumatic therapy: A practical guide to intervention, treatment and research, (pp. 386-400, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. 1992, An interpretive study of appraisal and coping of rescue workers in an earthquake disaster: The Cypress collapse. Dissertation abstracts international, 52, 09B p. 4671. (University Microfilms No. 9205240).
In progress
Stuhlmiller, C. M., Olshansky, E., Maree, L. & Lee, S. (in review). Toward a global curriculum of nursing.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. (in revision). A longitudinal study of clinical supervision for mental health nurses. Sigma Theta Tau International Continuing Education Case Study Program.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. The impact of adventure programming on student opinions about mental illness and clinical confidence to work with consumers.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. & Tolchard, B. Problem-based learning in mental health education: Results from a longitudinal study.
Stuhlmiller, C. M. & Tolchard, B. Problem-based Learning for Mental Health: A Guide for Interprofessional Collaborative Education.